What's On - Guild of Students

Thu 26th September

Give EWB Outreach A Go: 11am - 4pm; Guild Reception; Give our outreach activity a go and learn about our local school STEM outreach.

GIVE IT A GO!: 11am - 4pm; Guild of Students; The ultimate chance to get to know a small selection of our student groups, with hands-on activities to get stuck into.

Societies Fair 2024 Day 2: 11am - 4pm; Underground, Guild of Students; Your chance to meet your Cultural and International, Religious and Belief, and Performance Groups!

Benchball Taster Session 1: 4pm - 5pm; UOB Sport and Fitness; Join us for our first Taster Session at UoB Sport and Fitness!

Sober Socials Goes Bowling: 5:45pm - 8pm; Bowling at Broadway Plaza; Come along for a chill night of bowling with Sober Socials! Meet new people, find new friends and have fun – in an alcohol-free environment. The bowling will start @ 17:50 at Hollywood Bowl but we aim to arrive 10-15 minutes before to ensure we can

Big Quiz: 6pm - 10pm; Joes Bar at the Guild of Students; Quiz night

LGBTQ+ Social + Neon Afterparty: 10:30pm - 3am; Joes Bar at the Guild of Students; A FREE EVENT - LGBTQ+ & Neon Afterparty, the perfect opportunity to get to know other LGBTQ+ students in a safe welcoming space

Fri 27th September

First Aid Society Give it a Go CPR workshop: 10am - 4pm; Guild of Students main reception; Learn CPR and how to use an AED in a quick give it a go session

Join Birmingham Uni Labour Students at the Society Fair & Meet MP Chris Bloore: 10am - 4pm; Guild of Students; Come and meet the BULS Committee at the Society Fair, along with Chris Bloore, MP for Redditch, and Councillor Jamie Scott. Discover our plans for the year and learn how you can get involve

GIVE IT A GO!: 11am - 4pm; Guild of Students; The ultimate chance to get to know a small selection of our student groups, with hands-on activities to get stuck into.

Societies Fair 2024 Day 3: 11am - 4pm; Underground, Guild of Students; Your chance to meet your Academic, Media, Political, and Recreational and Competitive Groups!

Calm & Connect: 1pm - 3pm; The Guild of Students, Mermaid Bar; Come along to Calm and Connect, where we’ll have chilled out activities and a quiet social space for disabled students.

Hindu Society Kho-Kho Taster Session: 1pm - 3pm; Debating Hall; Join in our traditional sport of Kho-Kho, a game originating from the Indian Subcontinent. The game requires involves speed, agility, and teamwork, and it holds significant historical and cultural significance. It involves 2 teams of 9 players.

BULS Social at The Goose: Meet & Greet with Chris Bloore MP and Councillor Jamie Scott: 6pm - 9pm; The Goose Selly Oak; Unwind with BULS at The Goose!

Bellringers Society: Tower tours, demos and have a go yourself: 7pm - 9pm; St Bartholomew, Edgbaston Old Church (Next to the Vale)

International Social + Fusion Afterparty: 7pm - 2am; Joes Bar at the Guild; A FREE EVENT - The perfect opportunity to meet and socialise with other International Students

Sober Socials Taster Games Night: 7pm - 10pm; Nuffield Learning Centre; Sober Socials' first games night of the year! We will have tables reserved for people who are new to the society, as well as bringing our inventory of games to welcome back our existing members.

Open Mic Welcome Week Taster Session: 7:30pm - 10pm; Murray Learning Centre - Room UG06; Join us for a taster session for the UOB Open Mic society! Expect a fun, supportive, relaxed evening of shared poetry, short stories, readings, comedy or whatever other art you would like to bring!

Sat 28th September

Lickey Hills Taster Walk: 9am - 5pm; Faraday Statue, then Lickey Hills; Wayfarers first event of the year! We are running a taster walk to Lickey Hills by train open to all without needing a membership. Lickey Hills is a lovely nearby area to hike with some great panoramic views across Birmingham.

Selly on the Beach: 1pm - 4pm; Selly Park Recreation Ground; Come along to Selly Park Recreation Ground for a free fun day for students and families in Selly Oak. Free ice cream and doughnuts, as well as plenty of beach themed activities!

Welcome to Halls Finale: 2pm - 6pm; The Vale; Celebrate your first week of living away from home by joining your Reslife team at our Welcome Week Finale, with free food an inflatable assault course, surf simulator and much more.

