Toggle navigation
Basket
Basket
Basket
Account
Site Admin
Page Admin
Log in
Home
This is Us
Who We Are
Student Leaders
SU Council
Communities
Big Plan
Student Ideas
Student Jobs
SU Trustees
AGM
Make a Change
Make a Complaint
Support
Require Support?
SU Homes
SU Advice
SU Reception
My Course
Safety Hub
What's On
What's On Today
All Events
Sub Zero & The In-between
SU Bar & Top Bar
CINE10
Sport, Societies, Just Play & Volunteering
Mixers
Education, Creative + More
Activities
Sport
Societies
Rebel
Volunteering
Exec Member Resources
Events
SU Spaces
SU Member Benefits
The Kitchen
The Greenhouse Café
The Store
The Mini Store
Everything Essex
SU Bar
Top Bar
Sub Zero
The In-between
The Atrium
CINE10
SU Leadership Election
Latest News
Cost of Living Crisis
Tackling Racism
Events in December
Forthcoming Events
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Thu 7th December
Foodbank Week 2024!
4th December midnight - 8th December midnight
Join us on our annual volunteering opportunity to donate food to Colchester Foodbank. Make a massive impact on the local community and help less fortunate this Christmas <3
Ukrainian Society Bake Sale
8am - 5pm
Square 3
Ukrainian Sweets on Campus - Charity
Refugee Teaching Project (RTP)
10:15am - 12:30pm
In-person - TBC after you register
VTeam Refugee Teaching Project (RTP)
VTeam Christmas Cafe
11am - 5pm
The Atrium
Enjoy some free tea, coffee and snacks while doing some fun micro volunteering :)
Eat & Meet - Greggs
12:30pm - 1:30pm
The Mezz
We LOVE bringing our members together and what better way than over some FREE food. Your VP Southend will also be on hand to answer and questions or concerns you have about the cost of living crisis or uni life in general.
Art Club Regular project
1pm - 2:30pm
Off campus - TBC when you register
Want to get creative and help adults with learning disabilities and/or autism at a day centre in Colchester improve their wellbeing? Join Art Club!
SLT Society Guest Speaker Event - Razvana Shah
5pm - 6pm
Online via Zoom
LGBTQ+ SOC CRAFT: FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS
6:30pm - 8pm
5S.4.19
Join us for our penultimate Thursday meeting of the year where we are going to make friendship bracelets! We hope to see you there.
Networking Mixer + Professional Headshots
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Learn how to use LinkedIn to your advantage, pick up valuable networking skills, and get a professional headshot taken by experts! Dress code: business casual.
Christmas Quiz
6:45pm - 9pm
SU Lounge
Test your festive knowledge and have a fun night with your friends
First Love Bible Study
7pm - 8pm
5A.118
The best place to be on a Thursday!
Just Play Badminton
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Belle Vue Baptist Church Sports Hall
Just Play Table Tennis
8:45pm - 9:45pm
Belle Vue Baptist Church Sports Hall
Bad Habits FT Pretty in Pink
9pm - 11:59pm
SU Bar
Rock music fan? This night is for you. FT live music from Pretty in Pink + the best rock tunes all night long in SU Bar.
Fri 8th December
Foodbank Week 2024!
4th December midnight - 8th December midnight
Join us on our annual volunteering opportunity to donate food to Colchester Foodbank. Make a massive impact on the local community and help less fortunate this Christmas <3
Chalking of the Steps
8am - 9am
Between Squares 3&4
This year's 'Chalking of the Steps' will be taking place between squares 3 & 4 on Friday 8 December, from 8-9AM. We will be writing out the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Animal Protection Regular project
9:45am - 1:45pm
Join the VTeam to get a wholesome volunteering experience of animal protection in Wellies On Care Farm!
Green Thumbs Gardening Session
11am - 3pm
Join Green Thumbs in their fun gardening sessions! Do some volunteering and de-stress :)
Festive Fun: Ornament Decoration
noon - 2pm
The Atrium
12pm - 2pm | Join your student community officers in this festive crafts afternoon.
Student Rep Training (On line)
noon - 1pm
https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/95332374286
Sign up to be a student rep training session and learn the skills you need to be a successful course rep (looks great on your CV too!)
Holiday RPG One Shot!!!!
6pm - 11pm
CTC.1.05
Frostvale's Culinary Quest: Embark on a Holly Jolly Quest with RPG & Tabletop society's Festive Adventure! Amidst twinkling lights and snowy delights, a yuletide journey awaits, where holiday cheer meets epic quests and joyous surprises abound.
Friendly Feud
6:30pm - 8pm
The Arab Society would like to invite you to come enjoy our very Own inspired Game Show.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
7pm - 10pm
Cine10
Head to Cine10 - your Student Union run cinema!
