Events in September

Forthcoming Events

Sat 23rd September

Hanley Park Run: 9am - 11am; Hanley Park; Join like minded people at Hanley parkrun: Run, jog, walk, volunteer

New Vic Theatre - Astley's Astounding Adventures: 23rd September 7:30pm - 21st October 11pm; New Vic Theatre - Etruria Rd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 0JG; When Philip and Patty meet, they both know their lives are about to change. As the couple begin their adventure together, they are unaware that they will become the legends of one of the greatest stories ever told…

Welcome/ Move in Party: 10pm - 3am; LRV; Move in Party!

Sun 24th September

Stoke City v Hull City: 3pm - 5pm; Bet365 Stadium; Come and watch some championship football for free!

Speedquizzing: 6pm - 9pm; Ember Lounge; Ember Lounge's weekly quiz showdown returns!

Mon 25th September

Breakfast!: 8am - 9:30am; The Atrium, BHL; Join us for a free breakfast!

Breakfast Club + Campus Orientation: 9am - 10am; London - Reload Café; Join us for tea, coffee, and pastries in Reload Café from 9am with the Students’ Union’s various activities each day throughout Welcome Week

'Pop up' Careers: 10am - noon; Science Centre; ‘Welcome to Careers, your future awaits!’ Come and discuss what support is offered and enjoy 'Spin the Wheel' our free game to play!

'Pop up' Wellbeing: 10am - noon; Ember square; Come on over to the Wellbeing stand where we will be giving out information about our Wellbeing service plus cards and freebies available

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Tackling an assignment: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Get to know your Union!: 11:30am - 1pm; The Atrium, BHL; Get to know everything Union!

Giant Jenga: 11:30am - 12:30pm; Catalyst fronts ( if raining inside the Hall); Test your nerves in our Giant game of Jenga just outside the Catalyst from 11.30 - 12.30

FIFA Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Esports Arena; Enjoy FIFA? Come test your mettle against other students down in the arena to see who's the best! The best players from across the week will get to play in the finals on Friday.

Meet Your Student Services: noon - 4pm; London - Reception & Student Space Area; Come and meet your Student Services.

'Pop up' Edge Intro: noon - 2pm; Science Centre; An introduction to your free enrichment programme. Come to discuss over at the Science Centre from 12:00 Where we'll show you how to earn points to win Prizes

'Pop up' Money and Guidance Stafford: noon - 1:30pm; Stafford Campus Stairwell E BHL; Name that PIG! And win a bundle of prizes for giving our pig the most creative name. Stafford Campus

Speed Pool Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Reload Café; How fast can you pot all the balls on our pool table? The player with the fastest time wins a prize!

'Pop up' Money and Guidance: 2pm - 4pm; Science Centre; Name that PIG! And win a bundle of prizes for giving our pig the most creative name.

Bubble Football: 3pm - 9pm; Large 3G pitch; You get in the bubble and pretend to play football while accidently on-purpose bouncing off everyone else!

Lets Get Sorted! Your Advice Service: 3pm - 4pm; Library - Blackheath Lane; Your Students' Union Coordinator is here to answer your burning questions!

Introduction to the Project Earth Society: 4pm - 5pm; online; Online introduction to the Project Earth Society ??

Mini Figures Society & Pokémon Society Meet-Up: 4pm - 5pm; London - Reload Café; Come and Meet the Mini figures Society and Pokemon Society!

Poker & Board Games Night: 5pm - 7pm; London - Reload Café; Come and play in our poker night taster session run by our society What a Top Deck! Entry is free and snacks will be provided.

Yu-gi-oh! Society Casual Meet Up/Tournament: 5pm - 10pm; Join our discord to find out more: https://discord.gg/7DwkjrUdvf

Suua Muay Thai: 6pm - 7pm; Get involved with Suua Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) here in Stoke-on-Trent!

Misfit: 11pm - 3am; LRV; Join us for Rock/Metal/AlternativeJ-Pop/K-Pop Night

Tue 26th September

Breakfast!: 8am - 9:30am; The Atrium, BHL; Join us for a free breakfast!

Breakfast Club + Meet Your Officer: 9am - 10am; London - Reload Café; Join us for tea, coffee, and pastries in Reload Café from 9am with the Students’ Union’s various activities each day throughout Welcome Week

'Pop up' Transition and Belonging: 10am - noon; Science Centre; Come down to the Transition and Belonging stall, today we have a prize-winning game Higher or Lower cards FREE to play. See you in the Science Centre!

'Pop up' Wellbeing: 10am - noon; Ember square; Come on over to the Wellbeing stand where we will be giving out information about our Wellbeing service plus cards and freebies available

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

FIFA Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Esports Arena; Enjoy FIFA? Come test your mettle against other students down in the arena to see who's the best! The best players from across the week will get to play in the finals on Friday.

Meet Your Student Services: noon - 4pm; London - Reception & Student Space Area; Come and meet your Student Services.

