Events All Events Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th Monday 16th Tuesday 17th Wednesday 18th Thursday 19th Friday 20th Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd Streatham Campus St Luke's Campus Alcohol Free Events University of Exeter Students' Guild Don't Miss Out - Collect your Freshers' Pack 19th September 8am - 6pm Guild Reception, Streatham Evangelical Christian Union Prayer Meeting 19th September 8:30am - 9:30am Forum Exploration Lab 2 Raise and Give Challenges Stall 19th September 9am - 5pm Forum Street International Welcome Programme Global Chums Meet and Greet 19th September 9am - 11am Grove Diner, EX4 6TG Drop in to the Grove Diner to meet our Global Chums Coordinator and hear more about how the scheme can help you settle into life at Exeter and maybe enjoy one of the Grove’s legendary pancake breakfasts and a free drink Body Society Information Stall 19th September 9am - 3pm Forum Piazza Come along to Forum Piazza to say hi, grab a flyer, meet the committee and find out what BodySoc is all about! Raise and Give Information Stall 19th September 9am - 5pm Forum Street University of Exeter Students' Guild Postgraduate Coffee 19th September 9am - 11am Streatham, DH2 Informal postgraduate meet-up with VP PG Surf Taster Session 19th September 9am - 6pm Polzeath Beach Table Tennis Taster Session 19th September 9am - 11am Sports Hall, Streatham Sports Park Windriders Wakeboard Taster Trip 19th September 9am - 5pm North Devon Wake Park EX39 5RY Library Find out how the library can help you be successful at university! 19th September 10am - noon Forum Street Stall 14 University of Exeter Students' Guild Freshers' Fair 2019 19th September 10am - 4pm Cross Keys, St Luke's Campus The Freshers Fair is your chance to discover the variety of opportunities on offer to you during your time at Exeter. Come and meet all of our St Luke's societies and student groups and buy your memberships. (Credit/Debit cards only) Residence Life GLIDE – Accommodation WI-FI information 19th September 10am - 4pm Forum Street Climbing Indoor Taster Session 19th September 10am - 4pm Climbing Centre, Exeter Quay Expedition Society Information Point 19th September 10am - 4pm Great Hall Piazza, Streatham Campus Debating Society Information Stall 19th September 10am - 1pm Forum Street Body Society Legs, Bums, Tums 19th September 10am - 11am Lemon Grove International Welcome Programme Shopping trip (2 hours) 19th September 10am - noon Great Hall Piazza, EX4 4PY Join the Welcome Team for a trip into the city. They will show you where to buy your essentials, international foods and where you can find a bargain. Canoe Taster Session 19th September 10am - 5pm AS Watersports, Exeter Quay Boxing Taster Session 19th September 10am - noon Sports Hall, Streatham Sports Park Sailing Taster Sign Up 19th September 10am - 3pm Forum Piazza Squash Open Court 19th September 10:40am - noon Streatham Squash Courts Open court taster sessions for anyone interested to see what the club has to offer. All levels welcome. Mind Your Head Society Awareness stall 19th September 11am - 4pm Forum Street Catholic Society Beach Trip 19th September 11am - 5pm Exmouth Beach Socialist Students Society Brunch at the Impy 19th September 11am - 1pm The Imperial International Welcome Programme Campus tours (1 hour) 19th September 11am - noon Great Hall Piazza Evangelical Christian Union Information Stall 19th September 11am - 2pm Forum Street Rubik's Cube Society Information Stall 19th September 11am - 1pm Forum Street Contemporary Choir Information Stand 19th September 11am - 2pm The Forum, Streatham Campus Student Voice Is Feedback Fun? 19th September 11am - 4pm Students' Guild at St Luke's Kung Fu Society Kung Fu Taster 19th September 11am - 1pm Lemon Grove Exeposé Meet the Current Affairs Team! 19th September 11am - 1:30pm XMedia Suite Interested in