CS_MyWarwick newsletter_Summer Vacation #2_w/c 2/8

Subject:
Your Student Newsletter - Summer Vacation - Edition 2
From:
Warwick Student Communications Team
To:
Student Test <student-test@azorus.com>

Hello Student,

Welcome to your Summer Vacation newsletter! Read on to find out more about events, news and opportunities. Our highlights include the reopening of Warwick Arts Centre and celebrating our community members who were selected for TeamGB in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Summer is a great time of the year to reflect and celebrate our community's achievements; read on to find out more about the OSCA winners for 2021, academics who were made Fellows of the British Academy, and National Teaching Fellows, and the Law student honoured with the prestigious Diana Award.


A reminder that you can now book a Covid-19 vaccination whether you’re registered with a GP or not. You can book a second dose in a different location through the National Booking Service if you're travelling round the country (or hoping to get the second dose when you're back at Warwick) - and you can even re-book if you do change location. Find out more

And finally, a reminder to stay alert to scams targeting students during the summer vacation, with callers pretending to be from legitimate organisation such as the British Consulate, the Home Office, UKCISA or even the police, to demand information or money. In reality, these organisations will never request money or ask for personal details in this way. Read more on how to recognise, report and avoid scams like this and read our Stay Safe tips

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Campus and Community

Doing Us Proud: Tokyo 2020 Olympics, #TeamWarwick and celebrating our Community

We are proudly celebrating the members of our community who were selected for TeamGB and have been competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

Warwick Arts Centre is back

The £25.5 million transformational redevelopment of the Warwick Arts Centre has been completed and doors open on 1 October. Find out more and step right in to get a bite to eat, study in the new foyer spaces, or take 5 in the Mead Gallery.

Two Warwick academics elected Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Anne Gerritsen (History) and Professor Shirin Rai (Politics and International Studies) are among the new Fellows announced by the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences.

National Teaching Fellows awarded to two Warwick Academics

Congratulations to Dr Meleisa Ono-George (History) and Dr Letizia Gramaglia (WIHEA) who have been made National Teaching Fellows.

Race Equality Charter Mark

Thank you to everyone who contributed towards our institutional submission to the Race Equality Charter Mark. We’ve made the application and should get results later in the year. Find out more.

Warwick Law student honoured with prestigious Diana Award

Kaneeka Kapur, a final-year undergraduate student within Warwick Law School, has been awarded the 2021 Diana Award in recognition of her amazing work on Pardesi - a social action platform that she created to provide a space for South Asian women to be heard, seen and celebrated.

OSCA Winners 2021

The OSCAs recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions of Warwick's students. See the winners for 2021.

The Sound of Cov - RAW 1251 AM

You can now catch up on Coventry City of Culture's programme, 'The Sound of Cov' on BBC Sounds - where our own RAW radio took over BBC CWR for an hour.

MyWarwick app - Stay Safe tile

We are making a small change to the tile arrangement of the MyWarwick app to make the Staying Safe at Warwick tile more prominent, coming into effect from 23 August. This tile will now appear fixed as the top tile, ensuring its accessibility and enabling you to easily reach services such as wellbeing support, Report + Support, Nightline and Campus Security.

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Student Opportunity and Events

Critical Mass 2022

Young people from across the West Midlands are offered the chance to dance on a world stage, as applications now open for Critical Mass 2022. Sign up today for a unique opportunity to be a part of some of 2022’s biggest events including the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies.

BBC Sounds Audio Lab

BBC Sounds announced Audio Lab, a new programme to accelerate grassroots podcasters and audio creatives with diverse stories and inspiring ideas from across the UK. Six audio creatives will receive the funding and support to make the next podcast everyone needs to hear. Applications close on 29 August 2021.

Sprint

Sprint is a women's development programme for undergraduate and postgraduate students across 7 online sessions. Find out more and apply.

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Wellbeing

Walk Talk Walk launched at the University of Warwick Campus

In June this year, Coventry got its first Walk Talk Walk global organisation called Run Talk Run. The idea was to make movement and wellbeing support less intimidating and more accessible in the communities. A few of the staff members at the University of Warwick learnt about the work Run Talk Run do and wanted to start a similar group in the local area. Find out more and register.

Summer Vacation 2021

We want to remind you to allow yourself some space for rest and breaks during the Summer Vacation. Find out more about the Summer Vacation update from Wellbeing Support Services, and explore the range of the available support options.

Best wishes,
Warwick Student Communications Team