Speed Pool Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Reload Café; How fast can you pot all the balls on our pool table? The player with the fastest time wins a prize!

Staffs Makes: Coffee, Cake & Crafting: noon - 1:30pm; TBC; Come and Chill with some Crafting!

'Pop up' Money and Guidance: 2pm - 4pm; Ember square; Name that PIG! And win a bundle of prizes for giving our pig the most creative name.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Academic writing: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Here East Scavenger Hunt!: 3:30pm - 7pm; London - Games Lab 1; Join us on a fun activity on a scavenger hunt around the campus, Here East and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Find the clues, solve the puzzles and win prizes!

Walk around the nature reserve: 4pm - 4:30pm; Verve; Let's take in the breath taking scenery that the campus has to offer! Meet at the Verve on Tuesday 26th September at 4pm.

Get to know each other!: 5pm - 8pm; Ember Lounge; Meet us at ember lounge to have a chat, a few drinks and meet everyone. let’s kick the year of to a great start !!!

Entrepreneurial Marketing Masterclass: 5:30pm - 7:30pm; online; This 2-hour masterclass will cover: An overview of digital marketing What does it mean to market Online and offline marketing channels and their benefits Key digital marketing objectives for SMEs How to price and promote a product

GiaG: StaffsDJ Open Decks: 6pm - 9pm; Cadman Building - C115; Come and have a go at mixing, or just chill and listen to some good music! Equipment and guidance available for free; no genre restrictions or experience required :)

Lets Get Sorted! Your Advice Service: 6pm - 7pm; MS Teams; Your Students' Union Coordinator is here to answer your burning questions!

Reenactment craft give it a go session: 7pm - 10pm; Mellor Main Entrance craft space; Try crafts related to authentic re-enactment

Karaoke: 9pm - 1am; Ember Lounge; Karaoke hosted by the one and only DJ Sherz! Reckon you've got the pipes to impress others, or you and your housemates really want to bond over some terrible singing Come join us for karaoke at Ember!

Wed 27th September

'Pop up' Wellbeing: 8am - 9:30am; Stafford Campus Stairwell E BHL; Come on over to the Wellbeing stand where we will be giving out information about our Wellbeing service plus cards and freebies available Stafford Campus

Breakfast Club: 9am - 10am; London - Reload Café; Join us for tea, coffee, and pastries in Reload Café from 9am with the Students’ Union’s various activities each day throughout Welcome Week

CPR & Defibrillator Awareness: 9:30am - 3:30pm; Stoke Campus; Did you know that if someone suffers a cardiac arrest outside a hospital and receives CPR from someone at the scene, they are two to three times more likely to survive? If someone collapsed in front of you, would you know what to do?

Welcome Fair: 10:30am - 3:30pm; LRV - Sports Hall - Catalyst; Join clubs and societies, meet university services and grab some freebies!

Union Picnic!: 11:30am - 1:30pm; Garden Space, BHL; Come and relax in the Garden space with some traditional picnic snacks!

Charity Bake Sale for National Breastfeeding Week: noon - 1:30pm; The Atrium, Centre for Health Innovation, Stafford; The Children's Nursing Team at the Centre for Health Innovation are hosting a charity bake sale for National Breastfeeding Week. There will be a bake sale, tombola, guess the sweets in the jar and more.

FIFA Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Esports Arena; Enjoy FIFA? Come test your mettle against other students down in the arena to see who's the best! The best players from across the week will get to play in the finals on Friday.

Freshers Fest 2023: noon - 4pm; Here East Yard; Join students from across all the universities on the Here East Campus.

Meet Your Student Services: noon - 4pm; London - Reception & Student Space Area; Come and meet your Student Services.

Parkworks Skating: noon - 3pm

'Pop up' Edge Intro Stafford: noon - 1:30pm; Stafford Campus Stairwell E BHL; An introduction to your free enrichment programme. Come to discuss over at Stairwell E Where we'll show you how to earn points and win Prizes

Speed Pool Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Reload Café; How fast can you pot all the balls on our pool table? The player with the fastest time wins a prize!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Planning and time management: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Super Smash Bros Tournament: 4pm - 6pm; London - Esports Arena; Join Press Start, our fighting game society, in an all-out Smash Ultimate tournament in our arena! Feel free to come and cheer on your friends or participate yourself!

Yu-gi-oh! Society Casual Meet Up/Tournament: 5pm - 10pm; Flaxman L518; Join our discord to find out more: https://discord.gg/7DwkjrUdvf

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Academic writing: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Quiz Night: 6:30pm - 9pm; Ember Lounge; Join us in the Ember Lounge for our annual Quiz Night!

Paradox Game Night: 7pm - 11pm; Mellor S102; Come join for the largest (and smallest) paradox event in Staffordshire university! Snacks included!

