Events in September

Forthcoming Events

Thu 17th September

Brentford v Chelsea: 7:45pm - 9:45pm; SU Bar

Sat 19th September

Nottingham Forest v Coventry: 5:15pm - 7:15pm; SU Bar

Sun 20th September

Fulham v Man Utd: 4:15pm - 6:15pm; SU Bar

Mon 21st September

Men's Basketball Tryouts - Pre-Season: 1:30pm - 3pm; Sports Arena - Courts 5-8; 🏀 Find Your Rhythm, Feel the Energy – Try Men’s Basketball!

Pizza and Pints: 7pm - 10pm; SU Bar; East 15 Pizza and Pint Night!

Tue 22nd September

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!

Pre season Training: 7pm - 10pm; Astro; All abilities welcome come along and meet some new people and have some fun ! Love all of UEHC

Fri 25th September

Pre season training: 1pm - 3pm; Astro; All abilities welcome come along and meet some new people and have some fun ! Love all of UEHC

Sat 26th September

Essex Rebels Basketball Game: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Sports Arena; Come and cheer on the Essex Rebels!

Sun 27th September

Pre season training: 2pm - 4pm; Astro; All abilities welcome come along and meet some new people and have some fun ! Love all of UEHC

Mon 28th September

SU Welcome Tour - East 15 Acting School: 9am - 10am; Meet at SU Reception, Square 4; Join your SU for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for East 15 Acting School

SU Welcome Tour - East 15 Acting School: 11am - noon; Meet at SU Reception, Square 4; Join your SU for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for East 15 Acting School

Tue 29th September

Settling In: 9:30am - 3:30pm; STEM 3.1; Get settled in before term starts

Early Welcome Social: 5pm - 7pm; The Atrium; Early Welcome Social for our Pre-starts!

Pre season training: 7pm - 10pm; Astro; All abilities welcome come along and meet some new people and have some fun ! Love all of UEHC

Thu 1st October

SU MAKES... Journals & Friendship bracelets: 11am - 2pm; The Atrium; Look back on September, look forward to October

Pub Quiz: 7pm - 9pm; SU Bar; Come and test your knowledge!

Fri 2nd October

Pre season training: 6pm - 8pm; Astro; All abilities welcome come along and meet some new people and have some fun ! Love all of UEHC

Sat 3rd October

Tennis Try Outs: 10am - 1pm; Tennis Court; 💥 Make Your Move on the Court! 🎾

SU Welcome Tour: noon - 1pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

Adulting Tour: 1pm - 2pm; Square 3; Learn how to be an adult with your SU x

SU Makes: Design a Mug & Coaster: 2pm - 5pm; The Atrium; Get the kettle on, it's time for a cuppa!

SU Welcome Tour: Edge Hotel School: 2pm - 3pm; Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the Edge Hotel School

SU Welcome Tour: 3pm - 4pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

SU Welcome Tour: School of Health and Social Care: 3:30pm - 4:30pm; Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the School of Health and Social Care

SU Welcome Tour: 4pm - 5pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

SU Welcome Tour - Essex Business School: 4:30pm - 5:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the Edge Hotel School

Chilled Night .... Board Games: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; Chill Night: Unwind, Connect, and Settle In.

Essex Rebels Basketball Game: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Sports Arena; Come and cheer on the Essex Rebels!

Sun 4th October

SU Welcome Tour: 11am - noon; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

SU Makes: Design a Mug & Coaster: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; Get the kettle on, it's time for a cuppa!

SU Welcome Tour - Department of Government: noon - 1pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a campus tour to see all the key study spaces for The Department of Government

SU Welcome Tour - Department of Sociology: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the Department of Sociology.

