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Events Calendar
Friday 28th March 2025
'Work&Play' exhibtion in The Winchester Gallery
Work & Play
28 March – 24 May 2025
Opening 27th of March 5-7pm
The Winchester Gallery
Park Avenue, Winchester School of Art, SO23 8DL
This spring, The Winchester Gallery is delighted to open ‘Work & Play’, a group exhibition that is, at its extremes, absurd and political.
A Turner Prize winner, the first female head of Painting in the UK (at Winchester School of Art) and a revered Royal Academician -- all feature in the latest exhibition ‘Work & Play’ at The Winchester Gallery, at Winchester School of Art.
Four works by Gillian Wearing, Roderick Buchanan, Gillian Ayres and Lisa Milroy, selected by Winchester School of Art’s MA Contemporary Curating students under the guidance of curator Julia Vogl, will be on loan from the prestigious collection at Southampton City Art Gallery. Twenty-six additional artworks will be on view alongside them, selected from a regional open call. Community artists join with WSA’s BA and MA students, internationally recognised faculty, and alumni, showcasing a myriad of multi-media, interdisciplinary artworks on the theme of work and play.
WSA Lecturer and Printmaking Fellow Julia Vogl, who led the co-curating experience, notes that the exhibition features ‘four generations of artists with diverse nationalities, socio-economic backgrounds, and senses of humour’. Championing different points of view, ‘Work & Play’ embraces the absurd, the funny, the challenging and the political. Each artwork will make you think again about work, play, and the relationship between them.
'Work & Play’ will be at The Winchester Gallery from 28 March through 24 May, with a public opening from 5-7pm on 27 March. Visitors can look forward to a wide range of artworks that question the playfulness of work and the purpose of creativity.
Something for everyone, not to be missed – free admission!
Gallery opening times:
Tuesday – Friday 12 – 6pm
Saturday 12 - 4pm
Closed over Easter: 17 – 22 April
Sunday 30th March 2025
Pythagoras’ Toolkit (14:00)
Meet our cheeky modern-day puppet-Pythagoras (with her bag of tools) as she challenges eight musicians and a conductor to help her carry out musical experiments in preparation for a final performance!
A playful, wordless show with puppetry and contemporary classical music for family audiences, created by director Rachel Warr (Dotted Line Theatre) and composer Benjamin Oliver (University of Southampton).
Monday 31st March 2025
Building Constellations of Creative and Participatory Research
This exciting interactive workshop will develop your knowledge and skills in using creative and participatory research methods.
Creative and participatory methods are increasingly being utilised by social researchers to tackle complex research questions, enhance participant inclusivity and to generate wide ranging research impact for a broad range of stakeholders.
This session begins with an overview of developments in creative and participatory research, highlighting the opportunities and challenges in the context of social policy, research impact and advancing academic knowledge.
Across the two days, the course covers how and why we use a variety of creative and participatory methods and how to bring them together in analysis, forming a constellation.
The workshop will address ethics, opportunities, benefits and challenges during the research process and how to generate multi-level impact from grassroots to social policy.
Participants will be given the opportunity to explore how to incorporate creative and participatory approaches (such as zines and photovoice) in their own research, and how to analyse and disseminate effectively.
The course is being delivered by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14002
Supporting Student Mental Health (09:30)
This course is aimed at student facing staff (academic and non-academic). It will be delivered on zoom, you will receive a ink for this nearer the time.
In a 2022 survey by the mental health charity Student Minds, 57% of respondents self-reported a mental health issue, and 27% said they had a diagnosed mental health condition. Therefore, many of us are interacting with students who are struggling with one of many mental health conditions.
The University has teamed up with Solent Mind, Hampshire’s leading mental health charity, to provide student-facing staff with online training co-designed to help us support our students struggling with mental health issues. We want to ensure that staff feel confident about how best to support their students and are aware of where to signpost them when needed.
This aim of this course is to provide you with the skills to support someone experiencing a mental health crisis. By the end of the session you will be able to:
Know the different mental health conditions that are commonly experienced by students
Know how to spot early warning signs
Support students with their mental health and signpost them to external services
Know the resources available at the University of Southampton for supporting your students
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Introduction to QGIS: Spatial Data and Spatial Analysis
In this online two day course (taught over four mornings) you will learn what GIS is, how it works and how you can use it to create maps and perform spatial analysis.
We assume no prior knowledge of GIS and you will learn how to get data into the GIS, how to produce maps using your own data and what you can and cannot do with spatial data.
You will also learn how to work with a variety of different data sources and types (including XY coordinate data and address or postcode data) and using spatial overlays, point in polygon analysis and spatial joins.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13700
Theories of Change and Pathways to Impact: Change Busters workshop (In-Person) (11:00)
This session will provide practical approaches to creating Theories of Change and Pathways to Impact, for your education, student experience, research or knowledge exchange projects and activities. Change Busters aims to reconceptualize evaluation as a dynamic and interactive learning experience. This session is suitable for any level of evaluation experience, and we welcome staff from all career pathways across the Triple Helix and Professional Services.
Change Busters poses fundamental evaluation questions within a playful environment. During this session, players will engage in creating a Theory of Change. Players will participate in discussions focusing on how change happens, how we evidence change, and how we can rethink traditional evaluation methods.
The session will be particularly useful for staff grappling with how to evidence the impact of their work.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
Understand the stages of a Theory of Change.
Gain confidence with theorising change by using pre-determined scenarios.
Extend learning through application to your own context.
Session led by:
Tahrima Hossain, Teaching Fellow, Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP)
Jess Macpherson, Teaching Fellow, Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Student Voice Network: Coffee and Case Studies (In-person event) (13:00)
This Student Voice Network event will celebrate examples of student voice in action across the university. It is an informal opportunity to share good practice in student partnership.
The event will include an overview of new SSLC guidance, examples of student partnership in action on academic programmes, and we’ll hear the perspective of student reps.
The event will also cover an update to the Student Voice Toolkit including how to submit a case study.
The Student Voice Network aims to provide regular events to share practice, development opportunities and peer support, and is open to anyone interested in promoting and developing the Student Voice. Alongside this site, the linked SharePoint page includes recordings, materials and resources from network events, which you can access here.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
· Identify good examples of student voice and student partnership
· Network with others and foster potential collaboration and knowledge exchange
· Develop awareness of the Student Voice Toolkit
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Equality law in the context of accessible and inclusive assessment: practical design approaches (11:00)
Universities have an anticipatory duty to ensure accessibility and inclusivity. This interactive workshop aims to help clarify what this means for assessment and offers tips and quick wins towards making assessment more inclusive and accessible.
