Mental Health Awareness Week Events

Meditation for Mental Health with Aura Organics

9 May 2022, 7:15pm, Aura Organics, Canal Side Studio

Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event where we’ll focus on improving mental health through supporting, learning and connecting with one another.

Aura Organics have invited you to attend their free session on Meditation for Mental Health. This session encourages you to pay more attention to your thoughts, sounds, the sensations of breathing and parts of the body.

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Breakfast Wellbeing Check-In

10 May 2022, 8.30am – 9.30am, EHB Foyer

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, join us in EHB and start your day with coffee, pastries and breakfast treats! Start your day with a casual meet up and wellbeing check-in. We will meet in the foyer (next to the shop) in EHB – no need to book, just turn up on the day.

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5 Simple Ways to Manage your Wellbeing

10 May 2022, 10am – 11.30am and 12pm 1.30pm, Online

The Student Wellbeing and Inclusivity Team will be running these wellbeing group sessions which will focus on five simple ways to add wellbeing into your routine.

Any of us can benefit from this approach.  During the session, we will be talking about each of these simple actions that we can follow, regardless of whether you have mental health problems or just looking to improve your general wellbeing. 

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Newham Talking Therapies: Managing Low Moods

10 May 2022, 3pm-4pm, Future Space, Loughborough University London

Join us and Newham Talking Therapies as they deliver a workshop on Managing Low Moods. It will cover the meaning of a low mood, the causes behind it and techniques to help manage low mood in terms of our thoughts and behaviours.

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Wellbeing Walk – Mental Health Awareness Week

11 May 2022, 1.45pm – 3.30pm, Meet outside Pilkington Library

The Student Wellbeing and Inclusivity are offering a guided Wellbeing Walk with the option to talk through anything on your mind. 

So if you need to pause and take a break from work, join us for a breath of fresh air, a chance to rebalance and enjoy a wellbeing walk (and hopefully see the bluebells!). Wellbeing Adviser Vicky Bailey will lead the walk. We will meet outside Pilkington Library and aim to be back at about 3.30pm. Just turn on the day with comfortable shoes so you can enjoy the woodland.  

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LAGS Mental Health Awareness Week workshop

11 May 2022, 2.30pm – 4.30pm, LAGS Shed (Behind EHB)

Learn flower and herb planting techniques in a relaxing mindful session at the LAGS Shed (behind the Edward Herbert Building). Find out more about the propagation of flowers and herbs and take home your own plant at the end. 

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Virtual Module Choice Event

9 to 20 May 2022, Online

The Module Choice Website gives current students the opportunity to take part in a live web chats and find out more information about your module options.

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IDIG Speaker Series: Professor Costas Constantinou

9 May 2022, 11am, Online

Diplomacy and Inequality: Understanding Processes of Delegation and Exclusion at the United Nations

The Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance has organised a Speaker Series to bring together a mix of academics and practitioners to discuss issues relating to diplomacy, foreign policy and international governance.

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Competing Socialisms: A Media History of the Sino-Soviet Rivalry in Africa during the Cold War

10 May 2022, 3pm – 5pm, Online

This seminar considers the interactions and interdependencies of the decolonising countries in one particular world region, Africa, with two competing models of socialism –  Soviet and Chinese.

Moving beyond the conventional framing of the Cold War as a conflict between the communist bloc on the one hand and the liberal-capitalist ‘western’ bloc on the other, this seminar explores how the Sino-Soviet split that began towards the end of 1950s had turned the rivalry of competing blocs into (at least) a tri-polar contest, while, simultaneously, the decolonisation of the Global South made the so-called Third World a crucial arena of Cold War rivalry.

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Public Lecture: Tackling Health Inequalities

10 May 2022, 7pm, EHB 1.10B, EHB

After two years, we finally brought back our Public Lecture in partnership with Loughborough University. This year will be about health inequalities with our guest speaker Toby Lewis Senior Fellow, at the King’s Fund.

Toby undertakes research at The King’s Fund, focused on health inequalities and poverty. He contributes to their ground-breaking work on integrated care and health system reform. He has a particular interest in how the NHS can contribute to local regeneration and changing disparities of the outcome.

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Tips on an International Career in Finance – Andrea Fletcher

11 May 2022, 12pm – 1pm, Online

Andrea Fletcher is the Chief Operating Officer for Citigroup in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The APAC region encompasses 70,000+ employees, across 14 countries, with 7 businesses generating revenues over US$10bn annually. Her role is to help drive Citi’s efforts to grow the regional Asia ‘franchise’ as well as overseeing organization-wide strategic and governance initiatives for Asia.

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Wellbeing for Doctoral Researchers

11 May 2022, 12pm – 1.30pm, Online

This Doctoral Researcher five-week support group facilitated by the Counselling Service will offer support, a chance to explore the issues, peer problem solving (and survival strategies!) and a chance to break down some of the isolation that researchers often experience. 

Each week will have a theme or themes which may include isolation, motivation, supervision, the emotional pressures which can come from the length of time it takes to complete, fear of finishing or other topics chosen as relevant by the group. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch. 

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Arts Scholars Showcase

11 May 2022, 12.30 – 1.30pm, Martin Hall Theatre

Join us to celebrate our 2021/22 music & arts scholarship students with a showcase of creative writing, music, photography, prop making & dance.

In this special lunchtime event, we’ll be showcasing the work of all nine scholars and celebrating their talents and progress.

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Running out of Time: How Climate Change Games Represent Urgency and the Consequences of Inaction

11 May 2022, 1pm – 2pm, Online

IAS Residential Fellow Dr Jason Hawreliak delivers a seminar on his research.

