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Discover student engagement
Thursday 28 May
Register for a hands‑on introduction to the Student Engagement Toolkit, learn about real-world application-based methods, and experiment with ideas. Open to all staff.
Tuesday 23 June
How do we ‘know’ a crisis? What may be the emergent, radically new sources of knowledge within culture and society? Join the Society and Culture Spotlight to construct new ways of tackling knowledge in today’s university and beyond.
Voices from the shadows: LGBTQ+ experiences during the Nazi era
Wednesday 6 May
Reflect on a powerful, often overlooked part of history. Through rare archival voices, journalist Eric Marcus shares LGBTQ+ experiences of the Nazi era and Holocaust.
Lecture: National liberation and world-making power
Wednesday 13 May
Join Professor Peter Hallward, from Kingston University, for the 21st Edward Said Memorial Lecture.
Learning design beyond cognition: Emotion, uncertainty, and dialogue in an AI-mediated world
Wednesday 20 May
Designed for colleagues involved in shaping teaching, curriculum, or student experience, this WIHEA masterclass explores care‑centred, relational learning for wellbeing in an AI‑mediated world.
Protective or precarious? The role of research centres in supporting ECRs in an uncertain sector
Thursday 21 May
Help to shape how research centres can better support Early Career Researchers. Debate challenges, share perspectives, and contribute to a guide for building inclusive, supportive research cultures.
DeStresstival
Running throughout term 3, DeStresstival aims to help students tackle exam stress and boost wellbeing. Find out what activities are taking place and where you can signpost students who need to unwind.
Environmental Sustainability Conference 2026
Tuesday 19 May
Join the conference to hear more about the refreshed strategy, share environmental sustainability practices, spark new ideas, and reflect on what it means to be a truly sustainable institution.
City Nature Challenge 2026
Monday 27 April
Join us on a pond survey and/or a bioblitz to help discover and document wildlife on campus, and find out how to record wildlife all year round. It’s part of the global City Nature Challenge.