Wednesday 11 June 2025
Events & Activities
ENO Breathe – Building Personal Impact in a World in Crisis
11/06/2025 | 11:00 - 12:00
A practical session to align action with intention and unlock creative leadership in uncertain times. Build your capacity for sustainable action. In a world of accelerating climate disruption, systemic inequality, and constant change, many of us feel overwhelmed by the scale of what needs to be done - flooded with urgency, but unsure where to begin. In these moments, it’s not just your mind…
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Sh*tposting for Climate with Sexy Climate Change: How Humour Is One of Our Best Tools in Climate Crisis Communication
11/06/2025 | 13:00 - 14:30
Humour (and crucially memes) can cut through climate doomscrolling and spark real connection. This interactive workshop explores how comedy—when used thoughtfully—can be a powerful tool in climate communication. Together, we’ll navigate the tightrope of climate comedy—when humour helps, when it hurts, and why audience and context matter.
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Nature Walk
11/06/2025 | 13:00 - 14:30
Learn about the biodiversity right on your doorstep in this guided nature walk around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Your expert guide will provide information about the delicate local ecosystems and conservation efforts that work to keep them in balance. Plus, it's a chance to stretch your legs and enjoy the summer sun.Please meet us at Marshgate Reception to begin the walk.
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The Fossil Bank Fallout: Rethinking Banks in the Age of Climate Crisis
11/06/2025 | 13:00 - 14:30
Banks play a hidden but powerful role in driving the climate crisis—continuing to finance fossil fuel expansion despite growing climate risks. In this session, we’ll uncover how everyday banking decisions contribute to environmental breakdown, why it’s crucial for organisations and institutions to signal their demand for fossil-free finance, and how students can lead the charge. Speaker:…
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Purpose, Planet and Profit: Creating a Social Enterprise with Impact
11/06/2025 | 13:00 - 14:30
Levi is the Co-Founder and Director of For Change Co., a social enterprise group tackling youth homelessness in Australia. For Change Co. operate a number of commercial hospitality businesses designed to provide paid employment and training for young people affected by homelessness. Come chat with Levi about how he launched For Change Co.
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Storytelling for a Sustainable Future
11/06/2025 | 13:00 - 14:30
This session will explore creative approaches to engaging audiences in environmental issues. From ethnographic film to conceptual art and community practices, we’ll look at innovative artistic contributions to the sustainability discourse.Led by artist Briony Campbell.
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Changing from within vs pressure from outside: how do you change a sector?
11/06/2025 | 15:00 - 16:00
When it comes to driving meaningful change in entrenched industries, what works best: insider influence or external pressure? Is sustainability leadership easier as an external voice of an in-house expert? This panel brings together insiders pushing reform from within institutions, and changemakers applying pressure from the outside.
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Professional social media workshop
11/06/2025 | 15:00 - 16:00
Seeking to boost your online presence but not sure where to start? We've got your back. This interactive workshop will set you up with practical tools to use professional social media, particularly LinkedIn, to advance your career in sustainability. Beginner friendly. Speaker: Alina Congreve (Lecturer, UCL)
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It's a culture shift: changing society through culture
11/06/2025 | 15:00 - 16:00
Culture shapes our values, behaviours, and visions of the future - and so holds the power to drive systemic change. This panel explores how the power of art, media, celebrities, storytelling, and collective identity can be used to shape values and create societal change.
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From Athlete to Activist
11/06/2025 | 15:00 - 16:00
Etienne Stott MBE, gold medalist from the London 2012 Olympics will share some perspectives from his journey towards Olympic success, through to harnessing the power of his sporting platform as a campaigner and activist. Tenacity, focus and resilience are vital in these times of environmental crisis and the mindset and values of sport can offer perspectives on how to address these challenges and…
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Taking the lead now: engaging in youth sustainability leadership
11/06/2025 | 16:30 - 17:30
The future of sustainability lies in the hands of the next generation of leaders. This panel will explore how young people are shaping the sustainability movement and how UCL students can use their experiences from this conference to begin engaging in sustainability leadership.
