Coming up next week: Monday 24th – Sunday 30th November
Events to attend
As part of Creative Writing's Keele Hall Readings series, Yde and Olive: A Medieval Love Story will be performed in the Chapel on Monday 24th November from 6.30pm. A tale of disguise, adventure, gender fluidity, straight-talking angels, and the power of queer love. Entry is free. Find out more →
Holistic health and wellness organisation Commence CIC is offering a free taster session of its new eight-week healing programme on Thursday (27th November) to Keele students. The session will take place from 11am-1pm and students are asked to meet at Keele Hall at 10.45am. Book your place →
Our next inaugural lecture will be held on Thursday 27th November. Professor Toby Helliwell, Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Global Health, will present his lecture entitled "From Monze to Medicine, an unexpected journey of Research and Global Health" from 6pm in the Denise Coates Building (SIHLG0.30). All are welcome to attend, and the lecture will also be streamed online.
To mark Disability Awareness Month, the Language Centre will be running two workshops in British Sign Language on Friday (28th November) in the LINK Space (CBB0.001), from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm. Places are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you would like to attend, please contact Alison Long.
Watch How to Train your Dragon (2025) for free on the big screen on Friday (28th November) from 6.30pm in the Westminster Theatre (Chancellor's building). The screening is open to all students, staff members, and their families. Book your free ticket(s) →
Join B-Arts at Keele in Town on Saturday (29th November) between 10am-3pm and make a willow and paper lantern to join in an incredible lantern parade taking place on Saturday 6th December in Newcastle-under-Lyme. No skills or experience are needed and all tools and kit will be provided.
Join Keele Bach Choir in the Chapel on Saturday 29th November at 7:30pm for its autumn concert. Songs of celebration, praise and faith from Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, Johannes Brahms, and Gustav Holst will be performed. Get tickets →
Our next Postgraduate Open event will take place on Wednesday 3rd December.
Join virtually from 10am-12pm or come onto campus for our in-person session from 2pm-4pm. Book your place →
This is a snapshot of what's coming up over the next week, for full details of upcoming events, please go to the What's On section of the Keele App.
Upcoming Skills Seminars
Our Academic Skills and Liaison Librarian teams, based in the new Library Education Centre in the Campus Library, run regular sessions to help you develop your skills, and are here for you throughout the year to answer any questions you may have.
Upcoming Skills Seminars include:
Monday 24th November, online, 4pm-5pm and Wednesday 26th November, in-person, 11pm-12pm: Explore reflective writing and why reflection is useful for correcting bad habits in upcoming workshops with our Academic Skills team.
Tuesday 25th November, in-person, 1pm-2pm and Thursday 27th November, online, 4pm-5pm: Join our Academic Skills team for a seminar to discuss how to write clear, coherent, and pristine prose to impress markers.
Tuesday 25th November, online, 1.10pm-1.55pm: Join our Liaison Library team for a seminar that explores how to evaluate your search results, so that you only include the very best sources in your work.
Tuesday 25th November, online, 5.10pm-5.55pm: Learn how to manage your references by formatting citations, building bibliographies, and organising your research efficiently in an online workshop with our Liaison Librarian team.
More information can be found on our Library Education Centre web page.
Have Your Say
Review Keele with Whatuni and be entered into a prize draw to win £100! The results of the annual Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCA) can help prospective students decide what and where to study, give you a platform to share your views, and provide Keele with feedback on what our students love and where improvements need to be made. Find out more about how student feedback has helped improve student life at Keele. Have your say →
Win up to £100 and shape University policy towards alcohol and drug use
Complete our annual drug and alcohol survey and be in with the chance of winning £100 - and you don't have to take drugs or drink alcohol to get involved.
Keele is an accredited member of the Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) Drug Impact pilot programme, and completing the survey allows the University and Students’ Union to identify trends and patterns in consumption behaviour. The results can then be used to evaluate our existing policies and implement new interventions.
All students who complete the survey will be entered into a prize draw, with one prize of £100 and five £50 prizes. The survey will close on Sunday 7th December.
Complete the survey →
Complete the Digital Experience Insights Survey
Are there some apps or digital tools at Keele that you think could do with updating or changing?
Give us feedback on your digital experience through the Digital Experience Insights Survey, which is open now and will close on Sunday 30th November.
We want to hear from you so we can make a positive change to your experience of using our digital tools and platforms - so have your say today!
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