January is slowly coming to an end, which means that exams and deadlines are fast approaching. If you're reading this as a means to procrastinate, then stay tuned so we can keep you in the loop with all the great activities going on.
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Events happening at George's
RAG's Mystery Night Out
Check out RAG’s Mystery Night Out Event on 16th Feb 2017.
SGSU RAG takes you for a night out to a random UK city for a bit of clubbing. Includes: return transport, club entry, RAG t-shirt and a donation to charity.
A night out for charity! Check out the promo video on SGSU RAG’s event.
Group ticket: £18 per person
Single ticket: £20 per person
Reserve your place and find more info at https://www.sgsu.org.uk/ents/event/870/
KCsoc Interfaith Discussion
St George's KCsoc will be holding their third annual interfaith discussion, and having a variety of representatives of several faith groups on the panel. It's a really really great informative event, and you don't want to miss out!
If you have a couple of minutes to spare, head on to their facebook event page and vote on the topic to be discussed! There's quite a couple of interesting ones to choose from... (remember to bring in your questions for the day!)
13th February MHLT at 6pm! Get voting!!
Student Voice Required
Do you have an opinion on facilities and learning resources? Then the Learning Resources User Groups would like to hear from you. The group run termly meetings to discuss the learning resources and facilities at St George’s.
The next meeting is taking place on Monday 8th February at 1230-1400 in J1.13. Please come along and have a say.
To find out more information and to request the agenda and previous meetings minutes email Paul Lau –plau@sgul.ac.uk
St George's Alumni Telephone Fundraising Campaign
St George's will be running our 2018 alumni telephone fundraising campaign from Sat 24th February - Thursday 15th March.
The Development and Alumni Office is looking for enthusiastic students to talk to our alumni on the phone. It is a great opportunity for you to hear stories of St George's in the past, network with professionals and fundraise for student causes.
Shifts are flexible and will take place on evenings and weekends. Full training and support is provided. Callers will be paid £9.75 per hour.
Applications are now open at www.bit.ly/SGULcalling
For more information, please contact George at alumni@sgul.ac.uk.
Pulsenotes LIVE revision weekend for Medical Students
Pulsenotes LIVE is a Medical & Surgical finals weekend aimed at students in years 4-6. We will be covering a wide range of topics essential for any medical student preparing for finals.
You can find more information about the day & sign-up at http://www.pulsenotes.com/live/
The basic details of the course are outlined below:
- Dates: 13-14th January, 3-4th February, 3-4th March 2018
- Location: KCL, Strand campus
- Teachers: Medical & Surgical trainee led
- Cost: Single day £40 / Weekend £60 / Early bird rates apply
- Capacity: 30+ students
If you have any queries about pulsenotes please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@pulsenotes.com
Outside Events
The Bhangra Showdown
As many of you may know, this year St George's Bhangra Team is competing in the world's largest Bhangra competition - The Bhangra Showdown. Hosted by Imperial Punjabi Society and now in its 11th year, The Bhangra Showdown will be taking place on the 3rd of February in Genting Arena, NEC, Birmingham.
With well over 3000 tickets already sold, it is looking to be one of the largest Showdowns yet and we would appreciate if you would all come and support your team! We have already sold 100 tickets to St George's students and if you would like to buy a ticket please contact our ticket rep Navneeta Tiwari. Lastly, The Bhangra Showdown is a charity event so please donate to our JustGiving page (link below) and share our charity video on Facebook to spread awareness.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/st-george-s-bhangra
https://www.facebook.com/thebhangrashowdown/videos/10156004393229723/
https://www.facebook.com/thebhangrashowdown/videos/10156044691644723/
- Vikram Rohilla & Janvi Patel (Captains of St George's Bhangra Team)
Humanities in the Age of Humans
WHEN: 12th & 19th March
WHERE: UCL
The Institute of Advanced Studies at UCL is welcoming Prof Dipesh Chakrabarty for two advanced seminars on the theme of ‘Humanities in the Age of Humans’ open to academic staff and PhD students, and we are extending the application to member institutions of UoL. The seminars are scheduled for the 12th and 19th March from 4.00 – 6.00pm in IAS Common Ground, UCL. Additionally, Prof Chakrabarty will give a public lecture on the theme of ‘Planetary Crises & the Difficulty of Being Modern’ (rsvp at: http://bit.ly/2j3wgm4). Registration to the seminars is by sending a short statement describing how the themes are relevant to the applicants research (100 words max). These should be sent to me (Albert Brenchata.brenchat@ucl.ac.uk) by the 1st February 2018. Readings will be circulated as soon as participation is confirmed.
Royal Society of Medicine Events
(1) UMAX 2018 (Undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery conference)
Saturday 28 April 2018
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street. London. W1G 0AE
www.rsm.ac.uk/events/mxk03
(2) Complex nasal reconstruction
Tuesday 15 May 2018
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street. London. W1G 0AE
www.rsm.ac.uk/events/mxk04
CPD: Applied for (6 credits)
PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner
WHEN: 23rd - 27th April
WHERE: Exeter
DURATION: 5 Days
Call 01392 824022 option 2
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COURSE OBJECTIVE
This intensive course is designed to cover the PRINCE2 2017 Foundation and Practitioner syllabi, and to prepare delegates for the PRINCE2 exams.
All our courses are delivered using the latest PRINCE2 2017 examinations and syllabus*.
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DELEGATE PROFILE
Senior managers recently appointed to project roles, or those wishing to gain formal qualifications after previous project management experience. The course would be of benefit to those with project support office or project assurance roles, and team managers. |
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WHAT'S INCLUDED IN OUR COURSES
Courseware, exams and manuals, refreshments and lunch are all included. |
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Prague Summer School
WHEN: 1-8 July 2018
WHERE: Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Summer Schools are seven-day academic programs designed to bring together undergraduate and graduate students of various nationalities and academic backgrounds to enjoy their summer holidays in a unique academic and cultural environment.
We invite you to visit our website http://www.praguesummerschools.org to discover the details about the upcoming programs. The website will direct you to the individual page of each summer program containing information on academics, logistics, photos, alumni feedback, guidelines to the application process, and online application.