New Vic Theatre - Ralph McTell: 7:30pm - 11pm; New Vic Theatre - Etruria Rd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 0JG; Ralph McTell is the composer of the Ivor Novello award-winning, international hit song and buskers favourite Streets of London. The performance will feature plenty of songs from his 50+ year career in addition to showcasing some of his work

LRV Presents... Back 2 School: 11pm - 3am; LRV; LRV's going back 2 school and so are you!

Thu 28th September

Breakfast Club + Sustainability Challenge: 9am - 10am; London - Reload Café; Join us for tea, coffee, and pastries in Reload Café from 9am with the Students’ Union’s various activities each day throughout Welcome Week

Introduction to Project Management Masterclass: 9:30am - 11:30am; This masterclass will provide learners with a comprehensive overview of Project Management. Relevant for any project in any area of business, the masterclass covers the pragmatic skills and techniques necessary for effective project delivery.

Art Riot Collective Morning sessions: 10am - noon; Henrion Gallery; Their mission :develop a community of Disabled & Neuro divergent Artists & supporters, offering a creative space where people can learn and grow artistically & socially. The sessions will be run in collaboration with the Disability Students Network.

'Pop up' Money and Guidance: 10am - noon; Science Centre; Name that PIG! And win a bundle of prizes for giving our pig the most creative name.

Vintage Fair with clothing, books and vinyl!: 10am - 4pm; LRV; Grab yourself a vintage bargain!

Stafford Welcome Fair: 10:30am - 3:30pm; Atrium; Clubs and societies, University services and more.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Referencing basics: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Stafford campus Welcomes the ZEN project: 11am - 5pm; Stafford Campus BHL Ambulance Bay; A Day of guided Zen Sessions to help you into to your new academic year, focusing on helping to lower stress and anxiety levels, and helping you to feel a sense of belonging. Involving a mixture of guided mediation and Visualisation,

Tepee Central 'A Peace of Home': 11am - 1pm; Tepee Central; A Peace of Home! We know moving to Uni can be a big deal so here’s just a small way to begin to affirm that you made the right decision.

Galliford Try Pop-Up Stand: Learn more about the Station Road and College Road new travel corridor: 28th September 11:30am - 29th September 2pm; The Catalyst entrance foyer, Leek Road site, Stoke-on-Trent; Drop into The Catalyst to learn more about the re-development of Station Road and College Road and planned disruption to routes in the local area in this pop-up stand hosted by Galliford Try.

FIFA Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Esports Arena; Enjoy FIFA? Come test your mettle against other students down in the arena to see who's the best! The best players from across the week will get to play in the finals on Friday.

Meet Your Student Services: noon - 4pm; London - Reception & Student Space Area; Come and meet your Student Services.

Speed Pool Tournament: noon - 2pm; London - Reload Café; How fast can you pot all the balls on our pool table? The player with the fastest time wins a prize!

Art Riot Collective Afternoon sessions: 12:30pm - 4pm; Henrion Gallery; Art Riot Collective's mission is to develop a community of Disabled and Neuro divergent Artists and supporters, providing access to high quality creative practice, connections and cultural spaces.

'Pop up' Wellbeing: 2pm - 4pm; Science Centre; Come on over to the Wellbeing stand where we will be giving out information about our Wellbeing service plus cards and freebies available

Outdoor life drawing/painting: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Science Centre; Create your very own Canvas painting to keep for your dorms or home. Join the team at the Science Center on Thursday 28th September at 2:30pm. All equipment is provided.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

7-a-side League Give it a go: 4pm - 6pm; SSMSC - Astro; Interested in trying 7-a-side? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Dodgeball Give it a Go: 4pm - 5pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Dodgeball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

International Hang Outs: 4pm - 6pm; Verve; Come chill and play all sorts of games (board games, card games, video games) with fellow students. Whether you are a home or international student, everyone is welcome!

Movie Society Night: 4pm - 7pm; London - Esports Arena; Come along and meet our Movie Society!

Table Tennis Give it a go: 4pm - 5pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Table Tennis? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Badminton Give it a go: 5pm - 6:30pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Badminton? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Zumba Give it a go: 5pm - 6pm; LRV; Interested in trying Zumba? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Pokémon Society: Give it a Go Session: 6pm - 9pm; T005 - Beacon Building; New uni year, new committee and members! Come and get to know your fellow Pokémon fans, no membership needed!

Main Meeting (Give It A Go): 6:30pm - 9pm; CA203, Catalyst Building; We'll be having an introductory talk titled 'What is the Christian Union?' for our first main meeting of the year!

Women's Volleyball Give it a go: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Volleyball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Mixed Hockey Give it a go: 7pm - 8pm; SSMSC - Astro; Interested in trying Hockey? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Men's Volleyball Give it a go: 7:30pm - 9pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Volleyball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

LRV's Bingo Night!: 8pm - midnight; LRV; Get ready for BINGOOOOOO!