We will explore potential barriers faced by priority groups (students with protected characteristics under the 2010 Equality Act) and identify steps to alleviate these barriers to ensure your assessment offers students equitable opportunity to succeed.
By the end of this session, colleagues will have:
· An overview of accessibility and inclusivity legislation as applies to assessment.
· Insight into the kinds of barriers that may be experienced by minoritised and marginalised students.
· An assignment brief (you can bring your own) annotated with key tips to strengthen accessibility and inclusion.
Professor Carron Shankland talk “Values, Priorities, and Workload in Academia” (13:30)
Bio:
Professor Carron Shankland was one of the first holders of a Suffrage Science award in Computing, and Scottish Woman of the Year for services to science and technology in 2017. She has recently retired as a Professor of Computing Science at the University of Stirling. She is now an honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, where she did study for her Undergraduate degree and for a PhD. At Glasgow she's continuing her work in diversity and inclusion, and pursuing a small amount of research in data science. Mainly, these days, she is gardening, making art and music.
Abstract:
Being in academia now, with the variety of roles that we all have to play, is potentially overwhelming. These workload demands may be impacting on how we feel about our work and ourselves, and our ability to achieve good work-life balance. But it's really hard to talk about all of that when we are apparently superhuman, members of an elite, constantly proving how brilliant we are. I've been through my own mental health struggles, and will reflect on my own personal experiences openly. The main thing I learned is that we have to help ourselves and each other: in this session we will talk about how we do that. We will reflect on our values and priorities as they relate to job satisfaction. We'll consider barriers and facilitators to staying aligned with our values and priorities, in the context of workload demands, and personal strategies to support better work-life balance and wellbeing.
To register for this event, follow the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1285767468109?aff=oddtdtcreator
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham (20:00)
Witty and humorous banter sits alongside tunes that tug the heartstrings, joyous reels, and melodies.
Aly Bain was a founder member of the ‘Boys of the Lough’. His passionate fiddle playing has found its way onto recordings by the likes of Eddi Reader and Richard Thompson. He was responsible for launching ‘The Transatlantic Sessions’ TV series in which both he and Phil continue to feature. Accordion player Phil Cunningham has been named as one of Scotland’s 25 most influential people. His mastery of the instrument has led to him working with the likes of Mark Knopfler, James Taylor, Rosanne Cash and Midge Ure. In March 2023 they recorded along with the Transatlantic Sessions with Eric Clapton at Abbey Road Studios.
Having toured together since 1986 to packed concert halls all over the world, Aly and Phil continue to charm audiences with their stunning music, and on-stage charisma.
Friday 4th April 2025
Wellington Congress 2025 (09:30)
The University of Southampton, which is the home of the archive of the first Duke of Wellington, will be hosting its Eighth Wellington Congress on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April 2025.
The programme features keynote addresses by Professor Beatrice de Graaf and Dr. Ed Coss, along with a wide range of papers exploring the career of the first Duke of Wellington. Discussions will also delve into the broader historical context of Britain, Ireland, the Empire, and Continental Europe during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There will be a congress dinner on Friday 4 April.
You can view the programme and find the link to book your ticket here: Wellington Congress 2025.
Sunday 6th April 2025
‘The Wonderland Garden’ with City of London Sinfonia (11:00)
Come join us in The Wonderland Garden and explore the beauty of the changing seasons alongside a curious young person and their new friend, Robin.
This unique show brings together live music and theatre to tell a story of discovery and joy.
Designed especially for babies and children under six, ‘The Wonderland Garden’ offers musical storytelling that the whole family can enjoy. Featuring classical instruments and South Asian percussion, music drives the story. Our main character and Robin experience a garden through the seasons, illustrated by a playful set inspired by pop-up books.
Stay and Play: 20 minutes – meet the musicians and their instruments!
Co-produced by City of London Sinfonia and Landmark Theatres
Monday 7th April 2025
Easter Family Cinema (09:20)
Join us at SUSU for a special cinema screening that offers a magical experience for the whole family!
Gather with friends and family as we offer you the chance to immerse yourselves in the enchanting world of film as we showcase Shaun the Sheep and Peter Rabbit 2.
Please select the correct ticket for the screening time and show you would like to attend. Adult and Child tickets are listed seperately, or purchase a family ticket (2 adults, 2 children).
WSA Art & Design Easter School | 14-18 year olds (10:30)
The Winchester School of Art Art & Design Easter School is for 14 - 18 year olds, and takes place on the 7th-8th of April 10:30 - 15:30.
Get a taste for Art & Design briefs by developing a paper based stop motion animation over 2 days. Choose your own theme and experiment with media! Perfect for building your portfolios, or developing your own creative practice.
Sign up on Eventbrite: https://adeasterschool.eventbrite.co.uk
Contact tutor Georgia de Buriatte with any questions:
g.de-buriatte@soton.ac.uk | 07585 112497
Tuesday 8th April 2025
Easter Bonnet Community Workshop (11:00)
Hop into the Easter spirit with our Easter Bonnet Making Workshop at The Bridge, located in the SUSU Building 42 on Highfield Campus.
Join the SUSU events team for a fun-filled, creative session where children can design and decorate their very own Easter bonnets using a fantastic range of craft materials – all included in the ticket price!
While the little ones get crafty, adults can relax and enjoy hot and cold drinks available to purchase from The Bridge Café.
ἹF Tickets: £6 per child (includes all craft materials)
976 Accompanying adults come for FREE!
Spaces are limited, so grab your tickets now and get ready for a festive afternoon of creativity and fun!
Becoming a School Governor (12:00)
School governors are one of the largest volunteer forces nationwide. However, there are approximately 20,000 vacancies on governing boards across the country Ἱ2ᾝ1ἾB
Could your skills and experiences help a school in your community to thrive?
Learn how you can transform education in your community in an exclusive webinar on Tuesday 8 April where you’ll hear from current volunteers and understand whether this volunteering opportunity could be a good fit for you ➡️
Register for the 12pm session: https://bit.ly/4097g0r
Register for the 6pm session: https://bit.ly/3PtGhb2
As a school governor, you will:
ᾯ6 Have a positive impact on children in your community while meeting new people and gaining a sense of purpose and achievement.
