This Week at Loughborough | 6 February
GENERAL
Get an Alumni mentor of black heritage with the Black Talent Programme
8 February 2023, 1:30pm, Brockington Building
This is an information session on our Alumni Mentoring Programme open to all first year students from Black African, Black Caribbean or Mixed African/ Caribbean students.
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Psychology Dissertation Retreat
8 February 2023, 12pm, Burleigh Court
Want to get on top of your Psychology dissertation? Spend the afternoon focusing solely on the skills and techniques you need to make progress with your undergraduate research project.
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Grime Scene Investigation
9 February 2023, 12pm, EHB
A Grime Scene Investigation is run to figure out exactly how much of our waste is being correctly disposed of. The buildings whose waste we will be looking at this session will be Towers (Hall), James France (Teaching) and Sir David Wallace (Sport).
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Virtual Reality Project – Walk, Talk and Pizza!
10 February 2023, 12:30pm, Martin Hall
Find out how you can get involved in Loughborough University’s first virtual reality collaborative project. LU Arts is looking for students to get involved in a Virtual Reality (VR) project with leading dance and technology organisation Displace Studio.
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LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH
LGBT+ History Month Pub Quiz
7 February 2023, 5:30pm, JCs
Come along to Loughborough University’s LGBT+ history month pub quiz for a chance to put your knowledge of LGBT+ TV and film history to the test!
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LGBT+ History Month Talk: Marco Pino
8 February 2023, 12pm, Online
Join this talk to hear more about what LGBT+ research activity is happening here at Loughborough University and to reflect upon what it is like teaching and researching in this space as a Loughborough citizen.
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LGBT+ Student Association Re-Meet & Greet
8 February 2023, 6pm, The Treehouse
Meet the LSU LGBT+ Student Association Committee, find out what the Association has planned for the remainder of the academic year, and socialise with other attendees.
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LGBT+ Association and Leicester Wildecats Training Session
9 February 2023, 7:30pm, PEC Rubber Crumb
Join the LGBT+ Student Association for a free taster session with Leicester-based inclusive football club, Leicester Wildecats. Open to all skill levels and abilities.
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HIV Testing Day
10 February 2023, 10am, The Treehouse
Throughout the day, the LGBT+ Student Association will be running free, rapid HIV testing available to all students and staff. This is in collaboration with Trade Sexual Health, Leicestershire’s LGBT+ sexual health charity.
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OUT!
11 February 2023, 10:30pm, The Treehouse
Calling all LGBT+ students and allies: are you coming OUT? Loughborough’s ultimate celebration of all things queer, right here at LSU!
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LSU Events
Student Volunteer Week 2023
6 – 12 February 2023
Fancy trying something new during Semester 2? Why not get involved with LSU Action and see what volunteering is all about.
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Give it a Go! Week
6 – 18 February 2023
Try out something new in Semester 2! Give different societies a go and maybe find a new community.
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Switch on to Stand Out – Information Evening
9 February 2023, 6pm, Student’s Union
Switch on stand out is our annual social media and consulting program were participants are trained in social media and business consulting by a professional consultant.
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Flix Film Screening – ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’
9 February 2023, 7pm, Cope Auditorium
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate “Captain” Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor’s daughter, from Jack’s former pirate allies, who are now undead. (IMDB, 2022)
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