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SU News Bulletin

02/11/2023

In this weeks newsletter: 

-Late Licence

- Tell me about it and Enough Is Enough 

- Upcoming Society events 

- Being Human Festival 

SU News Bulletin

LATE LICENCE THIS FRIDAY!

FREE for SOAS Students - EXTRA TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW 

Entry for those without tickets between 8pm-9pm

 

Tell Me About It 

The tell me about it initiative is created so that if you, as students, have any feedback about your course, then you can talk to the student representatives of your course. Your programme and department reps are students, elected by you, who will be volunteering their time to listen to your feedback and tell the university what needs changing. 

 

Enough Is Enough Workshops

Enough is Enough is the SU's project which aims to eliminate sexual violence and gender based violence on campus. 

These workshops are designed to look at consent through an intersectional and survivor lens. It will give you the knowledge to create a consent culture, the skills to challenge harmful behaviours and information about reporting and support options at SOAS. The workshops are mandatory for new SOAS Students (including first years, masters, phd students) 

 

The last chance to attend the workshop will be the 15th November in the BGLT. The times are: 1-3pm, 3-5pm, and 5-7pm. 

 

SOAS SU Advice

Did you know that SOAS SU provides independant advice to students on a range of issues from mitigating circumstances, appeals and wellbeing?

 

Have a look at the support area of our website and if you need advice please get in touch. 

 

SU Events

Society and Sports Teams Events

Freeplay City Social

02/11/23 - 17:00- 21:00

Meet new people from anime society and bond over animes and games whilst play the most updated arcade machines like tekken, Pump it up!, and more in the UK!

There will be a meetup at soas from 5:30-6pm and will head ways to the arcade in holloway

Click here for tickets.

Debate Night 

03/11/23 - 17:45

A debate night hosted by the Somali Society. An opportunity to showcase the skills of students and create a healthy environment for discourse and debates. The event will be ticketed with doors closing at 6:15pm

Click here for tickets.

Register to Vote

 

Finally, remember that as a student you can register to vote at two addresses (although you can only vote once during General Elections).

 

This means that you'll be able to vote in local elections taking place next year and you'll be able to vote from your term time address if a General Election is called, and it's likely that one will take place during or before Autumn next year. You can register to vote at your term time address here.


Guidance about who can vote is available here:  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8985/ 

 

 

University Updates

Worldmaking Beyond SOAS

UpReach

The Equity and Accountability unit is thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Worldmaking Beyond SOAS to build collaborative work that sparks community and imagination for racially just futures beyond SOAS. 

 

They are incubating short-term projects, each of them focusing on different elements of climate justice- from collaborating with local organisations in Sri Lanka and the Phillipines, to getting involved in community gardens in South London. Find out more and register to participate in the different projects on the school's website.  

The Equity and Accountability unit is thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Worldmaking Beyond SOAS to build collaborative work that sparks community and imagination for racially just futures beyond SOAS. 

 

They are incubating short-term projects, each of them focusing on different elements of climate justice- from collaborating with local organisations in Sri Lanka and the Phillipines, to getting involved in community gardens in South London. Find out more and register to participate in the different projects on the school's website.  

Do you want to get a head start, develop key employability skills, and secure work experience?

 

If you’re eligible, upReach are offering you a free personalised programme of support. In partnership with over 60 competitive graduate employers across the UK, you’ll gain access to exclusive employer Insight Days, Mentoring Relationships, and Professional Work Experience Opportunities.

 

As an upReach Associate, you will be matched with a dedicated Programme Coordinator , who’ll provide 1-to-1 support & help you in your applications to internships, placements, and graduate roles. They have limited places available on the programme, so click here to apply now.

 

Support to Study Policy

The Support to Study Procedure is intended as a supportive and protective procedure which can be used when a student’s health, wellbeing and/or behaviour has a detrimental impact on their ability to progress academically and function at university. It is intended to ensure that students who cause concern can expect a considered and consistent response.

click here for more information.

Black History Month Walk

There is a call out for SOAS students to sign up for a Black History Month walk. This tour will be lead by Isis Amlack. Isis stands as an Afrakan Queen Mother Warrior first and foremost; she is an Afrikan born in Trinidad and Tobago, in the Caribbean and a North Kensington for the last 30 years. She describes herself as an Eclectic Afrikan Centric Poet, drawing inspiration from her activism and engagement with Pan Afrikan politics and campaigning against structural injustice. 

