Dates for your diary:


Spring Term ends on Friday 8 April

Summer Term starts on Monday 25 April

SU Elections


THIS WEEK!

  • Hustings/ Come to meet the candidate: Friday 18th at 12.05pm in room 107

Monday 21st at 12.05pm in room 107


NEXT WEEK

  • Voting between Monday 21 March and Thursday 24 March

  • Results will be announced on Friday 25 March

Roles:

2 x Presidents

Communications Officer

Graphic Design Officer

Charity and Events Officer

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Democracy Officer

Enrichment Officer

Environment Officer

Social Media Officer

Wellbeing Officer

Year 2 Business Students' charity events:

4-A-Side Football - Thu 24th March

Thrift & Mix - Fri 25th March

Unit 4-a-side
Thrift & Mix.pdf

POST-COLLEGE INFO

University Taster Courses

Virtual degree taster subject taster from London Universities. Sign up to find out whether the subject is something that would interest you at university, and to include when writing your personal statement.

Click here for more info

Click here to search for a course

Royal Holloway Information

Click here to see Royal Holloway's new online prospectus, filled with information on the available courses, support and advice on student experiences, future careers, accommodation and social life, and virtual campus tours.


Upcoming Open Days

Saturday 19 March - Business, Management and Science.

Sunday 20 March - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Book your place here


Higher Education Events

Royal Holloway will be at Higher Education events and exhibitions, where they would love to meet with you!

Click here to see where they will be during the year


Social Sciences Tasters

Click here to find out about studying social sciences at Royal Holloway


Earth Sciences Lecture Series

From Women in Earth Sciences to The Energy Transition, come along to this exciting lecture series.

Earth, Environment, and Climate Change - Wednesday 16 March, 6pm

The Energy Transition - Wednesday 18 May, 6pm

The Sedimentology and Palaeontology of Portishead - Wednesday 13 July, 6pm


Parents webinar - 29 March, 6pm

Get your parents and supporters to join the webinar exclusively for parents and supporters of students interested in studying at Royal Holloway for advice and tips on best supporting you through the university application process.

Click here to sign up

Taster Days

Music - 15 March, 10am - 4pm (At Royal Holloway)

Psychology - 23 March 2022, 4pm - 6pm (Online)

Geography - 29 March 2022, 10am - 3pm (Online)


Scholarships and Bursaries

See the scholarships and bursaries offered at Royal Holloway here, and find information on financial support and funding here.


Speak directly with current students at Royal Holloway here!

CAREERS

Job opportunities

Maximum number of per week should be 10hrs otherwise it will affect your at college!

VOTS 7-3-2022.doc

Please email the Careers team to book an appointment or if you have any enquiry email: careers@varndean.ac.uk

LIBRARY NEWS

NEW TEAM MEMBER

As many of you will already know, we now have a new member of the library team! Badger, the library dog, will be here in the library most Friday mornings...so do come up and say hello to her, she is very keen to meet you all!

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS THIS WEEK

We are sorry for any inconvenience, but due to staff shortages, the library will be closing earlier at 6pm this week on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 March.

MASSOLIT TRIAL - CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS

Massolit is an online resource showing video lectures from leading academics. We have a two week trial (until 17 March) for Chemistry and Physics. In addition we have permanent subscriptions to the following subject areas: Classics, English Literature, History, Philosophy, Psychology and Government & Politics. Find a link to Massolit on the 'Online Resources' page of the library website - you will need to set up your own account (please make sure you use your college email for this). Ask a member of the library team if you need any help setting up an account or accessing content.

NEW ON CLICKVIEW

Loving Vincent
A young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there. (12A)

Sorry We Missed You

A hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in a vicious circle of modern-day labour exploitation. (15)


Moors murders - episode 2: the lost letters

A horrific tape recording and photos lead to a search on the moors, revealing a string of child victims, and Myra Hindley as an accomplice. (15)

Your body uncovered with Kate Garraway - episode 1

Kate Garraway and Dr Guddi Singh use the latest technology to help patients understand their everyday medical conditions. (PG)

NEW BOOKS & eBOOKS

Sweet Sorrowby David NichollsReading for pleasure
Globalization and its Discontentsby Joseph StiglitzNon-fiction
Stolen Focus: why you can't pay attentionby Johann HariNon-fiction
Plato: The republic, Charmides, Meno, Gorgias, Parmenides, Symposium, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, PhaedoeBook
The Pocket Universal Principles of Art: 100 key concepts for understandingeBook
How to Embroider Almost Everything: a sourcebook of 500+ motifs & easy stitch tutorialseBook

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email on library@varndean.ac.uk and we will do all we can to help. Visit the library website for further information and everything you need to know about using the library.

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