newswriting? Then come on over to the XMedia Suite, where you can ask the Current Affairs editors questions about reporting, feature writing, sport and comment, while also meeting some friendly new faces. Lacrosse Men's Taster Session 19th September 11am - noon Rubber Crumb, Streatham Sports Park XpressionFM News Team Taster Session 19th September 11am - noon XpressionFM (DH1) Xpression FM is your campus radio station here at the Uni, come to this taster to find out what our news team are all about and how you can get involved! Enactus Picnic Meet & Greet No.2 19th September 11am - 3:30pm Grassed area opposite South Piazza by Poole Gate University of Exeter Students' Guild Poster Sale 19th September 11am - 3pm Devonshire House A wide selection of posters available from Devonshire House Cool Runnings Running Tour of Exeter 19th September 11am - noon Join us for a running tour of Exeter! We will be running around 7km at various paces to allow for all abilities. This is the perfect way to start to get to know the city. Shakespeare Company Shakes with ShakeCo 19th September 11am - 1pm Grove Diner, University of Exeter Come and meet the ShakeCo committee and have a chat about the society and what we have to offer! Rifle Taster Session 19th September 11am - 6pm Fonthill Smallbore Rifle and Pistol Club EX1 2LA Welcome Team The Truth Behind Freshers' Week - Student to Student 19th September 11am - noon M&D Room An informal presentation which sets you up with some realistic expectations for your first week/month/year at uni. Drama Society Walking Bus to Kay House 19th September 11am - 11:30am Forum Hill University of Exeter Wellbeing Services - Information Stand 19th September 11am - 2pm The Forum Street, The Forum Catholic Society Cathsoc and Catholic Chaplaincy Beach Trip 19th September 11:15am - 4pm Exmouth Beach, meet outside The Imperial Pub Meet the members of the Catholic Society for a visit to Exmouth, and enjoy an ice cream or two! Meet us outside the Imperial Pub at 11:15, before we head to St. David's station. Train tickets = £5.10 return/£3.35 with railcard. Choral Society Taster Rehearsal #2! 19th September 11:15am - 12:30pm Newman Red Lecture Theatre Chaplaincy Cathsoc and Catholic Chaplaincy Beach Trip 19th September 11:30am - 4pm Exmouth Beach, meet outside the Imperial Pub Creative Writing Society Introduction Workshop 19th September 11:30am - 12:30pm DH2 Conference Room, Devonshire House Comida Pop up Raclette 19th September 11:30am - 2:30pm DH1, Devonshire House Footlights Shotlights Band Taster 19th September 11:30am - 2pm Frank Oliver - Kay House Dance Society Advanced Irish Dancing Taster Class 19th September noon - 1pm Cornwall House Activity Room 3 Tennis Beginners/Intermediates Taster Session 19th September noon - 2pm Tennis Café, Streatham Sports Park West Country Society Bread Knob Throwing 19th September noon - 4pm Lawn in front of Washington Singer Building SAFE University of Exeter Coffee Social 19th September noon - 2pm Boston Tea Party, 84 Queen Street Body Society HIIT 19th September noon - 1pm Lemon Grove Friends of Israel Society Krav Maga Taster Session 19th September noon - 1pm University of Exeter Sports Hall Art Society Life Drawing Taster Session 19th September noon - 2pm Cornwall House Activity Room 2 Scandic Society Meet & Greet 19th September noon - 3pm DH2, Upstairs in Devonshire House An opportunity for new students and old members of the Scandinavian Society to meet each other and introduce themselves! As well as meet the committee and ask them any questions! Tennis Mini Tennis Taster 19th September noon - 2pm Great Hall Piazza Polish Society Picnic on the Cathedral Green 19th September noon - 3pm The Cloisters, Exeter, Devon Bench Ball Society Taster Session 19th September noon - 1pm Sports Hall Dodgeball Society Taster Session 19th September noon - 1pm Exeter University Sportshall International Welcome Programme Campus tours (1 hour) 19th September 12:15pm - 1:15pm Great Hall Piazza NOOMA Society Desiring God with Prayer..