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Tue 20th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Speak Week 2026 - Stafford: 19th January midnight - 23rd January 11:59pm; Blackheath Lane; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what Stafford students have to say!

Wed 21st January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Speak Week 2026 - Stafford: 19th January midnight - 23rd January 11:59pm; Blackheath Lane; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what Stafford students have to say!

MKS X SCS Mario Kart Map Creation: 4pm - 8pm; Cadman D105; Refresh fair special event! Design your own map, win prizes and play some Mario Kart with us. Feel free to also come and playtest your assignments!

Rep Social | January 2026: 4pm - 7pm; Ember Sideroom

Thu 22nd January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Speak Week 2026 - Stafford: 19th January midnight - 23rd January 11:59pm; Blackheath Lane; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what Stafford students have to say!

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Operation Wallacea - UK Based Field Courses Webinar: 6pm - 7pm; online; Join Operation Wallacea's team, who will be discussing the importance of rewilding in the UK and how their field courses at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex have been developed to help those participating in wildlife management.

Fri 23rd January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Speak Week 2026 - Stafford: 19th January midnight - 23rd January 11:59pm; Blackheath Lane; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what Stafford students have to say!

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Sat 24th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Sun 25th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Mon 26th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

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

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

Tue 27th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Digital Skills Pop Up! - Catalyst Building: 9am - 2pm; Catalyst Building -> Main Reception; Boost Your Digital Skills with Our Pop-Up Stands!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Acting on feedback: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; This workshop will help you to improve your grades by raising your awareness of your strengths and areas for development.

Officers on Tour - Welcome Back!: 1pm - 3pm; Stoke Campus; Have a question or concern? Or just want a chat? Your Officer Team is on Tour, and ready to hear your thoughts!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using the 'Study Smarter with Technology' guide: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams

Operation Wallacea - Conservation & Research Webinar: 6pm - 7pm; online; Operation Wallacea are holding a free webinar for students, 6pm-7pm, highlighting the opportunities to gain more field work experience by joining our ecological research and conservation expeditions.

Wed 28th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Micro:bits Assemble: 1pm - 3pm; Mellor S404; Time to whip out those microcontrollers and program them! Open to beginners, collab between Eng soc and SCS!

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

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Critical writing: 6pm - 6:45pm; Online via MS Teams

Thu 29th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : AI, ChatGPT and Academia: 11am - 11:45am; Online via MS Teams

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

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

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

Fri 30th January

Speak Week 2026 - London: 19th January midnight - 30th January 11:59pm; Here East; Each year we ask students one simple question, and right now we want to know what London students have to say!

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Mon 2nd February

Digital Skills Pop Up! - Science Centre: 9am - 2pm; Science Centre -> Reception Area; Boost Your Digital Skills with Our Pop-Up Stands!

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

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

Tue 3rd February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : AI Part 2 - Misinformation, Disinformation and More!: 11am - 11:45am; Online via MS Teams; Delve deeper into AI's influence on information with "AI Part 2: Misinformation, Disinformation and More!" Explore how AI shapes narratives and learn strategies for critical thinking in the digital age.

Course Rep Coffee Slot: noon - 1:30pm; CH032, SU Office, Blackheath Lane, Stafford Campus, ST18 0YG; Join us for a coffee and a chat!

Library and Academic Skills : Postgraduate Welcome workshop: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams

Wed 4th February

3D Factory Tour: 1pm - 4pm; Mellor Ground Floor; Collab between Myth, Engineering Soc and SCS. Learn all about the 3D Factory, tour it and 3D print your own item. Tour and workshop in one. Please sign up using the form.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Things to do before you hand in your assignment: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams

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

Thu 5th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Presentations: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; It is common for you to be asked to create a presentation instead of write an essay or report. This workshop explores what this involves and how to prepare for, plan, practice and present this style of assignment.

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Planning your search strategy: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Library Search: Basic: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams; There is a wide range of resources available to you in print and online via University of Staffordshire Library. This session will help you to find some of the resources you can use when writing your assignments: books, eBooks and journal articles.

