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Club Zero Year Pass - SOLD OUT: 30th September - 1st July; Sub Zero; Unlimited access to Sub Zero events for the whole year, plus a load of extra bonuses? Sign me up! Available to previous pass holders only.

Freshers Pass - MORE ON SALE!!: 30th September - 15th October; Sub Zero; Get access to all 16 Freshers Fortnight events for £35!! Saving you over £100 on door entry...

SU Takeover on 3: 30th September - 14th October; Square 3; Join us at the heart of campus on Square 3, get help, support & advice and discover everything your SU has in store for you during welcome and beyond.

SU Makes: Design A Mug & Coaster: 30th September; The Atrium; 2:00pm - 6:00pm | Keep your housemates hands off your mug!

SU Tours: 30th September; Meet at Square 3; 3pm|Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

SU Tours: 30th September; Meet at Square 3; 4pm| Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

SU Tours -Bar Edition: 30th September; Meet at Square 3; 6pm| Want to know the best place to get a drink and relax? Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

Board Games Night: 30th September; The Atruim; 7pm| Join us for an evening of board games

International Beach Party: 30th September; Sub Zero; WELCOME TO SUB ZERO! Your first night starts here! Get your Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses on

SU Makes: Design A Mug & Coaster: 1st October; The Atrium; 11:00am - 2:30pm | Keep housemates hands off your mug!

SU Tours - International: 1st October; Meet at Square 3; 11 am|Join VP International and other international students for a campus tour!

SU Tours: 1st October; Meet at Square 3; 1pm| Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

SU Tours: 1st October; Meet at Square 3; 2pm| Join Student Leaders, where they will show you around campus

SU Tours: I'm lost - help me find places to study: 1st October; Meet at Square 3; Join the Student Leaders on a tour where you will get to know where is best to study and where to go for help

Board Games & Video Games Night: 1st October; The Atruim; Join us for an evening of board games and Video Games

SU Tours: Bar Edition: 1st October; Meet at Square 3; 5pm| Want to know the best place to get a drink and relax? Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

UV Moving In Party: 1st October; Sub Zero; The wildest Freshers Fortnight moving in party to date! The sell out event for 6 years running! You do not want to miss out on this one!

Men's Football Club 2023 Team Trials: 2nd-5th October; Pitch 4, University of Essex Grass Fields; The official Essex Blades Men's Football 2023-24 team trials. You will need to book on to attend this event.

SU Makes: Clay dishes & Bracelet making: 2nd October; The Atrium; 11:00am - 3:30pm |Say yes to mess!

SU Tours: 2nd October; Meet at Square 3; Join the Student Leaders on a campus tour

SU Tours: Step free access: 2nd October; Meet at Square 3; Join VP Welfare on a tour where you will get to know the step free access routes

The Great SU Taste Off: 2nd October; Square 3; 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Come and put your taste buds to the test!

Grand Turismo: 2nd October; Cine10; Head to Cine10 - your Student Union run cinema!

Club in a Pub: 2nd October; SU Bar; Join us in the bar for the night it turns into a Club. UV, Club Music and everything else in between. A night not to be missed

American Frat Party: 2nd October; Sub Zero; We are turning Sub Zero into a CRAZY HOUSE PARTY! A HUGE Project X inspired Freshers party with loads of cool House Party Games & Challenges!

SU Makes: To Do Boards: 3rd October; The Atrium; 11:00am - 3:30pm | Get organized for the new year

Squad Games: 3rd October; Sports pitches; 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Want to join the game? It’s child’s play.

SU Tours: 3rd October; Meet at Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

Drag night with Kylie M'Hoe: 3rd October; SU Bar; Drag Night has arrived at SU Bar we've enlisted the help of our favourite drag queen Ruby Violet.

Toxic ft. Kenny Allstar!: 3rd October; Sub Zero

Mini Golf: 4th October; Outside Silberrad student centre; 11am-5pm | Join the SU Open!

