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Changing Consumerism during COVID-19

Sadly, our Changing Consumerism campaign week was cancelled due to COVID-19. But fear not, we’re hoping to run this event series as part of our annual ‘Big Green Week’ this autumn 2020 – stay tuned!

NUS Sustainability Summit

In November, three representatives from The Students’ Union attend the NUS Sustainability Summit at Sheffield University. This article explores some of their learnings from the day.

This week's positive news stories to smile about

Your news apps may be inundated with the C word at the moment, but it is important that you are keeping up to date with the large number of positive stories that might not always make it onto your news feed. So, we’ve done the internet digging for you and have found this week’s positive news to bring a big old smile to your face!

Ways you can support independent Bristol businesses at this time

We all need some normality right now, and one great way we can continue to ensure some aspects of our lives are ticking along as normal is by supporting local to keep Bristolian businesses going. Keeping this sense of normality going not only will support our mental health at this time, but choose to spend your pennies wisely and you’ll be a lifeline for struggling local businesses. So, we’ve had a dig online and have found some innovative ways you can support the independents at this time.

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What's on

CANCELLED Tour of the BBC Studios: 1st April 9:45am - 11:45am; BBC Studios; Ever wondered what inside the Bristol BBC Studios look like? The Journalism Society is offering you the opportunity to see what's behind BBC's locked doors. The tour starts at 10am so we recommend you being 15 mins early!

UWE Bristol's Got Talent 2020: 1st April 6pm - 9pm; The ECC, Frenchay Campus; We’re on the hunt for talented individuals or groups of students to be featured in UWE Bristol's Got Talent 2020 - and there are CASH PRIZES to be won! From live music to magic tricks and everything in between - all is welcome!

Global Cafe: Multicultural Week: 2nd April 2pm - 4pm; The Octagon, Frenchay Campus; Join us on this special Global Cafe to celebrate the diversity and beauty of different cultures at UWE Bristol. Meet the Chaplaincy and get active with fun activities. Don't miss your chance to get a Buddha bowl!

Funday Friday: 3rd April 11am - 2pm; The Students' Union, Frenchay Campus; Come down to The Students’ Union every Friday where you can enjoy: free tea; coffee and cakes; Netflix shows; board games; table tennis; table football and the Nintendo Switch. Don't forget to bring your re-usable cup along!

Global Events: Meet to Eat: 3rd April 5pm - 7pm; The Students' Union Bar, Frenchay; Come and meet other international students who have recently arrived in Bristol, and treat yourself to FREE pizza. What's not to love?

CANCELLED UWE Model United Nations Conference: 3rd April 7pm - 5th April 7pm; UWE Frenchay Campus, X-Block; This is the Annual 3-day UWE Model United Nations international conference. (LUNCH AND COFFEE BREAKS INCLUDED IN COST OF TICKET) Visit us on: www.uwemun.com

Funday Friday: 24th April 11am - 2pm; The Students' Union, Frenchay Campus; Come down to The Students’ Union every Friday where you can enjoy: free tea; coffee and cakes; Netflix shows; board games; table tennis; table football and the Nintendo Switch. Don't forget to bring your re-usable cup along!