Your Week 9 newsletter
Hi everyone, and welcome to your Week 9 newsletter. We're pleased to announce that the Community Fridge has opened in the Department of Chemistry this week, where you can get a variety of free food items. It's also your final opportunity to vote in the SU's Spring Officer Elections, and nominate someone for a WAPCE Award. Finally, we've got lots of useful advice from our Student Funding team on protecting yourself and your finances, as part of National Student Money Week.
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Warwick Food Group, working in partnership with the Department of Chemistry, are launching a Community Fridge. Available from Monday 11 March, the Community Fridge is an initiative to help reduce food waste and distribute surplus food to people who can make use of it. A variety of food items, all free of charge, will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. You will be able to go along and pick what you need.
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Thousands of student volunteers at Warwick have been recognised with a special award. The High Sheriff of Warwickshire, Sophie Hilleary, had heard about the brilliant work they were doing in the community have recognised Warwick Volunteers for their valuable services to the community. Get involved by signing up as a volunteer here.
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Whether you are into blockbusters, indie movies or the latest in cinema, with our Under 26s Film Club you can unlock a world of exclusive benefits for £10 a year at Warwick Arts Centre. This includes £5 tickets, 10% discount at Benugo and a 3-month free membership of Mubi.
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Vote for your next SU student representatives in the Spring Officer Elections. If you didn’t get a chance to visit a voting booth this week, you can vote online here. Make your mark before 4pm on Friday!
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Have your say
Help shape the way the central campus looks and feels, by attending an in-person creative forum on either 11 March or 14 March, with free refreshments provided. Find out more and book your space. If you can’t attend the event, you can also fill in the short survey. All completed responses will automatically be entered into a prize draw for a range of gift vouchers.
National Careers Week
This week is National Careers Week, which celebrates careers advice and resources available for those in education, and aims to instil excitement and awareness about your future career options. There are plenty of opportunities and services available at Warwick for you to access careers support, including bookable careers appointments with our career advisors, careers workshops and events via myAdvantage, as well as general careers information and a careers blog.
Make your WAPCE nomination
The Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) are designed to celebrate and reward those who have demonstrated outstanding work in Public and Community Engagement. The deadline for nominations is 11 March, so nominate today.
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Come down to the Piazza next Thursday 14 March between 9.30am and 5.30pm, where the Residential Community Team are hosting an 8-hour continuous cycle. Contribute just 5 minutes of your time on the exercise bike and receive a prize! One of the bikes will be raffled off, with all proceeds going to Comic Relief.
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Award-winning Artistic Director, Jenny Sealey, has spent a lifetime championing stories by Deaf and disabled artists. Now she takes to the stage to tell her own story on 12-13 March. Self-Raising is a blisteringly honest, laugh-out-loud, one-woman show about growing up deaf in a family with secrets. Use your student ticket discount today.
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National Student Money Week
This week is National Student Money Week. Throughout the week, we have been sharing advice and resources from our Student Funding team around reapplying for Student Finance, moving out of your accommodation, avoiding debt or risky behaviours, and protecting yourself from financial scams. You can read the team’s blog posts below and find more useful resources on the National Student Money Week pages.
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Protecting yourself from fraud: money mules
Criminals often try to recruit students as money mules, offering you cash to use your bank account to transfer money connected to illegal activity. Whilst an offer of quick cash might seem tempting to some students, please be aware that accepting to be a money mule is itself a serious crime.
Find out more about how you can protect yourself from fraud, and what to do if you think you’ve been approached.
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Best wishes,
and the Student Communications team
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