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Forthcoming Events

Mon 15th September

Mature & Commuter Students Networking Brunch: 10am - noon; Dorothy's (Upstairs in Union House)

Welcome Fair: 10am - 4pm; The Nick Rayns LCR

International Students Guided Cycle on Campus: 1:30pm - 3pm; Sportspark

QUIZ NIGHT: 7pm - 9pm; New Science Building; Come along to our Welcome Week Quiz! All are welcome for a night of chill fun and games! Meet us at the Square in the center of campus at 6:30pm and we will walk together or head to New Sciences building for 7pm Location: New Sci

Tue 16th September

Societies Fair: 11am - 4pm; Sportspark

Let's Hear Your Voice: 1pm - 3pm; The Hive

Karaoke Night: 8pm - 11:30pm; Blue Bar

Wed 17th September

Sports Fair: 11am - 4pm; Sportspark

Women's hockey taster session 1 - all abilities: 2:30pm - 4pm; Astro Pitch 2; We are holding a taster session to try out hockey! This is open to all abilities and we will provide sticks for those who have never played before. Please buy a ticket if you will be attending and we look forward to meeting you all.

Model UN Taster Session: 4pm - 6pm; Bookable Room 6; Come along to UEAMUN's first taster session of the year. Whether you're new to UEA or here for another year you're welcome to find out more about Model UN! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Tennis Taster Session 1: 5pm - 7pm; Sportspark Tennis Courts; This session is open to all levels. Whether you're wanting to try something new or are a more experienced player, this session is the perfect way to meet fellow students, have a fun hit around and get a feel for our club and what we have to offer!!

Women's Rugby - Taster Session 1: 5:30pm - 7pm; tbc; First out of four taster sessions

Proclaimers Church Soc Meet & Greet Taster session.: 7pm - 9pm; Bookable Room 5

Burlesque Takeover: 8pm - 11pm; Dorothy's

UV Zumba: 8:30pm - 9:30pm; LCR

Thu 18th September

Thrift 4 Charity: 10am - 2pm; HIVE

Care Experienced and Estranged Students (CEES) Ceramic Painting: noon - 2pm; Bookable Room 6; Take a creative break and join us for a relaxing ceramic painting session exclusively for Care-Experienced and Estranged Students.

Give it a Go: Sainsbury Centre Tour: 1pm - 3pm; Sainsbury Centre, Reception Desk; Tour of the Sainsbury Centre Living Area, an excellent way to meet the committee and other art enthusiasts.

Proclaimers Church soc PICNIC Taster session: 2pm - 4pm; UEA Lake.

Icebreaker Session: 6pm - 10pm; JSC 1.01, 1.02 & 1.03; Try out our society, play some games and meet new people. We'd love to see you there!

Motosoc Welcome Quiz: 6pm - 7:30pm; The Garden House; Welcome quiz for new and returning students, a chance to have fun and meet people in UEA and the Motorsport Society!

Mountaineering Welcome Presentation: 6pm - 10pm

Live & Local: 7:30pm - 11pm; Blue Bar

Cheer Dance - Advanced Taster: 8:15pm - 10:20pm; Kiff room, Sportspark; Join us at the Kiff Room, Sportspark to get a taster of what our Advanced squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Fri 19th September

Midsoc Picnic: noon - 2pm; Earlham Park/ Earlham Hall 0.02 if raining; Join MidSoc for a welcome picnic to start the next academic year! All welcome!

UEA Welcome Colour Run!: noon - 2pm; The Square

Tote Bag Painting: 1pm - 5pm; The Hive/LCR

Badminton Taster: 19th, 3-4pm: 3pm - 4pm; Sportspark Hall 4; Come along and give UEA Badminton a try.

SPORTS DAY Taster session: 3pm - 5pm; Eaton Park (meet at congregation hall)

Badminton Taster: 19th, 4-5pm: 4pm - 5pm; Sportspark Hall 4; Come along and give UEA Badminton a try.

Model UN Taster Session: 4pm - 6pm; Bookable Room 6; Come along to UEAMUN's first taster session of the year. Whether you're new to UEA or here for another year you're welcome to find out more about Model UN! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Tennis Welcome BBQ: 5:30pm - 8pm; UEA barbecues by the lake; Make the most of the sunshine and join us for a BBQ social to meet our fellow members and have a bite whilst you're at it!

Social Sketching: 6pm - 7pm; Bookable Room 6; Join us this week for our first taster session of the year!

Photography BAR SU meet and greet: 7pm - 9pm; Bar Su; Come meet the photography committee, as well as all the people thinking of joining the society! Grab a drink (or some cheesy chips if you fancy) and meet some new people! Committee will also be there to answer questions if you have any!