//Bible Study 19th September 12:30pm - 1:30pm St.Lukes Chapel Relaxed bible study where we will discuss the significance of prayer and how we each pray individually. Islamic Society Discover St. Luke’s Tour 19th September 12:30pm - 2:30pm St. Lukes Archaeology and Forensics Society Meet and Greet 19th September 12:30pm - 4pm Magnolia lawn at the rear of the Xfi buiding Harry Potter and Quidditch Society Scavenger Hunt 19th September 12:30pm - 4:30pm The Ram, Devonshire House Squash All Girls Taster Session 19th September 12:40pm - 2pm Streatham Squash Courts Time to show that #ThisGirlCan! Come and try out Squash coached by some of our women's 1st team players! Snooker and Pool 9 Ball Pool Taster Session 19th September 1pm - 4pm All Stars Sports Bar Dance Society Commercial Dancing Taster Session 19th September 1pm - 2pm The Lemon Grove Be The Change Society Get creative – live sustainably! 19th September 1pm - 4pm Thornlea Building Golf Golf Nets 19th September 1pm - 5pm Great Hall Piazza Hindu Society Information Stall 19th September 1pm - 2:30pm Forum Street Philosophy Society Intramural Football 19th September 1pm - 2pm MUGA, Sports Park Dodgeball Society Lunch with Committee 19th September 1pm - 3pm DH2, Devonshire House Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology Society Meet and Greet 19th September 1pm - 5pm The Ram, Exeter University This is a meet and greet for anyone who is studying Sociology, Anthropology and/or Criminology! Come get some drinks and get to know people on your course. Bench Ball Society Meet the Committee 19th September 1pm - 2pm The Imperial Cycling Mountain Bike DH/XC Taster Ride (FEMALE ONLY) 19th September 1pm - 3pm Bottom of Forum Hill Scouts, Guides and DofE Society Photo Challenge 19th September 1pm - 3pm Outside the Forum Psychology Society Picnic Meet n Greet 19th September 1pm - 3pm Northernhay Gardens Evangelical Christian Union Picnic on St Lukes 19th September 1pm - 3pm St Lukes Quad Maths Society Picnic! 19th September 1pm - 3pm Bury Meadow Park, Exeter XTV Practical Filmmaking Workshop 19th September 1pm - 3pm Forum Exploration Lab 1&2 Shotgun Theatre Show Workshop 19th September 1pm - 3pm RS2 Kickboxing Society Taster Session 19th September 1pm - 2:30pm Lemon Grove Activity Room 1 Evangelical Christian Union Is There Hope When Life is Hard? 19th September 1:30pm - 2:30pm M and D Room, Devonshire House Exeter Student Volunteers Meet & Greet 19th September 1:30pm - 3:30pm Cornwall House Activity Room 3 Politics, Philosophy and Economics Society Meet and Greet 19th September 1:30pm - 3:30pm The Ram, Devonshire House Hispanic Society MFL Joint Picnic 19th September 1:30pm - 4pm Queens Arboretum. Opposite area E on the campus map. Cross The Queen's Drive to get there. Claypigeon Taster Session 19th September 1:30pm - 5pm Ashcombe Adventure Centre, EX7 0QD Dance Society Advanced Ballet Taster Class 19th September 2pm - 3pm Lemon Grove Tennis Advanced Tennis 19th September 2pm - 3pm Tennis Café, Streatham Sports Park Welcome Team Ask us Anything in the Grove Diner! 19th September 2pm - 4pm Grove Diner, Cornwall House Folk Society Ceilidh Dance Workshop 19th September 2pm - 3pm Cornwall House Activity Room 2 Chaplaincy Home Away from Home 19th September 2pm - 4:30pm Room 111 (Quiet Room), Old Library African and Caribbean Society Information Stall 19th September 2pm - 5pm Forum Fashion Society Meet and Greet 19th September 2pm - 4pm Forum Street Exeposé News Writers' Workshop 19th September 2pm - 3pm DH2 Conference Room, Devonshire House Ballroom and Latin Society Novice Ballroom and Latin Taster Session 19th September 2pm - 3pm Lemon Grove Photography Society Photo Walk 19th September 2pm - 5pm Meet at the bottom of Forum Hill Pole