Mixed Lacrosse Give it a go: 8pm - 9pm; SSMSC - Astro; Interested in trying Lacrosse? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Men's Basketball Give it a go: 9pm - 10:30pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Basketball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Fri 29th September

Galliford Try Pop-Up Stand: Learn more about the Station Road and College Road new travel corridor: 28th September 11:30am - 29th September 2pm; The Catalyst entrance foyer, Leek Road site, Stoke-on-Trent; Drop into The Catalyst to learn more about the re-development of Station Road and College Road and planned disruption to routes in the local area in this pop-up stand hosted by Galliford Try.

'Pop up' Wellbeing: 8am - 9:30am; Stafford Campus Stairwell E BHL; Come on over to the Wellbeing stand where we will be giving out information about our Wellbeing service plus cards and freebies available Stafford Campus for Breakfast

Breakfast Club + Meet Your Networks: 9am - 10am; London - Reload Café; Join us for tea, coffee, and pastries in Reload Café from 9am with the Students’ Union’s various activities each day throughout Welcome Week

Spill The Tea With the Officer Team!: 9am - 11am; Verve

Tepee Central Chaplaincy & Chill: 9am - noon; Tepee Central; Come on over to Tepee Central to 'Get to know your Vic'

'Pop up' Money and Guidance: 10am - noon; Ember square; Name that PIG! And win a bundle of prizes for giving our pig the most creative name.

Clubs & Societies Fair - Meet Your Student Union - Networks - Sports: noon - 4pm; London - Reload Café; Come and meet your Clubs & Societies, Students Union, Networks and Sports. In Reload Café (3rd floor) from 12pm-4pm!

Ember Lounge BBQ: noon - 4pm; Ember Lounge; Fancy a burger or a hot dog? follow your nose!

FIFA Tournament - FINAL: noon - 2pm; London - Esports Arena; Enjoy FIFA? Come test your mettle against other students down in the arena to see who's the best! The best players from across the week will get to play in the finals on Friday.

Join a Union! RCN & Unison Visit: noon - 1:30pm; The Atrium; Get involved and join a Union!

'Pop up' Edge Intro: noon - 2pm; Science Centre; An introduction to your free enrichment programme. Come to discuss over at the Science Centre from 12:00 Where we'll show you how to earn points and win Prizes

'Pop up' Money and Guidance: noon - 1:30pm; Stafford Campus Stairwell E BHL; Name that PIG! And win a bundle of prizes for giving our pig the most creative name. Stafford Campus

'Pop up' Transition and Belonging: noon - 2pm; Ember square; Come down to the Transition and Belonging stall today. We have a prize winning game 'Higher or Lower' cards FREE to play. See you in the Gazebo on Ember Square!

Speed Pool Tournament - FINAL: noon - 2pm; London - Reload Café; How fast can you pot all the balls on our pool table? The player with the fastest time wins a prize!

Tepee Central 'Commuters Lunch Club': noon - 2pm; Tepee Central; Tepee Central presents the Commuters Lunch Club

Give it a go Session: 1:30pm - 3pm; L414 Flaxman Building; Our give it a go session for an introduction to our society! :)

Swimming: 1:45pm - 4:15pm; SSMSC - Fenton Manor; Interested in trying Swimming? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear. Student Card must be shown

Clay Crafting: 2pm - 5pm; T005; Clay Crafting session!

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Online Training and Support: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Men's Volleyball: 3pm - 5pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Men's Volleyball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Women's Volleyball: 3pm - 5pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Women's Volleyball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

End of Welcome Week Party: 4pm - 8pm; London - First Floor; Celebrate the End of Welcome Week with a Bang!

Cheerleading Give it a go: 5pm - 7pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Cheerleading? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Jiu Jitsu: 5pm - 7pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Jiu Jitsu? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Mountaineering Give it a go: 5pm - 7pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Mountaineering? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

ACS Meet & Greet: 6pm - 9pm; Beacon Building T003/4; This the perfect opportunity to meet new people and make some friends. So show up, participate and have fun!

Folk-on-Trent: 6pm - 8pm; Reslife Gardens; Learn all about local folklore in our first event of the year!

Table Tennis: 6pm - 8pm; SSMSC - LRV; Interested in trying Table Tennis? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Welcome to Britain: 6pm - 9pm; Catalyst Hall; Welcome to Britain The International team would like to invite you to share the joy with us at our ‘Welcome to Britain’ celebration. There will be plenty of activities to keep you entertained all evening. Friday 29th September, 6pm, Catalyst Hall

Women's Football: 6pm - 10pm; SSMSC - Grass Pitch; Interested in trying Women's Football? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Q&A Night: 6:30pm - 9pm; Digital Kiln, Mellor Building; An exciting chance to ask a panel of Christian speakers all of your burning questions about the faith!