Women's Rugby - Taster Session 2: 7:30pm - 9pm; Middle of the Track @ Sports Park; Session 2 out of four

FREE UEA Basketball Taster Test (Women's): 7:40pm - 9pm

FREE UEA Basketball Taster Test (Men's): 9pm - 10pm

Sat 20th September

Cheer Dance - Show Taster: 11:30am - 1pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what show squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn a show routine!

Day out in the city centre Taster session: noon - 3pm; Norwich City Centre

Walking Tour of Norwich: noon - 3pm; Meet in the square

DS Lyrical Comp Taster: 1pm - 2pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; The first Lyrical Comp taster of the 2025/2026 season! Learning an intermediate/advanced level routine which will then be used for this years auditions! Free to join, with a chance to learn a fun routine and improve your dancing skills!

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - outdoors: 1pm - 3pm; Colney Lane - Hospital Pitch; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

DS Contemporary Comp Taster: 2pm - 3pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; The first Contemporary Comp taster of the 2025/2026 season! Learning an intermediate/advanced level routine which will then be used for this years auditions! Free to join, with a chance to learn a fun routine and improve your dancing skills!

Badminton Taster: 20th, 3-4pm: 3pm - 4pm; Sportspark Hall 2; Come along and give UEA Badminton a try.

DS Jazz Comp Taster: 3pm - 4pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; The first Jazz Comp taster of the 2025/2026 season! Learning an intermediate/advanced level routine which will then be used for this years auditions! Free to join, with a chance to learn a fun routine and improve your dancing skills!

Badminton Taster: 20th, 4-5pm: 4pm - 5pm; Sportspark Hall 2; Come along and give UEA Badminton a try.

Badminton Taster: 20th, 5-6pm: 5pm - 6pm; Sportspark Hall 2; Come along and give UEA Badminton a try.

Badminton Taster: 20th, 6-7pm: 6pm - 7pm; Sportspark Hall 2; Come along and give UEA Badminton a try.

Sun 21st September

5k (ish) run: 10:30am - 12:30pm; HIVE

Tennis Taster Session 2: 2pm - 4pm; Sportspark Tennis Courts; This session is open to all levels. Whether you're wanting to try something new or are a more experienced player, this session is the perfect way to meet fellow students, have a fun hit around and get a feel for our club and what we have to offer!!

DS HipHop Comp Taster: 3:30pm - 4:30pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; The first HipHop Comp taster of the 2025/2026 season! Learning an intermediate/advanced level routine which will then be used for this years auditions! Free to join, with a chance to learn a fun routine and improve your dancing skills!

Tennis Taster Session (Women's Only): 4pm - 6pm; Sportspark Tennis Courts; This session is open to all levels. Whether you're wanting to try something new or are a more experienced player, this session is the perfect way to meet fellow students, have a fun hit around and get a feel for our club and what we have to offer!!

Badminton Trials - Group 1: 4:20pm - 5:10pm; Sportspark Hall 3; Trials for competitive badminton at UEA

DS Commercial Comp Taster: 4:30pm - 5:30pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; The first Commercial Comp taster of the 2025/2026 season! Learning an intermediate/advanced level routine which will then be used for this years auditions! Free to join, with a chance to learn a fun routine and improve your dancing skills!

Badminton Trials - Group 2: 5:10pm - 6pm; Sportspark Hall 3; Trials for competitive badminton at UEA

Badminton Trials - Group 3: 6pm - 6:50pm; Sportspark Hall 3; Trials for competitive badminton at UEA

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - indoors: 8:20pm - 10:20pm; Sportspark Hall 3; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Mon 22nd September

Women's Rugby - Taster Session 3: noon - 1:30pm; Colney Playing Fields; Third taster session - 1 more to go!

Lang Soc Welcome Walk: 1:10pm - 1:45pm; Hive/union house; A short walk around campus to get to know the Committee members, as well as other language learners!

Norwich City Centre Scavenger Hunt: 2pm - 4:30pm; Meet at The Hive

Dorothy's Open Mic Night: 6:30pm - 11pm; Dorothy's

Fencing free taster session: 7:20pm - 9:30pm; Sportspark Hall 2

Cheer Dance - Comp Taster: 8:20pm - 10:20pm; Spring room, Sportspark; Join us at the Spring Room to get a taster of what comp has to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - indoors: 9pm - 10:20pm; Sportspark Hall 1; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Tue 23rd September

Furry Friends Welcome Dog Walk: 2pm - 3pm; Meeting at the Security Lodge

Postgraduate Welcome Party: 5pm - 7pm; Scholar's Lounge

Cheer Dance - Show Taster: 7:30pm - 9pm; Kiff room, Sportspark; Join us at the Kiff room to get a taster of what show squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn a show routine!