Just Play Rock Climbing
7pm - 8pm
IndiRock
SHACHAH: A night of worship and thanksgiving
7pm - 10pm
LTB 6
Pensa Essex invites you for a powerful night of worship and thanksgiving at the University of Essex!
Just Play Football
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Goals
12 Days of Christmas: Campus Karaoke
8pm - 11:59pm
SU Bar
Sing your heart out in the SU Bar!
Girl Band X Boy Band
11pm - 3am
Sub Zero
Battle of the sexes. Girl bands vs Boy bands!
Sat 9th December
Travel society Bath day trip
6:45am - 11:30pm
Bath
day trip to Bath with the travel society
Animal Protection Regular Project session
9:20am - 1:30pm
Join the VTeam for a wholesome volunteering experience of animal protection at the French's Care Haven!
Community Learning Regular Project
10am - 1:30pm
Off campus
Join the Vteam and volunteer to lend a hand to the community with our community learning regular project!!
Local Event - Southend Library Craft & Gift Fayre
10am - 3pm
The Forum
Southend Library’s first ever Craft & Gift Fayre is coming your way this December! Admission is free, with stalls offering perfect stocking-filler options and delightful Christmas fare.
Street Dance Class
noon - 1pm
Activity Studio 2
Street Dance Class
Commercial Dance Class
1pm - 2pm
Activity Studio 2
Commercial Dance Class
Just Play Football: 8-a-side Friendly!
4pm - 5pm
Goals Southend
Join us for the first of our one-off competitive friendly 8-a-side Football matches w/prizes up for grabs!
12 Days of Christmas: Theatre Arts Society Take Over!
9pm - 11:59pm
SU Bar
Does your society want to take over the SU Bar for one night only? Well here's your chance!
Sub Zero Presents: Abba X Queen
11pm - 3am
Sub Zero
ABBA Vs Queen is back! Two of the world's biggest bands go head to head for night packed with chart-topping hits!
Sun 10th December
Local Event - Carols by the Tree
noon - 3pm
Victoria Circus Southend High Street
Enjoy a wonderful repertoire of Christmas songs by the Christmas Tree, creating a magical atmosphere for shoppers.
SU Makes - Embroidery Club
1pm - 4pm
The Atrium
1pm-4pm | Come along for the first Embroidery Club session!
Advent Campus Retreat
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Room 5300
Einstein VTeam Regular Project
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Off campus
Want to volunteer and give something back to society? Come along with VTeam to teach pupils fun science experiments!
Anti Social & Introverts Club
6pm - 8pm
The Atrium
6pm-8pm | Get together with like-minded friends
Game's Night
6pm - 11pm
S.4.19
Come join us on Sunday evening to play board games, switch games - sometimes even Wii games - and have some fun!
12 Days of Christmas: Music Bingo
7:30pm - 11pm
SU Bar
Whether you're a bingo enthusiast, a music lover, or just looking for a fantastic night out, this event is for you.
Mon 11th December
Write for Rights
11am - 5pm
Write a letter for the innocent people currently being jailed. Make someone's Christmas and enjoy free tea & coffee <3
Wellbeing Ambassadors Therapy Dogs session
noon - 2pm
Silberrad Foyer
Wellbeing ambassadors presents... dog therapy!
Einstein VTeam Regular Project
3:15pm - 5pm
Off campus
Want to volunteer and give something back to society? Come along with VTeam to teach pupils fun science experiments!
Chanukah - Lighting the Chanukiah
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Square 3
4:30pm-5:30pm | Join us to light the Chanukiah as part of Chanukah celebrations
Elf
7pm - 9pm
Cine10
Head to Cine10 - your Student Union run cinema!
SLT Society Christmas Quiz
7pm - 9pm
Top Bar
Join us for our SLT Society Christmas Quiz 2023 A night of Christmas games and festivities. There will be prizes for the winner, the best team name and the best Christmas outfit!
12 Days of Christmas: Mini Milk It!
9pm - midnight
The cheesiest night on campus! The karaoke to your mega milk it!
Christmas Mega Milk It
11pm - 3am
Sub Zero
The biggest, cheesiest night you could imagine!
Tue 12th December
Refugee Teaching Project (RTP)
10:15am - 12:30pm
In-person - TBC after you register
VTeam Refugee Teaching Project (RTP)
Chanukah - Make your own dreidel
11am - 2pm
The Atrium
11am-2pm | Dreidel dreidel dreidel, I made you out of clay!
VTeam Christmas Cafe
11am - 4pm
Mezz
Mini volunteering opportunities with the university's VTeam + free tea and coffee!
