Happy Monday! Opportunities to get involved with this week include a workshop and funding to develop your projects and entrepreneurial ideas, a wellbeing masterclass, our sporting Tri-Grid Challenge and a BBC quiz show coming to campus! If your tummy's rumbling, come along to piazza Market Day on Wednesday or get a Too Good to Go mystery bag. And take part in a survey which aims to eradicate gender-based violence from the research and university sector.
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Student Opportunity and Events
Do you think you have found an innovative solution to a problem or challenge?
Apply by 28 February for a proof of concept grant and use the funds to make your project, social enterprise or start-up become reality. You have the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to £500 per competition round, and £1000 in total per academic year. You'll be able to access development support, workshops and networking opportunities.
Join a workshop to develop your entrepreneurial ideas
Sign up for our workshop on Thursday 24 February, 5pm - 6.30pm to develop your innovative and entrepreneurial ideas using concepts drawn from design thinking and key innovation concept books. The session will be led by two of Warwick's Innovation Fellows.
BBC Quiz Show 'The 3rd Degree' is coming to Warwick and you're invited!
Come along to watch three brave students take on their professors in a battle of wits, as they go head to head on BBC show 'The 3rd Degree' this Friday (25 February). The questions range from Barthes to Beyoncé and no two shows are the same. Doors open at 17:40 ready for the recording to begin at 18:00 in the Warwick Arts Centre Studio. Get your free tickets and cheer on the teams!
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Campus and Community
Take part in a survey which aims to better understand gender-based violence at universities
Following on from Sexual Violence Awareness Week, we’re supporting UniSafe, a project created to better understand the prevalence of gender-based violence in research performing organisations and universities. Whether you've experienced gender-based violence or not, your input will contribute to the largest research project of its kind in Europe. Find out more and take part in the anonymous UniSAFE survey.
Tri-Grid Challenge
Need a fun and sociable activity challenge to give you some Spring motivation? Look no further than the term 2 Tri-Grid Challenge. Run, walk, swim or cycle to earn points and make your way to the top of our leaderboard from Monday 28 February – Sunday 13 March. Enter for free as an individual or part of a team and be in with the chance to win a prize!
The return of Market Day Wednesdays
Don’t forget that every Wednesday, 10am-4pm during term time, you’ll find delicious food stalls on the piazza! Come along and try something from the range of culinary delights available.
Too Good To Go is now on campus!
Enjoy delicious food at bargain prices with Too Good to Go! It’s a free app, which tells you where you can buy unsold food to prevent it from going to waste. Each bag is full of food, and you won’t know what you're collecting; it’s all part of the surprise! Pick up your mystery bag from Rootes Grocery Store, Café Library and NAIC Café. Find out more about Too Good to Go on campus.
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Wellbeing
Feeling good and functioning well masterclass
It's really important that we take the time out to look after ourselves and our wellbeing. In the masterclass, you'll learn strategies and tips to improve your wellbeing and about tools you can use to reflect on your experiences during, and after you have taken part. Book or watch the masterclass.
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Best wishes,
and the Student Communications Team
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