FAB XO Carnival: 10:30pm - 4am; Guild of Students; A chance to celebrate the end of Summer as the legendary club night returns with a carnival twist.

Sun 29th September

Great Malvern Taster Walk: 9am - 5pm; Faraday Statue, then Great Malvern; Wayfarers second taster walk! We are heading by train from University station and then following our usual hike, finishing at Great Malvern station and heading back to University.

Welcome Week Volunteering Session: 10am - 1pm; Cotteridge Park, Cotteridge B30 2HG; Willow Taming and Bed Prepping at Cotteridge Park

ValeFest Welcome Brunch at HeyBrew: 11am - 2pm; HeyBrew, Bristol Road, Selly Oak; Come and meet us at HeyBrew to get to know the committee, play some board games and talk about music!

Benchball Taster Session 2: 1pm - 2pm; UOB Sport and Fitness; Join us for our second Taster Session at UoB Sport and Fitness!

MechSoc Quiz and First Social: 5:30pm - 7:30pm; Circo, Selly Oak; Join us for the first social of the semester and compete against other members of our society at our MechSoc Quiz night with prizes held at Circo in Selly! Free for members of engineering soc's, £1 for non-members!

Karaoke @ Joe's Bar: 7pm - 1am; Joes Bar at the Guild; A FREE EVENT - Karaoke @ Joe's Bar is the perfect opportunity at the end of a busy week to unwind with new friends at Joe's Bar singing to your hearts content

CathSoc Welcome Barbecue: 7:15pm - 10pm; St Francis Hall Oasis Lounge; CathSoc's Welcome Barbecue

Mon 30th September

Committee fleeces: noon - 5pm

Welcome to Halls Board Games & Crepes: 4pm - 6pm; Belgrave View Social Space; Join your Reslife team as they provide board games, giant games and free crepes. Feel free to bring your own board games and show your new friends how to play.

GTV Welcome Workshop: Filmmaking 101: 6pm - 7:30pm; Guild TV Studio, Guild of Students Media Suite, Basement Floor; This workshop serves as an introduction to student short filmmaking. We'll be covering the production process from idea to finished product and the many ways you can use visual language to accentuate your film (i.e., colours, shot angles, movement).

Bingo: 7pm - 10pm; Joes Bar at the Guild of Students; Welcome to Joes Bingo Night, we are offering selected drink and food offers, food and drink vouchers to be won as well as a mixture of prizes and of course our jackpot of £300 could be won

First Aid Society Taster session: 7pm - 9pm; University House G05; Come along and join us for a taster session, no membership needed

UoB Darts Taster Session 1: 7pm - 10pm; Beorma Bar at The Guild; Our two taster sessions are open to all students! The commiteee will introduce the society and new members will be able to socialise with each other. The taster sessions will mirror our regular Monday night sessions where we will play friendly darts

Tue 1st October

Autumn Elections Manifesto Drop-in Session #1: 11:30am - 1:30pm; Reception, Guild of Students; Come along and chat to the Student Voice and Representation team about how to write your manifesto! Got any questions about Autumn election roles? This is the perfect opportunity to drop in!

Pilates Society Taster Session: 2pm - 3pm; TBC; Taster sessions! Give Pilates a Go to see if this could be the society for you!

Pilates Society Taster Session: 3pm - 4pm; TBC; Taster sessions! Give Pilates a Go to see if this could be the society for you!

Welcome to Halls Broderick Cold Cups: 4pm - 6pm; Broderick House Social Space; Join your Reslife team as they provide cold cups for you to decorate and take home and snacks.

UOBEX Taster Session - Treasure Hunt!: 5pm - 6:30pm; Beorma Bar in the Guild.

Bakesoc 01/10/24 – Vegan Chocolate Fork Biscuits 5:30-7: 5:30pm - 7pm; Oasis Kitchen; Vegan Chocolate Fork Biscuits

EWB Spaghetti Tower Challenge: 6pm - 7pm; TBC; Come along for a short building challenge to see who can build the tallest tower out of spaghetti and tape!

Badminton Taster Session 1: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Munrow Arena 2, Sport and Fitness; Join us for our first taster session on Tuesday 1st October 2024 from 6.30-8.30pm in Munrow Arena 2, Sport and Fitness! Bring appropriate footwear and plenty of water. We'll play a mix of fun games and some more competitive matches.

