no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . december 2013 carnage uk type private industry university student entertainment founded june 2007 headquarters birmingham uk key people paul bahia products pub crawls parent varsity leisure group vlg ltd website carnage uk carnage uk is a company that organises drinking events for students in the united kingdom . the idea for carnage uk was originally taken from a university of birmingham event carnage run by the university s raising and giving society carnival rag . the original carnage has since been rebranded to karma with all proceeds going to charity . 1 contents 1 market share 2 incidents 2.1 university of bath 2.2 sheffield hallam university 2.3 university of exeter 2.4 bangor 2.5 southampton 2.6 cardiff 3 student organisation prohibition 4 binge drinking 5 references 6 external links market share edit they arrange events for an estimated 350 000 undergraduate students in 45 towns and cities each year . the company charges students 10 for which they receive a t shirt and free entry to around 10 pubs bars and nightclubs . many of the venues offer drinks promotions during the events . it is owned by varsity leisure group . 2 incidents edit university of bath edit in 2008 a student at the university of bath hanged himself behind a nightclub during an event organised by carnage uk . 3 sheffield hallam university edit in october 2009 a sports technology student at sheffield hallam university was photographed urinating 4 on a war memorial in barker s pool after drinking for several hours on a bar crawl organised by carnage uk . the photograph was later published in a number of newspapers . the student pleaded guilty to outraging public decency . the judge in the case said that he felt the student s actions were directly caused by his heavy consumption of alcohol and that carnage uk should also have been present in court . 5 responding to this criticism a press officer for carnage uk told pr week that much of the press coverage over the incident had been unfair . he pointed out that more than 2000 students attended the event and that the student who urinated was responsible for his own actions . 6 university of exeter edit after an event in exeter in october 2009 it was reported that the police are to consider charging the company for the extra police officers that must be deployed whilst their events are run . 7 bangor edit in march 2009 a 61 year old man was assaulted by one of its organisers after he asked about arrangements regarding to the event . 8 9 southampton edit in october 2010 another heavily intoxicated student this time from the southampton university was photographed urinating on a war memorial . 10 cardiff edit in june 2014 the daily mail reported that a group of drunken women emerged from a carnage pub in cardiff and commenced verbally abusing and physically assaulting a homeless man initially profanely yelling at him to get a job then dragging him across the pavement and street punching him pulling his trousers down and kicking his face . 11 student organisation prohibition edit the national union of students has launched a campaign to stop the organisation hosting more events and according to a poll by the observer at least 17 student unions have banned them from advertising on their premises . 2 binge drinking edit the founder of varsity leisure group 29 year old inderpaul sandeep singh bahia has denied that the company encourages binge drinking saying our events are heavily focused on group identity social and ethical cohesion and fancy dress themes . 12 references edit greatrex jonny 2012 09 10 . carnage set for a rebranded return for birmingham university freshers . birmingham mail . archived from the original on 2014 11 17 . retrieved 2014 11 17 . a b hill amelia 8 november 2009 . student pub crawls face ban amid backlash over drunken disorder . london the observer . retrieved 2009 11 08 . savill richard 21 november 2008 . straight a student found hanged after carnage uk pub crawl . london the daily telegraph . retrieved 2009 11 08 . http www.thestar.co.uk news the moment a student urinated .5740115 . jp commentpage 6 & commentpagelength 10 sheffield star stokes paul 5 november 2009 . judge highlights carnage uk s role in war memorial incident . london the daily telegraph . retrieved 2009 11 08 . o reilly gemma 8 november 2009 . carnage uk press team hits back at negative media coverage . pr week . retrieved 2009 11 08 . exeter carnage uk policing costs call . this is exeter . october 27 2009 . retrieved 2009 11 08 . http www.theonlinemail.co.uk bangor and anglesey news local bangor and anglesey news 2010 03 24 bangor events boss assaulted neighbour 66580 26091321 carnage pub crawl operator punched elderly man a national organiser for controversial student pub crawl firm carnage uk punched unconscious a resident who voiced concerns about noise levels at one of their events a court heard today . . the daily telegraph . london . 2010 03 19 . retrieved 2010 04 28 . daily mail . london . 2010 10 06 http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 1317897 carnage student urinates war memorial just year philip laing escaped jail insult.html . missing or empty title help daily mail . 2014 06 09 http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 2652681 the carnage pub crawl girls attacked homeless man telling f job shocking footage streets.html . missing or empty title help carnage uk controversial bar crawl promoter . london the daily telegraph . 4 november 2009 . retrieved 2009 11 08 . external links edit carnage uk website the sun october 2009 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title carnage uk & oldid 709417968 categories drinking culturestudent cultureleisure companies of the united kingdomcompanies based in birmingham west midlandsbritish companies established in 2007hidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages 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