The consequences of continued inaction on climate change are well documented in the scientific literature and a common theme in popular media. Yet, in spite of the dire reports and well-intentioned messaging campaigns, far too many policymakers and individuals fail to treat the matter with sufficient urgency. One key contributor to this disconnect is a perceived lack of immediacy.

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Running out of Time: How Climate Change Games Represent Urgency and the Consequences of Inaction

11 May 2022, 1pm – 2pm, Online

IAS Residential Fellow Dr Jason Hawreliak delivers a seminar on his research.

The consequences of continued inaction on climate change are well documented in the scientific literature and a common theme in popular media. Yet, in spite of the dire reports and well-intentioned messaging campaigns, far too many policymakers and individuals fail to treat the matter with sufficient urgency. One key contributor to this disconnect is a perceived lack of immediacy.

Find out more on the events page.

Re-igniting your spark!

12 May 2022, 3pm – 4.30pm, Online

When we feel down, we can often experience low motivation. This can lead to us doing less and getting stuck in a vicious cycle of the less we do, the worse we feel. Session one looks at this cycle and a technique to break out of it by planning in and increasing activity levels to create a balance and a routine.

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UX Design drop-in session

12 May 2022, 5pm-7pm, Loughborough Design School Foyer

Fancy a career designing exciting digital products and services?

Are you interested in designing better futures using digital technology and advanced services? Come along to this informal drop-in session and find out more about our UX Design Master’s programmes – any academic background is welcome, no coding or tech experience is needed.

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See What’s There (Movement Workshop)

13 May 2022, 3pm-5:30pm, 0.17 & 0.18, Loughborough University London

Join artist Janine Harrington for a movement-based workshop.

Spend your Friday afternoon exploring movement and dance in this one-off workshop. You will move separately, together, and in different kinds of relationships as you explore a range of possibilities for connection with our bodies, others, imaginative space, play, decision making and habit.

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LSU Events

Mental Health Conference

10 & 11 May 2022, 10am – 3pm, The Treehouse

The Mental Health Conference compromises 2 days’ worth of sessions surrounding therapy, counselling, systems of support, borderline personality disorder and more. It is free entry and goodie bags are also provided. We welcome anyone to come along to any of the sessions and get involved in some important discussions about mental health.

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Networking event + Personal Branding workshop

10 May 2022, 6pm, The Lounge

As one of the last LSU Enterprise events of the year, we are doing a networking event with the International Network to help students develop key skills in networking with others, both in-person and Online through LinkedIn. We have spoken to successful founders and professionals to share their tips on networking, as well as offer their own experiences. The Creative Exchange will run a Personal Branding Workshop to teach you how to have a LinkedIn and social media profile that stands out, this is important for students looking for a new job, to form new connections or a founder looking for Investment. 

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Train the Trainer

12 May 2022, 10am, Council Chamber

The Training Academy is running a Train the Trainer session to help you feel confident and prepared to share your knowledge and information with other students in an effective and engaging way.

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CASH x Head’s Up: Figure Sculpting

12 May 2022, 2pm – 4pm, The Treehouse

What to expect: A chance to get messy, sculpting your figure using air dry clay, for body positivity week!

Romeo and Juliet

13 May 2022, 6.30pm, Off-campus
15 May 2022, 7.30pm, Off-campus

Shakespeare Society is proud to present its second semester play, Romeo and Juliet at The Swan in the Rushes. 100% of the ticket proceeds will be going towards our chosen charity, Schoolreaders, to help raise funds to raise childrens literacy.

See our beautiful cast bring a 70s twist on the classic love story of two duelling families as young love is put to the test.

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Jazz Night – The Organ Grinder

13 May 2022, 7.30pm, Off-campus

Tuxedo Swing are playing in Organ Grinders’ function room on Friday the 13th of May. There’ll be gin tasting, a charity raffle and big band music all night long. Only 40 tickets for this one, so get your tickets while you can! Tickets include a gin/tonic or soft drink. They go live this week, so watch this space!

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Out!

14 May 2022, 10.30pm, The Treehouse

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Community Fun Day

15 May 2022, 12pm, LSU

Loughborough Students’ Union will be holding its annual Community Fun Day on Sunday 15th May – and everyone is invited to come along and enjoy animals, crafts, games and more!

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Careers Network Events

Orama Solutions – Employer Drop-In on campus

10 May, 10am – 4pm, James France Exhibition area

We’re an executive consultancy partnered with high growth tech start-ups globally. Come to James France Exhibition area for free merch and to talk about exciting opportunities on offer.

Find out more on the events page.

Impress with your CVs, covering letters and application forms

12 May, 1pm – 2pm, Online

Book onto this session for great tips on CVs, covering letters and application forms. Learn how to tailor them to make you stand out to employers and show you have what they are looking for!

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Business and Enterprise Group Coaching

13 May, 12pm – 12.30pm, Online

Book onto this session for great tips on CVs, covering letters and application forms. Learn how to tailor them to make you stand out to employers and show you have what they are looking for!

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Hack the Normal 2022: Sustainability with Beko

Friday 13th May – Sunday 15th May, All day, Online

Become part of a community driving the positive change, take advantage of the curated content, connect with leading brands and take your idea to the next level.

The hackathon will provide human-centered design training on problem discovery, research, solution development, prototyping, and investment pitch preparation. It will feature seminars and speeches by experts from business, technology, and design ecosystems.

Find out more on the events page.