Netball: 7pm - 8pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Netball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Ultimate Frisbee: 8pm - 10pm; SSMSC - Grass Pitch; Interested in trying Ultimate Frisbee? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Women's Basketball: 8pm - 9pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Women's Basketball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Desi Disco: 9pm - 1am; Verve

Men's Futsal: 9pm - 10:30pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Men's Futsal? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Sat 30th September

Hanley Park Run: 9am - 11am; Hanley Park; Join like minded people at Hanley parkrun: Run, jog, walk, volunteer

Give it a go Mixed Volleyball: 10am - noon; ssmsc- Sports Centre Sports Hall; Interested in trying Volleyball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Get to Know Stoke Walk: 10:30am - 2pm; Join us for a walk around campus and visit nearby useful places to know for students. If it's your first time in Stoke, this is the event for you!

Board and card games in the tepee: 11am - 3pm; Tepee, Leek Road campus; Join us in the tepee for a variety of fun board games and card games

Give it a Go Men's Football: 11am - 2pm; SSMSC- Astro; Interested in trying Football? To register for this please come and see us at the sports fair on 27th Sept in the Sports Hall. Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Table tennis: noon - 2pm; ssmsc- Sports Hall; Interested in trying Table Tennis? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Capture the Flag/Give it a Go: 1pm - 5:30pm; Hanley Park; Capture the Flag in Hanley Park

Give it a Mixed Pickleball: 2pm - 4pm; ssmsc- Sports Centre Sports Hall; Interested in trying Pickleball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Give it a Go Dodgeball: 4pm - 6pm; ssmsc- Sports Centre Sports Hall; Interested in trying Dodgeball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Give it a Go Lacrosse (mixed): 5pm - 6pm; SSMSC- Astro; Interested in trying Lacrosse? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

An Evening with the Assassins: 6pm - 8pm; Ember Lounge; Come have a pint with some Assassins as we discuss what it is we do

Verve Games Night: 6pm - 10pm; Verve; Board games, video games, table top and more!

Midnight Crafts: 10pm - 1am; LRV & VERVE; Midnight crafting in the Tepee!

Sun 1st October

Cheerleading Give it a go: 10am - noon; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Cheerleading? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Jiu Jitsu: 10am - noon; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Jiu Jitsu? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Men's Football Trials: 11am - 2pm; SSMSC - Grass Pitch; Interested in joining the football team? Come down to our football trials. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear. Please register your interest at the Sports Fair

Welcome walk: 11am - noon; Tepee Catalyst Fronts; Meet at 11am at Tepee Central. Finishing at 12pm at The Green House, Royal Doulton (RD10) for tea and toast. Join us for a very gentle Sunday stroll around our beautiful on-site nature reserve. T

Wolstanton Retail Park Trip: 11am - 3pm; Retail Park Trip!

Ultimate Frisbee: noon - 1pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Ultimate Frisbee? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Women's Basketball: 1pm - 2pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Women's Basketball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

American Football: 2pm - 5pm; SSMSC - Astro; Interested in trying American Football? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Men's Basketball: 2pm - 3:30pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Men's Basketball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Women's Futsal: 3:30pm - 5pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Women's Futsal? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Badminton: 5pm - 7pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Badminton? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Women's Rugby: 5pm - 7pm; SSMSC - Grass Pitch; Interested in trying Women's Rugby? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

SpeedQuizzing: 6pm - 9pm; Ember Lounge; Ember's weekly quiz showdown!

Men's Rugby: 7pm - 9pm; SSMSC - Grass Pitch; Interested in trying Men's Rugby? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Mixed Netball: 7pm - 9pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Mixed Netball? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Women's Football: 7pm - 8pm; SSMSC - Astro; Interested in trying Women's Football? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Mixed Hockey: 8pm - 9pm; SSMSC - Astro; Interested in trying Mixed Hockey? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Mon 2nd October

Tepee Central Library, Books and Chill: 9am - 3:30pm; Tepee Central; Come on over to Tepee Central and celebrate World Book Day with the Library team and the Cosy Book Club!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using Library Search (Basic): 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

International: Plant a Seed: 1pm - 2pm; Science Centre; Plant a seed. A tiny seedling that will take root and develop into a strong, healthy plant. Sound familiar? Come along to the Science Centre at 10am and plant a seed. All equipment will be provided.

Mountaineering Give it a go: 5:30pm - 8pm; Kilnworx (Meet at Sports Centre); Interested in trying Mountaineering? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

Snowsports Give it a Go: 5:30pm - 8pm; Stoke Ski Centre (Meet at Ember); Snowsports club are riding the slopes and you're invited!

Darts Club Welcome Event: 6pm - 10pm; Ember Lounge; Welcome event for any and all interested in darts or having a social drink with friendly people. All skill levels welcome.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Suua Muay Thai: 6pm - 7pm; Get involved with Suua Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) here in Stoke-on-Trent!

Arts & Crafts Night: 6:30pm - 9pm; Express your creativity at our Arts + Crafts Night, featuring a special testimony from a committee member! Supplies provided :)

New Vic Theatre - Buddy Holly and the Cricketers: 7:30pm - 11pm; New Vic Theatre - Etruria Rd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 0JG; This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles.

