Events in November

Forthcoming Events

Sun 30th November

JAF Campus Fellowship: 3rd December 7pm - 3rd December 9pm; CTC 1.05; What to Expect: Worship Biblical Teachings Fellowship Much Much more........

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce!

Essex Rebels Volleyball Doubleheader vs Malory Eagles: 2pm - 6pm; Essex Sport Arena; Watch Essex Rebels take on the Malory Eagles.

Swollen Sunday: 3pm - 5pm; Unity Primary Academy; Got questions about why we are all here? Wondering what is the meaning of life ? We've got answers...

Qatar Grand Prix: 4pm - 6:30pm; Join us for the Qatar Grand Prix in the Atrium!

Super Sport Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Football, F1, Cricket, Basketball, NFL. All in one place. Our place.

Amnesty Essex Newsletter: 6pm - 7pm

Mon 1st December

JAF Campus Fellowship: 3rd December 7pm - 3rd December 9pm; CTC 1.05; What to Expect: Worship Biblical Teachings Fellowship Much Much more........

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:40am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Donate to SU Foodbank Week 2025!: 1st December 10am - 5th December 5pm; Square 4; Contribute towards VTeam's annual Foodbank Week by dropping off food donations to a collection point in front of the SU Store on Square 4. It is a great way to spread some joy to people who need it most around the holidays!

Volunteer for SU Foodbank Week 2025!: 1st December 10am - 5th December 4pm; Square 4; Contribute towards VTeam's annual Foodbank Week by volunteering on our donation collection point in front of the SU Store on Square 4. It is a great way to spread some joy to people who need it most around the holidays!

World Aid's Day: Sponsored Walk to Wivenhoe: 10am - 1pm; Meet outside SU Reception; Fundraising for HIV testing kits

SU Makes : Pages: noon - 3pm; Spend some time with your SU Makes Journal each week

Wellbeing Ambassador Therapy Dog Sessions: noon - 2pm; Silberrad Student Centre; Weekly on-campus sessions to unwind, meet new people and (most importantly) cuddle a dog!

Sip and Paint: 6pm - 8pm; Atrium; Unlock your creativity and enjoy specially crafted mocktails

Weekly society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Merry Milk It!: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; Ho, ho, hold up! Its Merry Milk It!

Tue 2nd December

JAF Campus Fellowship: 3rd December 7pm - 3rd December 9pm; CTC 1.05; What to Expect: Worship Biblical Teachings Fellowship Much Much more........

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:10am - 1:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly cat cafe and horse sanctuary visits

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:40am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Festive Community Market: 2nd December 11am - 3rd December 4pm; Square 3; A Market For Students, By Students: Holiday Edition!

SU Makes - Festive Macrame Decorations: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Join us in The Atrium to make a festive macrame decorations!

Sunday Mass @ 12:30pm Room 5300: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Room 5300; There is Sunday Mass @ 12:30pm in Room 5300. To get there, go to Square 2, enter Entrance 2NE and go up to Level 5. There will be signs to guide you.

Essex Libraries Mobile Library: 3pm - 3:30pm; Valley Car Park; Your Library Services team have partnered with Essex Libraries to bring their mobile library onto campus!

Rebel video meeting: 4pm - 5pm; Rebel Studios (silberrad student centre); Weekly meeting to discuss ongoing and future projects for Rebel video

Anti-Social & Introverts Social Club: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; A low-key hangout for low-key people

Mind the Talk: 6pm - 8pm; CTC 1.01; A 6-week intensive program to develop your TEDx-style talk. You get to: 1. Work with guest speakers and coaches. 2. Turn your idea into an 18-minute TEDx-style talk that inspires — and present it at a Mock TEDx event at the end.

Rebel Vox meeting: 6pm - 7pm; Weekly meeting to discuss ongoing and future projects for Rebel Vox

2nd SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; STEM 3.1

2nd SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Elected representatives from the three campuses meet to vote on policies and shape the direction of the SU. SU Council meets once a month. At these meetings, the representatives also hold the elected officers, to account.

2nd SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Elected representatives from the three campuses meet to vote on policies and shape the direction of the SU. SU Council meets once a month. At these meetings, the representatives also hold the elected officers, to account.

