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Lead contact: Gemma Lace
Programmes: ALL
Dates: TBC
Links: TBC

Both students AND staff will be invited to take part in this School wide initiative aiming to bring a little festive cheer, foster belonging and reinforce cohort identity.

This project will encourage subject associated submissions of cake based delightfulness. From brain buns to computer cakes, from team creations to individual submissions, an array of prizes will be up for grabs alongside a SEE bake of showcase that you won't forget......!

Submission deadlines and details to be confirmed, initial plans will involve promotion throughout Dec, submission deadline mid-Jan with a School wide event planned around Induction week. If you want to be involved, drop me an email g.l.lace@salford.ac.uk

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Lead contact: Sara Namvar
Programmes: ALL
Dates: Deadline 31st Jan 2022

Theme: 'perceptions of pain’

The theme can be interpreted in a discipline specific manner and creativity is encouraged. Prizes of up to £250 per category!!! There will be an unforgettable celebration and an exhibition of selected art/photography on campus!

We have some limited resources (canvases and acrylic paint sets) which students are welcome to request S.Namvar@salford.ac.uk

Students should email a single image of art/photography with a description (Max 150 words) to N.J.Nirmalan@salford.ac.uk and S.Namvar@salford.ac.uk by the 31st January.

Staff may also take part, with a separate prize to be arranged.

The aim is to develop creative expression alongside general wellbeing over Christmas.

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Lead Contact: Sara Namvar
Programmes: All
Dates: Auditions deadlines 21st Feb 2022
Links: TBC

Salford PassionFlash is a TED-style public speaking competition for students. We previously published that taking part in the PassionFlash training, auditions and competition boosts confidence, satisfaction and employability.

Students can start thinking about their 2min audition now and details of where to submit their videos will be provided before Christmas.

Video of PassionFlash 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMoX_K19JTg

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Our student reps have asked us for some extra lab time to help with confidence in the lab, so we are hoping to arrange this for January

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Student-led book club with funding to purchase chosen books.

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Lead contact: Sara Namvar
Programmes: Open to HANS
Dates: ongoing

General interest reading is a fantastic way to broaden your general knowledge, language skills and relax at the same time!

We now have four book clubs in HANS - two are student only clubs (reading Dracula and Never let me go), whilst two are supported by staff (Sara Namvar, reading This is going to hurt and Danni Hinchcliffe reading into the wild).

We hope that established book clubs will be a means to continue engaging students over the Christmas break as new books are selected to read over Christmas.

Book purchases are funded by a SCELT award and any staff/student or student only groups wishing to start a book club can email me: s.namvar@salford.ac.uk.

The library are also an excellent source of general interest books - you can usually request up to four copies of loanable paperbacks and sometimes an e-copy. Contact t.m.breheny@salford.ac.uk for guidance and you can also ask for the support of the student library champion.

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Working with School rep, course reps to bring students together in a social setting over or just after the university closure to reduce isolation for students that mainly do not live in university accommodation.

School rep interested in smaller student-led study groups.

All being explored, finding suitable space is the issue.

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These students actually have assignments due in both week 13 and 14 across all levels so will be running assignment drop in sessions etc to support

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MSc Audio Acoustics & MSc Environmental Acoustics

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MSc Audio Acoustics & MSc Environmental Acoustics

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These students have assessment deadlines through week 13 & 14, so won't have time to engage in broader welcome activities during these weeks. We will therefore run drop-in support sessions during week 13 & 14, and consider options for engagement activities in early T2.

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New Scientist Live at Manchester Central (29-31 Jan, 2022)

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New Scientist Live at Manchester Central (29-31 Jan, 2022)

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This uni wide opportunity for students to get involved hosting a space in the exciting event. Led by Prof Andy Miah and Davina Whitnall, supported centrally and by SEE. Staff also sought to get involved.

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The world's most exciting festival of ideas and discovery London ExCeL September 20th-23rd 2018