General

IAS Friends and Fellows Coffee Morning

11 March 2025, 10:30am – 12pm, International House

The IAS will be hosting an Friends and Fellows Coffee Morning, where they will be joined by Open Programme Fellow Professor Renato de Oliveira Moraes. and IAS Residential Fellows for March, Dr Maria Carinnes Alejandria and Dr Ranit Chatterjee. Come along for an informal in-person gathering at International House with coffee and cakes to meet the Fellows, all are welcome.

Voices of Diversity: Mental Health – International Students and Early Careers

11 March 2025, 12:30pm – 1:40pm, James France

As part of the Voices of Diversity Mental Health Series, EDI Services have sought to create spaces where people can explore issues that affect particular groups to reduce stigma, improve understanding, and create supportive inclusive environments.

Iftar 2025

11 March 2025, 5:45pm – 7:15pm, Edward Herbert Building

The Chaplaincy are holding an Iftar meal (a shared meal at the time when Muslim brothers and sisters break their daily fast). This is an opportunity for students and staff to show their support for friends and colleagues who are observing the month of Ramadan and to learn more of the significance of this time for members of the Muslim community.

Café Scientifique: Corretto Session

11 March 2025, 5pm – 7pm, The Needle & Pin

In this talk, Dr Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora will explore how complexity – often seen as something unpredictable or difficult to control – can be harnessed to develop cutting-edge technologies in optics and light-based computing.

University Mental Health Day

13 March 2025, 11am – 1pm, Edward Herbert Building

Celebrate the importance of mental wellbeing at this University Mental Health Day event. This is your chance to connect with both internal and external support providers dedicated to promoting mental health awareness.

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day  2025  Launch  Event

10 March 2025, 12pm – 1:30pm, Pilkington Library

At this launch event for Maia’s week of International Women’s Day activities, panellists Tina Byrom, Marie Halon, Sara Saravi, Rakhee Patel and Daniel Rhind will discuss their roles in Accelerating Action for gender equality.

International Women’s Day: Imposter Syndrome Workshop

12 March 2025, 2:15pm – 3:15pm, Wavy Top

Imposter syndrome is defined as doubting one’s abilities and feeling like a fraud at work, and is a label often given to women. Join Maia for a discussion on Imposter Syndrome with Lisa Brooks-Lewis, the Social Inclusivity Manager.

International Women’s Day March

13 March 2025, 1pm – 2pm, Hazelrigg Fountain

Starting and ending at Hazlerigg Fountain, join colleagues for fresh air and camaraderie for a march around campus to mark International Women’s Day and discuss how as a collective we can ‘Accelerate Action’.

International Women’s Day: Sandpit Event

13 March 2025, 2pm – 4pm, International House

Maia will be holding a sandpit event to mark International Women’s Day. Engage with experts and changemakers across crucial themes. A Sandpit event is a gathering of a group of people, often cross-disciplinary academics, researchers, and professionals, to discuss a problem within a particular subject area. 

International Women’s Day: Latin Dance Workshop

14 March 2025, 12:30pm – 1:30pm, International House

This International Women’s Day, join Maia for a Latin dance workshop. This is an energetic dance workout that combines Latin and international music with fun dance moves, including salsa, merengue, reggaeton and hip-hop beats. It’s a fantastic way to get your body moving, boost your energy, and improve cardiovascular health.

Sustainability Week

Canal & River Trust x Trash Free Trails River Clean Up

11 March 2025, 1pm – 4pm, Loughborough Canal

Join the Canal and River Trust, Trash Free Trails and Carbon Jacked in cleaning up the Loughborough river and canal trails.

The Criminalisation of Environmental Protest: Sir Jonathon Porritt

11 March 2025, 6:30pm – 8pm, James France

As part of the University’s Sustainability Week for 2025, we will welcome Honorary Graduate Sir Jonathon Porritt CBE to campus to deliver a guest lecture. In his guest lecture, Jonathon will discuss the criminalisation of environmental protest, looking at instances of arrests, imprisonment and similar in cases such as Just Stop Oil in the UK and beyond.

Student Food Sustainability Hackathon

12 March 2025, 2pm – 6pm, Martin Hall

All students are invited to join this exciting and exclusive opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals from across the University to co-create ideas in answer to the question: How can students take collective action for food sustainability on campus?

Climate Fresk Workshop

13 March 2025, 2pm – 5pm, James France

Unravel the science of climate change in this hands-on, science-based workshop. The Climate Fresk simplifies the complexities of climate change by using a collaborative game format to explore its causes, impacts, and interconnected challenges.

Mini Sustainability Fair

14 March 2025, 11am – 2pm, Edward Herbert Building

LU Sustainability Team, Leicestershire County Council and Biffa will be hosting interactive stalls on carbon and waste reduction.