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Bars:: The University of London Union (ULU) has four bars.

Duck and Dive - This is ULU’s main bar, and its popularity means that it is busy during the day and at night. The Duck and Dive also serves excellent food, which is quite cheap. At lunch, however, the queues are incredible so it is not the best place for a quick snack!

Room 101 - This is in the main ULU building on the same floor as the Duck and Dive and has a capacity of around 700. Having recently been refurbished, it has a more modern feel to it, with plenty of chrome and art deco design. It tends to be used for gigs and club nights.

Gallery Bar / Diner - This is popular all day, and is usually the place where you will find students drinking coffee, having a light snack and solving the world’s problems!

Palms - Palms is only opened for large events, but when opened it is sure to be a memorable night…or not so, as the case may be!!

Food
Besides, the Duck and Dive, and the Gallery Diner, there is Macmillans at Senate House (the University HQ), and the Lunchbox, in ULU which provides quick snacks for those students in a real rush.

Functions:: There are at least two club nights per week in Room 101. On Fridays there is ‘Lost in Music’, which is a real funky 70s and 80s night. It is always great fun, but make sure you buy the ABBA album from the unofficial-guides.com online store before going…it will get you into the groove. You might also want to raid your parents’ 70s wardrobe before going.

On Saturday nights there is Beano, which is more charty, but still a lot of fun. What is great about these nights are that you can have a lot of fun, while not spending huge amounts of money. Drinks don’t cost £5.00 a glass here, unlike some of London’s clubs.

Major Social Events:: Not only do all the University of London colleges have regular balls (the best being Royal Holloway’s Summer Ball), but so does ULU. The largest one of the year is the Purples Ball, and it is a must for all those socially aware people in the University!

Clubs & Societies:: There is at University of London sports team for virtually all the sports played at the colleges. In addition there are numerous non-sporting socieities, which provide an ideal forum for intercollege social occations with like minded people. Some smaller colleges rely on ULU for the provision of clubs and societies.