ᾝ1ἾB Benefit from comprehensive training to help you succeed in your role.
Ὄ8 Use and learn new skills, like strategic planning, chairing, and financial planning at board-level.
Anyone can be a school governor: you don’t need to be working in education or be a parent to transform education in your community.
Becoming a School Governor (18:00)
School governors are one of the largest volunteer forces nationwide. However, there are approximately 20,000 vacancies on governing boards across the country Ἱ2ᾝ1ἾB
Could your skills and experiences help a school in your community to thrive?
Learn how you can transform education in your community in an exclusive webinar on Tuesday 8 April where you’ll hear from current volunteers and understand whether this volunteering opportunity could be a good fit for you ➡️
Register for the 12pm session: https://bit.ly/4097g0r
Register for the 6pm session: https://bit.ly/3PtGhb2
As a school governor, you will:
ᾯ6 Have a positive impact on children in your community while meeting new people and gaining a sense of purpose and achievement.
ᾝ1ἾB Benefit from comprehensive training to help you succeed in your role.
Ὄ8 Use and learn new skills, like strategic planning, chairing, and financial planning at board-level.
Anyone can be a school governor: you don’t need to be working in education or be a parent to transform education in your community.
Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Cordelia Williams (19:30)
Cordelia Williams and Tamsin Waley-Cohen treat us to an evening of lyrical piano and melodious violin.
In the first of three concerts curated by Cordelia Williams, we pay homage to the musical partnership between pianist and composer Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim.
Joseph Joachim was one of the 19th century’s great violinists and most influential musicians. Having met for the first time in 1853 at a music festival, Clara Schumann and Joachim performed together on many occasions. Their recitals often featured Robert Schumann’s second violin sonata and Schubert’s fiendishly difficult and virtuosic Fantasy – both of which will be performed by Cordelia and Tamsin in this special concert, alongside Clara’s three Romances.
Clara’s Romances were first published in 1855. She wanted to offer Joachim a copy as a Christmas present, but was thwarted by the publisher’s delay. Joachim and Clara performed the pieces several times in public, once to the ‘completely ecstatic’ King George V of Hanover.
Mendelssohn, whose work we hear in an arrangement by a major violinist from the 20th century, conducted Joachim’s debut appearance at the age of 12 in London. The Morning Post’s critic described Joachim’s performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as ‘… beyond all praise, and defies all description.’
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Supporting Autistic Students at the University (12:00)
The following session will provide participants with an introduction to supporting Autistic students at the University.
It will include interactive case studies and discussions and will encourage participants to reflect on their roles and how they can provide better experience for Autistic students.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
- Feel confident in basic understanding of Autism.
- Be able to identify barriers some autistic students may face at university.
- Reflect on their own practice and role at University and consider ways in which they may be able to make this more inclusive and supportive for neurodivergent students.
Session led by:
Anna McCann, Student Disability Faculty Liaison Lead, Student Disability & Inclusion, SES
Beth Lawson, Student Disability Faculty Liaison Lead, Student Disability & Inclusion, SES
Lizzie Nash, Student Disability & Inclusion Support Co-ordinator, Student Disability & Inclusion, SES
Thursday 10th April 2025
Introducing Institutional Ethnography
This online workshop will introduce Institutional Ethnography (IE), an interdisciplinary feminist approach to social research that focuses on how texts and language organise our everyday lives.
IE is not just a methodology, but an entire approach to research with a specific ontology of how the social world works and the organising role of texts and language.
In IE, the researcher ‘takes sides’ using a specific version of standpoint to explore how institutions work in practice rooted in peoples’ experiences.
This often involves researching as, with, or alongside marginalised groups and making visible how institutions exclude or make invisible certain groups of people and experiences.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13851
WSA Fashion & Textile Easter School | 14 - 18 year olds (10:30)
The Winchester School of Art Fashion & Textile Easter School is for 14 - 18 year olds, and takes place on the 10th-11th of April 10:30 - 15:30.
Get a taste for Fashion & Textile briefs by exploring fashion eras through illustration, garment alteration & photography. Choose your own theme and experiment with design! Perfect for building your portfolios, or developing your own creative practice!
Sign up on Eventbrite: https://fteasterschool.eventbrite.co.uk
Contact tutor Georgia de Buriatte with any questions:
g.de-buriatte@soton.ac.uk | 07585 112497
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
FELS Inaugural Lecture series (16:00)
Join us for an exciting event in room 4013 in the Centenary Building at the University of Southampton, where we will be hosting a series of engaging lectures from newly appointed Professors at the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences.
During the event, our Professors will present a lecture to highlight their research, real-world impact and future research directions.
At our first event on Thursday 10th April 2025, Professor Joanna Nield from the School of Geography and Environmental Science and Professor Ivo Tews from the School of Biological Sciences will be presenting their research.
Saturday 19th April 2025
Bach’s St John Passion | The English Concert | Directed by Francesco Corti (15:00)
Turner Sims continues its partnership with The English Concert with another epic baroque work.
Harpsichordist Francesco Corti directs the orchestra, Choir, and a celebrated line-up of soloists in a performance of Bach’s St John Passion on Holy Saturday. First performed in Leipzig in 1724, this deeply moving work, depicting the final hours of Christ’s life, is a monumental piece that transcends religious boundaries and speaks to the depths of human emotion.
Presented by The English Concert in partnership with Turner Sims.
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Paul Lewis (19:30)
Acknowledged as one of the great pianists of our time, Paul Lewis has been a regular visitor to Turner Sims for more than a quarter of a century.
His celebratory recital as part of our 50th anniversary year features music by three composers with whom he is synonymous. Mozart’s popular work, and the three pieces which Brahms described as ‘lullabies of my sorrows’ come between two sonatas by Beethoven including his 32nd and last. Writing about the Op 111 sonata pianist Angela Hewitt has declared ‘…I consider it one of the most sublime compositions a pianist can play.’
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Embracing Research Integrity: why it matters (10:00)
External speakers:
- Dr James Parry, Chief Innovation Officer, UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO)
- Dr Anne Taylor, Associate Director of Funding Operations & Governance, Wellcome Trust
- Dr Scott Summers, Associate Professor and Chair of the Gen-AI Light Touch Review Group, University of East Anglia
- Professor Andrew George, Co-Chair, UK Committee on Research Integrity (UKCORI)
Thursday 24th April 2025
The Young’uns 20 (20:00)
Much loved folk trio, the Young’uns, celebrate 20 years of singing together.