Darts League: 7pm - 11pm; Top Bar; Register with us on Instagram! @topbardarts

Meeting: Why does capitalism need racism?: 7pm - 8:30pm; Ivor Crewe Seminar Room

SU Makes: GingerBread Decorating: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Deck the Halls… and the Gingerbread!

Wed 3rd December

JAF Campus Fellowship: 3rd December 7pm - 3rd December 9pm; CTC 1.05; What to Expect: Worship Biblical Teachings Fellowship Much Much more........

Clothes Exchange clothes sale: 11am - 5pm; Square 3; Pop-up charity shops on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities.

Hangout - Puzzles: noon - 3pm; The Atrium; Come and Hang at our place

SU Eat and Meet: noon - 2pm; SU Lounge; Tickets coming on Friday

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties.

The Tribe x Essex Blades Netball Fixture: 1pm - 3pm; The Tribe x Essex Blades Netball Women's 2 Fixture

Ice Skating Club Christmas Season Skate: 1:20pm - 5:20pm; Riverside Leisure Centre Chelmsford

Writing Workshop: How to write good: 2pm - 4pm; Lakeside Theatre; Join us for a Writing Workshop Series led by the talented Alice K Stephens

The Tribe x Essex Blades Volleyball Fixture: 3:30pm - 8pm; Essex Sport Arena; Essex Blades x The Tribe Volleyball Men's and Women's 1 Fixture

SU MAKES... your Best Year Yet: 4pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 your Best Year Yet!

The Tribe x Essex Blades Basketball Fixture: 5:30pm - 9:30pm; Essex Sport Centre; Essex Blades x The Tribe Basketball Women's 1 and Men's 1 vs UEL!

Rebel Editorial meeting: 6pm - 7pm; Weekly meetings to discuss current and ongoing projects for Rebel Editorial

Scratch Night: 6pm - 8pm; Lakeside Theatre; Join us for our monthly Scratch Night, at the Lakeside Theatre bar!

Just Play Tap Class: 6:15pm - 7:15pm; NB4; Free weekly tap sessions, every Wednesday evening

Just Play Yoga Class: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Dance Studio; Free weekly yoga sessions, every Wednesday evening

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

Pre-FED: 10pm - midnight; SU Bar; From pitch-side to dance floor! Vibe to our Student DJs!

FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Subzero; #Backtheblades

Thu 4th December

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:40am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

SU Festive Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

VTeam Christmas Decoration Making: 11am - 4pm; Atrium; Pop into the Atrium for our VTeam social, and make some cozy Christmas crafts! Drop in any time between 11am and 4pm!

Pizza U Special!: noon - 9pm; SU Bar; Hungry? Buy any 9" pizza for only £4!

Side hustles series: LinkedIn: 1:30pm - 2:30pm; The Lab, Innovation Centre; Learn how LinkedIn can support side hustles

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

Maths Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching a variety of essential maths skills to primary school children.

Science Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

End of Term Wishing Fire: 4pm - 6pm; By the lakes; 4pm-6pm | Join us at the lakes and celebrate the end of term with a cosy fire!

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

Music society social: 6pm - 8pm; LTB4; The music society is hosting socials! A great place to meet new friends, nerd out about your gear, or just enjoy the community.

Dragons Den: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; STEM event space 3.1; 🐉 An event by Technology & Enterprise Club in collaboration with the Law, Business, CSEE and WiSTEM societies. Teams of 3-5 will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, with the winning group receiving a £100 Amazon voucher!

Sip & Paint: Festive Fun: 7pm - 9pm; Sub Zero; A festive themed sip & paint

Winter Showcase: 7:15pm - 11pm; Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall A; Our yearly charity Winter Showcase

Christmas Quiz Part 1!: 7:30pm - 10pm; Top Bar; Fancy a chance to win cash prizes? With our rollover quiz, if you don't win the money rolls over! Up to £500 can be won

Fri 5th December

Uplift, Comfort - Film Festival: 11am - 6pm; LBT 10; Film Festival on Campus!

Repair Café - Regular Project: 11:30am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

Mayoral Election Drop-In: noon - 4pm; Square 3; Your Voice, Your Mayor, Your County!

Meet & Greet: 6pm - 8pm; NTC 2.04; Join the Essex Bangladeshi Society for a lively Meet & Greet on 5 Dec! Enjoy games, jhalmuri, and adda from 6–8 PM at NTC 2.04. Free for members & only £1 for non-members. Get your tickets for the event now!