SU Welcome Tour - School of Life Sciences: 1pm - 2pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the School of Life Sciences

SU Welcome Tour - Law and Human Rights: 1:30pm - 2:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for Law and Human Rights

Pre season training: 2pm - 4pm; Astro; All abilities welcome come along and meet some new people and have some fun ! Love all of UEHC

SU Welcome Tour: School of Health and Social Care: 2pm - 3pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the School of Health and Social Care

SU Welcome Tour: Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies

SU Welcome Tour: School of Language, Literature and Media: 3pm - 4pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for Language, Linguistics and Media studies

SU Welcome - Adulting Tour: 3:30pm - 4:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and places to help you live independently

SU Welcome Tour - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences: 4pm - 5pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

SU Welcome Tour - Study rooms and spaces: 4:30pm - 5:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join your SU for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces

Board Games with RPG Society!: 5pm - 8pm; The Atrium; Chill Night: Unwind, Connect, and Settle In.

Arrivals Mass with social: 7pm - 9pm; Join us for Sunday Mass followed by a social. Everyone is welcome!

Freshers UV Moving In Party: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; The hottest UV Party in ESSEX, guaranteed sell out!

Mon 5th October

Colchester Campus to North Station: 8am - 7pm

North Station to Colchester Campus: 8am - 7pm

SU Welcome Tour - East 15 Acting School: 10am - 11am; Meet at SU Reception, Square 4; Join your SU for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for East 15 Acting School

Colchester Welcome Village: 11am - 2pm; Square 5; Meet key teams from across the uni

SU Welcome Tour: 11am - noon; Meet outside SU Reception, Square 4; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

SU Makes: Clay Creations: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; Say yes to mess!

SU Welcome Tour - Essex Business School: noon - 1pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the Essex Business School

The Kick Off: noon - 8pm; Square 3; The perfect place to start your university experience

SU Welcome Tour - School of Life Sciences: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the School of Life Sciences

SU Welcome Tour - School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering: 1pm - 2pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

SU Welcome Tour - Department of Government: 1:30pm - 2:30pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join a campus tour to see all the key study spaces for The Department of Government

SU Welcome Tour - Statistics, Mathematics and Actuarial Science: 2pm - 3pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join a campus tour for Statistics, Mathematics and Actuarial Science.

SU Welcome Tour - School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences

SU Welcome Tour - Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies: 3pm - 4pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join for a campus tour to see all the key areas for the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

SU Welcome Tour: Department of Economics: 3:30pm - 4:30pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the Department of Economics

SU Welcome Tour: School of Language, Literature and Media: 4pm - 5pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for Language, Literature and Media studies

SU Welcome Tour - Department of Psychology: 4:30pm - 5:30pm; Meet at SU reception on Square 4; Join a campus tour of all the key areas for the Department of Psychology

Postgraduate Social: 5pm - 7pm; Top Bar; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Men's Rugby Come and Try Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; Rugby Pitches (Grass Pitches); 🏉 Ready, Set, Scrum – Come Give Rugby a Try!

Squash Come and Try Session: 6:30pm - 8:15pm; Squash Courts (Sports Hall); 🎾 Pick Up a Racket. Give Squash a Go!

European Social: 7pm - 9pm; The Atrium; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Golf Come and Try session: 7pm - 9pm; Lexden Woods Golf Club (Off campus); 🏌️‍♂️Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Golf!⛳

Jiu Jitsu Come and Try Session: 7pm - 8:30pm; Studio 1 - Sports Centre; 🥋 Step Onto the Mats – Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey Starts Here!

Milk It!: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The party doesn't stop at midnight around here, we must be on a different time-zone.

Swimming & Water Polo Come & Try Sessions: 9pm - 10pm; Leisure World Colchester; 🏊‍♂️ Dive In. Give It a Go. Make a Splash!

Tue 6th October

Men's Football Tryouts - Session One: 10:30am - 12:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Colchester Welcome Village: 11am - 2pm; Square 5; Meet key teams from across the uni

SU Welcome Tour: 11am - noon; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

SU Welcome Tour - Study rooms and spaces: 11:30am - 12:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join your SU for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces

SU Makes: Custom Cutlery: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; Create a customised knife & fork!

SU Welcome Tour: International: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

Men's Football Tryouts - Session Two: 1pm - 2:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Sip & Paint: Around the World: 2pm - 5pm; Sub Zero; Welcome Sip & Paint

SU Welcome Tour - Exchange Students: 2pm - 3pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join your fellow exchange students for a campus tour

SU Welcome Tour - Commuting & Local Students: 3pm - 4pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a commuters & local students campus tour!