One night in Stockton On Tees, three teenagers heard strange sounds coming from the backroom of a pub. They went in. They heard people singing songs they’d never heard before. Songs without instruments. Songs in their own accents. Songs about places they knew. Folk songs. They joined in. Because they were the youngest ones there by several decades, they were soon labeled ‘the Young’uns.’
20 years on and they’ve carried their unfortunate name around the world, from Sydney to Vancouver, from Radio Tees to Radio 4, won 3 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and gained a reputation for singing life affirming songs of social conscience in immaculate 3 part harmony. But as well as their 20th anniversary, Sean Cooney, Michael Hughes and David Eagle will each be celebrating their 40th birthdays on tour!
Monday 28th April 2025
Lunchtime Concert - Tarren (13:00)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers (09:30)
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers
Stress has a significant impact on how we feel and what we do. We are all responsible for managing workplace stress and building our personal resilience. Taking actions to reduce workplace stress is in UK H&S legalisation, in our policies and is simply the right thing to do.
This course will help you to:
- Know what workplace stress is and the consequences it brings.
- Use a stress assessment to identify the causes of workplace stress and plan actions to reduce it.
- Identify ways to reduce stress and build up personal resilience.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Short course: Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation (online) (09:00)
About this course
This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of health economics evaluation. It is for anyone who needs to understand the principles of health economics and how or when they are used in evaluating the costs and benefits of healthcare interventions and particularly for those used in the UK health service. The course is interactive and includes practical exercises. On completion of the course participants will be able to understand health economic evaluation terminology, basic concepts and interpret aspects of a health economic evaluation. All participants receive a PDF course pack including useful tools and resources to use in health economic evaluations.
Course details
30 April and 7 May 2025
09:00 – 13:00
this is an online course conducted via Zoom
8 learning hours
Fees
full time students: £150
academic/public sector: £225
private sector: £325
This course is run by Southampton HTA Centre, for more information and to book: Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation | Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC) | University of Southampton
Booking essential.
Introduction to Board of Examiners (Online) (10:00)
The session will provide an introduction to the Board of Examiners process for taught programmes for those that are new to Exam Boards or for those that could use a refresher on how the various boards operate.
The session presentation will be made available on the Sharepoint site so please check this prior to booking your attendance to ensure the content is relevant to you.
By the end of the event, participants should be able to:
· Understand the sequence of events from one board to the next.
· Gain an overview of the membership of the different boards.
· Detail the remit of each board.
· Highlight the relevant regulations that outline the responsibilities and operation of each board.
Session led by:
Jarunda Richardson, Admin and Assessment Team Leader, Education & Law, Faculty of Social Sciences
Thursday 1st May 2025
Introduction to Hospital Episode Statistics
This course will provide participants with an understanding of how Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data are collected and coded, their structure, and how to clean and analyse HES data.
A key focus will be on developing an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of HES, how inconsistencies arise, and approaches to deal with these.
Participants will also learn how to ensure individuals’ anonymity and confidentiality when carrying out analyses and publishing results based on HES.
The course consists of a mixture of lectures and practicals for which participants will use Stata software to clean and analyse HES data.
It is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13731
Neil Cowley Trio | Unpausing of the Pause (11:00)
The Neil Cowley Trio reunite to perform their first live shows together in 7 years. Discover music from their outstanding new album, ‘Entity’, alongside some fan-favourite Cowley classics.
In 2006 the Neil Cowley Trio burst onto the scene with an exciting sound that fizzed with energy. Their muscular anthems, galloping grooves and tender moments placed them at the forefront of a new movement in jazz, paving the way for 6 highly acclaimed albums over 10 years. Pianist and composer Neil Cowley then pressed ‘pause’ to pursue a solo career – no less successful – taking in neo-classical composition and electronica. Now, stirred by his extended time of solitary music making, he makes a firm statement about the joy, comfort and the rewards of human connection in the digital age.
Joining Cowley are his close musical allies, bassist Rex Horan and drummer Evan Jenkins; three friends giving their all to each other, metaphorically dancing together. Cowley is a brilliant composer and dazzling pianist and the trio flame still burns bright. ‘Entity’ is neither a return nor a departure from the Neil Cowley Trio sound. It is the Neil Cowley Trio sound, with the finger lifted from the pause button. It is a magnificent return to form cementing the ‘Neil Cowley Trio sound’- head-nodding wonky grooves, killer melodies, emotionally charged pieces with a glass like fragility laced throughout. Expect a powerful performance of deeply impassioned music and hooks aplenty, with Cowley’s infectious wit and playfulness never far behind.
Saturday 3rd May 2025
Sean Shibe | In Association With Southampton Classical Guitar Society (19:30)
Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe has proven himself a truly original mind at the frontier of classical guitar.
He creates unique textures with classical, contemporary and folk repertoire, earning prestigious accolades worldwide.
As a former BBC New Generation Artist, Shibe has garnered praise for his one-of-a-kind programming, earning him the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship 2012, Royal Philharmonic Society 2018 Young Artist Award and the 2022 Leonard Bernstein Award. His recordings are also highly acclaimed, winning prestigious prizes including OPUS Klassik (2021 & 2023), the 2019 Gramophone Concept Album of the Year and the 2021 Gramophone Instrumental Award.
This programme includes Frank Martin’s Quatre ‘Pièces Brèves’, written for Andrés Segovia, but unplayed until Julian Bream championed the suite in the 1960s. The first recorded performance of Bach’s Cello Suites took place over 100 years after they were likely written. Thomas Adès’ ‘Forgotten Dances’, which was commissioned for Sean and premiered in 2023, invokes composers and artists of bygone times.
Tuesday 6th May 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Southampton University Concert Band | Open Rehearsal / Fire Drill (19:00)
Be our audience and help us make our Fire Drill as realistic as possible!
You are invited to join us and hear the wonderful Southampton University Concert Band in rehearsal for their Spring Showcase concert on Sunday 11 May. After half an hour or so, the fire alarm will sound and we will undertake a full venue evacuation.
Come along and hear some fabulous live music! The bar will be open.
FREE event.
