Students and staff can still obtain TOTUM membership, despite the SU's disaffiliation from the NUS in OctoberSarah Anderson for Varsity

The Students’ Union (SU) has taken down the “student discounts” page of its website after Varsity asked it to comment on the lack of discounts available in 2026.

The discounts page, previously found under the “opportunities” tab of the SU website, has been blank since at least the start of August. In October, the tab was renamed ‘societies’, but the empty page remained online until last week.

Despite displaying no student discounts, the page continued to read: “Your Students’ Union connects you to the hottest discounts and deals to help you make great savings.”

Last week, Varsity contacted the SU to ask why there were no discounts available, and whether students could expect more deals in the future. The SU did not reply to the request for comment.

However, since Varsity’s email, the “student discounts” page has been scrubbed from the website. Attempts to access the page via its URL will bring up a Raven login screen, followed by the message: “You do not have access to this page.”

Previous discounts offered by the SU include 10% off at Hobbycraft, 75% off a student subscription to The Economist, and 20% off a Voi pass. Last year, the SU also advertised a free delivery deal with Gopuff and cheaper pizzas at Domino’s.

While the SU has stopped offering specific discounts, it continues to advertise the TOTUM card on its website.

Formerly known as NUS Extra, TOTUM membership is free for all students and staff wanting access to discounts at UK high street and online brands. However, a paid subscription is needed to access all its benefits.


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Students vote to disaffiliate from NUS

While TOTUM is managed by the National Union of Students (NUS), it does not appear that the successful referendum in October on whether the SU should disaffiliate from the NUS has affected Cambridge students’ access to membership.

The motion to disaffiliate passed by a margin of more than 500 votes, a victory for the “yes” campaign led by Cambridge for Palestine (C4P). The activist group called the NUS a “pro-zionist, islamophobic” organisation that had “failed Cambridge”.

After the vote, NUS President Amira Campbell told Varsity: “We know that the student voice is stronger and louder together, so we are disappointed that Cambridge SU have voted to leave, but will continue to campaign with students on the issues they are facing.”

Cambridge SU was also contacted for comment about their deletion of the webpage.