- Language cafe - teas around the world
Date: 23 January 2019
Venue: Bird & Blend Tea (Meet at 1D11, outside main Information Point on Frenchay Campus)
The Language Cafe is a chance to meet new people, improve your language skills, and learn different cultures in a relaxed and friendly setting. This time we'll be going on a journey of tea traditions and taste the world from to chai, Moroccan mint, to a traditional British builder's brew. Free tasters and samples given with 10% discount.
- Get into Teaching drop-in sessions
Date: 23 January 2019
Venue: Frenchay Campus
Thinking about getting into teaching? Come along to one of our informal drop-in events.
- Presentation skills half-day workshop for postgraduate researchers
Date: 24 January 2019
Venue: Room 2S703, S Block, Level 2, UWE Bristol, Frenchay Campus
A presentation skills half-day workshop for postgraduate researchers facilitated by Piero Vitelli.
- Voice and vocal skills - Three-hour workshop for postgraduate researchers
Date: 24 January 2019
Venue: Room 2S703, S Block, Level 2, Frenchay Campus, UWE Bristol
Specific Heat Capacity is a three-hour voice workshop for postgraduate researchers facilitated by Piero Vitelli. This workshop is based on theatrical as well as practical experience, and aimed towards anyone wishing to develop their vocal ability.
- Accommodation Fair
Date: 24 January 2019
Venue: The Students' Union at UWE on Frenchay campus
If you are looking for next year's home then The Students' Union at UWE Accomodation Fair should be in your diary. There will be a whole host of accommodation providers and lots of accommodation experts on hand ready, willing and able to answer all of your housing queries
- How to put your reading into your writing
Date: 28 January 2019
Venue: Room 1C10, Glenside Campus
Workshop: Learn how to incorporate themes and ideas from multiple sources into your own work.
- Buddhist meditation
Date: 28 January 2019
Venue: The Quiet Room, Community Hub, The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
This event is free but donations (suggested £2) for the Amitabha Centre are welcome.
- How to make notes from your reading and lectures
Date: 28 January 2019
Venue: Room 4D24 (Library), Frenchay Campus
Workshop: Learn strategies for selecting what to read and how to take useful notes when reading and listening.
- Quaker worship
Date: 29 January 2019
Venue: The Quiet Room, Community Hub, The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
The Quaker meeting is an opportunity for shared silence in the Quaker tradition and is open to those of all faiths and none. All welcome!
- Collaborating and Connecting
Date: 29 January 2019
Venue: Room 4E13A, Level 4, E Block, Frenchay Campus
This workshop, delivered by Professor Richard McClatchey, will investigate aspects of building networks and working with other researchers and it will also touch on public engagement, dissemination and outreach from collaborative research.
- Academic Publishing Minefield Disarmed: Confidence Booster to Managing Copyright
Date: 30 January 2019
Venue: Room 4D24 (Level 4 of Library), Frenchay Campus
Want to know more about what you are signing over when accepting publisher agreements? Confused about which licence to select? Come along to this interactive session which aims to help you navigate your way through the publishing minefield.
- Bristol Distinguished Address: Warren East CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce
Date: 30 January 2019
Venue: UWE Bristol, Bristol Business School, North Entrance, Frenchay Campus, Filton Road, Bristol, BS34 8QZ
Warren East CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce will deliver a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series entitled "How can the UK be a natural home for global engineering and technology champions?".
- How to get started with critical writing
Date: 30 January 2019
Venue: Room 4D24 (Library), Frenchay Campus
Workshop: Learn how to make your writing less descriptive and more critical.
This workshop is suitable for Level 1 and 2 students.
- How to get started with critical writing
Date: 30 January 2019
Venue: Room 2D09 (Library), Glenside Campus
Workshop: Learn how to make your writing less descriptive and more critical. This workshop is suitable for Level 1 and 2 students.
- How to stand up and be heard
Date: 30 January 2019
Venue: Level 2 Meeting room (Library), Frenchay campus
Workshop: Build your confidence in public speaking by exploring ideas and strategies which enable you to shift your attitude and approach to presentations.
The workshop uses a non-threatening approach to enable students. You will not be asked to deliver a presentation.