Wednesday 7th May 2025
Maximising your Delivery (In-person) (10:30)
This is a practical and interactive workshop designed to help you improve your delivery and maximise your voice in lectures.
The workshop will provide you with the opportunity to explore techniques and exercises in order to improve your vocal range, variety and clarity and reduce vocal strain and nerves.
The workshop will be mostly practical, but there will be an opportunity to exchange and share ideas of strategies that help you during lectures.
By the end of this event, you will:
· Have an awareness of voice skills in communication and how to make your voice more interesting through intonation, pitch, tone, pace and rhythm.
· Have an insight into how the voice can impact the lecture and improve student engagement.
· Be more aware of how breathing and pausing can improve speaking and control nerves.
· Have an opportunity to try out some of the techniques using texts and your own lecture.
Session led by: Tina Kirk, Senior Teaching Fellow, Academic Centre for International Students (ACIS), Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Online Hartley - Fabio Morabito, 'Views of the Annotator' (16:00)
Featuring Fabio Morabito
Location: Online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 8th May 2025
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Kroke (20:00)
An exquisite mix of modern Polish music, klezmer, contemporary jazz and chamber classical music.
Polish trio Kroke (Yiddish for Kraków) give audiences an extraordinary live musical experience. Their genre defying art is still at a peak after a stunning 30+ year career that has connected with global audiences. Their fans include Nigel Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Peter Gabriel.
Kroke return on a rare UK visit to perform a ‘best of’ performance of their most popular tracks. Expect jazz, contemporary and ethnic influences, plus their own stunning improvisations.
Friday 9th May 2025
USV Salutes Randy Newman (12:00)
The University of Southampton Voices turn the spotlight on one of the most unusual of the great American singer songwriters.
It is 12 years since the USV began. They have celebrated the music of songwriters and performers such as The Kinks, Clara Sanabras, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Monica Vasconcelos and many others. Sometimes they present complete performances of albums, sometimes compilations of favourite songs – but always in new arrangements for soloists choir and band by Harvey Brough.
Randy Newman’s family are a Hollywood musical dynasty – Alfred, Emil, Lionel, Thomas Newman were all film music composers. Randy began his career as a songwriter for hire in the Brill Building (alongside Carole King, Mike Stoller, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil), knocking out pop songs for more (or less) established artists to perform.
He then began to write and record his own songs, releasing a string of 11 albums between 1968 and 2017. His first single was the American football based ‘Golden Gridiron Boy’. It was an unlikely shot at the charts from this bespectacled artist, whose featured look was more geography teacher than rock star.
Unlike most singer songwriters, Randy Newman often wrote in character. His songs feature a rogue’s gallery of dodgy types, ordinary joes, sleaze-balls, (even the voice of a slave trader in ‘Sail Away’). It gives many of his songs a determinedly edgy atmosphere which can unsettle the listener. He has said that he has never written a song for (to) a specific person, although admitting that one of his most touching songs ‘I Miss You’ was written for his first wife, after leaving her for his second marriage.
His songs can be acerbic but also hysterically funny – ‘You’re Dead’ is an ode to a washed out rock star who still insists on treading the boards. ‘Short People’, a song that is very funny to some, caused huge offence among the diminutive sector of American society, but can be read as a parody of racism.
Join the USV and Harvey Brough for a fabulous selection of Randy Newman’s work, ranging from exquisitely touching to hilariously offensive (often at his own expense) with all shades in between.
Saturday 10th May 2025
Who's Got Game! (11:00)
Inspired by themes of homes, dwellings and gardens as seen in our upcoming exhibitions, join us for a day of games!
Play a range of classic board games from Board in the City, or test out the latest ideas created by Games Design students at Winchester School of Art. Explore an innovative escape game devised especially for our upcoming exhibitions or have a go creating your very own character!
Board in the City’s Dungeon Masters will be running Dungeons and Dragons sessions between 11.15am–1.15pm & 1.45pm–3.45pm.
Time slots are available to book on the hour from 11am–4pm, and drop-in sessions will be available on the day. For further enquiries, please contact Florence on florence@jhg.art.
Monday 12th May 2025
Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health (online) (09:00)
A stage by stage introduction to the methods and processes commonly used to conduct systematic reviews of the effects of health and health care interventions.
About this course
This course is for anyone planning or currently doing a systematic review, or anyone curious about how reviews are done and what makes them systematic. It provides a stage by stage introduction to the methods and processes commonly used to conduct systematic reviews of the effects of health and health care interventions. Structured presentations with interactive practical exercises guide participants through the systematic review process, from initial scoping of the review topic to communicating the completed review’s findings. Many participants complete the course in readiness for conducting their own review, and all participants can continue their learning with information and further resources contained in their free comprehensive electronic course manual.
Course details
12 and 19 May 2025
09:00 – 13:00
8 learning hours
this is an online course conducted via Zoom
Fees
full time students: £150
academic/public sector: £225
private sector: £325
This course is run by Southampton HTA Centre, for more information and to book: Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health Course | Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC) | University of Southampton
Booking essential.
Wednesday 14th May 2025
[ACADEMIC] Coping with stressful situations: for student facing academic staff (10:00)
Coping with stressful situations for student facing staff (Academic Staff)
This session is IN PERSON and is held on Highfield campus (Building 34 Room 1020).
An in-person workshop that covers keeping yourself well while dealing with difficult conversations and maintaining boundaries. You will learn practical tips that can be incorporated into practice and be given the opportunity to explore scenarios and identify unhelpful thinking.
This course will help you to:
- Know the boundaries and what actions to take when they are blurred.
- Recognise how different interactions impact on our thoughts, feelings and actions.
- Apply different strategies to reduce the impact.
- Know what support is available to you and students when needed.
Notes:
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We also run a version for academic staff, please make sure you are booked on the right one.
Mini Hartley - Laura Harris, 'The Sociology of Social Justice' (16:00)
Featuring Laura Harris
Location: Building 28 Room 2049 & online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Gift of Sight Beating Blindness Lecture - Hybrid 2025 (18:00)
We are delighted to present the Gift of Sight ‘Beating Blindness’ Lecture 2025. This will be a hybrid event with the option of taking part in person at The Concorde in Eastleigh, or online from the comfort of your own home.
Join vision scientists from the University of Southampton to find out about the team's ongoing research projects. These will include the latest news on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from Professor Andrew Lotery; a fascinating insight into retinal stem cell biology by Dr Jörn Lakowski; and advances in sight-saving treatments for children by Dr Eloise Keeling. Dr James Self will host the event with questions and answers moderated by Dr Helena Lee.