Fitness Society Pizza Party - Meet The Committee Social 19th September 2pm - 4pm Magnolia Lawn (behind the Xfi Building - Area I) TravelExe Ram Meet and Greet 19th September 2pm - 3pm The Ram, Devonshire House XpressionFM Sports Team Taster Session 19th September 2pm - 3pm XpressionFM Studio (DH1) Xpression FM is your campus radio station here at the Uni, come to this taster to find out what our sport team are all about and how you can get involved! Triathlon Swimming Taster Session 19th September 2pm - 3pm Cornwall House Swimming Pool Soul Choir Taster Session 19th September 2pm - 3:30pm The Ensemble Room, Cornwall House Jazz Orchestra Taster Session 19th September 2pm - 4pm Juke Box, Kay House, Duryard Korfball Taster Session 19th September 2pm - 4pm Covered Courts, Streatham Sports Park Ultimate Frisbee Taster Session 19th September 2pm - 4pm Sports Hall, Streatham Sports Park Engineers RFC Society Taster Session #2 19th September 2pm - 4pm Rubber Crumb University Singers Workshop in association with Voces8 19th September 2pm - 4pm Mary Harris Memorial Chapel Join Exeter University Singers for a workshop with Emily Dickens, Chris Wardle, Sam Dressel and Dingle Yandell, all former members of VOCES8. Brush up your ensemble singing skills, pick up some a cappella singing techniques and learn some new pieces. Howard League for Penal Reform Myths and Misconceptions on Penal Reform 19th September 2:30pm - 4:30pm The Forum Orienteering Runners Of Exeter Orienteer Exeter 19th September 2:30pm - 4pm Meet at John Lewis Want to explore Exeter's city and what it has to offer? Join us on a scavenger hunt of landmarks around Exeter! There will be prizes for the winners! Meet us at the front of John Lewis! Saxophone Choir Taster Rehearsal 19th September 2:30pm - 4pm Cabaret Space Come and join EUSax for a taster rehearsal open to all saxophone players of any ability, including those who have never played before. We play a variety of different music so it's enjoyable for everyone. Gospel Choir Taster Session 19th September 2:30pm - 4pm Cornwall house Activity room 1 Squash Meet and Greet 19th September 2:40pm - 4pm Sports park sofas Pizza time! Come along and meet our fantastic committee for 2019. Free pizza is included… Space Exe 101: Our missions and events 19th September 3pm - 4pm Newman Red Speleology BBQ 19th September 3pm - 6pm Bury Meadow Park Ballroom and Latin Society Beginner Ballroom and Latin Taster Session 19th September 3pm - 4pm Lemon Grove Tennis Cardio 19th September 3pm - 4pm Tennis Café, Streatham Sports Park A Cappella Society Contemporary Workshop 19th September 3pm - 5pm Frank Oliver Recital Hall, Kay House Asian Society Dance Taster 19th September 3pm - 4pm Lemon Grove Hindu Society Dance Taster 19th September 3pm - 4pm Lemon Grove Student Voice Is Feedback Fun? 19th September 3pm - 5pm Forum Mezzanine Waterpolo Meet and Greet 19th September 3pm - 4pm The Ram, Devonshire House Comic Book Production Society Social 19th September 3pm - 6pm Board Café, South Street Exeter Athletics Social Running Club 19th September 3pm - 4pm Bottom of Stocker Road Drama Society Welcome n Chill 19th September 3pm - 5pm Roborough Drama Studios Exeter Breakdancing Society Workshop 3 19th September 3pm - 5pm M and D Room, Devonshire House Iranian Society Meet and Greet 19th September 3:30pm - 6:30pm Queens 1B Video Games Society Fresher's Event Video Game Social 19th September 4pm - 7pm Forum Exploration Lab 2 Volleyball Grass Taster Session 19th September 4pm - 6pm St. Luke's Grass Court Evangelical Christian Union Hallgroup Dodgeball Tournament 19th September 4pm - 5pm Sports Hall, Sports Park Athletics Orienteering 19th September 4pm - 5pm Bottom of Stocker Road Pole Fitness Society Pole Flow Taster Class 19th September 4pm - 5:30pm Sports Park, Studio 2 Entrepreneurs Society Social 19th September 4pm - 6pm The Stable Free Pizza