NeuroFESTIVE Jackbox
1pm - 4pm
CTC.2.01
Join us for the last event of the term, back with Jackbox
SU Makes - New Moon End of Term Wishes
4pm - 6pm
By the lakes
4pm-6pm | Join us at The Lakes for an end of term gathering
SU Council
6:30pm - 8:30pm
This is the monthly meeting where your elected representatives discuss the issues that matter the most to our SU members
Bad Santa
7pm - 9pm
Cine10
Head to Cine10 - your Student Union run cinema!
Essex CU Carol Service
8pm - 9pm
LTB6
Join us for the Essex Christian Union Carol Service! Includes refreshments and a talk. Open to all!
12 Days of Christmas: Games Night
9pm - midnight
SU Bar
Come and compete with your team for prizes!
Toxic Presents Ceechynaa Live!
11pm - 3am
Sub Zero
Wed 13th December
Numbers Regular Project
2:45am - 4:30am
Join the VTeam for an exciting volunteering session of Maths! Get an opportunity to teach numbers and more to primary school kids.
Community Creative Writing Project
noon - 1pm
5B.124
Do you want to try out writing poems and stories? Join us for exciting volunteering sessions of community creative writing!
Art Club Regular project
1pm - 2:30pm
Off campus
Want to get creative and help adults with learning disabilities and/or autism at a day centre in Colchester improve their wellbeing? Join Art Club!
SLT Society Makaton Christmas Carol Event
1pm - 1:45pm
Square 3
Study Session
1pm - 3pm
Library Group Study Room
Do you study better in the company of others? Come study with us where we use the Pomodoro technique to keep us on track with breaks to chat and relax.
Contemporary Dance Class
2pm - 3pm
Activity Studio 2
Contemporary Dance Class for all dance club members
Coding Regular Project
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Volunteer to teach the basics of coding and IT to primary school kids.
Ballet Dance Class
3pm - 4pm
Activity Studio 2
Ballet Dance Class
Jazz Dance Class
4pm - 5pm
Activity Studio 2
Jazz Dance Class
Artist Talk: Rebeca Romero
6pm - 7:15pm
Art Exchange Gallery
Join artist Rebeca Romero for an evening of conversation about her newly commissioned work on show in ‘Trinta/Treinta/Thirty Years of the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America’.
Board Game Night
6pm - 11pm
5N.151 - The old Waterstones building, next to Art Exchange.
Weekly Board Games Night. Come along, play some games and have a good time
HDS Weekly Support Session
6pm - 8pm
CTC.1.01
Join the Hidden Disability Society every Wednesday for weekly support sessions.
ACS Games Night
6:30pm - 9pm
feminist winter crafting event
6:30pm - 9pm
Atrium
join us for an enjoyable winter-style crafting experience! It is a great opportunity to come together, unwind and express our creativity in a warm and welcoming environment before the end of term . we hope to see you all there
Christmas Pantomime - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
13th December 7pm - 15th December 7pm
Lakeside Theatre
The next TAS annual pantomime is...Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. If you are interested in coming along, or joining the cast/production team, then head to our socials for more information coming soon.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
7pm - 9pm
Cine10
Head to Cine10 - your Student Union run cinema!
Party: MIS 30 AÑOS: UNA FIESTA PARA ESCALA
7:15pm - 8:30pm
5N.151
Join us in celebrating thirty years of ESCALA, co-organised by the Latin American Society at the University of Essex.
Pre-FED
9pm - 11:59pm
SU Bar
The biggest pre drinks on campus!
Festive FED
11pm - 3am
Sub Zero
Christmas FED has arrived! This is your LAST FED of the year!
Thu 14th December
Christmas Pantomime - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
13th December 7pm - 15th December 7pm
Lakeside Theatre
The next TAS annual pantomime is...Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. If you are interested in coming along, or joining the cast/production team, then head to our socials for more information coming soon.
Refugee Teaching Project (RTP)
10:15am - 12:30pm
In-person - TBC after you register
VTeam Refugee Teaching Project (RTP)
SU: Stay and Play - Holiday Crafts
10:30am - noon
The Atrium
Join your fellow Student Parents and Carers for holiday crafts in The Atrium
Eat & Meet - Subway
12:30pm - 1:30pm
The Mezz
We LOVE bringing our members together and what better way than over some FREE food. Your VP Southend will also be on hand to answer and questions or concerns you have about the cost of living crisis or uni life in general.
Art Club Regular project
1pm - 2:30pm
Off campus - TBC when you register
Want to get creative and help adults with learning disabilities and/or autism at a day centre in Colchester improve their wellbeing? Join Art Club!