Date: Wednesday, 14th May 2025
In person: 5:45pm - 8:00pm. Welcome soft drinks will be served on arrival, with an opportunity to meet some of the vision scientists before and after the lecture.
Venue: The Concorde, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, SO50 9HQ
Online: Lecture from 6:30-7:30pm. A joining link will be sent to you by email one week before the event.
Tickets: Please note this event is free to attend, however pre-booking is required.
Thursday 15th May 2025
Maxwell Quartet with Cordelia Williams (12:00)
A beautiful blend of piano and strings, combining classical and folk traditions.
This special collaboration between the Maxwells and Cordelia Williams integrates music from and inspired by the quartet’s Scottish homeland with iconic classical music works. Alongside traditional folk music is Maxwell Davies’ work, written as a protest against a proposed uranium mine on the remote Orkney Islands where the composer lived, and featuring beautifully simple melodies. Arvo Part’s masterpiece ‘Fratres’ is a series of variations on a similarly simple stepwise theme, creating a meditative effect. With Schumann’s work, dedicated to his wife Clara, the composer effectively ‘invented’ the piano quintet, a combination of instruments never written for before.
Friday 16th May 2025
How to write your Methodology Chapter
This online workshop aims to give participants a range of practical approaches they can adopt when writing about methodology in the social sciences, with a particular focus on writing a PhD methodology chapter.
Using a range of exercises throughout, the course focuses on 20 or so writing strategies and thought experiments designed to provide more clarity and power to the often-difficult challenge of writing about methods.
The course also looks at common mistakes and how to avoid them when writing about methods.
The focus throughout is on building confidence and increasing our repertoire of writing strategies and skills.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13732
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Spearheading Success at Southampton: Supporting students from currently underrepresented backgrounds (12:00)
This interactive workshop will provide an introduction to the student groups supported by the Student Inclusion team, namely: free-school meal eligible, IMDQ1, care experienced and estranged, Black, and mature.
The workshop will explore what it means to be from these student groups, focusing on an intersectional approach, and how this may present barriers to their success whilst at university. Using myth busting and case study exercises, attendees will be able to challenge assumptions and consider how they can support and foster a more inclusive environment for the students they work with.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
· Gain an understanding of various student groups that are currently underrepresented in higher education and the barriers they may face, using data around differential outcomes to understand this
· Increase knowledge and awareness of the work that the Student Inclusion team does to support these students
· Challenge any pre-existing assumptions around these students groups and shift thinking to a non-deficit model
Session led by:
Chido Chipato and colleagues from WPSM
· Identify changes you can make to foster a more inclusive learning environment
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Online Hartley - Yvonne Liao (16:00)
Featuring Yvonne Liao
Location: Online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Introduction to ArcGIS Online
This practical, one-day hands-on course provides a guided introduction to ArcGIS Online (AGOL), a cloud-based GIS platform that allows users to create maps and other web applications for data sharing, collaboration and analysis.
You will learn how to publish existing vector data to AGOL, set sharing and group privileges and create a web map that drives field-based data collection.
You will use Experience Builder to create a web application that is used for sharing and visualising spatial data. The course comprises hands-on exercises each introduced with a short presentation and a live demonstration.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13864
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers (09:30)
Workplace stress training for all staff (incl. managers)
Stress has a significant impact on how we feel and what we do. We are all responsible for managing workplace stress and building our personal resilience. Taking actions to reduce workplace stress is in UK H&S legalisation, in our policies and is simply the right thing to do.
This course will help you to:
Know what workplace stress is and the consequences it brings.
Use a stress assessment to identify the causes of workplace stress and plan actions to reduce it.
Identify ways to reduce stress and build up personal resilience.
Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
Saturday 24th May 2025
Snowpoet (20:00)
Snowpoet premiere their much anticipated fourth studio album ‘Heartstrings’.
Snowpoet’s third release on Edition Records, ‘Heartstrings’ follows two hugely successful albums. ‘Thought You Knew’, hailed by National Public Radio, USA as one of the best albums in 2018, and ‘Wait For Me’, were both performed at Turner Sims. The first was a BBC Radio 3 Live Broadcast double bill with Olivia Chaney, and the second was a coveted performance during Covid in 2021.
Snowpoet’s music offers a rare insight into song and poetic lyric writing. It explores the complexities found in love, loss, change and ultimately renewal. Their music is ‘a beautiful statement of the heart’ (Arts Desk) and ‘the kind of music you often look back to’ (Written In Music). With a dedicated and ever growing fan base worldwide, their sound is a testament to the group’s original and ‘beautiful’ (BBC 6 Mary Ann Hobbs) voice.
Tuesday 27th May 2025
Introduction to Spatial Data and Using R as a GIS
In this one day online course (taught over 2 mornings) we will explore how to use R to import, manage and process spatial data.
We will also cover the process of making choropleth maps, as well as some basic spatial analysis.
Finally, we will cover the use of loops to make multiple maps quickly and easily, one of the major benefits of using a scripting language to make maps, rather than traditional graphic point-and-click interface.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13706
Wednesday 28th May 2025
The Pronunciation and Meaning of Chinese Names (In-person) (10:00)
This is an In-person session at Highfield Campus
The correct pronunciation of a Chinese student’s name and an understanding of its meaning is great way to establish an instant dialogue and effective rapport which paves the way for a far more productive learning experience.
In my experience, even those completely new to the Chinese language can learn to pronounce Chinese names within a very short space of time and this seminar will assume no prior knowledge of the Chinese language at all.
Chinese students studying outside China often assume that those around them not only lack knowledge of their culture but also lack interest too. By improving our ability to pronounce Chinese names and develop some understanding of their meaning we will break down these barriers very quickly and permanently.
By the end of this event, participants should gain:
An ability to pronounce Chinese (Pinyin) names much better where the sound is much closer to the sound produced by a native Chinese speaker
An understanding of the most common male and female Chinese names, forenames and family names
An understanding of the prepresentation of Chinese names
An understanding of the meaning of common Chinese name
Teaching in an international context (In-person) (12:00)
This is a practical workshop designed to help you develop effective strategies for communicating with diverse cohorts of students in lectures and seminars.