Bakesoc 01/10/24 – Vegan Chocolate Fork Biscuits 7-8:30: 7pm - 8:30pm; Oasis Kitchen; Vegan Chocolate Fork Biscuits

Permanents & Primaries 2024: 7pm - 11:59pm; BUDSS invites you to Permanents & Primaries 2024 on Tuesday 1st October. Theme: Disney fancy dress (you will be emailed your costume!) The night begins at Duck & Scholar at 7pm followed by Circo!

The Very First (Quiz) Night: 7:15pm - 9pm; University House 108; It's time for the society to Begin Again and we're starting in Style with a Taylor Swift themed quiz! The best part is, this taster event is free for everyone and we have prizes for the winning team! Make sure to get a ticket to secure your place!

Bowling Social: 7:30pm - 9:30pm; Hollywood Bowl Broadway Plaza; Come join us for our first social! Meet new people while trying to knock down as many pins as possible.

Wed 2nd October

Commuter Social: noon - 2pm; Mandela Room in the Guild of Students; Interactive Games and Refreshments!

Craft Society Taster Session - Painting Tote Bags: 2pm - 3:30pm; Guild of Students - Rosa Parks Room; Come and join Craft Society for our first session of the year - painting tote bags in the guild!

Women's Welcome Event: 2pm - 3:30pm; Guild of Students; Come along and meet other Women and Non-Binary Students on campus!

Hookers and Stitchers Beginner's Teaching Session: 3pm - 5pm; Harvey Milk room; Come along to learn the basics of textile arts. We will be running through some starting crochet techniques! The session is free to attend, however, spaces are limited so a sign-up form will be available on Instagram @uob_hookersandstitchers

Kcover Taster Session: 3:30pm - 5:30pm; Debating Hall; Join us for a taste of our weekly chorus classes where we teach all the newest and most popular kpop choreographies!! More information on the event and dances we are teaching will be announced on our socials soon. See you there!

Wellbeing Café: 4pm - 7pm; Pritchatts Park Social Hub; Pets as Therapy dogs, wellbeing activities, crafts and a chat with your peers!

EU Quiz: 5pm - 6pm; A university room; Come along to our quiz if you're interested in politics, culture, or just wanna meet some new people. No crazy knowledge is necessary just come, have some snacks, join a team and give it a go. The winning team bags a toaster for their flat...

GTV Welcome Workshop: Editing Video: 5pm - 6:30pm; GTV Studio, Guild of Students Media Suite, Basement Floor; This will be a beginner session on how to use Adobe Premier Pro video editing software. Ideal for anybody wanting to get into video editing for the first time :)

Sitcom society taster session: "The Inbetweeners" and "Friends" with pizza: 5pm - 8pm; Rosa Parks in the Guild; Eating pizza whilst watching pizza themed episodes of both the inbetweeners and friends. With some quizzes with prizes in between. It will be a very chilled event in the middle of the first week of term.

Bellringers Society: Tower tours, demos and have a go yourself: 6pm - 9pm; St Bartholomew, Edgbaston Old Church (Next to the Vale)

ACS Meet and Greet: 7pm - 9pm; Teaching and Learning Centre, LG18; Meet and Greet for all members of the African Caribbean Society to socialise, play games, and meet the new committee!

Bar Crawl: 7pm - 11pm; The Scholar and Duck; Bar Crawl starting at the vale and working through the range of pubs in Selly Oak and finally finishing with Sports Night (If you have a specific ticket for it) There will be a animals/zoo keepers theme .. read the description for more info!

Welcome to Halls Open Air Cinema: 7:30pm - 11pm; The Vale; Fancy a night at the movies? Join your fellow students and your Reslife team for a night of movie magic in the open air!

Thu 3rd October

Autumn Elections Manifesto Drop-in Session #2: 10am - noon; Guild of Students; Come along and chat to the Student Voice and Representation team about how to write your manifesto! Got any questions about Autumn election roles? This is the perfect opportunity to drop in!

Committee Thank You Event: 3:30pm - 6pm; Joe's Bar, University of Birmingham Guild of Students; A thank you event for all our amazing Committee Members of Student Groups who took part in a Societies Fair, Medsoc Fair and/or ran a Give it a Go activity as part of Welcome Week 2024!

Benchball Taster Session 3: 4pm - 5pm; UOB Sport and Fitness; Join us for our third Taster Session at UoB Sport and Fitness!

Welcome to Halls Tote Bag DIY: 4pm - 6pm; Calthorpe Court Social Space; Join your Reslife team as they provide tote bags for you to decorate and free fresh donuts.