Social Big Band Taster 19th September 4pm - 6pm Juke Box, Kay House, Duryard Enactus Taster Session 19th September 4pm - 6pm The Deck, Innovation Centre Touch Rugby Taster Session 19th September 4pm - 5pm Rubber Crumb, Streatham Sports Park German Theatre Society Workshop Taster 19th September 4pm - 5pm DH2 Conference Room, EX4 4PZ This is the first chance for potential members and the committee to experience our society for the upcoming year. This will be a taster session for our workshops, while also allowing people to meet the committee and ask questions about the society. Labour Society Labour Women's Trip to Kaspa's! 19th September 4:30pm - 6pm Kaspa's Deserts, 1 Market St. International Welcome Programme Ikea Shopping trip (3 hours) 19th September 5pm - 8pm Bus Stop Rennes Drive Comedy Society Sketch Comedy Workshop 19th September 5pm - 6pm Roborough Studios Chaplaincy Anglican/Baptist/Methodist Chaplaincy Welcome 19th September 6pm - 8:30pm Room 111 (Quiet Room), Old Library Rethinking Society Circle Session 19th September 6pm - 8pm Forum Seminar Room 10 Islamic Society Come dine with ISOC 19th September 6pm - 8pm Las Iguanas Mature Students Society Meet and Greet Evening 19th September 6pm - 11pm Monkey Suit, Exeter Body Society Old Firehouse Pub Quiz 19th September 6pm - 9pm Old Firehouse Pub Model United Nations Society Pub crawl 19th September 6pm - 11pm The Ram Bar; The Imperial; John Gandys; Coolings Neuroscience Society Pub Crawl 19th September 6pm - 11:59pm Ram Garden, Black Horse, Stand Off, Duke of York and Unit 1. Space Exe Rocket Pub Social 19th September 6pm - 8pm Imperial Men's Basketball Taster Session 19th September 6pm - 8pm Sports Hall, Streatham Sports Park Women's Basketball Club Taster Session 19th September 6pm - 8pm Sports Hall, Streatham Sports Park Swimming Taster Session 19th September 6pm - 7pm Cornwall House Swimming Pool Kickboxing Society Taster Session 19th September 6pm - 7pm St Luke's Dance Studio Vegetarian and Vegan Society Turtle Bay Cocktail Evening 19th September 6pm - 9pm Turtle Bay A chilled out evening at Turtle Bay where current and prospective members will enjoy cocktails and vegan nibbles Filipino Society Meet and Greet 19th September 6:30pm - 8:30pm Newman Red LT Men's Rugby Union Men's Taster Session 19th September 6:30pm - 8:30pm Rubber Crumb, Streatham Sports Park Friends of Israel Society Pints and Policy 19th September 6:30pm - 8:30pm Old Firehouse 50 NEW NORTH ROAD, Exeter Concert Band Taster Rehearsal 19th September 6:30pm - 8:30pm Frank Oliver, Kay House Classics Society Toga Social 19th September 6:30pm - 8pm The Ram Esports Society Tournament Thursday (Esports Soc) 19th September 6:30pm - 9pm Forum Exploration Lab 1 Join us in a fun Smash Ultimate Tournament along side "Bring your own Laptop" League and CS:GO mini tournaments. For you platformer fans there will be a Mario Maker set up and if you just want to chill there will be JackBox Party Pack set up. Labour Society A talk by Rt. Hon. Ben Bradshaw MP 19th September 7pm - 9pm Queens LT1 Evangelical Christian Union 'Central' 19th September 7pm - 8:30pm Forum exploration lab 2 Medical Sciences Society Funny Shirt Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 10:30pm The Ram, Devonshire House Engineering Society Meet and Greet 19th September 7pm - 11:59pm Hole in the Wall History Society Meet and Greet: Hole in the Wall 19th September 7pm - 10:30pm Hole In The Wall, Little Castle Street, Exeter Exeposé Music Showcase: Fresh Voices 19th September 7pm - 10pm The Exonian Model Westminster Exeter MWEXE Neon Social! 