We will consider some of the challenges faced by students learning in an international context and how communication, teaching methods and language can facilitate learning. We will also focus on the importance of lecture delivery and how volume, pace, word stress and intonation can enhance student engagement.
There will be an opportunity to exchange and share ideas of strategies that help communication and student engagement during lectures.
By the end of this event, you should:
Have an insight into how language and vocabulary can help understanding.
Understand the importance of cultural inclusivity and how cultural differences can impact communication and learning.
Develop strategies for engaging with diverse cohorts of students effectively and encourage student engagement.
Be aware of how lecture delivery can enhance communication.
Session led by: Tina Kirk, Senior Teaching Fellow, Academic Centre for International Students (ACIS)
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Four Qualitative Methods for Understanding Diverse Lives
In this one-day online training workshop you will be introduced to four qualitative research methods to better understand diverse lives - Photo Go-Alongs, Collage, Life History Interviews and Participant Packs.
When researching social groups, researchers may focus on categories such as age, gender, sexuality and so on. These categories can turn catch-all terms into catch-all agendas.
Treating groups of people with one shared characteristic as homogenous risks a cookie-cutter approach which overlooks diverse lives and needs.
Given the complexity of what it means to be a person, a one-size fits all approach to engagement cannot suffice. The methods introduced in this training workshop are beneficial in exploring diverse lives and can be used when researching with any group.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13853
Meet the Enhancement Team: Our Service and How to Access It (Online) (12:00)
This is the second in our series of three bite-sized sessions giving academic staff the chance to meet the Enhancement team and discuss how we can support you and your students.
In this session, Beth Kimber-Bradshaw, our Academic Skills Enquiries Supervisor, and Alison Daniell, our Academic Skills Officer, will talk you through an overview of our student offer and how your students can access our support.
We will explore the issues students are bringing to us, and welcome your insights into what you feel your students need support with. These sessions will be useful for all staff in teaching roles, but it may be especially beneficial for PATs.
By the end of this event, participants will:
Be aware of the skills issues on which students commonly seek our help
Understand how the Enhancement Team supports students’ academic skills acquisition
Know how to contact us and how our ‘Here to Help’ process works
Be able to navigate our website and understand how to use our resources in their own teaching practice
Have the opportunity to raise any questions in a friendly, relaxed environment.
Thursday 5th June 2025
Engaging students in successful group work for assessment (in-person) (11:00)
Group work is a valuable form of assessment that enables students to develop a wide range of skills, but it comes with obstacles such as challenges with group dynamics, perceptions of unfairness, and structuring the management of the groups. In addition, it is commonly assumed that students are pre-equipped to work effectively as a group, but this is not always the case. This session will explore practical solutions to these challenges and provide tools that can be used by academics to set expectations around group working and develop students’ collaborative and team working skills.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
Understand the reasons for commonly observed challenges within student group work assessments
Explore tools that can be utilised to overcome these challenges
Apply the tools to a sample module to facilitate effective group assessment (formative and/or summative)
Saturday 7th June 2025
Winchester School of Art Open Day
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place on our Winchester School of Art campus. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to experience what WSA has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 250 guests onto campus!
For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Monday 9th June 2025
Experimental Methods for Scholarship Research
This three-day workshop introduces participants to the theory and practice of experimental methods in application to scholarship research in higher education (HE).
It delivers an overview of prevalent approaches, specifically using survey experiments, mixed methods and randomised control trials (RCT) providing a solid introduction to key experimental methodology.
The course will focus on the practical skills needed to design, implement, and analyse scholarship in HE.
It is being delivered by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences, and C-BEAR.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14076
Tuesday 10th June 2025
The Global Jane Austen: Celebrating and Commemorating 250 years of Jane Austen (00:00)
[NON-ACADEMIC] Coping with stressful situations: for student facing non-academic staff (09:30)
Coping with stressful situations for student facing staff (Non-Academic Staff)
This session is IN PERSON and is held on Highfield campus (Building 34 Room 1020).
An in-person workshop that covers keeping yourself well while dealing with difficult conversations and maintaining boundaries. You will learn practical tips that can be incorporated into practice and be given the opportunity to explore scenarios and identify unhelpful thinking.
This course will help you to:
- Know the boundaries and what actions to take when they are blurred.
- Recognise how different interactions impact on our thoughts, feelings and actions.
- Apply different strategies to reduce the impact.
- Know what support is available to you and students when needed.
Notes:
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We also run a version for academic staff, please make sure you are booked on the right one.
Evaluation Exchange: Peer Support Forum (12:00)
Bring your questions, challenges, and queries to our collaborative forum where members of the evaluation community of practice come together to explore solutions and support one another.
Register your challenge or question by Friday 30 May: https://forms.office.com/e/e4LE5fPNWR
Please note: You will need to join the Evaluation Community of Practice Teams channel before joining the meeting.
Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver | Bach and Beyond II (19:30)
The second in an exclusive series of concerts celebrating the influence of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Dmitri Shostakovich was an avid admirer of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach’s ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’, is thought to be the direct inspiration for Shostakovich’s later set of 24 preludes and fugues.
This concert unites the two composers in a celebration of Bach’s enduring influence.
Wednesday 11th June 2025
CHRP Annual Conference (09:00)
Centre for Homelessness Research and Practice Annual Conference. Expected to have 120-150 attendees. Hoping to have photographs taken throughout the day of speakers, attendees etc, as we as a team are in need of photographs of our events for future advertisement of events etc. we would need photographs to be able to share about events eg blog posts, staff matters etc. no one within our team has the skill set to do this. A photographer wouldn't necessarily need to be there for the full day, and they would be provided with food etc!
Thursday 12th June 2025
Workplace stress conversations for line managers (10:00)
Workplace stress conversations for line managers
You know the importance of addressing workplace stress and are familiar with the workplace stress assessments having read the guidance and/or having done the training. You just need some extra tips on things to look out for when having a workplace stress conversation.
This course will help you to:
- Know the different responses you might get when having a workplace stress conversation.
- Put in place mitigations for common challenges you may face.
- Know the skills needed for a successful workplace stress conversation.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Tuesday 17th June 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Wednesday 18th June 2025
FELS’ Inaugural Lecture Series 2025 (16:00)
Join us for an exciting event in the Henry Charnock lecture theatre in the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton's Waterfront Campus where we will be hosting a series of engaging lectures from newly appointed Professors at the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences.
