This Week at Loughborough | 19 August
General:
Book Club: Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai
21 August 2024, 12.30pm-1.30pm, AST Office (L3, Pilkington Library)
Join staff from Pilkington Library as the University Book Club marks South Asian Heritage Month with a discussion of Anita Desai’s intricate family drama.
Plain, umarriageable Uma has failed to outgrow her childhood home, with its bittersweet treats of puri-alu and barfi. Overprotected and starved for a life, she is smothered by her overbearing parents, successful sister Aruna, and Arun, the family’s disappointment of a son.
Lunch & Learn – Building Your Personal Brand
21 August 2024, 1pm-2pm, WAV027 (Wavy Top)
The Early Careers Staff Network is offering a ‘Lunch & Learn’ session on the concept of personal brand and approaches to developing this across your career. This is particularly valuable to staff in the early stages of a career in higher education and is applicable to academic, technical and professional services colleagues. Lunch will also be provided at the event.
Online Support Forum in Response to UK Riots
21 August 2024, 2pm-3.30pm, Online
EDI Services have organised an online support session, facilitated by an external professional, for racialised minority staff and PGRs to safely reflect on their internal responses to the race-based violence recently seen across the UK.
The session will aim to provide a safe psychological space for people of colour to understand individual & collective responses to race based stress and trauma, and reflect on how recent events may be impacting them.
Exhibition: All Flesh is Grass
9-23 August 2024, 12pm-2pm, Martin Hall Gallery
Fine Art students Fay Sheppard, Gabriella Drewer, and Jay Finnis consider the cyclicality of life in ‘All Flesh Is Grass’, by using a range of impermanent mixed media and curatorial methods. Their work guides visitors through discussions of grief, hope, death, and desire. The exhibition aims to provoke self-reflection and thought surrounding the place of humanity in the landscape.
Loughborough Lightning FC vs Notts County
25 August 2024, 2pm-4pm, Loughborough University Stadium
Join us at Loughborough University Stadium for Loughborough Lightning FC’s first home game of the season as they face off against Notts County in the FA Women’s National League.
Summertime Socials:
Monday Chill Out – LU Arts Workshop: Craft Your Own Unique Jewellery: Explore with Silk Clay and Recycled Materials
19 August 2024, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Royce Common Room
Join us for a delightful workshop led by our talented artsworker, Yajie Hu, as part of our Summertime Socials programme. The workshop is beginner-friendly and suitable for everyone, regardless of skill level. Throughout the session, you’ll have the chance to make your own jewellery using silk clay, a user-friendly material, along with some recycled pieces from local charities.
Speaking Club
20 August 2024, 2pm-3pm, WAV011 (Wavy Top)
Every Tuesday over the summer period the International Student Experience Team will run a Speaking Club. Come along, practise your English speaking and listening skills with a chance to catch up with friends and meet new ones too. Ask any questions that you might have about life in the UK or just pop by for a general chit-chat and each week we will have a new topic to discuss – no need to book!
Active Wednesday – My Lifestyle: Turn up and play – Rounders
21 August 2024, 6.30pm-8.30pm, EHB Hockey Pitch
The My Lifestyle programme is a FREE and welcoming recreational sport and physical activity offer, that is open to and welcomes everybody of any ability. Come along for a free game of Rounders, get active and make new friends.
Trip to London
24 August 2024, 7.30am-7.30pm, London
Come with us for a trip to London for the chance to explore the city and see some of the top attractions of your choice. This city is packed of things to do and attractions to see including the London Eye, London Bridge, Big Ben, West Minster Abbey. Or why not visit a food market, museum or take the time to do some shopping. Either way, there is something for everyone!
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