19th September 7pm - 11:59pm The Ram, The Imperial, Zinc & Fever Come and get your NEON on with MWEXE for an absolutely brilliant night! We'll start at The Ram, followed by a meet & greet in our private room at Zinc! After Zinc, we'll dance the night away at one of the best clubs in Exeter! UV Paint? In full flow! Natural Sciences Society Pub crawl 19th September 7pm - 11pm The Ram, The Imperial, Gandy's and Firehouse Biology Society Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 11pm The Ram, The Black Horse, Monkey Suit and Unit 1 International Law Society Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 11:59pm The Ram, Devonshire House Kung Fu Society Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 11:30pm RAM Bar, The Imperial, The Chevalier Inn, Monkey Suit Doctor Who Society Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 11:59pm The Imperial Join us for a fun pub crawl around some of the best spots in Exeter, including two of the Spoons, the farmer's union, the Muggler's Inn (a Harry Potter themed pub) and the Arcade (a nerdy bar with memorabilia, arcade machines and cheap drinks). LGBTQ+ Society Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 11pm University of Exeter Forum, Stocker Rd, Exeter Indie Music Society Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 11pm The Ram Raise and Give Pub Crawl 19th September 7pm - 10:30pm The Ram, Devonshire House Japanese Society Pub Night at the Exonian 19th September 7pm - 10:30pm The Exonian Orienteering Runners Of Exeter Pub Orienteering 19th September 7pm - 11pm The Imperial, Exeter Pub crawl with us around Exeter! Meeting at the Imperial. Waterpolo Taster Session 19th September 7pm - 8pm Cornwall House Swimming Pool Capoeira Society Taster Session 19th September 7pm - 8pm Forum Seminar Room 08 Physics Society White T-Shirt Social 19th September 7pm - 10:30pm Exonian, EX4 3HY Geography Society Exonian Pub Meetup 19th September 7:30pm - 10:30pm Exonian University Singers Joint Concert in Association with Voces8 19th September 7:30pm - 9:30pm St Michael and All Angel's Church, Mount Dinham, Exeter, EX4 4EB Join Exeter University Singers as they launch their 50th anniversary year with a concert in collaboration with Voces8. Catholic Society Mass & Games Night the Chaplaincy 19th September 7:30pm - 10pm Catholic Chaplaincy, Glenthorne road Join us for weekday Mass at 19:30 at the Catholic Chaplaincy, followed by a casual games night in our bar. Chaplaincy Mass followed by the Cathsoc Meet and Greet social 19th September 7:30pm - 10pm Catholic Chaplaincy, Glenthorne road All Hands Together Meet and Greet 19th September 7:30pm - 10pm Monkey Suit Fashion Society Mix and Mingle with a Free Cocktail 19th September 7:30pm - 10pm Las Iguanas, upstairs Philosophy Society Philosophy and Wine 19th September 7:30pm - 9pm Ship Inn Freedom Society Pints and Policy 19th September 7:30pm - 10pm Old Timers First Aid Society The Big 2019 Roundup Quiz 19th September 7:30pm - 9:30pm DH1, Devonshire House Medical Society (MedSoc) All Stars + Unit 1 19th September 8pm - 11:59pm All Stars, 19-23 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6NN Unit 1 Summerland St, Exeter EX1 2AZ English Society Chev/Quids In! 19th September 8pm - 10:30pm The Chevalier Inn Dodgeball Society Quids-In 19th September 8pm - 11:59pm Arcade Bar, Unit 1 The Ram Rock n' Rock Bingo 19th September 8pm - 11:59pm The Ram, Devonshire House ExeQuiz Scavenger Hunt 19th September 8pm - 11:59pm The Imperial Jiu Jitsu Taster Session 19th September 8pm - 10pm Studio 3, Streatham Sports Park Computing Society Welcome Drinks 19th September 8pm - 11pm The Imperial, Exeter - J D Wetherspoon Concert Band Post-Rehearsal Pub 19th September 9pm - 11:30pm The Imperial, New North Road Asian Society BAR CRAWL 19th September 9:30pm - 11:59pm Monkey Suit & Unit 1 Indie Music Society Indie Grove - Indie Club Night @ The Lemmy 19th September 10:30pm - 3am Welcome to Exeter - let's get groovy Get yourself down to the Lemon Grove for a night of non stop indie bangers - from The Smiths to the 1975, The Killers to the Wombats, you're in for a treat Start your year off right with the Indie Grove jam