R.A.M.S. "Give It A Go!" INVASION: 10pm - 1am; Verve; Come Give It A Go! R.A.M.S. is hosting a FREE INVASION event. Come along for the music, drinks, good company, and a few games!

RAMS Invasion: 10pm - 1am; Verve; The first RAMS Invasion of the year!

Tue 3rd October

Report & Support Tepee Central: 9:30am - 3:30pm; Tepee Central; We believe that everyone should have a positive and rewarding experience at university. To Find out more and meet some of our professional experts join us in the Tepee Central on Tuesday 3rd October between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Critical writing: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams

Tie dye: 3pm - 4pm; Tuesday 3 October 2023 3pm-4pm Tie Dye. Come along to our free event. You will be given a canvas bag to get creative on. Then once your marvelous creation is complete you get to take it home with you.

Idol Society GIAG session: 5pm - 9pm; Flexman L410; Everyone is more then welcome to join us no matter you're a big kpop fan or you just getting ready to know more about it!

Pole & Aerial Give it a Go: 5:15pm - 7:15pm; Pole-Fit, Longton, ST3 1HZ; Try your hand at pole & aerial arts, with this free give it a go.

GiaG: StaffsDJ Open Decks: 6pm - 9pm; Cadman Building - C115; Come and have a go at mixing, or just chill and listen to some good music! Equipment and guidance available for free; no genre restrictions or experience required :)

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using Library Search (Basic): 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams

International Food Night: 6:30pm - 9pm; Come and share an assortment of international food with us, with a talk from one of our church members!

Rock and Roll Bingo: 7pm - 9pm; LRV & VERVE; Rock and Roll Bingo in the Tepee!

Karaoke: 9pm - 1am; Ember Lounge; Karaoke hosted by the one and only DJ Sherz! Reckon you've got the pipes to impress others, or you and your housemates really want to bond over some terrible singing Come join us for karaoke at Ember!

Wed 4th October

Tepee Central Mindful Money: 9am - noon; Tepee Central; Come along and find out the best money saving tips, budgeting advice and ways to get more for your money from our Money & Guidance team and Students’ Union. Also meet our Sports team who will tell you how you can get involved in sports for free!

Parkworks Skating: noon - 3pm

Tepee Central Careers: 12:30pm - 3:30pm; Tepee Central; Careers ‘Employabili-tepee’ Come on over to Tepee Central to get career advice on part time, Volunteering, Graduate?

GIAG Book Club: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; L320 Flaxman Building; We read and discuss books we’ve all read over the summer!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Referencing basics: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Yu-gi-oh! Society Casual Meet Up/Tournament: 5pm - 10pm; Flaxman L518; Join our discord to find out more: https://discord.gg/7DwkjrUdvf

SAMS Wednesday Social Give It A Go: 6pm - 9pm; Beacon, T002/T004

LRV's Teepee Party!: 10pm - 2am; LRV & VERVE

Thu 5th October

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Academic reading: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Friendship Bracelet Making: 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Science Centre; Friendship Bracelet Making. Create a fabric friendship bracelet. All equipment needed will be provided and you can take you bracelet away with you!

Idol Society GIAG session: 5pm - 9pm; Flexman L410; Everyone is more then welcome to join us no matter you're a big kpop fan or you just getting ready to know more about it!

International Hang Out in SqueezeBox: 5pm - 7pm; SqueezeBox; Come and meet with the international network for a chat around free coffee, tea and hot chocolate! The International Engagement Coordinator are here to welcome you and discuss about your experience, and just have a good time!

GIAG Crafting Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; L414 Flaxman Building; We’ll be doing some arts and crafts :)

PLAYember: 6pm - 10pm; Ember Lounge; Embers big games jam! We have consoles ready, or you can bring your own!

Staffs Poker Weekly: 5th October 6pm - 2nd February 11pm; Ember Lounge; Poker weekly tournament

Main Meeting (Give It A Go): 6:30pm - 9pm; Our second main meeting of the year. Our speaker will be answering the question 'What is a Christian?'

Fri 6th October

Global greeting: 11am - 3pm; Outside Catalyst; Come meet your Student Union, networks and societies under the teepee and discover all the different services we offer our international students! There will be drinks, foods and games!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Numeracy: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Pottery Air drying Clay Creations: 2pm - 3pm; Catalyst Hall; Pottery making! Get your creative mind open and make your own piece of unique clay pottery.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Mountaineering Give it a go: 5pm - 7pm; SSMSC - Sports Hall; Interested in trying Mountaineering? Come down to our give it a go. Please wear sports clothing and appropriate footwear

SAMS Anime Event Give It A Go: 6pm - 9pm; Beacon, T003/T004

French rugby broadcast: 8pm - 10pm; Ember Lounge; Come to Ember Lounge and enjoy the live rugby game to support France during the Rugby World Cup! (Or the opponent, at your risks)

Sat 7th October

Hanley Park Run: 9am - 11am; Hanley Park; Join like minded people at Hanley parkrun: Run, jog, walk, volunteer

Open Mic Night: 6pm - 10pm; Ember Lounge welcome you to Open Mic!