Commuting Students Social: 4pm - 6pm; Greenhouse Cafe; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Dodgeball Come and Try Session: 5pm - 6:30pm; Sports Arena; 🏐 Fast, Fun, and Full of Action – Try Dodgeball!

Mature, Parents and Carers Social: 5pm - 7pm; The Atrium; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you

Sip & Paint: Paint the Disco: 6pm - 9pm; Sub Zero; Welcome Sip & Paint

Speed Friending: 6pm - 9pm; SU Bar; Settling in okay? Lets make you some friends for life.

Wed 7th October

Part-time Jobs Fair: 11am - 3pm; Sports Arena; The biggest part-time jobs event of the year!

SU Welcome Tour: International: 11am - noon; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

SU Makes: Mini Mosaic Art: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; Piece together something pretty

SU Welcome Tour - Edge Hotel School: noon - 1pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces for the Edge Hotel School

SU Welcome Tour - Exchange Students: 1pm - 2pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join your fellow exchange students for a campus tour

Tabletop Escape: Relic Edition: 2:15pm - 8pm; Sub Zero; Think fast. Work together. Find the relic.

Fencing Tryout: 3pm - 5pm; Sports Hall; 🤺Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Fencing!

Black Students Social: 5pm - 8pm; The Atrium; Kicking off Black History Month

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Pre-FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; From pitch-side to dance floor! Vibe to our Student DJs!

Freshers FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; Let the winning Wednesdays commence. #backtheBlades

Thu 8th October

International House Party! – Essex Freshers x Desi Society: 8th October midnight - 9th October midnight; Trilogy Nightclub, Colchester; Join Desi Society at the International House Party for a huge night at Trilogy, featuring a dedicated Desi Takeover with Bhangra, Bollywood, Punjabi, Tamil and Desi club anthems.

Men's Football Tryouts - Session One: 10:30am - 12:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Colchester Welcome Village: 11am - 2pm; Square 5; Meet key teams from across the uni

SU Welcome Tour: 11am - noon; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

SU Makes: Easy Embroidery: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; We promise it’s easy!

SU Welcome - Sports Facilities Tour: noon - 1pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join us for a tour of all SU Sports Spaces on Campus!

Men's Football Tryouts - Session Two: 1pm - 2:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Women's Basketball Come & Try Session: 3pm - 4pm; Sports Arena; 🏀 Dribble, Shoot, Score – Come Give Basketball a Try!

SU BINGLOW!: 4pm - 6:45pm; Sub Zero; Bingo gets the ultimate glow up!

African Students Social: 5pm - 7pm; The Atrium; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Freshers Instrument Mixer: 6pm - 8pm; LTB 4; An Instrument/Band mixer for freshers and returning students of ALL skill levels and genres. Come meet fellow musicians, and potentially your future bandmates!

Rollover Quiz: 7pm - 10pm; Top Bar; Fancy winning up to £500? 💰 Play our rollover quiz - if nobody wins, the cash rolls over!

South American Students Social: 7pm - 9pm; STEM 3.1; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you

BOOZY BINGLOW!: 7:30pm - 8:30pm; Sub Zero; Bingo gets the ultimate glow up!

Swimming & Water Polo Come & Try Sessions: 8:30pm - 10pm; Leisure World Colchester; 🏊‍♂️ Dive In. Give It a Go. Make a Splash!

What a Drag!: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Shar Cooterie's back babes!

Fri 9th October

SU Freshers Fair: noon - 4pm; Squares 2-5 & Silberrad Plaza; With 250 stalls, this is THE opportunity to discover opportunities for your time at Essex!

Squash Come and Try Sessions: 2:30pm - 4:15pm; Squash Courts (Sports Hall); 🎾 Rally Into Something New – Come & Try Squash!

Squash Come and Try Sessions: 4:15pm - 5pm; Squash Courts (Sports Hall); 🎾 Rally Into Something New – Come & Try Squash!