SU Makes: Badges & Bracelet making: 4th October; The Atrium; 11:00am-3:30pm | Make a statement or wearable art

A Creative Welcome to Uni: 4th October; Tony Rich Teaching Center; Have a cup of tea and chat about what to expect when starting university. Paint canvases to decorate your new room and get tips and tricks from students from different years!

SU Tours - International: 4th October; Meet at Square 3; Join Student Leaders, where they will show you around campus

International Welcome Mixer: 4th October; Ivor Crew Lecture Theatre A; 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Come and meet some of the fellow students that belong to the same community as you

Oppenheimer: 4th October; Cine10; Head to Cine10 - your student run cinema!

International Mixer After Party: 4th October; SU Bar; Come down to the SU bar and Party the night away with our resident DJ playing the biggest tunes from around the globe all night

Paint Party: 4th October; Sub Zero; The return of the messiest night on campus! Have you been to a Sub Z Paint Party yet? This one is not to be missed...

SU Makes: Embroidery Hoops & Bracelet making: 5th October; The Atrium; 11:00am - 3:30pm | We promise it’s easy!

SU Tours: 5th October; Meet at Square 3; Join a Student Leader for a campus tour!

🌟 Welcome to TEDx Society's Kickoff Event! 🌟: 5th October; TC 1.11; "Fueling Change Through Ideas. Join us for TEDx Society – where inspiration meets innovation, and your voice shapes the future."

BINGLOW!: 5th October; Sub Zero; Multiple time slots: 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm | Bingo gets the ultimate glow up!

SU Tours: 5th October; Meet at Square 3; Join the Student Leaders on a tour where you will get to know where is best to study and where to go for help

Politics Mixer by the Lakes: 5th October; BBQ Area, The Lakes; 3-5pm | Join us for the Politics Mixer by the Lakes – a great opportunity to mix with other political-minded students as we start the new academic year.

Asian Students Mixer: 5th October; The Atrium; 6pm -8pm | Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you

Bad Habits: 5th October; SU Bar; Indie music fan? This night is for you. We’ll be playing the best indie tunes all night long in SU Bar.

International Night - Reggaeton/Desi: 5th October; Sub Zero; A Night dedicated to all the International Students! The ultimate night for all our Reggaetón and Desi lovers across Sub Zero and The In-Between

Freshers Fair: 6th October; University Squares; Come and see us at the Freshers fair on Friday 6th Oct! We will be there from 11am through till 4pm to answer any questions you have about our Society! (11am-12pm is a quiet hour)

Politics Society at Fresher's Fair: 6th October; The Squares; 11am-4pm

WiSTEM at Fresher's Fair: 6th October; Square 3; Get to know our society a little better by coming to say hi at Fresher's Fair!

Freshers Fair: 6th October; Squares 2-5; Your one-stop destination to discover everything about sports & societies, volunteering, Rebel, and Communities!

FRESHTIVAL Ft. Majestic, Prinz & Stephani B: 6th October; Our Biggest Freshers Event Yet! 3 venues. 3 resident DJs. 3 acts!

SU Makes: Cosy crochet workshop: 7th October; The Atrium; 3pm-7pm | An SU Makes x CraftSoc collaboration!

The Half Time Party Ft. Vikkstar!: 7th October; Sub Zero; It's the mid fortnight party, and we're not slowing down any time soon!

Su Makes Family Mixer: 8th October; The Atrium; 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Meet other Parents & Carers

Literature Society Welcome Mixer: 8th October; Top Bar; Come hang out with us for a few hours. Meet the new execs, sign up for our events this term, and meet everyone else who's joining us this year!

SU Bar meet and greet: 8th October; SU Bar; Come and meet some society committee members and other members of the society! We'll be in the SU bar from 7pm, so come down for a chat! its a great way to make some new connections early on in the year!

The Rollover Quiz: 8th October; SU Bar; Get in on the action! If there are no winners, the prize pot rolls over to the next week!

Quids In!: 8th October; Sub Zero; The cost of living is hard and we like to party! So we're making it as cheap as possible with a £1 party!

