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This week's headliners

Disco Minigolf and Footpool: 24th September; LCR; Bring some friends and come and play Minigolf and Footpool just a little slice of disco added in!; Free | Say Hello | Family Friendly | Do Something Different | Do Someting Different - Featured

Sexual Health Drop-In Session: 25th-25th September; Bookable Room 1, Union House; Interested in sexual health?; Society | Say Hello | Do Something Different | Do Someting Different - Featured | DSD - Chill and Wellbeing | DSD Freshers

Welcome BBQ: 28th September; BBQ by the UEA Lake; Following the ISS tradition we will be having a BBQ by the lake to welcome all our International Students.; Society | Say Hello | Do Something Different | Do Someting Different - Featured | DSD - Just for Fun | DSD - Cultural | DSD Freshers | Non Alcohol Focused

Cake Decorating: 30th September; JSC 1.03; Come along and decorate (and eat) your own cakes and play some games with Baking Society!; Society | Say Hello | Do Something Different | Do Someting Different - Featured | DSD - Games and Hobbies | DSD - Just for Fun | DSD Freshers | Non Alcohol Focused

Pew Pew Pew - A night of laser tag: 4th October; Meet in the Hive; Come and play laser tag with the UEA Laser Society!; Society | Say Hello | Do Something Different | Do Someting Different - Featured | DSD - Socialising | DSD - Games and Hobbies | DSD - Just for Fun | DSD Freshers

What's on Today

Minigolf and Footpool: 24th September 10am - 1pm; LCR; Bring some friends and come and play our mini golf course in the LCR for one day only!!; Free | Say Hello | International | Campus Events | Do Something Different | DSD - Just for Fun

Disco Minigolf and Footpool: 24th September 2pm - 6pm; LCR; Bring some friends and come and play Minigolf and Footpool just a little slice of disco added in!; Free | Say Hello | Family Friendly | Do Something Different | Do Someting Different - Featured

This Week

Mon 24th September

Minigolf and Footpool: 24th September 10am - 1pm; LCR; Bring some friends and come and play our mini golf course in the LCR for one day only!!

Tue 25th September

Commuters Breakfast: 25th September 8am - 2nd October 10am; Union House; Say hello to fellow commuting students who travel into uea and live outside of campus over a delicious breakfast!

Sexual Health Drop-In Session: 25th September 4pm - 25th September 6pm; Bookable Room 1, Union House; Interested in sexual health?

DJ Workshop/Meet & Greet: 25th September 6pm - 9:30pm; Blue Bar; A casual social where we hope to meet lots of new ravers. Come along to try your hand at DJ'ing on club standard CDJ's or just to have a chat with our committee and find out what we do! All dance music styles welcome, we look forward to seeing you.

Wed 26th September

buddy(su) cuppa at unio: 26th September 8am - 14th December 6pm; Unio - Union House; Get 2 for 1 on hot drinks at unio with buddy(su) on wednesdays and fridays

Picnic by the Lake: 26th September noon - 2pm; In Front of the Ziggurats; Come along to our PSY picnic to meet fellow students interested in psychology, and to chat to some lecturers about their specific area of psy!

Traditional Games of Malaysia: 26th September 1pm - 4pm; Thomas Payne Study Centre 0.1; Students will engage in the traditional games of Malaysia, they would then have the feeling as back in their home.

Zine Workshop: 26th September 1pm - 3pm; Bookable Room 1, Union House; Egg Box is back with the first zine workshop of the year!

Look After Your Mate: 26th September 2pm - 1st October 5pm; Bookable Room 6 - Union House; Learn some tips on how to look after a friend or peer throughout welcome week and during the year

Model UN Debate: 26th September 3pm - 6pm; Arts 0.28; How does the global community prevent the outbreak of war? How should nuclear weapons and the cyber world be regulated? How do we improve global living standards and prevent poverty?

UEA Ultimate Meet and Greet: 26th September 4pm - 7pm; Grass outside Nelson Court; Do you want to dip your toe into the world of Ultimate? Come and meet Aye-Aye, UEA's Ultimate Frisbee team after the Sports Fayre!

Games Icebreaker: 26th September 5pm - 10pm; Chrome Court Common Room; Join UEA's GamesSoc for an evening of board games, RPG’s, wargames, LARP, and more!

Hands on Bicycle Repair: Punctures, Brakes and Gears: 26th September 5pm - 7pm; UNIO Exhibition Space (Closest to Hive); An opportunity to gain the confidence and experience needed to fix your own bicycle.