Movie Night: 6:30pm - 9pm

Cabana Nights: 11pm - 3am; LRV; First Cabana of the year and the vibes are in season! Enjoy a night of Afrobeats, RnB, Hip Hop, Amapiano and more!

Sun 8th October

SpeedQuizzing: 6pm - 9pm; Ember Lounge; Ember Lounge's weekly quiz showdown returns!

Mon 9th October

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using Library Search (Advanced): 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams

Mountaineering @ Kilnworx: 5:30pm - 8pm; Kilnworx - (Meet at Sports centre); All members are welcome to join us for our weekly Monday session at Kilnworx

Snowsports weekly session: 5:30pm - 8pm; Stoke Ski Centre (Meet at Ember); Snowsports club are riding the slopes and you're invited!

Darts Club Welcome Event: 6pm - 10pm; Ember Lounge; Welcome event for any and all interested in darts or having a social drink with friendly people. All skill levels welcome.

Suua Muay Thai: 6pm - 7pm; Get involved with Suua Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) here in Stoke-on-Trent!

New Vic Theatre - Rosie Jones - Triple Threat: 7:30pm - 11pm; New Vic Theatre - Etruria Rd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 0JG; Rosie Jones is on the road for a UK tour and, boy, she is EXCITED. Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fun

Misfit: 11pm - 3am; LRV; Join us for Rock/MetalAlternative/J-Pop/K-Pop Night

Tue 10th October

Library and Academic Skills : Postgraduate Welcome workshop: 11am - 11:45am; Online via MS Teams

Meet the Cop Shop: 11am - 3pm; Ember square; Meet your campus copper!

Dog De-Stress: noon - 2pm; Library, BHL; This World Mental Health Day your Students' Union is hosting a de-stress event!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Tackling an assignment: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

GiaG: StaffsDJ Open Decks: 6pm - 9pm; Cadman Building - C115; Come and have a go at mixing, or just chill and listen to some good music! Equipment and guidance available for free; no genre restrictions or experience required :)

International Hang Outs : Karaoke: 8:30pm - 10:30pm; Ember Lounge; Come and join us at ember to sing at the top of our lungs (or not), have a drink (beer or coke, whatever you prefer) and just hang out! We are a culturally diverse group and welcome anyone, home or international students!

Karaoke: 9pm - 1am; Ember Lounge; Karaoke hosted by the one and only DJ Sherz! Reckon you've got the pipes to impress others, or you and your housemates really want to bond over some terrible singing! Come join us for karaoke at Ember!

Wed 11th October

Parkworks Skating: noon - 3pm

GIAG Game Day: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; L320 Flaxman Building; A gaming session for everyone to play any kind of games they want. We encourage everyone to bring along any board games, card games or their switches!

Yu-gi-oh! Society Casual Meet Up/Tournament: 5pm - 10pm; Flaxman L518; Join our discord to find out more: https://discord.gg/7DwkjrUdvf

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Tackling an assignment: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams

SAMS Wednesday Social Give It A Go: 6pm - 9pm; Beacon, T002/T004

Thu 12th October

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Academic writing: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

EAFC Tournament: 1pm - 5pm; R101; Come and challenge a Stoke City player to a game of EAFC

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Why can't I just watch YouTube? (Or...Academic reading for DTA students): 3pm - 4pm; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Managing longer documents in Word: 6pm - 6:45pm; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Staffs Poker Weekly: 12th October 6pm - 9th February 11pm; Ember Lounge; Poker weekly tournament

Fri 13th October

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Don't look back in anger (Or...Reflective writing for DTA students): 10am - 11am; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Online Training and Support: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Search Hacking (Or...Using Library Search (Advanced) for DTA students): 3pm - 4pm; Online via MS Teams

Mountaineering @ SSMSC: 5pm - 7pm; Sir Stanley Matthew's Sports Centre; You are welcome to join us for our weekly Friday session at Sir Stanley Matthew's Sports Centre

SAMS Anime Event: 6pm - 9pm; Beacon, T003/T004

Flashback: 11pm - 3am; LRV; The nostalgia hit you've been waiting for!

Sat 14th October

EGX London: 7am - 9pm; London; Join us when we visit EGX London, Uk's biggest gaming event

Hanley Park Run: 9am - 11am; Hanley Park; Join like minded people at Hanley parkrun: Run, jog, walk, volunteer

PLAYember: 6pm - 10pm; Embers big games jam! We have consoles ready, or you can bring your own!

Sun 15th October

Stoke-con-Trent: 10am - 4pm; LRV, Catalyst

SpeedQuizzing: 6pm - 9pm; Ember Lounge; Ember Lounge's weekly quiz showdown returns!