Lacrosse Women's Come and Try Session: 5pm - 6:30pm; Grass Pitches; 🥍Pick Up Your Stick. Find Your Team

LGBTQ+ Social: 5pm - 7pm; The Atrium; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Women's Futsal Try Outs: 5pm - 6pm; Sports Arena; ⚽ Your Shot. Your Chance. Your Game

Disabilities and Neurodivergent Students Social: 6pm - 8pm; LTB4; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Handball Come and Try Sessions: 6pm - 8pm; Sports Arena; 🤾 Catch the Action – Come & Try Handball!

Hockey Come & Try Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; STP (Astro Pitch); 🏑 Get Your Stick in the Game!

Mass in honour of St John Henry Newman: 6pm - 7pm; Room 3.320; Join us in room 3.320 for Mass in honour of St John Henry Newman

Men's Rugby Come and Try Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; Rugby Pitches (Grass Pitches); 🏉 Ready, Set, Scrum – Come Give Rugby a Try!

Lacrosse Men's Come and Try Session: 6:30pm - 8pm; Grass Pitches; 🥍Pick Up Your Stick. Find Your Team

Open Mic Night: 7pm - 11pm; Top Bar

Latin Night: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; Have you heard? Its back and bigger than ever.

WTM? Traffic Light Party: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; 🔴 Taken | 🟡 D.T.F | 🟢 Single

Sat 10th October

Men's Football Tryouts - Session One: 10:30am - 12:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Tennis Try Outs: 11am - 1pm; Tennis Court; 💥 Make Your Move on the Court! 🎾

Baseball Come and Try Session: noon - 2pm; Outdoor Nets; ⚾🥎Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Baseball and Softball!

Dance (Ballet) Come and Try session: noon - 1pm; Sports Hall- Activity Studio 2; 🩰Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Ballet!

Dance (Contemporary) Come and Try session: 1pm - 2pm; Sports Hall- Activity Studio 2; 🩰Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Contemporary Dance!

Men's Football Tryouts - Session Two: 1pm - 2:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Women's Football Tryouts: 1pm - 2pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Boots On, Good Vibes On – Come Play With Us!

Dance (Tap) Come and Try session: 2pm - 3pm; Sports Hall- Activity Studio 2; 💃Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Tap!

Rebels Gameday: Student Takeover: 2pm - 9pm; Sports Arena; Kickstart the new year with a basketball doubleheader!

Tea, Cake & Games: 4pm - 6pm; Room 5300; Join us for a fun games evening with lots of tea and cake

Rebels Afterparty: 8pm - 2am; Join us in SU Bar after the Essex Rebels match!

Sun 11th October

American Football Club- Come & Try Session: 11am - 2pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); 🏈 Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try American Football!

Softball Come and Try session: 12:30pm - 2pm; Outdoor Nets; ⚾🥎Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Baseball and Softball!

Sunday Mass: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Join us to celebrate Mass every Sunday, usually in room 5300

Dance (Jazz) Come and Try Session: 1pm - 2pm; Sports Hall- Activity Studio 2; 💃Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Come and Try Jazz!

Dance (Commercial) Come and Try session: 2pm - 3pm; Sports Hall- Activity Studio 2; 💃Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Come and try Commercial dance!

Hockey Come & Try Session: 2pm - 3:30pm; STP (Astro Pitch); 🏑 Get Your Stick in the Game!

Dance (Street) Come and Try Session: 3pm - 4pm; Sports Hall- Activity Studio 2; 💃Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Come and try Street dance!

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

Cheerleading Stunt Come and Try Session: 7pm - 10pm; Activity Studio 2 - Sports Centre; 🎀 Step In, Feel the Energy, Find Your Team!

Pound Project: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; £1 entry? £1 drinks? You've got to be quidding....

Mon 12th October

First Aid Training for Sports Club Committee Members - Session 1: 10am - noon; CTC 3.04; First Aid Training for Sports Club Committee Members 🧰

Men's Football Tryouts - Session One: 10:30am - 12:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

SU Welcome - Adulting Tour: 11am - noon; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and places to help you live independently

SU Makes: Paint & Collect Your Clay Creation: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; Decorate last week's masterpiece!