Operation Wallacea - UK Based Field Courses Webinar: 6pm - 7pm; online; Join Operation Wallacea's team, who will be discussing the importance of rewilding in the UK and how their field courses at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex have been developed to help those participating in wildlife management.

Fri 6th February

Games Design Guest Speaker: 5pm - 7pm; Cadman D116; Prepare to meet Lauren Fitzpatrick, a legend and Lead Game Designer at Little GrandMasters as she takes you on a journey through her experience + a fun workshop task! SCS x GDS event.

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Mon 9th February

Digital Skills Pop Up! - Catalyst Building: 9am - 2pm; Catalyst Building -> Main Reception; Boost Your Digital Skills with Our Pop-Up Stands!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Library Search: Basic: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; There is a wide range of resources available to you in print and online via University of Staffordshire Library. This session will help you to find some of the resources you can use when writing your assignments: books, eBooks and journal articles.

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

Tue 10th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Digital Skills: Finding your starting point: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; In today's fast-paced, technology-driven environment, digital skills are essential for personal and professional success. This workshop is designed to help participants understand their digital skills.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Planning your Research Project: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams; A research project usually involves an investigation into a topic related to your subject area. It might be primary or secondary research. This workshop will help you to plan how to approach this assignment.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Academic writing: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams; Academic writing can be daunting when you start university. But help is at hand! This workshop covers the dos and don'ts of academic writing and explains how to adopt the right style.

Operation Wallacea - Conservation & Research Webinar: 6pm - 7pm; online; Operation Wallacea are holding a free webinar for students, 6pm-7pm, highlighting the opportunities to gain more field work experience by joining our ecological research and conservation expeditions.

Wed 11th February

Valentines Day Special: 1pm - 3pm; Mellor S507; MEET AT LRV FIRST!

Rep Social | February 2026: 4pm - 7pm; Ember Sideroom

Thu 12th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Numeracy: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; This Session will cover: What numeracy is. Developing an understanding of how numeracy impacts on your University experience. Identifying techniques to solve numeracy word problems. Challenges that students experience

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Digital Collaboration Essentials: connect, share, succeed: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams; By the end of this session you will understand the foundational building blocks to communicating online, as well as learning about the etiquette required for online discourse.

Fri 13th February

Officers on Tour - Valentines Day!: 10am - 1pm; Stoke Campus; Have a question or concern? Or just want a chat? Your Officer Team is on Tour, and ready to hear your thoughts!

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Mon 16th February

Digital Skills Pop Up! - Stafford: 9am - 2pm; Stafford Campus - Library Space; Boost Your Digital Skills with Our Pop-Up Stands!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Planning and time management: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; Do you sometimes lack focus and not leave sufficient time for important things? If so, you need to learn how to recognise your avoidance activities and take control.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Creating Digital Content with Impact: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams; In today’s digital landscape, the ability to create compelling content is crucial for effective communication, marketing, and brand building. This workshop showcases some applications to craft engaging digital content across various platforms.

Tue 17th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Managing your Digital Identity: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; Explore what it means to have a digital identity and discover practical ways to enhance and improve your online presence.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Referencing basics: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams; This session will introduce you to the tools available to help you reference the sources of information that you have used in your work.

Wed 18th February

Gaming Tech Explored: 1pm - 3pm; TBC; Guest Speaker! Learn about how gaming tech is used across the world in different fields + live demo. Digital twins, museums and so much more.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Critical writing: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams; Develop your ability to write critically. This means learning to use the literature to support the arguments and assumptions you want to make in your writing.

🐶 Meet a Police Dog! 🐶: 3pm - 5pm; LT011; FACS is --Delighted-- to introduce to you a furry 5-0! Scott Beaman will be bringing along his fuzzy colleague to show us how police dogs are handled and the important work our four legged friends do towards solving and preventing crime! 🐶 🐶 🐶

Thu 19th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Library Search: Advanced: 11am - 11:45am; Online via MS Teams; Searching a university library catalogue can be overwhelming, as sometimes there can be so many results to sift through! This session shows you how to search so your results are more specific to the topics you are researching.

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Doing a literature review: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams; Literature reviews are often required for longer pieces of work such as dissertations and Final Year Projects. This workshop will help you understand what a literature review is and how to approach this effectively.

