▁and ▁experience ▁improvement ▁through ▁co - operation ▁or ▁lo bb ying ▁at ▁the ▁University . ▁ ▁Student ▁eng agement ▁Student ▁eng agement ▁with ▁U BU ▁comes ▁via ▁things ▁like ▁its ▁soci eties ▁and ▁sports ▁clubs , ▁its ▁academic ▁representation ▁system ▁in ▁which ▁students ▁can ▁be ▁elected ▁represent atives , ▁and ▁its ▁various ▁volunte ering ▁and ▁char itable ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁many ▁soci eties , ▁some ▁are ▁course - related , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁opt ometry ▁society ▁BO OS A ; ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁international ▁soci eties , ▁faith ▁groups , ▁char itable ▁and ▁campaign ing ▁soci eties , ▁and ▁some ▁purely ▁recre ational ▁soci eties . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁sports ▁teams ▁use ▁Brad ford ' s ▁traditional ▁colours ▁of ▁black , ▁with ▁red ▁and ▁white ▁acc ents ▁for ▁their ▁playing ▁k it . ▁ ▁Camp aign s ▁U BU ▁runs ▁campaign s ▁on ▁varying ▁issues , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁education ▁and ▁w elf are . ▁Camp aign s ▁are ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁elected ▁leadership ▁team , ▁or ▁sometimes ▁by ▁mot ions ▁brought ▁by ▁students ▁through ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁Past ▁notable ▁campaign s ▁have ▁included : ▁ ▁Free ▁Education ▁& ▁Gr ants ▁for ▁all ▁— ▁The ▁Union ▁has ▁a ▁long - standing ▁position ▁for ▁free ▁education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Union ▁supported ▁people ▁ref using ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁first ▁fe es ▁including ▁fe es ▁strik es . ▁That ▁latest ▁free ▁education ▁policy ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁call