Events

Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...? Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore. …

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Join the PhD SSN for a guided walking tour of Nottingham city centre!We will have a two-hour tour of the city with Darren, our professional, friendly and extremely knowledgeable tour guide. The fun and informative tour will include visiting some of the most historic buildings and places of interest in the city. Even if you …

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Join us on a lovely walk to Rothley, where we’ll catch a heritage steam train back to Loughborough. Along the route we’ll pass through fields and forests, past Swithland Reservoir and the Great Central Railway (GCR) with nice views of the heritage trains passing through beautiful countryside and we’ll walk through the lovely village of …

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Join us on a journey into the past with a trip to Crich Tramway Village, which faithfully reproduces an old-fashioned period street complete with old shops, a traditional pub and heritage trams to ride.  As well as this, there’ll be a short hike to a local beauty spot with panoramic views over the Peak District …

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If you are interested in learning about advertising and sustainability, please sign up to join this event here https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/lboro/sustainability  In this event Glykeria will shed light on how learnings from anthropology can be used in the advertising and other industries so that we will help each other while shifting into new more sustainable behaviours. If …

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A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.  If you would like to join SSN book club, get in touch …

Read more "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain"

Our Chill n' chat events are relaxed pub outings to get the PhD community together. This is an opportunity for you as a PhD'er at Loughborough to get to know others in different departments and have a relaxed end-of-week drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) at The Phantom in Loughborough. Hope to see you there!  

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled. However, we will be running a Pub Chill n' Chat event at The Phantom at 8pm 19/07/24 so feel free to join us there instead!

Join us for our charity BBQ, raising money for the humanitarian charity Anera. Expect fun, food, friends and (hopefully!) sun, to relax and unwind at the end of the week. Halal, vegetarian and vegan food options will be available, as well as soft drinks and maybe a few games! Entry to the BBQ costs £5, …

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Join the SSN Bookclub online to discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, …

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Join us for a celebration of food and friendship at our pot luck evening. Bring a snack, dish or drink from your country's cultural food (preferred) or your favourite cuisine to share! Please label the food you bring with ingredients to alert to any allergens present. There is a small kitchen in the Graduate House …

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Join the SSN Bookclub online to discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. In The Trainspotter's Notebook, Francis shares his greatest trainspotting adventures and takes you with him across the fields and footbridges of Britain, passing through historic terminals and backwater stations in pursuit of tones, thrash and locomotive perfection. Told in …

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