Dates for your diary:
Level 2 & Year 1 Parents Consultations: 8th Dec 5-8pm (online)
End of term - 16th Dec
Spring Term Start - 4th Jan (first day of teaching)
LOST RING...
One of our students has lost a small silver ring with a gold hammered sphere on top.
This ring was hugely sentimental. If you find it could you please give it in to reception/lost property.
Many thanks.
...in Tutorials this week:
Level 2 - Climate Anxiety
Year 1 - Online safety & Digital footprint
Year 2 - Gap Year
Here you can find the latest news and events in a monthly round up of local, national and international issues that relate to the environment, sustainability and climate change.
Festive Card Competition Result!
Check out the winner of this year festive card competition.
The Varndean Giving Grotto
We are collecting for a local food bank.
Please bring any food/ toiletries to the tutorial block by this Friday 9th December! Thank you. :)

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

For any general queries, please email enrichment@varndean.ac.uk
STUDENT UNION
List of Student Union members emails and roles:
Thomas Dyer, Co-President, 86033@student.varndean.ac.uk
Martha Rayner, Co-President, 85584@student.varndean.ac.uk
Cassie Samuel, Enrichment, 86786@student.varndean.ac.uk
Jood Aljafaeri, Communications, 85070@student.varndean.ac.uk
Elise Lunt, Charity and Events, 84922@student.varndean.ac.uk
Konstantinos Mytafidis, Social media, 85701@student.varndean.ac.uk
Ellie Brett-Jones, Environment, 85727@student.varndean.ac.uk
Matilda Barrowman, Wellbeing, 86186@student.varndean.ac.uk
Marwah Nasseri, Equality Diversity and Inclusion, 86331@student.varndean.ac.uk
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
Do you have a print disability? This could be a visual impairment, physical disability or learning disability like dyslexia, autism or ADD.
If you do, you are eligible to use the RNIB Bookshare scheme, which is a free service offering textbooks and fiction books in a range of accessible formats, like audiobooks, PDF ebooks and Braille books.
For more info pop into the library or email us at library@varndean.ac.uk
NEW ON CLICKVIEW
NEW BOOKS
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.