SU Welcome Tour: noon - 1pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a Welcome campus tour!

First Aid Training for Sports Club Committee Members - Session 2: 1pm - 3pm; CTC 3.04; First Aid Training for Sports Club Committee Members 🧰

Men's Football Tryouts - Session Two: 1pm - 2:30pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Ice Skating Come and Try Sessions: 1:20pm - 4:20pm; Riverside Leisure Centre (CM1 1FG); ⛸️❄️ Lace up & Give it a Go!

Pole Dancing Come and Try - Session 1: 1:30pm - 2:30pm; Activity Studio 1 - Sports Centre; ✨ Find Your Strength, Find Your Flow – Come Try Pole!

Pole Dancing Come and Try - Session 2: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Activity Studio 1 - Sports Centre; ✨ Find Your Strength, Find Your Flow – Come Try Pole!

Lacrosse Mixed Come and Try Session: 3pm - 5pm; STP (Astro Pitch); 🥍Pick Up Your Stick. Find Your Team

Men's Basketball Tryouts - Session 1: 3pm - 4pm; Sports Arena - Courts 5-8; 🏀 Find Your Rhythm, Feel the Energy – Try Men’s Basketball!

Men's Basketball Tryouts - Session 2: 4pm - 5pm; Sports Arena - Courts 5-8; 🏀 Find Your Rhythm, Feel the Energy – Try Men’s Basketball!

Men's Volleyball Tryouts: 4pm - 5pm; Sports Arena; 🏐 Get Your Game On – Serve, Set & Spike With Us!

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Women's Football Tryouts: 5pm - 6pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); ⚽ Boots On, Good Vibes On – Come Play With Us!

Men's Rugby Come and Try Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; Rugby Pitches (Grass Pitches); 🏉 Ready, Set, Scrum – Come Give Rugby a Try!

Squash Come and Try Sessions: 6:30pm - 8:15pm; Squash Courts (Sports Hall); 🎾 Rally Into Something New – Come & Try Squash!

Badminton Tryouts: 7pm - 8:30pm; Sports Arena; ⚽ Lace Up, Meet the Team, Make Your Mark!

Cheerleading Stunt Come and Try Session: 7pm - 10pm; Activity Studio 2 - Sports Centre; 🎀 Step In, Feel the Energy, Find Your Team!

Golf Come and Try session: 7pm - 9pm; Lexden Woods Golf Club (Off campus); 🏌️‍♂️Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Golf!⛳

Jiu Jitsu Come and Try Session: 7pm - 8:30pm; Studio 1 - Sports Centre; 🥋 Step Onto the Mats – Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey Starts Here!

Middle Eastern Students Social: 7pm - 9pm; STEM 3.1; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Women's Rugby Come & Try Session: 7:30pm - 9pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); 🏉 Step Onto the Pitch & See What You’re Made Of!

Netball Tryouts - Group 1: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Arena; ⛹️‍♀️Your Court. Your Team. Your Chance. — Netball Tryouts!

North American Social: 8pm - 10pm; Atrium; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

Lacrosse Women's & Men's Come and Try Session: 8:30pm - 10pm; STP (Astro Pitch); 🥍Pick Up Your Stick. Find Your Team

Men's Futsal Try Outs: 8:30pm - 10pm; Sports Arena; ⚽ Your Shot. Your Chance. Your Game

Milk It!: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The party doesn't stop at midnight around here, we must be on a different time-zone.

Swimming & Water Polo Tryouts: 9pm - 10pm; Leisure World Colchester; 🤽‍♂️ Jump In & Join the Team!

Tue 13th October

SU Welcome Tour - Study rooms and spaces: noon - 1pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join your SU for a campus tour to see all of the key study rooms and spaces

SU Welcome - Sports Facilities Tour: 1pm - 2pm; Meet at the Welcome Hub, Square 3; Join us for a tour of all SU Sports Spaces on Campus!

Climbing Come and Try Session: 5pm - 6:30pm; Climbing Wall - Essex Sports Centre; 🧗 Reach New Heights – Come & Try Climbing!

Dodgeball Come and Try Session: 5pm - 6:30pm; Sports Arena; 🏐 Fast, Fun, and Full of Action – Try Dodgeball!

Kickboxing Come and Try Session (Women's + Mixed): 5pm - 9pm; Activity Studio 3; 🥊 Find Your Fight – Come & Try Kickboxing!

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

Table Tennis Come and Try Session: 6:30pm - 8pm; Sports Arena; 🏓 Serve, Rally, Make Friends – Come Join Us!

Asian Social: 7pm - 9pm; STEM 3.1; Are you an Asian student eager to connect with peers who share your background and interests?

Cheerleading Dance Come and Try Session: 7pm - 10pm; Activity Studio 2 - Sports Centre; 🎀 Step In, Feel the Energy, Find Your Team!

Meeting: Wildfires, Genocide and the Rise of the Far Right - Why you should be a Revolutionary!: 7pm - 8:30pm; Ivor Crewe Seminar Room; Capitalism is dragging us over the precipice to catastrophic climate change, fascism and war. Revolution is the only way out - but what does it mean and is it still possible? Come along and discuss how we can change the world.

American Football Club- Come & Try Session: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); 🏈 Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try American Football!

Women's Volleyball Tryouts: 8pm - 9pm; Sports Arena; 🏐 Get Your Game On – Serve, Set & Spike With Us!

Hockey Come & Try Session: 8:30pm - 10pm; STP (Astro Pitch); 🏑 Get Your Stick in the Game!

Judo Come and Try Session: 8:30pm - 10pm; Activity Studio 1 - Sports Centre; 🥋 Throw Yourself Into Judo!

Women's Basketball Tryouts: 8:30pm - 10pm; Sports Arena; 🏀 Shoot Your Shot, Find Your Team – Tryouts!

Hoedown: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Yee-Haw!! Let's throwdown at your SU Hoedown!

Wed 14th October

Netball Tryouts - Group 2: noon - 1:30pm; Sports Arena; ⛹️‍♀️Your Court. Your Team. Your Chance. — Netball Tryouts!

BUCS Home Matches - 14/10/2026: 1pm - 10pm; Colchester Campus; 🏆Support Your Teams - Back the Blades!

Netball Tryouts - Group 3: 1:30pm - 3pm; Sports Arena; ⛹️‍♀️Your Court. Your Team. Your Chance. — Netball Tryouts!

Athletics Come and Try Session: 2pm - 3:30pm; Colchester Garrison Athletics Track CO2 7SU; 🏃 Run It, Jump It, Throw It – Come Try Athletics!

Pole Dancing Come and Try - Session 1: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Activity Studio 1 - Sports Centre; ✨ Find Your Strength, Find Your Flow – Come Try Pole!

LGBTQIA+ Pole Dancing Come and Try - Session 2: 3:30pm - 4:30pm; Activity Studio 1 - Sports Centre; ✨ Find Your Strength, Find Your Flow – Come Try Pole!

Women's Futsal Try Outs: 4:30pm - 5:30pm; Sports Arena; ⚽ Your Shot. Your Chance. Your Game

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Trans Students Social: 5pm - 7pm; The Atrium; Come and Meet fellow students in the Trans Community!

K-pop Scrapbooking Social: 6pm - 7:30pm; CTC.1.05; Socialise, get creative & decorate your favourite K-pop idol/group!

MMA Come and Try: 6pm - 7pm; BKK Fighters, 1A Spurgeon St, Colchester CO1 2NS; 🥊 Bring the Grit, Build the Skill – Come Train With Us!

Climbing Come and Try Session: 7pm - 8:30pm; Climbing Wall - Essex Sports Centre; 🧗 Reach New Heights – Come & Try Climbing!

Pre-FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; From pitch-side to dance floor! Vibe to our Student DJs!

FED: Masked Edition: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; MASKS. MUSIC. MAYHEM

Thu 15th October

Badminton Come and Try sessions: noon - 3pm; Sports Hall; 🏸 Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Badminton!

