George Marshall's (Director of Student Engagement) Quote of the Week:
''Be so good, they cannot ignore you''
Steven Martin
Dates for your diary:
Consultations Evenings
Year 1 and Level 2
THIS WEEK
Surnames J – Z:
Thursday 3rd March 5pm - 8pm.
...in Tutorials this week:
Year 1:
Human rights, Privilege
Year 2:
1:1s
On Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life—and live it with dignity and free from discrimination.
'When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.'
John Lewis, civil rights leader and politician, United States of America
Why getting it wrong is brilliant for learning?
Mistakes are good because:
They improve our learning
They can help us to be more resilient
We can focus our time on the tricky stuff
We can be creative when solve problems
UCAS Exhibition
4 March 2022
The Brighton Centre

Upcoming SU Elections
Applications for SU roles are to be submitted by midday on Friday 4th March
Hustings on Monday 7th March and Friday 11th March
Voting between Monday 14 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
Email your manifesto to Stephanie (sjj@varndean.ac.uk) and the Student Union (nus@student.varndean.ac.uk)
CAREERS
BSMS Exam Assistants
Brighton and Sussex Medical School are recruiting casual Exam Assistants to provide support during practical medical examinations (Objective Structured Clinical Exams - OSCEs) between March and July 2022. See below for a full job description and advert for the role.
If you're interested, send your CV or a statement outlining why you think you're suitable to exams@bsms.ac.uk.


English Literature: Hamlet and the Power of Language28 February 2022, 17:00 - 18:00
Language Taster: Beginners' Mandarin16 March 2022, 16:00 - 17:00
Psychology: Why sometimes we see things as they aren't16 March 2022, 16:30 - 17:30
How to choose a course an university17 March 2022, 16:30 - 17:15
Pop Politics: Kiss don't tell - Dating in the context of ethnic conflict23 March 2022, 17:00 - 18:00
Geography & Environment: Measuring the meltdown24 March 2022, 17:00 - 18:00
History: Easter Interrupted - The reformation of a calendar custom29 March 2022, 16:30 - 17:30
UK Student Finance: What's available and how to apply07 April 2022, 10:30 - 11:15
Researching Courses and Universities- Tuesday 8 March, 4.30-5.30pm (GMT)
In this virtual session, we will explore different university and course options after school/college and how your students can make the right choice for them.
LINDE opportunities
We are looking for the new generation of engineers to start their career in our Industry leading Apprenticeship Programme and help us maintain and repair our extensive range of lift trucks and materials handling equipment.
Please find a link to our Apprenticeship Programme below:
Job opportunities
Maximum number of per week should be 10hrs otherwise it will affect your at college!

Please email the Careers team to book an appointment or if you have any enquiry email: careers@varndean.ac.uk
LIBRARY NEWS
WORLD BOOK DAY
This Thursday 3 March is World Book Day, a worldwide celebration of books and reading. It is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. Here in the library we love to promote reading for pleasure and have an excellent fiction collection. Books are shelved in alphabetical order of the author's surname with separate sections for: Crime/Thrillers, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Biography, Quick Reads, Self Help, Fiction and Young Adult Fiction. And here is Badger, the library dog, trying to decide what to read...
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)
Moor Murders: The Witness
An eyewitness to a killing alerts the police to a series of gruesome child murders. What do the never-before-seen letters from Myra Hindley and Ian Brady to a 1960s pop singer reveal? (15)
Subway: How Do They Really Do It?
Inside the restaurant chain Subway to reveal how a American sandwich shop became the most ubiquitous fast food brand on the high street. (U)
NEW BOOKS & eBOOKS
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.