UEA Music Welcome: 26th September 5pm - 7pm; MUS 0.28 (Strode Music Room); UEA Music Centre is hosting a free UEA Music Welcome event on Wednesday 26 September, 5pm – 7pm in the UEA Music Centre

Welcome Walk around the UEA Lake: 26th September 5:30pm - 8pm; Meet in the Square; This DSD activity will be a walk around UEA Broad.

Korfball Taster: 26th September 7:40pm - 9:40pm; Sportspark; Discover a new sport this term!

Cheerleading Stunt Taster: 26th September 8pm - 10pm; SP Spring Centre; Whether you have cheered before or not, become a UEA Angel this year and experience a year you’ll never forget.

Table Tennis Taster: 26th September 8:30pm - 10:15pm; SP Kiff and Colton Room; Keen to ping pong? Saying yes is definitely not wrong.

Thu 27th September

Commercial Awareness Introduction and BBQ: 27th September 3pm - 5pm; BBQ 6 by UEA Lake

Cricket Taster: 27th September 3pm - 5pm; Colney Playing Fields; Are you the next Freddie Flintoff? Bowl your way to a great year with us!

Summer Reads Discussion: 27th September 3pm - 5pm; Bookable Room 1, Union House; The Feminist Book Club are holding a summer reads discussion!

buddy(su) book club with Unio: 27th September 4pm - 6pm; Unio - Union House; Bring or pick a book from our shelves and read at unio

Tap Dance Taster: 27th September 4:30pm - 5:15pm; SP - Kiff Matheson Room; You think you got 'Happy Feet'? Come tap like penguins flap.

Cocktail Masterclass: 27th September 5pm - 7pm; Blue Bar; As a taste of what Cocktail Society means, we are delighted to invite you to the first edition of the Cocktail Workshop made by the Cocktail Society.

Touch Rugby Taster: 27th September 5pm - 7pm; Colney Playing Fields; Love rugby? Don't love getting all muddy? We have the solution! Come have a great time playing one of the greatest sports there are.

Tap Dance Taster (2): 27th September 5:15pm - 6pm; SP - Kiff Matheson Room; You think you got 'Happy Feet'? Come tap like penguins flap.

Argentine Tango For Beginners - Free Taster: 27th September 5:30pm - 7pm; Thomas Paine Study Centre Foyer; Argentine Tango classes and dancing on UEA campus Absolutely suitable for beginners as well

Descubre nuestra cultura: 27th September 6pm - 8pm; Bookable Room 6, Union House; Come and taste the flavours of different Latin American countries!

Anime Icebreaker: 27th September 7pm - 11pm; JSC 1.03; Interested in anime society, and want to see what we have to offer? Then why not come to this event?

Welcome to Cinema Society!: 27th September 7pm - 9:30pm; JSC 0.1; Interested in films? Want to meet new people? If the answers are yes; come to our first Cinema Society event of the year!

American Football Taster: 27th September 7:15pm - 9:15pm; JSC 3.02; Ever just wanted to run into people? Go on then we are waiting?

Karate Taster: 27th September 8:30pm - 10:30pm; Kiff Mattheson Suite; Are you the next Bruce Li or maybe the next Colleen Wing? Maybe you are, maybe you arent, but what harm is there in finding out.

Ultimate Frisbee Taster: 27th September 9pm - 10:20pm; UEA Sportspark; Fancy trying a new sport? Come along to our first taster session on the 27th of September to give Ultimate a shot!

Fri 28th September

Welcome BBQ: 28th September 1pm - 5pm; BBQ by the UEA Lake; Following the ISS tradition we will be having a BBQ by the lake to welcome all our International Students.

Quiz Tasters: 28th September 2pm - 4pm; Bookable Room 2; Pub style quiz for serious and casual quizzers alike.

History Soc Presents: Are You Smarter than a Third Year?: 28th September 4pm - 6pm; Blue Bar

Korfball Taster: 28th September 4:20pm - 5pm; Sportspark; Discover a new sport this term!

Headlights Comedy Prop Auction: 28th September 5pm - 7pm; JSC 1.02; 'Compete in drawing, party and improv comedy games, and bid tiny sums of loose change to win genuine Headlights Comedy Society props*

Sculpture Trail: 28th September 5pm - 6pm; Meet in front of the Sainsbury Centre Gallery; Come along with Art History society for an informal tour of the SCVA’s growing sculpture park!