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From graduates to gamechangers: how to win the future
11/06/2025 | 16:30 - 17:30
The next decade will be defined by those bold enough to reimagine how we live, work and lead in a changing world order. Traditional leadership models are failing us precisely when we need transformational thinking most. The opportunities we face to shape a better future demand a new generation of leaders who can think differently, act decisively, and build bridges where others see walls.
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Project Active: Hatha Yoga
11/06/2025 | 16:30 - 17:30
Join our Hatha Yoga sessions for a balanced and mindful practice suitable for all levels. In these classes, you’ll explore classical yoga asanas (postures) combined with gentle warming movements designed to improve flexibility, strength, and relaxation. Come as you are and enjoy the benefits of a holistic yoga practice with Project Active. Go at your own pace, there is no judgement in our classes…
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Sustainability Career Compass
11/06/2025 | 16:30 - 17:30
This workshop focusses on finding meaningful work within the sustainability sector. Roy Kareem from the Centre for Sustainable Energy will guide you to align what's important to you (your values), to what you're good at (your strengths) to something bigger than yourself (something you want to be in service to - in this case, the planet!). We've all felt unsure about our career trajectory, but…
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Degrowth 101: Why, What, How, and Where
11/06/2025 | 16:30 - 17:30
Why is the economy hooked on growth - and what’s it costing us? Our GDP is high, but our social indicators are some of the worst in the world. Something’s not right. What if we could build societies that thrive without wrecking the planet? Degrowth is a bold call to downscale overproduction and overconsumption, especially in the Global North, while building economies rooted in care,…
Clubs & Societies
Social Dodgeball Session
11/06/2025 | 17:00 - 18:00
🎯 Join Our Social Dodgeball Session! 🤾♀️🤾♂️Looking for a fun way to stay active and meet new people? Come along to our Beginner-Friendly Social Dodgeball session! 💥 No experience needed — just bring your energy and get ready to throw, dodge, and laugh your way through a mix of exciting mini-games! 😄🎉Your first session is free! This is also our final dodgeball session of the academic year so don…
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Student Homelessness Conference
11/06/2025 | 18:00 - 19:30
The Student Homelessness conference on Wednesday 11th June 2025 (11.06.2025) will explore UCL’s approach to Student Homelessness and the practical measures which the UCL Specialist Advice and Casework Services (SACS) team have used to resolve cases and support students. The SACS team will also be presenting their own data on the causes of Student Homelessness at UCL.
Thursday 12 June 2025
Sport
Project Active Barre (Women Only)
12/06/2025 | 12:00 - 13:00
Discover Project Active’s Women Only weekly Barre classJoin us every Thursday at 12:00 at Bloomsbury Campus for Barre class 🩰What to expect at Project Active Barre Class:Our weekly classes are open to all UCL staff and students and are designed to be:
Sport
Project Active Vinyasa Yoga
12/06/2025 | 13:00 - 14:00
Discover Project Active’s weekly Vinyasa Yoga ClassJoin us every Thursday at 13:00 at Bloomsbury Campus for Vinyasa YogaWhat to expect at Project Active Vinyasa Yoga Class:Our weekly classes are open to all UCL staff and students and are designed to be:
Academic Reps: CV and Interview Masterclass
12/06/2025 | 14:00 - 16:00
Join the Students' Union's Education Officer, Shaban, for a hands-on CV and Interview Masterclass tailored specifically for Academic Reps!In this session, Shaban will guide you through how to translate your experience as an Academic Rep into powerful CV bullet points and impress in job interviews. Learn how to highlight the leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills you've developed—…
Clubs & Societies
Muay Thai Training: Sparring Drills Session 1
12/06/2025 | 16:00 - 17:00
Muay Thai, which is a martial art from Thailand is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, having gained Olympic recognition recently in the last few years. It incorporates punches, elbows, kicks and knees.This 60 minute training session will consist of a warm up, partner drills and some conditioning to end the sessions. Please note that there are two identical sessions one after another…
Clubs & Societies
Muay Thai Training: Sparring Drills Session 2
12/06/2025 | 17:00 - 18:00
Muay Thai, which is a martial art from Thailand is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, having gained Olympic recognition recently in the last few years. It incorporates punches, elbows, kicks and knees.This 60 minute training session will consist of a warm up, partner drills and some conditioning to end the sessions. Please note that there are two identical sessions one after another…