Top Bar Social: 6pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Pizza, people, and good conversations, all in one evening

Sisters Game Night: 6:30pm - 9:30pm; CTC.2.02; ladies-only game event

HEX NIGHT - HEXMAS: 6:45pm - 11pm; The Hex; The hex is back! Returning just in time to send off this term, find us at the historic hex building on the 5th for a night of bangers and anthems played by people in our very own community. Everyone is welcome, as long as you don't bring alcohol.

Big Hero 6 Charity Viewing: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Charity Viewing of Big Hero 6 for Care International UK

Essex Blades Dance Winter Showcase: 5th December 7pm - 5th December 9pm; Lakeside Theatre; A Winter Night of Movement and Magic

Festive Music Bingo!: 7:45pm - 10pm; SU Bar; Dab it, Sing it - all right here!

Sat 6th December

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:10am - 1:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Fortnightly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Community Learning Project: 10am - 1:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Award-winning project supporting elderly and vulnerable adults with IT, smart phones and arts & crafts.

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

CSEE Christmas Party: 5pm - 10pm; STEM 3.1; The annual CSEE Christmas party is back this year! Every year we run a party for all CSEE (and outside of CSEE) students to get together, play games, have free snacks and drinks and socialise before the start of the holidays!

No Laughing Matter: The Ethics of Comedy: 6pm - 8pm; 5A.118; An exploration on jokes and so called "Jester's privilege" within modern society. Should jokes be made morally accountable? When is it okay to make offensive jokes? This presentation discusses the ethics of the tendentious joke and explores examples

Christmas Karaoke!: 9pm - midnight; SU Bar; Sing it all, shout it out. Hold the mic, before it drops.

Sun 7th December

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce!

Mass on Campus: Retreat Day with Fr. Bernard: 12:30pm - 2pm; Room 5300; Join us for mass on 7th of December at 12:30 in room 5300 which will be followed by a retreat day that will include a faith talk with Fr. Bernard. Confessions will also be available in this time period.

Super Sport Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Football, F1, Cricket, Basketball, NFL. All in one place. Our place.

Mon 8th December

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:40am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Wellbeing Ambassador Therapy Dog Sessions: noon - 2pm; Silberrad Student Centre; Weekly on-campus sessions to unwind, meet new people and (most importantly) cuddle a dog!

KPop Tries Pole Dance: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Activity Studio 1 - Sports Centre; KPop society tries Pole Dancing

Essex Rebels women’s basketball vs Caledonia Gladiators – SLB Trophy Semi-Final: 4pm - 7pm; Essex Sport Arena; Back the Rebels in the semi-final!

End of term social: 6pm - 7pm; CTC 2.02; Join us for our last society event of the term ! We will have snacks and play some fun games !

Shaping Essex: 6pm - 7:30pm; LTB 4; Come talk about the issues you face in Essex!

Weekly society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Home Alone: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Join us for Christmas at Cine10

Sour Milk It!: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; For all you Grinches out there!

Tue 9th December

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:10am - 1:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Fortnightly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:40am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Winter Stay-cation Social: 11am - 3pm; The Atrium; Come and meet others staying on Campus over the Winter break!

Festive Stress Ball Making: 3:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Join us for some festive stress ball making!

Rebel video meeting: 4pm - 5pm; Rebel Studios (silberrad student centre); Weekly meeting to discuss ongoing and future projects for Rebel video

Mind the Talk: 6pm - 8pm; CTC 1.01; A 6-week intensive program to develop your TEDx-style talk. You get to: 1. Work with guest speakers and coaches. 2. Turn your idea into an 18-minute TEDx-style talk that inspires — and present it at a Mock TEDx event at the end.

Murder Mystery Game Night: 6pm - 9pm; 5N1.5.1; Join us for suspiciously festive fun

Rebel Vox meeting: 6pm - 7pm; Weekly meeting to discuss ongoing and future projects for Rebel Vox

Wildlife Art Classes: 6:15pm - 8pm; NTC.2.01; Come join us for some art classes! 🎨

Darts League: 7pm - 11pm; Top Bar; Register with us on Instagram! @topbardarts

SU The Big Christmas Chill: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Your Cosy Christmas Kick-Off

Wed 10th December

Clothes Exchange clothes sale: 11am - 5pm; Square 3; Pop-up charity shops on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities.