Women's Rugby Taster: 28th September 5pm - 29th September 7pm; Sportspark Astros

Gymnastics Taster: 28th September 6pm - 7pm; Spring Centre, Sportspark

Gymnastics Taster (2): 28th September 7pm - 8pm; Spring Centre, Sportspark

Men's Basketball Open Trials: 28th September 7pm - 9pm; Sportspark, Hall 4 & 5; Whether you're experienced player or just want to try the sport for the first time, everyone is welcome to Men's Basketball's first trials of the season!

Surf Taster: 28th September 7:30pm - 9:30pm; SP Pool; Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' UEA

Cheerleading Stunt Taster: 28th September 8pm - 10pm; SP Spring Centre; Whether you have cheered before or not, become a UEA Angel this year and experience a year you’ll never forget.

Sat 29th September

Sailing Taster: 29th September 9am - 11am; LCR turning circle to Oulton Broad; Tokyo 2020 is nearing by, is joining us the ifrst step to Olympic Gold?

Cycling Taster: 29th September 9:50am - 11:50am; Sportspark; You are one ride away from a good mood with UEA Velo!

Lacrosse Taster Session: 29th September 10:30am - 2pm; The Square; FREE Taster Session

Baseball & Softball Taster: 29th September 11am - 4pm; Colney Playing Fields; Blue Sox are eager to introduce you to the sports of Baseball and Softball!

Say Hello.... Run UEA: 29th September 11am - 1pm; UEA campus; Join uea (su) on our run around campus. All abilities welcome! Meet us in the Hive in Union House at 11am, and join us for our leisurely tour of all the places on campus you need to know!

American Football Taster: 29th September noon - 2pm; Colney Playing Fields; Ever just wanted to run into people? Go on then we are waiting?

Dance Squad Taster: 29th September 1pm - 4pm; Dance Studio; Can you 'Step Up' to the plate? Have you got the moves and the groove? Yes? No? Either way come our way to two step your way to an amazing jive.

Ultimate Frisbee Taster: 29th September 1:15pm - 4pm; Meet in the pub; Fancy trying a new sport? Come along to our outdoor taster session on the 29th of September to give Ultimate a shot!

Nerf Blaster Minigames: 29th September 2pm - 4pm; Meet in the Square; Join us for an afternoon of foam-flinging fun as we fire nerf blasters at each other!

Zero Waste Workshop: 29th September 2pm - 3:30pm; Bookable Room 1, Union House; Join the Sustainability Society at the Zero Waste Workshops and learn how to make your own zero waste toothpaste and body scrub!

Squash Taster: 29th September 2:20pm - 5:40pm; SP Squash Courts; Come give squash a go!

Tea Tasting: 29th September 3pm - 5pm; Bookable Room 5, Union House; If you’re looking for a place to wind down after all the chaos and novelty of Fresher’s Week, why not come along to our tea-tasting session?

Fencing Taster: 29th September 4pm - 7pm; SP Hall 1; En garde! Join UEA Fencing!

Waterpolo Taster: 29th September 6:30pm - 8:30pm; SP swimming pool; Swimming just gets a bit boring doesnt it? Lets jazz it up for you!

Introduction to Scratch Nights!: 29th September 7pm - 9pm; Bookable Room 6, Union House; This event will be about meeting and greeting fellow drama enthusiasts as much as it will be introducing our new monthly Scratch Night!

Sun 30th September

Windsurf Taster: 30th September 9am - 4:30pm; Hickling Broads; Come surf the amazing winds of the county of Norfolk with us!

Cake Decorating: 30th September noon - 2:30pm; JSC 1.03; Come along and decorate (and eat) your own cakes and play some games with Baking Society!

Karate Taster: 30th September 1pm - 4pm; Kiff Mattheson Suite; Are you the next Bruce Li or maybe the next Colleen Wing? Maybe you are, maybe you arent, but what harm is there in finding out.

Kayak Taster: 30th September 1pm - 3pm; Suffolk Terrace Block C Watersports Shed; Get onto the water with UEA Kayak club!

Argentine Tango For Beginners: 30th September 3pm - 4:30pm; BDS 0.08; Argentine Tango classes and dancing on UEA campus Absolutely suitable for beginners as well!

Dance Sport Taster: 30th September 3pm - 5pm; Hive/Unio; Here to cater for your strictly come dancing training! Please take a free ticket above to book your place!

Tap Dance Taster: 30th September 4pm - 6pm; SP - Kiff Matheson Room; You think you got 'Happy Feet'? Come tap like penguins flap.

Badminton Taster: 30th September 6:20pm - 7:20pm; Sportspark Sportshall

Cricket Taster: 30th September 8:20pm - 10:20pm; Sportspark; Are you the next Freddie Flintoff? Bowl your way to a great year with us!

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