Click here to sign up

Black  History Celebration on Wednesday 

Three hours of rhythm, migration and provocation tailored to artists, performers and scholars who are seeking an emphasis on an African-centered focus within institutions. One of Africa’s finest, the world-renowned artistic director and choreographer, Peter Badejo OBE and Documentary filmmaker and academic, Maureen Salmon will facilitate a rhythmic, performance workshop, first hosted at London College of Communication, and present a screening of their collaborative performance art, Emi Ijo. The pair will initiate a provocation that will intellectually enable concepts and processes centered on Africa’s presence within educational and explore methods that can secure Africa’s standing in the present and future.

Date: 15th November 2023 

Time: 5PM-8PM

Location: BG01

SOAS Disability and Neurodiversity Support

The Disability and Neurodiversity Team provides specialist guidance and support for disabled students at SOAS. They can advise on the facilities that are available to you and help to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to make SOAS accessible.

They work with students who are Disabled and/or have Neurodiverse conditions. The term “disability” is wide. According to the Equality Act (2010), disability can include the following impairments:

  • Problems with mobility, seeing or hearing.
  • Specific Learning Differences (such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD).
  • Developmental disorders (such as Autistic Spectrum conditions).
  • Mental illness or mental health difficulties.
  • Severe disfigurements                                                                              
  •   Click here for more information 

 

External Opportunities, Events and Updates

Here's where we update you about some of the opportunities, events and updates that are taking place outside of SOAS which we think might interest you!

 

Black History Month event with Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph is to presenthis acclaimed show about Ignatus Charles Sancho,a man of African decent who escaped from a background of slavery to become a distinguished man of letters and composer in late 18th century.

Paterson will be accompanied by composer/musician, Ben Park, as they offer a musical and historical tribute to Sancho. 

Click here to register for the event

TANK Reading Room for Students 

To celebrate 25 years of independent magazine publishing, for six weeks TANK will open Reading Rooms in Central London, free to use and open to all. Readers old and new will have the chance to peruse TANK’s entire archive as well as the books and publications that form the critical ecosystem that surrounds each issue – plus, the opportunity to attend a series of events celebrating the creative visionaries that form TANK’s orbit.

 

Being Human Festival 

The UK's national festival returns to 52 towns and cities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from 9–18 November. All Being Human events are free, with booking required for some activities. Events are led by researchers from 64 universities and research organisations, and include hands-on workshops, walks and tours, talks and discussions, installations and exhibitions, museum pop-ups and lates, screenings and outdoor activities.

Click here to sign up

 

Vantage 

Vantage is a completely free online portal that connects students to some of the top legal employers in the country . Vantage allows these firms and chambers to headhunt specific students to offer them several unique and relevant opportunities, from insight days and events to training contracts and pupillage opportunities. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete a profile, and when a firm or chambers then contacts them through Vantage, you know they are genuinely interested in engaging with them. Vantage is part of Rare Recruitment.

For clarity, we assist students in the following ways: 

 

  • Host weekly Wednesday Webinars with our partners. Students can ask questions to fee-earners, trainee solicitors and graduate recruitment representatives; 

  • Provide application hints and tips and deadline reminders; 

  • Deliver sessions to law schools on commercial awareness and application-based topics (e.g., navigating legal assessment centres, researching law firms, creating your own brand and others); 

  • Organise giveaways with prizes including mock interviews, electronics and CV reviews; 

  • Host a series of virtual sessions in collaboration with several of our clients specifically for first years, and penultimate year students; 

  • Host Graduate Recruitment Q&A panels ahead of training contract, and vacation schemes deadlines; 

  • Organise online seminar series (e.g., Lives in Law Series with sessions on Black, Pakistani & Bangladeshi, LGBTQI+, Social Mobility Lives in Law, Women in Law and many more). 

  • Click here for more information

 

Need support? Click on this link to see the Report and Support options available to you at SOAS.  

 

If you would like your event to be featured in this newsletter, please register your event on the SU's website through your society page. 

 

If you have anything else to contribute to the newsletter, please email: SU@soas.ac.uk   

 

Tammy Guerrero
 

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