Rep Council: 4pm - 6pm; The September Room

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Reflective writing: 5pm - 5:45pm; Online via MS Teams; The session will explore the use of reflective models and how to plan and structure a piece of reflective writing. In addition, an Academic Librarian and Skills Tutor will reveal common problems with reflective writing and highlight good practice.

Fri 20th February

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Mon 23rd February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using the 'Study Smarter with Technology' guide: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; There is a wide range of tools which you can use to help you study effectively. These include tools to help with reading, writing, text-to-speech, planning and organising, collaborating with others and more.

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Managing your Digital Identity: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams; Explore what it means to have a digital identity and discover practical ways to enhance and improve your online presence.

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Tackling an assignment: 6pm - 6:30pm; Online via MS Teams; This workshop will help you to consider how to effectively approach your assignment and understand what is required.

Tue 24th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Library Search: Basic: 11am - 11:30am; Online via MS Teams; There is a wide range of resources available to you in print and online via University of Staffordshire Library. This session will help you to find some of the resources you can use when writing your assignments: books, eBooks and journal articles.

Officers on Tour!: 1pm - 3pm; Stoke Campus; Have a question or concern? Or just want a chat? Your Officer Team is on Tour, and ready to hear your thoughts!

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Presentations: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams; It is common for you to be asked to create a presentation instead of write an essay or report. This workshop explores what this involves and how to prepare for, plan, practice and present this style of assignment.

Wed 25th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Reflective writing: 3pm - 3:45pm; Online via MS Teams; The session will explore the use of reflective models and how to plan and structure a piece of reflective writing. In addition, an Academic Librarian and Skills Tutor will reveal common problems with reflective writing and highlight good practice.

Thu 26th February

Library and Academic Skills workshop : Using RefWorks: 11am - 11:45am; Online via MS Teams; RefWorks is an easy-to-use tool for citation, bibliography and reference management.

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Library and Academic Skills workshop: Creating Digital Content with Impact: 3pm - 3:30pm; Online via MS Teams; In today’s digital landscape, the ability to create compelling content is crucial for effective communication, marketing, and brand building.

Fri 27th February

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Tue 3rd March

Digital Skills Pop Up! - Science Centre: 9am - 2pm; Science Centre -> Reception Area; Boost Your Digital Skills with Our Pop-Up Stands!

Thu 5th March

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Fri 6th March

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Thu 12th March

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Fri 13th March

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Thu 19th March

Digital Skills Pop Up! - Catalyst Building: 9am - 2pm; Catalyst Building -> Main Reception; Boost Your Digital Skills with Our Pop-Up Stands!

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Fri 20th March

Folklore Weekly Session!: 6pm - 8pm; coalport gardens; Join us for Folklores weekly session! Check our discord for this weeks theme!

Tue 24th March

Digital Skills Pop Up! - Stafford: 9am - 2pm; Stafford Campus - Library Space; Boost Your Digital Skills with Our Pop-Up Stands!

Wed 25th March

Creative Industries Forum: 3pm - 5pm; September Room, Students' Union, College Road; If you're a Creative Industries student we would absolutely love to hear from you. We are holding this forum to give students the opportunity to come to us and talk about their course.

Thu 26th March

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Thu 2nd April

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Thu 9th April

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Wed 15th April

Rep Social: 4pm - 7pm; Ember Sideroom

Thu 16th April

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Wed 22nd April

Rep Council: 4pm - 6pm; The September Room

Thu 23rd April

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Thu 30th April

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Thu 7th May

Code Café Weekly Sesh: 3pm - 5pm; Mellor S205; Code Café is a weekly community run via the Computing Society dedicated to Software Development. Each week follows themes, new projects and fun events to help upskill you in programming. Come along every Thursday from 3-5PM & check Discord for more¬

Wed 13th May

Creative Industries Forum: 3pm - 5pm; September Room, Students' Union, College Road; If you're a Creative Industries student we would absolutely love to hear from you. We are holding this forum to give students the opportunity to come to us and talk about their course.

Wed 20th May

Rep Council: 4pm - 6pm; The September Room

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