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties.

Writing Workshop: The business of fringe: 2pm - 4pm; Lakeside Theatre; Join us for a Writing Workshop Series led by the talented Alice K Stephens

Rebel Editorial meeting: 6pm - 7pm; Weekly meetings to discuss current and ongoing projects for Rebel Editorial

Just Play Tap Class: 6:15pm - 7:15pm; NB1; Free weekly tap sessions, every Wednesday evening

Just Play Yoga Class: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Dance Studio; Free weekly yoga sessions, every Wednesday evening

TAS Panto 2025: Red Riding Hood: 7pm - 9:30pm; Lakeside Theatre; Get ready for this Winter show full of pantomime fun!

Terrifier 3: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Join us for Christmas at Cine10

Pre-FED: 10pm - midnight; SU Bar; From pitch-side to dance floor! Vibe to our Student DJs!

Festive FED - The Finals: 11:59pm - 4am; Subzero; #Backtheblades

Thu 11th December

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:40am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Student Leaders Drop-ins: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; Meet the Student Leaders and find out all the great things that they will be working on this academic year

SU Festive Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

SU Makes: Journals: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; 12pm-5pm | Start or continue your own journal

Coding Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching the basics of python coding to primary school kids!

Maths Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Teaching a variety of essential maths skills to primary school children.

Science Club Regular Project: 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

Lingo Project French Sessions: 2:45pm - 4:20pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Volunteer to teach primary school kids French! The sessions happen weekly, you have to sign up to the project to participate :)

Postgraduate Christmas Social: 4pm - 7pm; 5N1.5.1; A cosy Christmas social for postgrads & staff

Student Rep Christmas get together: 5pm - 7pm; Top Bar; Come and meet the Team, and each other before you head home. Merry Christmas!

Board Games Night: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; Chill out, unwind and connect at Board Games night

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

Music society social: 6pm - 8pm; LTB4; The music society is hosting socials! A great place to meet new friends, nerd out about your gear, or just enjoy the community.

TAS Panto 2025: Red Riding Hood: 7pm - 9:30pm; Lakeside Theatre; Get ready for this Winter show full of pantomime fun!

🎉 Ugly Sweater Party: 7pm - 10:30pm; The Intbetween/Su bar

Christmas Quiz Part 2!: 7:30pm - 10pm; Top Bar; The Quiz to rule them all!

Fri 12th December

SU MAKES... your Best Year Yet: noon - 2pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 your Best Year Yet!

Hangout - Board Games: 2pm - 5pm; The Atrium; Come and hang at our place

TAS Panto 2025: Red Riding Hood: 7pm - 9:30pm; Lakeside Theatre; Get ready for this Winter show full of pantomime fun!

Sat 13th December

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

Christmas Special: Essex Rebels Basketball Doubleheader: 2pm - 9pm; Essex Sport Arena; Celebrate the season with the Essex Rebels

Sun 14th December

Super Sport Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Football, F1, Cricket, Basketball, NFL. All in one place. Our place.

Mon 15th December

Local Event: Garons On Ice: 15th December 9am - 4th January 5pm; Wellbeing at Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4FA; Get your ticket to secure a partial refund on your ice skating

SU Makes Festive Origami Mini Wreaths: noon - 5pm; Atrium; Come along and make a festive origami mini wreath

Tue 16th December

SU MAKES... your Best Year Yet: noon - 2pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 your Best Year Yet!

SU: Netflix Party: 3pm - 5pm; Online; Get Comfy. Get Cosy. Get Streaming

Thu 18th December

SU Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

Sat 20th December

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

Tue 23rd December

Essex Libraries Mobile Library: 3pm - 3:30pm; Valley Car Park; Your Library Services team have partnered with Essex Libraries to bring their mobile library onto campus!

Thu 25th December

Craft sessions: 6pm - 9pm; CTC3.02; Making medieval clothes and stuff.

Sat 27th December

Medieval re-enactment combat training: noon - 4pm; we meet behind the tennis courts; Pick up shield and spear and become levy. It fun

Mon 29th December

University of Essex Christmas Reception: 1pm - 3:30pm; Wivenhoe House; Are you staying on campus over the winter break? Join us at a Christmas Reception at Wivenhoe House for a buffet lunch and a few surprises!

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