Karaoke Night: 8pm - 11pm; Blue Bar

Wed 24th September

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - outdoors: 1pm - 3pm; Colney Lane Plateau; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Rounders - Taster Session 1: 2pm - 4pm; Colney Lane

Cheer Dance - Advanced Taster: 2:10pm - 3:40pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what our Advanced squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Headucate Hunt: 3pm - 5:30pm; Meet us in the Square!; Scavenger hunt to test your UEA knowledge across our campus. Prizes to be won and free pizza to be shared when you find the committee!

Cheer Dance - Comp Taster: 3:50pm - 5:20pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what comp has to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Jukebox: 4pm - 11pm; Dorothy's

Women's Rugby - Taster Session 4: 4:40pm - 6pm; Colney Playing Fields; Last of the taster sessions!

DS HipHop Show Taster: 7pm - 8pm; Congregation Hall 01.20; Join us for our first HipHop Show class of the 25/26 academic year!! Tickets are free, simply claim your spot and come along to a fun and engaging dance class!!

DS Commercial Show Taster: 8pm - 9pm; Congregation Hall 01.20; Join us for our first Commercial Show class of the 25/26 academic year!! Tickets are free, simply claim your spot and come along to a fun and engaging dance class!!

Thu 25th September

Let's Hear Your Voice - Drop In: 1pm - 3pm; HIVE

Yoga: 2pm - 3pm; Bookable Room 6

Why You Should Be a Communist: 6pm - 8pm; It's clear to many people that the world in is crisis. Everywhere we look, people suffer and nothing appears to change. If you want to understand why this is, and how you can change this, come to our meeting on 25th!

Cover to Cover: 7pm - 10pm; Blue Bar

Cheer Dance - Show Taster: 8:15pm - 10:20pm; Kiff room, Sportspark

Fri 26th September

Blind Date with a Book: 10am - 2pm; Exhibition Space in the Hive

Dorothy's Quiz: 8pm - 11pm; Dorothy's

DS Jazz Show Taster: 8:30pm - 9:25pm; The Kiff, Sportspark; Join us for our first Jazz Show class of the 25/26 academic year!! Tickets are free, simply claim your spot and come along to a fun and engaging dance class!!

DS Contemporary Show Taster: 9:25pm - 10:20pm; The Kiff, Sportspark; Join us for our first Contemporary Show class of the 25/26 academic year!! Tickets are free, simply claim your spot and come along to a fun and engaging dance class!!

Sat 27th September

Cheer Dance - Comp Taster: 11:30am - 1pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what comp squad has to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - outdoors: 1pm - 3pm; Colney Lane Plateau; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Sun 28th September

Rounders - Taster Session 2: noon - 2pm; Colney Lane

Furry Friends Welcome Dog Walk: 1pm - 2pm; Meeting at the Security Lodge

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - indoors: 8:20pm - 10:20pm; SP Hall 3; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Mon 29th September

Fencing free taster session: 7:20pm - 9:30pm; Sportspark Hall 2

Cheer Dance - Comp auditions: 8:20pm - 10:20pm; Spring room, Sportspark

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - indoors: 9pm - 10:20pm; Sportspark Hall 1; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Tue 30th September

Cheer Dance - Advanced Taster: 7:30pm - 9pm; Kiff room, Sportspark; Join us at the Kiff room to get a taster of what Advanced squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Wed 1st October

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - outdoors: 1pm - 3pm; Colney Lane Plateau; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Rounders - Taster Session 3: 2pm - 4pm; Colney Lane

Cheer Dance - Advanced Taster: 2:10pm - 5:20pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what Advanced squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Cheer Dance - Show Taster: 2:10pm - 3:40pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what show squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn a show routine!

Sat 4th October

Cheer Dance - Advanced Taster: 11:30am - 1pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what our Advanced squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn the audition routine!

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - outdoors: 1pm - 3pm; Colney Lane Plateau; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Sun 5th October

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - indoors: 8:20pm - 10:20pm; SP Hall 3; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Mon 6th October

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - indoors: 9pm - 10:20pm; Sportspark Hall 1; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Wed 8th October

Ultimate Frisbee taster session - outdoors: 1pm - 3pm; Colney Lane Plateau; If you want to explore a new sport, Ultimate Frisbee is the one to try! Ultimate involves a lot of cardio and can be quite intense, but it’s also very newcomer friendly.

Cheer Dance - Show Taster: 2:10pm - 3:40pm; Dance Studio, Sportspark; Join us at the Dance Studio to get a taster of what show squads have to offer! Meet our amazing coaches and learn a show routine!

Wed 22nd October

Connect: 11am - 3pm; Exhibition Space, The Hive

Wed 29th October

Connect: 11am - 3pm; Exhibition Space, The Hive

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