GTV Welcome Workshop: the Filmmaking Production Process: 5pm - 6:30pm; GTV Studio, Guild of Students Media Suite, Basement Floor; In this workshop, we will be discussing the production process for both pre-recorded and live video, going over how to plan, schedule, and actually make your dream films.

Hookers and Stitchers Taster session 1: 5pm - 7pm; Mandela Room; Our first taster session. Come along to get an idea of the atmosphere of the society and meet some people with the same interests as you!

EWB Outreach Speed Training: 6pm - 7pm; Engineering Room 127; Get outreach trained in a speed dating format.

Women In Politics Freshers Taster Event: 6pm - 8pm; Room G08 University House, 116 Edgbaston Park Rd, Birmingham, B15 2TY; Join Women in Politics for our first event of the year! Fun-filled quizzes, an opportunity to socialise, and meet other freshers with political interests!

Bad Film Screening: 7pm - 10pm; G12, University House

Big Guild Quiz: 7pm - 10pm; Joes Bar at the Guild of Students; Come along to Joes bar for a night of quiz, cash prizes for 1st,2nd & 3rd place. Selected food and drink will be on offer. £5 per team, maximum 5 people in a team

UoB Sign Language taster session: 7pm - 9pm; This is the introduction session for our sign language lessons for the year! Come along to meet Carol, who is our sign language teacher. There will also be a short presentation on British Sign Language (BSL) and its history.

MathSoc Family Bowling: 7:45pm - 10pm; Hollywood Bowl, Broadway Plaza Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham B16 8EQ; Freshers and parents, join us in our first official family social event of the year! Compete against the other families in a round of bowling, and may be odds be ever in your favour!

Fri 4th October

Postgraduate Speed-Friending: 1pm - 4pm; The Guild of Students; Postgraduate student and researcher social, with snacks and games.

Hindu Society Fresher's Event: 4th October 2pm - 4th December 4pm

GTV Welcome Workshop: How to Use a Professional Video Camera: 5pm - 6:30pm; GTV Studio, Guild of Students Media Suite, Basement Floor; In this final welcome workshop, we will be covering how to set up and use a professional camera. We will go through all the settings you'll need to master to give your images perfect exposure and the pros and cons of using different camera types.

Tap Squad Audition: 5pm - 9pm; Guild of Students; Tickets to attend the squad auditions for Tap. Tickets can also be bought on the door with cash.

Games Nights: 7pm - 10pm; Nuffield Learning Centre; Sober Socials holds a games night every Friday, with board games, card games, social deduction games and more! We request that you don't bring alcohol to these events, or arrive intoxicated.

ValeFest Welcome Pub Crawl: 7pm - 1am; Duck & Scholar; Hi everyone, and welcome to Valefest! To kick the year off, we are having a pub crawl social to let your hair down a little after the first week of lectures and before we really get into the thick of it with our regular meetings.

Sat 5th October

Contemporary Squad Audition: 9am - 9pm; Guild of Students; Tickets to attend the squad auditions for Contemporary. Tickets can also be bought on the door with cash.

Jazz Squad Audition: 9am - 9pm; Guild of Students; Tickets to attend the squad auditions for Jazz . Tickets can also be bought on the door with cash.

Wildcard - Commercial Squad Audition: 9am - 9pm; Guild of Students; Tickets to audition for Wildcard squad in the commercial style. Tickets can also be purchased on the door in cash.

Welcome Ball 2024: 10:30pm - 3am; Guild of Students; Welcome Ball 2024

Sun 6th October

Ballet Squad Audition: 9am - 9pm; Guild of Students; Tickets to attend the squad auditions for Ballet. Tickets can also be bought on the door with cash.

Wildcard - Jazz Squad Audition: 9am - 9pm; Guild of Students; Tickets to attend the squad auditions for Wildcard within the Jazz style. Tickets can also be bought on the door with cash.

Benchball Taster Session 4: 1pm - 2pm; UOB Sport and Fitness; Join us for our fourth Taster Session at UoB Sport and Fitness!

Mon 7th October

GTV Welcome Workshop: Sound Design for Filmmaking: 6pm - 7:30pm; GTV Studio, Guild of Students Media Suite, Basement Floor; In this workshop, we will be covering the basics of a very important but often overlooked aspect of filmmaking: sound. We'll be discussing how to get optimally recorded sound in a variety of settings and with a wide range of equipment types.

UoB Darts Taster Session 2: 7pm - 10pm; Beorma Bar at The Guild; Our two taster sessions are open to all students! The commiteee will introduce the society and new members will be able to socialise with each other. The taster sessions will mirror our regular Monday night sessions where we will play friendly darts

Tue 8th October

Language Café: 1pm - 3pm; Guild of Students, Mermaid Bar; Practice learning a new language, enjoy free snacks, and connect with others.