SU Makes: Found Word Art Badges: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; Make a badge & collect your cutlery 🍴

Table Tennis Come and Try Session: 1pm - 3pm; Sports Arena; 🏓 Serve, Rally, Make Friends – Come Join Us!

Archery Come and Try Session: 2pm - 5pm; Sports Hall (Essex Sports Centre); 🎯 Take Your Best Shot – Come & Try Archery!

Ice Skating Come and Try Sessions: 2pm - 4:20pm; Riverside Leisure Centre (CM1 1FG); ⛸️❄️ Lace up & Give it a Go!

Handball Come and Try Session: 5pm - 6pm; Sports Hall (Essex Sports Centre); 🤾 Catch the Action – Come & Try Handball!

International Social: 5pm - 8pm; Sub Zero; Come and meet some of the fellow students that belong to the same community as you!

Kickboxing Come and Try Session (Women's + Mixed): 5pm - 9pm; Activity Studio 3; 🥊 Find Your Fight – Come & Try Kickboxing!

Women's Football - Active Campus: 6pm - 7pm; STP; ⚽ Female only — kick a ball around, stay active, and have fun without the club commitment.

American Football Club- Come & Try Session: 7pm - 9pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); 🏈 Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try American Football!

Cheerleading Dance Come and Try Session: 7pm - 10pm; Activity Studio 2 - Sports Centre; 🎀 Step In, Feel the Energy, Find Your Team!

Swimming & Water Polo Tryouts: 8:30pm - 10pm; Leisure World Colchester; 🤽‍♂️ Jump In & Join the Team!

Fri 16th October

Desi Society Meet & Greet: 16th October midnight - 17th October midnight; STEM 3.1; Meet the Desi Society, make new friends and get involved with an evening of games, food, drinks, interactive activities and prizes.

Handball Come and Try Sessions: 1pm - 3pm; Sports Hall (Essex Sports Centre); 🤾 Catch the Action – Come & Try Handball!

Squash Come and Try Sessions: 2:30pm - 4:15pm; Squash Courts (Sports Hall); 🎾 Rally Into Something New – Come & Try Squash!

Fencing Come and Try session: 3pm - 5pm; Sports Hall; 🤺Find Your Team, Feel the Energy – Try Fencing!

Judo Come and Try Session: 3:30pm - 5pm; Activity Studio 1 - Sports Centre; 🥋 Throw Yourself Into Judo!

Squash Come and Try Sessions: 4:15pm - 5pm; Squash Courts (Sports Hall); 🎾 Rally Into Something New – Come & Try Squash!

Lacrosse Mixed Come and Try Session: 5pm - 8pm; STP (Astro Pitch); 🥍Pick Up Your Stick. Find Your Team

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Women's Futsal Come and Try: 5pm - 6pm; Sports Arena; ⚽ Your Shot. Your Chance. Your Game

Women's Social: 5pm - 7pm; The Atrium; Join us for the first Women's Network event of the year.

Athletics Core Training: 6pm - 7pm; Active Studio 1 - Sports Centre; 💪 Build Your Core, Boost Your Performance – Come Train With Us!

Hockey Come & Try Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; STP (Astro Pitch); 🏑 Get Your Stick in the Game!

Men's Rugby Come and Try Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; Rugby Pitches (Grass Pitches); 🏉 Ready, Set, Scrum – Come Give Rugby a Try!

Tennis Come and Try Session: 6pm - 7pm; Tennis Court; 🎾 Grab a Racket & Give It a Go!

Cheerleading Pom Tryouts: 7pm - 8:30pm; Activity Studio 2 - Sports Centre; 🎀 Step In, Feel the Energy, Find Your Team!

Open Mic Night: 7pm - 11pm; Top Bar

Women's Rugby Come & Try Session: 7:30pm - 9pm; Sports Fields (Grass Pitches); 🏉 Step Onto the Pitch & See What You’re Made Of!

Cheerleading Lyrical Tryouts: 8:30pm - 10pm; Activity Studio 2 - Sports Centre; 🎀 Step In, Feel the Energy, Find Your Team!

Freshers Campus Karaoke: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Your Campus. Your Stage. Your Song.

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