SU Makes: Collect & paint your clay dishes: 9th October; The Atrium; 11:00am - 3:30pm | Decorate what you created!

Student Rep Training (In-Person) Colchester: 9th October; NTC. 1.04; 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!)

Student Rep Training (Online): 9th October; Join Zoom Meeting https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/94324458126; 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!)

Women's Mixer: 9th October; The Atrium; 5:00pm - 8:00 pm | Join Mariah your Women's Officer for the first Women's Network event of the year.

Introductory Event to Amnesty: 9th October; LTB 1; Come to our Welcome to Amnesty Event! Games, Kahoot and human rights are to be expected!

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3: 9th October; Cine10; Head to cine10 - your student run cinema!

Mini Milk It: 9th October; SU Bar; From Abba to Busted, come down to the SU Bar for the cheesiest night on campus with all of your favourite pop hits From the 80's on wards. Karaoke all night until Sub Zero opens, where the party continues!

Mega Milk It: 9th October; Sub Zero; The cheesiest night on campus is back! Show us your crazy dancing to the best sing-along songs there are!

SU Advice: Tea & Talk: 10th October; Looking for support? Pop by and speak to a member of our caring SU Advice Team and get free, confidential and impartial advice on a number of issues.

SU Makes: Make your own fidget: 10th October; The Atrium; 11:00am - 3:30pm | Keep your hands busy… now and always

Student Rep Training (In-Person) Colchester: 10th October; NTC 1.06; 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!)

Student Rep Training (Online): 10th October; Join Zoom Meeting https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/94324458126; 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!)

LGBTQ+ Community Mixer: 10th October; The Atrium; 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you

Open Mic Night: 10th October; SU Bar; Join us, sit back and relax with a beer as we discover just how much talent Essex University has!!

Toxic Tuesdays Ft. DJ Larni: 10th October; Sub Zero

Student Rep Training (In-Person) Colchester: 11th October; NTC 1.02; 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!)

Student Rep Training (Online): 11th October; Join Zoom Meeting https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/94324458126; 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!)

Students with disabilities mixer: 11th October; LTB 4; 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you

Anti social & Introverts social club: 11th October; The Atrium; 6pm - 8pm | Get together with like-minded friends

Blue Beetle: 11th October; Cine10; Head to Cine10 - your student run cinema!

Blades loyalty card launch party: 11th October; SU Bar; Member of the Blades? Then come and grab your loyalty card!

Red and Black Blades Ball: 11th October; Sub Zero; Grab your new Blades team and head to Sub Zero's legacy night! The Red + Black Blades Ball is back for another year...

Student Rep Training (In-Person) Colchester: 12th October; NTC 1.02; 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!)

Student Rep Training (Online): 12th October; Join Zoom Meeting https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/94324458126; 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!)

WiSTEM Freshers 'Picnic': 12th October; Our indoor 'picnic' is a relaxed gathering to meet some new people! We'll provide snacks and drinks but feel free to bring your own as well.

Music Bingo: 12th October; SU Bar; Dab the night away at Music Bingo

Freshers UV Neon Rave Ft. Goddard.: 12th October; Sub Zero; Sub Z is ready for the biggest D&B night of Freshers. Are you?

Student Rep Training (In-Person) Colchester: 13th October; NTC 2.01; 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!)

Student Rep Training (Online): 13th October; Join Zoom Meeting https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/94324458126; 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!)

Trans Community Mixer: 13th October; Location Confirmed by Email; 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you

The Equalizer 3: 13th October; Cine10; Head to Cine10 - your student run cinema!

XCLUSIVE Launch!: 13th October; Sub Zero; The boujiest night of the week!

THE PENULTIMATE PARTY Ft. Conor Maynard!: 14th October; Sub Zero; It's the final Saturday of Freshers, and we have the act for you!

Pound Party - Freshers Closing Party: 15th October; Sub Zero; The cheapest night on campus is back to close Freshers Fortnight! The inflation-busting POUND Party is back! The Freddo's are shaking right now! Pre-Drinks need not apply!