Hookers and Stitchers Taster session 2: 5pm - 7pm; Beorma Bar; Our second taster session of the term. If you weren't able to make the first one, come along to this one to experience our society and meet new people.

EWB Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM): 6pm - 7pm; Engineering Room 127; We will be voting in some changes to the society's constitution and voting in some new committee members. Come have your say as a member in the way the society is run. And we need 20 members for the meeting to count so bring your friends!!

DJ Soc Circo Social: 7pm - midnight; Circo, Selly Oak High Street; Our first Circo social of 2024! Come and meet the committee, other DJs and members of the community. Hope to see you there!

Wed 9th October

LGBTQ+ Speed Friending: 1pm - 3pm; Underground, Guild of Students; LGBTQ+ social with snacks and games!

Kcover Taster Session: 4pm - 6pm; Dance Studio; Join us for a taste of our weekly chorus classes where we teach all the newest and most popular kpop choreographies!! More information on the event and dances we are teaching will be announced on our socials soon. See you there!

Sudanese Society Meet and Greet: 6pm - 8pm; University of Birmingham (location TBC); We will be hosting the first event of the year, our meet and greet! We'd love to meet you all members, non-members and those of you that just want to see what we're about, whilst socialising and meeting new people

Thu 10th October

MathSoc Bar Crawl: 9pm - 4am; Broad Street; The first MathSoc Bar Crawl of the year returns, bigger and better than before! Stopping off at Solomon Cutler Spoons, Coyote Ugly, Popworld and ending in Vodbull @Rosies Oh and to makes things better...every ticket comes with a free t shirt!!

Fri 11th October

Games Nights: 7pm - 10pm; Nuffield Learning Centre; Sober Socials holds a games night every Friday, with board games, card games, social deduction games and more! We request that you don't bring alcohol to these events, or arrive intoxicated.

Mon 14th October

Internal speaker event with Mark Webber: 5pm - 6pm; A university room; A unique opportunity to hear from Mark Webber on 'the EU and defence in the context of the war in Ukraine'.

UoB Sign Language Monday Lessons: 7pm - 9:30pm; Murray; This is the annual ticket for our sign language lessons on Mondays! This will run all the way through to the 9th June, with breaks over the holidays (27 lessons in total). Note that this annual ticket only includes lesson cost not exam cost.

Tue 15th October

UoB Sign Language Tuesday Lessons: 7pm - 9:30pm; This is the annual ticket for our sign language lessons on Tuesdays! This will run all the way through to the 10th June, with breaks over the holidays (27 lessons in total). Note that this annual ticket only includes lesson cost not exam cost.

Wed 16th October

Community Breakfast: 9am - 11am; Mermaid Bar; Free breakfast in Mermaid Bar every Wednesday!

Thu 17th October

Jaguar Land Rover Guest Speaker: 5pm - 6:30pm; Room 229 New Engineering Building (Y8); Reece returns to UoB as an alumni, graduating with a BEng in Mechanical Engineering. Join us as Reece tells us about his journey from Uni to the army to JLR. A unique tour around the ins and outs of a JLR vehicle will be given too for all who attend!

UoB Sign Language Thursday Lessons: 7pm - 9:30pm; This is the annual ticket for our sign language lessons on Thursdays! This will run all the way through to the 12th June, with breaks over the holidays (27 lessons in total). Note that this annual ticket only includes lesson cost not exam cost.

Fri 18th October

Games Nights: 7pm - 10pm; Nuffield Learning Centre; Sober Socials holds a games night every Friday, with board games, card games, social deduction games and more! We request that you don't bring alcohol to these events, or arrive intoxicated.

Hi Vis Bar Crawl: 8pm - 11:59pm; Duck and Scholar/Broad Street; Civsoc's legendary hi-vis bar crawl is back! Wearing our finest hi-vis we will start at the duck and scholar for some drinks and games on the vale before heading over to Broad Street for the night to continue.

Wed 23rd October

Community Breakfast: 9am - 11am; Mermaid Bar; Free breakfast in Mermaid Bar every Wednesday!

Fri 25th October

Games Nights: 7pm - 10pm; Nuffield Learning Centre; Sober Socials holds a games night every Friday, with board games, card games, social deduction games and more! We request that you don't bring alcohol to these events, or arrive intoxicated.