Mon 16th October

Restart A Heart Day: Learn CPR at the Centre for Health Innovation: 9am - 2:15pm; Centre for Health Innovation, Blackheath Lane, Stafford ST18 0Y; Join us at the Centre for Health Innovation for a FREE interactive session designed to give you the skills perform CPR to celebrate 2023 Restart a Heart Day.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : AI, ChatGPT and Academia: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Referencing basics: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Mountaineering @ Kilnworx: 5:30pm - 8pm; Kilnworx - (Meet at Sports centre); All members are welcome to join us for our weekly Monday session at Kilnworx

Snowsports weekly session: 5:30pm - 8pm; Stoke Ski Centre (Meet at Ember); Snowsports club are riding the slopes and you're invited!

Darts Club Welcome Event: 6pm - 10pm; Ember Lounge; Welcome event for any and all interested in darts or having a social drink with friendly people. All skill levels welcome.

Suua Muay Thai: 6pm - 7pm; Get involved with Suua Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) here in Stoke-on-Trent!

New Vic Theatre - Acceler8 Band: 7:30pm - 11pm; New Vic Theatre - Etruria Rd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 0JG; Acceler8 Band (formerly TCTC Group Band and the Co-operative Band, Crewe) have been a well-established group since 1955. Since 2000 the band have competed in the prestigious Championship Section in the Northwest of England

RAMS Invasion: 10pm - 1am; Verve; The weekly RAMS invasion in Verve!

Tue 17th October

How to Pitch a Business Idea Masterclass: 9:30am - 4pm; This session will equip the founders of an investable idea with the appropriate skills and knowledge required to deliver a successful pitch. Pitching successfully is a key ingredient of the fundraising process.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Why can't I just do drawing? (Or...Planning and time management for DTA students): 10am - 11am; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using the 'Study Smarter with Technology' guide: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Maximise Your Money!: noon - 2pm; Union Building Boardroom; Money saving tips and advice!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Reflective writing: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams

GiaG: StaffsDJ Open Decks: 6pm - 9pm; Cadman Building - C115; Come and have a go at mixing, or just chill and listen to some good music! Equipment and guidance available for free; no genre restrictions or experience required :)

Karaoke: 9pm - 1am; Ember Lounge; Karaoke hosted by the one and only DJ Sherz! Reckon you've got the pipes to impress others, or you and your housemates really want to bond over some terrible singing! Come join us for karaoke at Ember!

Wed 18th October

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams

Parkworks Skating: noon - 3pm

Better Staffs Forum - Let's Talk Welcome: 1:30pm - 2:30pm; September Room, Students' Union, College Road; Join the Better Staffs Forum to have YOUR say on what happens at Staffs!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using Library Search (Basic): 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Yu-gi-oh! Society Casual Meet Up/Tournament: 5pm - 10pm; Flaxman L518; Join our discord to find out more: https://discord.gg/7DwkjrUdvf

SAMS Wednesday Social: 6pm - 9pm; Beacon, T002/T004

Thu 19th October

Library and Academic Skills : Library Lounge (Virtual Study session): 10am - noon; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Introduction to Blackboard: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

International Hang Outs: 4pm - 6pm; Verve; Come chill and play all sorts of games (board games, card games, video games) with fellow students. Whether you are a home or international student, everyone is welcome!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Referencing basics: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Staffs Poker Weekly: 19th October 6pm - 16th February 11pm; Ember Lounge; Poker weekly tournament

Fri 20th October

Tour of Stoke: 10am - 4pm; Sir Stanley Matthews Sports Centre; Want to familiarise yourself with the city? come and join us!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Is it cheating? Will I get caught? (Or...AI, ChatGPT and Academia for DTA students): 11am - noon; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Presentations: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Who said what and why?! (Or...Doing a literature review for DTA students): 3pm - 4pm; Online via MS Teams

Mountaineering @ SSMSC: 5pm - 7pm; Sir Stanley Matthew's Sports Centre; You are welcome to join us for our weekly Friday session at Sir Stanley Matthew's Sports Centre

SAMS Anime Event: 6pm - 9pm; Beacon, T003/T004

Sat 21st October

Day Trip to Chester Saturday 21st October 2023: 8:45am - 5pm; Meet at the coach by the Sports Centre; Day Trip to Chester Saturday 21st October 2023 Visit Chester! Its bewitching beauty and unique atmosphere making Chester one of Britain's most popular places for an unforgettable day out.

Hanley Park Run: 9am - 11am; Hanley Park; Join like minded people at Hanley parkrun: Run, jog, walk, volunteer

PLAYember: 6pm - 10pm; Embers big games jam! We have consoles ready, or you can bring your own!

Sun 22nd October

SpeedQuizzing: 6pm - 9pm; Ember Lounge; Ember Lounge's weekly quiz showdown returns!

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