LGBTQ+ Community Presents - Snowflake Soiree
1pm - 4pm
The Atrium
1pm-4pm | Happy Holi-gays! Join your fellow LGBTQ+ students for some festive fun!
Swiftmas Night In
6pm - 8pm
TC.2.6
Join us for a Swiftmas Night In!
Home Alone
7pm - 9:30pm
Cine10
Head to Cine10 - your Student Union run cinema!
LGBTQ+ SOC @ PANTO
7pm - 9pm
Lakeside Theatre
Join us for our final social of the term as we attend the Theatre Arts Society Pantomime together!
Pole Dance Winter Showcase
7pm - 9:30pm
LTB 6
Join us in the LTB for an evening of pole performances raising money for charity!
Christmas Ball
11pm - 3am
Sub Zero
It's Christmas time! Get your sparkly dresses and Christmas bow ties on and head down to Sub!
Fri 15th December
Christmas Pantomime - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
13th December 7pm - 15th December 7pm
Lakeside Theatre
The next TAS annual pantomime is...Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. If you are interested in coming along, or joining the cast/production team, then head to our socials for more information coming soon.
Animal Protection Regular project
9:45am - 1:45pm
Join the VTeam to get a wholesome volunteering experience of animal protection in Wellies On Care Farm!
Die Hard
7pm - 10pm
Cine10
Head to Cine10 - your Student Union run cinema!
Campus Karaoke
8pm - 11:59pm
SU Bar
Sing your heart out in the SU Bar!
Countdown to Christmas
11pm - 3am
Sub Zero
10 Days Left until Christmas.... EEEK
Sat 16th December
Community Learning Regular Project
10am - 1:30pm
Off campus
Join the Vteam and volunteer to lend a hand to the community with our community learning regular project!!
Street Dance Class
noon - 1pm
Activity Studio 2
Street Dance Class
Commercial Dance Class
1pm - 2pm
Activity Studio 2
Commercial Dance Class
Chinese Society Take Over!
9pm - 11:59pm
SU Bar
Does your society want to take over the SU Bar for one night only? Well here's your chance!
Sun 17th December
Game's Night
6pm - 11pm
S.4.19
Come join us on Sunday evening to play board games, switch games - sometimes even Wii games - and have some fun!
Mon 18th December
Einstein VTeam Regular Project
3:15pm - 5pm
Off campus
Want to volunteer and give something back to society? Come along with VTeam to teach pupils fun science experiments!
Wed 20th December
SU Makes - Journals
noon - 5pm
The Atrium
12pm-5pm | Come along and journal together
Art Club Regular project
1pm - 2:30pm
Off campus
Want to get creative and de-stress in a productive way? Come along with Art Club for a fun afternoon of arts and crafts!
SU Makes - Gingerbread Houses
4pm - 6pm
SU Lounge
Unleash your imagination and indulge in the joy of building and decorating your own edible abode, perfect for the holiday season.
Board Game Night
6pm - 11pm
5N.151 - The old Waterstones building, next to Art Exchange.
Weekly Board Games Night. Come along, play some games and have a good time
Fri 22nd December
SU Makes - Winter Solstice Herb Bundles
11am - 2pm
The Atrium
11am-2pm | Say goodbye to 2023 with friends
SU Makes - Winter Solstice Fire
4pm - 6pm
By the lakes
4pm-6pm | Say goodbye to 2023 with friends
Sat 23rd December
Community Learning Regular Project
10am - 1:30pm
Off campus
Join the Vteam and volunteer to lend a hand to the community with our community learning regular project!!
Sun 24th December
Game's Night
6pm - 11pm
S.4.19
Come join us on Sunday evening to play board games, switch games - sometimes even Wii games - and have some fun!
Wed 27th December
Board Game Night
6pm - 11pm
5N.151 - The old Waterstones building, next to Art Exchange.
Weekly Board Games Night. Come along, play some games and have a good time
Thu 28th December
University of Essex Christmas Reception
1pm - 3:30pm
Wivenhoe House
We’re inviting you to a Christmas Reception at Wivenhoe House hosted by our Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), Professor Madeline Eacott.
University of Essex Christmas Reception
1pm - 3:30pm
Wivenhoe House
We’re inviting you to a Christmas Reception at Wivenhoe House hosted by our Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), Professor Madeline Eacott.
Local Event - Your Turn @ Twenty One
7pm - 10:30pm
Twenty One
Join Twenty One for a board & card games social night. Bring your own board games and cards. Play with your friends and find new friends! FREE ENTRY
Wed 3rd January
SU Doughnut Walk
1pm - 2:30pm
SU Lounge
Wrap up for a winter's walk to the seafront - doughnuts on us!
RSS Feed