News and Events
Stage Fest 2016 | June 22-29
With 5 main stages and a Piazza takover, this year's summer arts festival starts this week! There will be almost 50 events and over 25 societies, with performances from the likes of Salsa Dancing, MTW, Big Band, and Pole Dance to name a few.
Summer Careers Fair | Tuesday 28 June
The Summer Careers Fair is coming up on Tuesday 28 June. Come and explore your options with over 45 employers!
Warwick Quest
How well do you know campus? Celebrate the end of exams by competing in the Warwick Quest scavenger hunt on Thursday, with prizes for the winners!
Tuesday: Warwick WIDE
There's another Warwick WIDE Event coming up on Tuesday 21 June, 12-3pm, with talks on Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Awareness; and from Macmillan Cancer support on living with cancer.
Tuesday: Warwick WIDE
There's another Warwick WIDE Event coming up on Tuesday 21 June, 12-3pm, with talks on Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Awareness; and from Macmillan Cancer support on living with cancer.
Sustainable energy week
As part of Sustainable Energy Week, pop along to the piazza tomorrow (Friday 17 June) from 11-2 to find out about energy saving initiatives on our campus. Also, you could win £20 in Amazon vouchers for taking part in the carbon quiz.
Reminder: Photography competition
Just a reminder that the deadline for the Equality and Diversity caldendar photography competition closes today, Friday 17 June. Take a look at past winners over on their page.
Trips around the UK
There are trips from the Office for Global Engagement coming up to Warwick Castle on Saturday 18 June, and to Blackpool on Saturday 25 June.
Honorary degrees at Summer Graduation
Want to know who the recipients will be for honorary degrees at Summer's graduation? We're honoring an Archbishop, a Film Producer, a founder of the BBC’s Asian network and more.
Bank Holiday Opening Times
Remember that it's Bank Holiday Monday on 30 May, so opening times will still be slightly different than usual. Check out the opening times for shops and food outlets and at the SU.
Youth Theatre Leaders
The Arts Centre are looking for students to work with their Youth Theatre, for 8 to 16 year olds for the academic year 16/17. If you have an interest and skills in drama and experience of working with young people, you can apply to work as a Youth Theatre Leader or Youth Theatre Coordinator. You can apply until Friday 3 June.
Amazon collection point
As an alternative to the University post room and Amazon lockers on central campus, did you know that if you order from Amazon you can also select the Post Office in Rootes Grocery Store as your collection point?
Summer Music Day
Fête de la Musique is an annual international event where music institutions, concert halls, opera houses, theaters, music schools, pubs, clubs and cafes organize free public concerts. For the first time this year, it's coming to Coventry on 21 June. If you're a musician and you want to get involved, you can sign up now.
Planning to study, work or volunteer overseas?
There's an Intercultural Training Workshop coming up on Monday 6 June. It's the first session in a three-stage programme designed to help you to develop your intercultural competency before, during and after your time overseas, delivered through workshops and online media.
Careers & Skills Pop Up on the Piazza
From Tuesday 24 May Careers & Skills are holding a ‘Pop Up’ on the main campus Piazza (or Arts Centre Plaza on Market Days), 11:00am - 2:00pm most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. (Apart from Thursday 16 June and Tuesday 23 June). Whether you are looking for summer work, want info about the work experience bursary scheme, or have any other careers or skills queries, come along for a chat.
Find your exam seat numbers online before your exams
An online facility is now available for you to find your exam seat numbers online, before your exams take place (for exams in the main Summer Term exam period, 16 May – 23 June 2016). We strongly recommend you do this to save yourself time and help the exams run as smoothly as possible.
Sow Wild Flowers Seeds in Canley
Come along on Saturday and help the Friends of Canley Green Spaces transform a green space into a colourful display of wild flowers that attracts butterflies and bees. Planting the wild flower seeds is easy, and provides a great opportunity for volunteers to explore the local green spaces.
Love #Eurovision?
We'll be showing it on the Big Screen on Saturday from 8pm. Bring friends, cushions and picnics! Check out the participants here.
What is your Sustainability Vision for the University?
We want your input to help shape our approach to sustainability. If you've got views about the use of green space on campus, how we should invest funds, or anything else related to sustainability, come along to our consultation session on Thursday 12 May.
Arts Centre Family Day - volunteers wanted
Warwick Arts Centre are looking for volunteers for their Family Day on Sunday 29th May. If you are interested or would like to know any more details, please contact Helen h.m.lound@warwick.ac.uk.
TTIP - Friend or Foe?
Come and find out more about what the TTIP is, how it will work, what the problems are with it, what the impacts are of other similar treaties around the world, and how you can get involved to influence decision-making on it. Join us in R0.03, Ramphal Building, 5pm-6.30pm.
Piazza market day Wednesday 27 April
Come and try something delicious for lunch from 11am-3pm from a fantastic variety of tempting street food stalls.
Find a Warwick Graduate Careers Mentor
Join us on Tuesday 26 April for a drop In Session in Rootes Grid from 14:45 to 16:15 for a demonstration of Warwick’s e-mentoring software.
Shakespeare at Warwick
April 23rd is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Check out all that's going on, from anniversary celebrations to research, student societies to learning opportunites and much more...
Race Equality Survey
We're committed to enhancing race equality and creating an inclusive culture and environment where individuals are able to thrive, irrespective of their race or ethnicity. We want to hear your views.
Outstanding Student Contribution Awards
In addition to studying, many of you manage to find the time to campaign for good causes, raise enormous amounts of money for charities, start small business and work with local charities. If you know somebody who you think has made an outstanding contribution, nominate them for an OSCA. Nominate now and take a look at last years winners.
Sharpen your business acumen!
Apply for the Undergraduate Enterprise Support Scheme by Sunday 1 May. It's an 8 week summer programme where you can assess the commercial viability of business ideas posed by academics.
Monday: Navi Pillay - Contemporary Challenges for Justice and Development
Join us on Monday 25 April for this year's GRP International Development Lecture by Navanethem (Navi) Pillay - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008-2014) - on Contemporary Challenges for Justice and Development.
Call for abstracts: International Conference of Undergraduate Research
The call for abstracts is still open for ICUR 2016, to be held on 27-28 September, which is a great opportunity for undergraduates to present their work. Submit your abstracts online by Sunday 15 May.