World Conference on Undergraduate Research (WCUR) and British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR)
From 4 April to 6 April, we'll be hosting WCUR (4 - 6 April) and BCUR (5 and 6 April) on campus. We're excited to be hosting both conferences and providing the opportunity to students from Warwick, around the UK, and the world to showcase their research. Register to attend the conference or sign up to volunteer today. |
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Student Opportunity and Events
Paid summer internships in public and community engagement
Gain work experience in public and community engagement by doing a paid internship for six weeks over the summer. You'll be hosted by an organisation in the West Midlands and funded by the Warwick Institute of Engagement. Hosts will include arts and culture organisations (such as theatres, museums, and galleries) and other charities and organisations working with and empowering their local communities. Applications will open this month - find out more and register for updates.
Warwick Institute of Engagement 2023 Conference: Exploring the way ahead for Public Engagement at Warwick
This conference is a chance to network with people with a passion for public engagement, hear about new ideas in public engagement, and share your own expertise and insights. We're exploring themes such as collaborative working with the community, how students can get involved in Public Engagement, how to use your smartphone to film high-quality videos for engaging digitally and more! Explore the full programme for Thursday 23 March, 9.30am-4pm, and register to attend. |
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Campus and Community
Easter Vacation
Opening times
Take a look at the opening hours of our Library spaces, including the Learning Grids, for the Easter vacation. See our webpage for details about vacation borrowing.
Also, see the opening hours for cafés on campus and the Students' Union outlets and services.
Support
If you need any wellbeing support over the vacation, Wellbeing and Student Support (WSS) offer consultation sessions between 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday via our Wellbeing Portal or you can call WSS on 024 7657 5570. The wellbeing team is available as usual other than on bank holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday). For out-of-hours support at any time of the day or night, visit togetherall.com. Use your Warwick email address to sign up with them. See more on the wellbeing pages.
Events
If you're staying on campus or in the local area, take a break this Easter by attending a range of events hosted in the Library. We'll have our weekly Research Refresh sessions (a networking, coffee morning for postgrad researchers), as well as Creative Chillout and friendly board games sessions, welcome to all! Pop along to socialise or to take a mindful break, with free drinks and snacks. See other events on over the vacation.
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Residential Community Team
If you're staying on campus over the Easter vacation, the Residential Community Team is available as normal other than on bank holidays. If you need non-emergency support out-of-hours or on bank holidays, please see contact details for the team. A reminder that if you require emergency support on campus please contact Community Safety on 024 7652 2222.
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Support, safety and community
Wellbeing: Relaxation
As we head towards the end of term, you may find you have more time to relax and unwind. After a really busy term, it is important to prioritise time to recover in order to replenish your resources ready for the next challenge. A good starting point is making sure that your Foundations of Wellbeing are in place. If you're struggling to relax, you may find the tips on our Relaxation page helpful. You can also look at our list of library resources specifically aimed at relaxation.
3-month Warwick Sport membership on sale
Looking for a cost-effective way to keep active during your studies and alleviate exam stress in Term 3? A Warwick Sport 3-month student membership gives you access to a huge choice of sports and activities, amazing facilities, and outdoor spaces at the Sports and Wellness Hub and Tennis Centre until 30 June 2023. And if you buy now, you’ll get the rest of March free!
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Let's keep the dialogue going
What would be your top IT hack?
Have we included it in our Digital Literacy Journey Map? Our Journey Map has been created by part-time, mature, distance, and commuter students for part-time, mature, distance and commuter students. If this is you, we’d love to know what you think. We have fifteen £20 Love2Shop vouchers to give away. Each evaluation completed will be entered into a draw to win one of the vouchers. The draw will take place on 2 May and winners will be notified by email.
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Best wishes,
and the Student Communications team
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