- relax+unwind at the Octagon
Date: 30 April - 31 May 2012
Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
Need a break from studying and exams? Come relax+unwind at the Octagon.
- Making Books: Binding, Pages, Covers and Cuts
Date: 01 May - 29 May 2012
Venue: Bower Ashton Campus
This evening class offers an introduction to bookmaking by hand with step-by-step demonstrations covering lots of techniques including; simple pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab bound books, cut page books, sculpted case bound covers and French sewn flatback binding. Perfect for those with little or no experience.
- Quaker Meeting with Sylvia Best
Date: 17 May 2012
Venue: Quiet Room, The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
The Quaker Meeting on Thursday 12.10-12.30 is an opportunity for shared silence in the Quaker tradition and is open to those of all faiths and none.
- i-Con Lunch
Date: 17 May 2012
Venue: The Lounge in The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
The popular i-Con Lunch on Thursday 12.30-13.30 offers support to international students and promotes communication and friendship between nationalities and cultures.
Staff from Bristol International Student Centre are present and tickets for their events available.
- Roman Catholic Mass with Fr. Tom Finnegan
Date: 17 May 2012
Venue: Quiet Room at The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
Mass is offered every Thursday for Roman Catholic staff and students.
- UWE Careers club - speculative applications session
Date: 17 May 2012
Venue: Employability and Enterprise Zone, Frenchay Campus Room 2D11
If you are looking for opportunities (job/internship/placement/work experience) why not come along to our UWE Careers Club group session and get some top tips on how to make successful speculative applications effectively?
- UWE IDAHO Day: Being LGBT- Different Places, Different Times
Date: 17 May 2012
Venue: The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
IDAHO DAY is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia and is marked globally on the 17 May.
Come join UWE staff and students as we explore what it is like to be LGBT globally and what has changed over the years for LGBT people.
Everyone welcome for iCon lunch before the event. The lunch begins at 12:30, with speakers commencing at 14:00.
- Muslim Friday prayers
Date: 18 May 2012
Venue: The Lounge at The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
Friday prayers organised by UWE's Islamic Society.
- Heritage-led Rural Regeneration Workshop at Winterbourne Medieval Barn
Date: 18 May 2012
Venue: Winterbourne Barn
Winterbourne Medieval Barn on the north Bristol fringe will be the venue for a one day workshop which will explore the role of heritage-led rural regeneration through community involvement.
We are delighted that Michael Eavis (of Glastonbury Festival fame) has kindly agreed to come and share his own experiences of restoring Pilton Tithe Barn in Somerset as a community building.
- Promote the Midnight Walk for St Peter's Hospice
Date: 19 May 2012
Venue: Cabot Circus, Broadmead, central Bristol
Help raise awareness and encourage registration for The Midnight Walk, one of the many fundraisers for St Peter's Hospice.
You will help by handing out leaflets in Cabot Circus, Bristol on Saturday 19 May.
- Varsity Cricket
Date: 20 May 2012
Venue: International Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Every year the Varsity Series adds more than a little spice to our sporting calendar.
The intense but friendly rivalry between the universities ensures that each event is contended with passion and has fervent support from the sidelines.
- National Vegetarian Week
Date: 21 May - 25 May 2012
Venue: Onezone, Glenside Traders, St Matthias Traders, Bower Ashton Traders
National Vegetarian Week is the UK's annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food and the benefits of a meat free lifestyle.
- HLS Faculty Research Presentation - 'The NICE process and the impact of Value Based Pricing'
Date: 22 May 2012
Venue: Glenside Campus, Room 1B19
Faculty presentation from the Director of BresMed Health Solutions - Mr Nic Brereton.
Professor Pam Moule, Director of The Centre for Health and Clinical Research would like to invite the Faculty to a presentation from the Director of BresMed Health Solutions – Mr Nic Brereton.
BresMed Health Solutions is a Health Economics Consultancy based in Sheffield, UK. It was founded in 2006 by Nic Brereton, and specialises in economic modelling for submissions to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC). BresMed offers services in all areas of health economics and health outcomes.
- Embracing Vulnerability: Reflections on Healing and Incurable Illness
Date: 22 May 2012
Venue: Waterside 3, The Watershed, 1 Canon's Way, City Centre
A rare opportunity to hear philosopher Kay Toombs (Baylor University, Texas) speaking about illness and the experience of vulnerability and healing.
The event is free and supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy and the UWE Applied Philosophy Research Group.
- Sharing or Separation: Which Way for Streets of the Future?
Date: 22 May 2012
Venue: Room 1R26, Frenchay Campus
A debate with Ben Hamilton-Baillie and Steve Melia and chaired by Professor Graham Parkhurst. The debate will begin with short presentations from Steve and Ben and will then open up to contributions from the audience. This debate will be of particular interest to transport planners, spatial planners, urban designers and anyone interested in the future of our streets and our towns and cities.
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