THURSDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2026

#QSD2026

Brought to you by the team behind The Queer Student Awards, National Queer Students Day is a LGBTQ+ national awareness day dedicated to amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ students and early career professionals.

supported by the QSA2026 partners

HOW STUDENTS CAN GET INVOLVED

  • Join LGBTQ+ students and early career professionals across the UK as we ask you to ‘activate your allies’ by sharing posts on social media which tell the allies in your lives how they can stand more strongly in solidarity with you and other students across the UK.

    This year QSD2026 will also be happening on ‘Time To Talk Day’ - we encourage you to also share your mental health experiences on social media to support this important day hosted by Mind charity.

    READ OUR IDEAS FOR WHAT TO SHARE

  • Launching on QSD2026, Queers & Early Careers is a new research initiative which will work closely with, and learn from, LGBTQ+ student societies across the UK. We invite you to share your experiences of the world of work and what you need from student employers to thrive in your transition from education into employment.

    FIND OUT MORE

  • We invited LGBTQ+ professionals to write a letter to their former student self, encouraging them to use this opportunity to reflect upon their career experiences to date and to ‘send a message of hope back in time’ that LGBTQ+ students could also benefit from.

    READ THE LETTERS WE RECEIVED HERE

  • You can now nominate your favourite CONTENT CREATOR and BRAND ADVOCATE in our new student vote categories.

    FIND OUT MORE

  • E.ON Next and Middlesex University are both hosting free webinars today.

    REGISTER HERE

RESOURCES

  • Access the QSD logo and our branding guidelines to be used on your own content.

    DOWNLOAD HERE

- QSA2026 ENTRIES NOW OPEN

- QSA2026 ENTRIES NOW OPEN