What's On

What's on*

Study Sessions with Women in STEM: 25th January - 24th March; Zoom - 843 281 3935; Study sessions with the Women in STEM soc! Casual event, drop in and complete some independent study with some fellow students. No pressure for cams or mics on! Let's stay motivated together

Sustainable Cooking Competition: 15th February - 14th March; Snap a picture of your vegan/vegetarian dinner for a chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher!

Diversity Festival: Race for Equality: 1st-12th March; The University of Chester are holding a free online Diversity Festival, with the theme 'Race for Equality' on 1-12 March.

2nd March Virtual Student Space (History): 2nd March; Zoom; Missing the common room this year? Use our Virtual Student Space to fulfil your social and study needs with peers from the History Department.

Study Session: Literature Society: 2nd March; via Zoom; This is an opportunity to study with your friends or fellow class mates, mimicking the essence of a joint library session.

Let's Connect: TV Watch List - Marvel: 2nd March; Toucan - link in event description; TUES | 4PM | Come and chat with other Marvel fans!

Let's connect: Social Sciences meet up: 2nd March; Toucan - link in event description; TUES | 5PM |

Art and Craft Society Social: 2nd March; zoom; Hi, welcome to the art and craft society's weekly social

Let's Connect: Games Night: 2nd March; Toucan - link in event description; FRI | 7PM | A bunch of us are coming together to play games online and meet new people along the way.

Chair's Training: 3rd March; Zoom - code is in receipt

Let's Connect: Humanities meet up: 3rd March; Toucan - link in event description; WED| 5PM

TEDx Speaker Workshop: 3rd March; Zoom; Learn how to give a TEDx Talk like a proper TEDx Speaker.

Let's Connect: Let's cook & chat together: 3rd March; Toucan - link in event description; WED | 6PM | Often it is nice to just have company so let's all cook at the same time and have a chat!

Lakeside Theatre Spoken Word Poetry Workshops: 3rd March; Zoom - register through link; This term we want to focus on the importance of expression in the truest form! Which is why we’ll be working with @write2speakuk to bring you Spoken Word Poetry Workshops.

Voices of Now: An evening with Sophia Thakur: 3rd March; Zoom; WED | 7.30PM | Proudly here to disrupt your routine by taking your mind somewhere new.

4th March Virtual Student Space (History): 4th March; Zoom; Missing the common room this year? Use our Virtual Student Space to fulfil your social and study needs with peers from the History Department.

Let's Connect: Rant Session (Covid19): 4th March; Toucan - link in event description; THURS | 4PM | Have a moan, get things off your chest, and maybe share something that has helped you that might help someone else!

Let's connect: Science & Health meet up: 4th March; Toucan - link in event description; THURS | 5PM |

Lakeside Theatre - The Hook Open Mic - Now Online: 4th March; https://youtu.be/sllNWndtxKU; Our favorite weekly event at Lakeside is definitely the Hook Open Mic night, usually hosted in the Lakeside Cafe on a Friday evening. In order to continue this tradition, we have moved the Hook online, with a weekly two-hour live stream on Youtube

Let's Connect: Find a House Mate: 4th March; Toucan - link in event description; THURS | 7PM | We are all starting to think about who we want to live with next year. So come and find your new house mates!

Let's Connect: International Meet Up: 5th March; Toucan - link in event description; FRI | 1PM | A big part of being at Essex is meeting people from other countries. Covid has made this much harder to do, so let’s fix that!

Study Session: Literature Society: 5th March; via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Study Session! This space should allow you to study with your friends or fellow class mates, mimicking the essence of a library session. Come Join!

Let's Connect: Pub Chat: 5th March; Toucan - link in event description; FRI | 7PM | Let’s be honest, we all miss the pub. Whilst we all may enjoy a beer, a gin and tonic or a cheeky pint of coke, it’s those conversations that happen in the pub that we are all missing right now.

Let's Connect: Mixology: 6th March; Toucan - link in event description; SAT | 8PM |

Let's Connect: Games Night: 7th March; Toucan - link in event description; SUN | 4PM | A bunch of us are coming together to play games online and meet new people along the way.

Lakeside Theatre Acting Workshops: 8th March; Zoom - register through link; The Lakeside Theatre Acting Skills Online Workshop aims to enable students to develop their skills and creativity using a wide range of exercises and techniques taught in drama schools.

Presentation: Feminist Writers and their Influences to Literature: 8th March; via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Presentation, on Feminist writers and their influences to Literature! If you would like to join our discussion, please see our event info!

