Society and Sports Teams Events

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

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                                                                              
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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). 

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Free Laptop Repair Workshop

This workshop for young people is part of a bigger national project to get people fixing up more and throwing out less. The project as a whole is for everyone of all ages.

If any student (of any age) is interested in the idea of learning how to repair, tech, electrical items etc, Restarters and the Fixing Cafes may be the right place to start. If you have repair skills, or are interested in getting some in the SOAS community, please contact Antonia (ab93). If enough interest exists we can work out next steps

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