During the event, our Professors will present a lecture to highlight their research, real-world impact and future research directions.
At our next event on Wednesday 18 June 2025, Professor Clive Trueman from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Professor Dianna Smith from the School of Geography and Environmental Science will be presenting their research.
Friday 20th June 2025
FELS Inaugural Lecture series (16:00)
Join us for an exciting event in room 4013 in the Centenary Building at the University of Southampton, where we will be hosting a series of engaging lectures from newly appointed Professors at the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences.
During the event, our Professors will present a lecture to highlight their research, real-world impact and future research directions.
At our next event on Friday 20 June 2025, Professor Hanna Kovshoff from the School of Psychology and Professor Pete Worsley from the School of Health Sciences will be presenting their research.
Saturday 21st June 2025
Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue and NOCS. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!
For more information please email randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Sunday 22nd June 2025
Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue and NOCS. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!
For more information please email randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Tuesday 24th June 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Schubert’s Trout Quintet (19:30)
A stellar cast of musicians combines for two classical masterpieces in the final concert of Cordelia Williams’ series.
Brahms wrote his Piano Trio at the age of 20, but then substantially revised it 35 years later resulting in a work which is both youthful and mature.
Schubert’s upbeat and joyful work has become one of the most popular pieces of chamber music. Written at the request of a music patron who particularly liked the composer’s song ‘Die Forelle’ (The Trout) and asked him to incorporate it, Schubert created a set of variations as part of the work’s fourth movement.
Thursday 26th June 2025
Advanced R as a GIS: Spatial Analysis and Statistics
In this online course, run over two mornings, we will show you how to prepare and conduct spatial analysis on a variety of spatial data in R, including a range of spatial overlays and data processing techniques.
We will also cover how to use GeoDa to perform exploratory spatial data analysis, including making use of linked displays and measures of spatial autocorrelation and clustering.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13707
Monday 30th June 2025
Introduction to Experimental Methods in Social Sciences: Surveys, Laboratory and Field Experiments
This five-day workshop introduces participants to the theory and practice of experimental methods in the social sciences.
It provides an overview of prevalent approaches—specifically lab, field, and survey experiments—offering a solid introduction to experimental methodology and the practical skills needed to design, implement, analyse, and present experiments.
The course is designed for researchers, PhD students, professionals, and members of public institutions, particularly those new to experimental methods or those with experience in one method (survey, field, or lab) who wish to deepen their knowledge of the others.
No prior knowledge of experimental design or statistics is required. The workshop is also suitable for those looking to commission an experiment through a survey company or other service provider.
The course is being delivered by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences, and C-BEAR.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14073.php
Tuesday 8th July 2025
What is STARS / STARS Lite, and how can it help your programme team develop assessment for learning? (12:00)
In this session, we will introduce you to the Assessment Consultancy and STARS and STARS Lite for programme teams. This will include the process of STARS and STARS Lite (CHART, AEQ, focus groups and reporting), and signposting to how the Assessment Consultancy can support assessment and feedback development post-STARS.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
By the end of this session, colleagues will know:
the next steps for how programme teams can begin and engage with STARS or STARS Lite
Understand the support and CPD offered by the Assessment Consultancy
Thursday 10th July 2025
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Welsh National Opera Orchestra | Summertime Soirée (19:00)
Join us for an unforgettable summertime concert of beautiful music and glorious singing.
Internationally renowned soprano Rebecca Evans joins forces with the celebrated WNO Orchestra, with WNO Music Director Tomáš Hanus at the podium, for a delightful summer concert.
With a wonderful mix of repertoire, the concert begins with the rousing overture to Weber’s Romantic opera ‘Der Freischütz’ (‘The Marksman’) and continues with the sublime Mozart concert aria ‘Ah, lo previdi’ sung by Rebecca Evans, which tells of the myth of Andromeda and her sacrifice.
Leading to the interval, you will hear the wonderful Chamber Symphony in C Minor famously arranged for orchestra by the conductor Rudolf Barshai from Shostakovich’s String Quartet No 8. The concert concludes with the brilliance and enduring beauty of Beethoven and the magnificent Fifth Symphony, considered to be one of the cornerstones of western classical music.
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Navigating Complexity: Qualitative Research in Challenging Field Settings
This course is designed to familiarize students and researchers with various facets of qualitative research, particularly focusing on challenging fieldwork environments involving complex and intimate inquiries, expansive research scopes and diverse participant types.
We will draw on our personal experience of undertaking ethnographic work and collecting semi-structured interviews with adults and children, presenting examples from the field to illustrate key challenges.
The course will particularly benefit researchers engaging in qualitative research with vulnerable communities for short-term periods and in international contexts.
It is being delivered by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13917
Tuesday 29th July 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Sunday 14th September 2025
Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue and NOCS. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!
For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Tuesday 16th September 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Tuesday 23rd September 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Tuesday 30th September 2025
University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)
University Staff Yacht Sessions
These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.
The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.
Dates and times
All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm.
29 April
6 May
20 May
17 June
24 June
29 July
2 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
Prices
University staff
£11
Non-University staff
£20
Book a session
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
We do not accept American Express card payments.
Student Yacht Sessions
The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water.
If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).
You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:
Southampton University Sailing Club
Cancelling or rescheduling a booking
You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.
Notice given
Refund options
7 days or more
Full refund or reschedule to another date
Between 48 hours and 7 days
Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking
Less than 48 hours
No refund available
When we might cancel your booking
We might need to cancel a booking if:
the weather means we cannot safely run a course
staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio
If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.
Sunday 5th October 2025
Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton and Winchester campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue, NOCS and WSA. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!
For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Saturday 18th October 2025
Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue and NOCS. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!
For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Wednesday 29th October 2025
Undergraduate Open Day (12:00)
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place on our Winchester School of Art campus. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to experience what WSA has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 250 guests onto campus!
For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Saturday 15th November 2025
Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place on our Winchester School of Art campus. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to experience what WSA has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 250 guests onto campus!
For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk
Thursday 20th November 2025
Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver | Bach and Beyond III (19:30)
The third in an exclusive series of concerts celebrating the creative genius of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Max Reger described Johann Sebastian Bach as ‘the beginning and end of all music’. Bach’s influence can be heard in many of his compositions.
In the third and final concert in their series, Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver perform Reger’s Suite in the Old Style alongside the works of J. S. Bach.