9th March Virtual Student Space (History): 9th March; Zoom; Missing the common room this year? Use our Virtual Student Space to fulfil your social and study needs with peers from the History Department.

Study Session: Literature Society: 9th March; via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Study Session! This space should mimic the essence of a library session that you can do with your friends and fellow classmates. Join!

Chair's Training: 9th March; Zoom - code is in receipt

Lakeside Theatre Spoken Word Poetry Workshops: 10th March; Zoom - register through link; This term we want to focus on the importance of expression in the truest form! Which is why we’ll be working with @write2speakuk to bring you Spoken Word Poetry Workshops.

Voices of Now: An interview with Travis Alabanza: 10th March; Zoom; WED | 7.30PM | Proudly here to disrupt your routine by taking your mind somewhere new.

Lakeside Theatre - The Hook Open Mic - Now Online: 11th March; https://youtu.be/sllNWndtxKU; Our favorite weekly event at Lakeside is definitely the Hook Open Mic night, usually hosted in the Lakeside Cafe on a Friday evening. In order to continue this tradition, we have moved the Hook online, with a weekly two-hour live stream on Youtube

Study Session: Literature Society: 12th March; via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Study Session! This space should mimic the essence of a library session that you can do with your friends or fellow classmates! Join us!

Lakeside Theatre Acting Workshops: 15th March; Zoom - register through link; The Lakeside Theatre Acting Skills Online Workshop aims to enable students to develop their skills and creativity using a wide range of exercises and techniques taught in drama schools.

Reading Analysis Session: Literature Society: 15th March; via Instagram Live; This will be a book analysis session that will be on instagram live. Time and Book topic TBC.

Club Training - Monday: 15th March; Leisure World, Colchester

16th March Virtual Student Space (History): 16th March; Zoom; Missing the common room this year? Use our Virtual Student Space to fulfil your social and study needs with peers from the History Department.

Study Session: Literature Society: 16th March; via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Study Session! This space should mimic the essence of a library session with your friends or fellow classmates. Join us!

Lakeside Theatre Spoken Word Poetry Workshops: 17th March; Zoom - register through link; This term we want to focus on the importance of expression in the truest form! Which is why we’ll be working with @write2speakuk to bring you Spoken Word Poetry Workshops.

18th March Virtual Student Space (History): 18th March; Zoom; Missing the common room this year? Use our Virtual Student Space to fulfil your social and study needs with peers from the History Department.

Lakeside Theatre - The Hook Open Mic - Now Online: 18th March; https://youtu.be/sllNWndtxKU; Our favorite weekly event at Lakeside is definitely the Hook Open Mic night, usually hosted in the Lakeside Cafe on a Friday evening. In order to continue this tradition, we have moved the Hook online, with a weekly two-hour live stream on Youtube

Study Session: Literature Society: 19th March; Via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Study Session! This space should mimic the essence of a library session with your friends or fellow classmates. Join us!

Club Training - Friday: 19th March; Leisure World, Colchester

23rd March Virtual Student Space (History): 23rd March; Zoom; Missing the common room this year? Use our Virtual Student Space to fulfil your social and study needs with peers from the History Department.

Study Session: Literature Society: 23rd March; via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Study Session! This space should mimic the essence of a library session with your friends or fellow classmates. Please Join Us!

Lakeside Theatre Spoken Word Poetry Workshops: 24th March; Zoom - register through link; This term we want to focus on the importance of expression in the truest form! Which is why we’ll be working with @write2speakuk to bring you Spoken Word Poetry Workshops.

25th March Virtual Student Space (History): 25th March; Zoom; Missing the common room this year? Use our Virtual Student Space to fulfil your social and study needs with peers from the History Department.

Lakeside Theatre - The Hook Open Mic - Now Online: 25th March; https://youtu.be/sllNWndtxKU; Our favorite weekly event at Lakeside is definitely the Hook Open Mic night, usually hosted in the Lakeside Cafe on a Friday evening. In order to continue this tradition, we have moved the Hook online, with a weekly two-hour live stream on Youtube

Study Session: Literature Society: 26th March; via Zoom; Welcome to our Literature Society Study Session! This space should mimic the essence of a library session with your friends or your fellow classmates! Please Join us!

Literature Society Social and Games Night: 29th March; via Zoom; Welcome to the Literature Society Games Night! Here we will play some among us and other games as a celebration of the end of the month. Happy March!

Study Session: Literature Society: 30th March; via Zoom; Welcome to our final Literature Society study session for March! This space should mimic the essence of a library session with your friends or fellow classmates. Join us!

The Book of Life (BUY A COPY): 31st July