In its first few decades, it was heavily involved with the protests, rent strikes, and occupations which earned the university the nickname of 'Red Warwick'.

More recently, in 2009, many Students' Union officers were active in the occupation of a lecture theatre in the Social Studies (S0.21) building to express solidarity with Gaza.

One of its on-campus successes was its campaign for its own building, which finally succeeded in 1975 after lengthy opposition from large parts of the university establishment.

[citation needed] During the colonel's talk, protestors linked arms and the protest eventually culminated in the occupation of three rooms in the SU headquarters.

[citation needed] In the Autumn of 2011, Warwick Students' Union passed policy against tuition fees which stated its position in defence of free education.

[12] In response to his handling of the situation and other issues, Warwick Students' Union passed a Vote of No Confidence against Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor of the university.

[14] The Warwick for Free Education Campaign group denied any association with such attacks but claimed they "further highlight the widespread dissatisfaction and anger towards Nigel Thrift and his behaviour as VC".

Video evidence from the event shows members and attendees dancing to Erika, a Nazi-era German marching song.

Unlike many other British universities, which have privatised halls of accommodation and catering facilities, Warwick provides all of these in-house through its many subsidiaries.