Dates for your diary:


Autumn Report Card - 18th Nov

Drug Awareness Assemblies - 22nd Nov (Year 1 students only)

Level 2 & Year 1 Parents Evenings

30th November & 8th December 5-8pm (online)

Thu 1st December - no lessons/ independent work/ UCAS Progression Day for year 2 students

End of term - 16th Dec

Varndean Feminist Society will be raising money for the Brighton Women's Centre.

This charity works with women who have been victims of homelessness, abuse, or who have been through the prison system, providing them the support they need to get back on their feet. Help support them at lunchtime on Monday 21st November in the canteen. Bring change!

Varndean Feminist Society Guest Speaker 14th November 12.05 room 104.

Art Foundation Talk

Wednesday 16th November 1:45pm

Room TBC

festive card competition

ENRICHMENT @ Varndean

Enrichments of the Week

OCD and intrusive thoughts support group - Thursday lunchtimes in room S10

Philosophy Society - Tuesday Lunchtimes in room 13

Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture group - Thursday lunchtimes in room 5

If you want to be included in next weeks enrichment of the week, email 86786@student.varndean.ac.uk

The monkey isn't necessarily relevant, I just think everyone should see this cool monkey

For any general queries, please email enrichment@varndean.ac.uk

STUDENT UNION

List of Student Union members emails and roles:

What we are doing

  • Citizens assembly - On Thursday 10th November, members of the Student Union attended the citizens assembly, which brought up topics such as student mental health, the real living wage and the rising transport costs to several members of the Brighton and Hove council.

  • Culture Day - The SU is currently arranging 2 culture days that will take place in December, where students can share their culture and experience the culture of others

  • Staff roles - A "cheat sheet" of the different roles of important members of staff and how to contact them was proposed by the Student Union, and is currently being worked on by George Marshall and myself (Cassie Samuel).

For any general queries, please email nus@student.varndean.ac.uk. For any enquiry relating to a specific SU member, please see above emails.

CAREERS NEWS

JOBS (recommended max 10 hours per week)

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

LIBRARY NEWS

NEW ON CLICKVIEW

Thatcher & Reagan: A Very Special Relationship - episode 1 Journalist Charles Moore explores how Margaret Thatcher came to form a special relationship with Ronald Reagan. (PG)
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel The story of one of the most celebrated and sought-after movie composers. (PG)
Green Space Dark Skies Matt Baker introduces a special episode that comes from all four corners of the UK. (U)
After Love Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow and discovers her husband has a secret. (12A)

NEW BOOKS

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
Los cambios en la familia española: The Evolution of Spanish Families by Miguel Alvarez Spanish Study Book
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Fiction
Bit of a blur by Alex James Biography
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” by Lena Dunham Biography

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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