Event Notices
Check below to find details about reoccurring events happening in the Global Study Lounge, on campus, and in the wider community on, for, and around, global, international, cultural and intercultural themes as well as different communities, groups, and voices.
For an overview of the events and activities taking place in, and associated with, the Global Study Lounge in more detail, see 'Activities and Events'.
For 'One-Off', 'Pop-Up', and infrequent events during semester and vacation periods see:
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Events are listed below in weekly chronological order by start time.
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Regular Events
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NB: Click on the links below to find out more about each event and activity. Participation is FREE unless otherwise stated.
| Day | Event / Activity |
| Monday |
[TBC] Time: TBC Venue: TBC, Whiteknights Campus
[Sewing] Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST
Community Soup Lunch [Semester time] Time: 13:00 - 14:00 Venue: Chaplaincy, Park House Lodge, Whiteknights Price: Suggested £2.50 charity donation
Library Woolverines (Staff and Student Crochet & Knitting Group) [Semester time] Time: 13:00 - 14:00 Venue: Library Café, Library, Whiteknights
Ask the Academic English Team [Semester time] Time: 13:00 -14:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST Price: £10.00
Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST Price: £20.00 per class Every Sunday between the following dates: Autumn: 7/9/26 - 23/11/26
Time: 19:00 - 22:00 Venue: Penta Hotel, Oxford Road, RG1 7RH Price: From £4.00
Time: 20:30 - 21:30 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST Price: £5.00
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| Tuesday |
Lunch with Sister Margaret [Semester time] Time: 12:30 - 14:00 Venue: Chaplaincy, Park House Lodge, Whiteknights
Ask the Academic English Team [Semester time] Time: 13:00 -14:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Time: 14:30 - 15:30 Venue: Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Museum, Blagrave Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 1QH Price: £10.00
[Semester time] Time: 16:00 - 18:00 Venue: Students' Union Lounge, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Students' Union, Whiteknights
Time: 18:45 - 19:45 Venue: PARK URC, Palmer Park Avenue, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG6 1DN Price: £5.00 per class / £30.00 for 6 weeks
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Language Exchange - Approx. Every 2 Weeks Time: 19:00 - 21:00 Venue: Various in Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Town Centre See for the most up-to-date venue and dates information.
Time: 19:00 - 21:30 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST Price: £9.00
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| Wednesday |
Time: From 10:00 Venue: Dee Caf Community Cafe, 1 Montague House, 12 Spey Road, RG30 4DG
Time: Alternates weekly between 11:00 - 12:00 ONLINE and 13:00 - 14:00 IN-PERSON. Venue: Online OR Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights See timetable for exact dates and times. Online sessions .
Life Tools for ALL Students [Semester time] Time: 13:00 - 14:00 Venue: HYBRID - ONLINE in In-Person Alternates between Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights & other locations. See the Life Tools page on Essentials for exact locations.
Ask the Academic English Team [Semester time] Time: 13:00 -14:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
[Semester 1 & 2, Weeks 2-11] Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Global Academy Coding Club [Semester 1] Time: 15:00 -16:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Life Tools for ALL Students: Learners' Mindset [Semester time] Time: 15:00 - 15:30 Venue: ONLINE and/or In-Person in the Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Venue: Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), 6 Redlands Road, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 5EX
[TBC] Time: TBC Venue: TBC, Whiteknights
Time: 18:30 - 21:30 Venue: Pentahotel, Oxford Road, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 7RH
Time: 19:00 - 20:00 Venue: Woodley Airfield Centre, Hurricane Way, Woodley, RG5 4UX Price: £5.00 per class / £30.00 for 6 weeks
Time: 19:00 - 22:00 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST
Time: 19:00 - 22:30 Venue: Spill Bar, 29 St. Martins Precinct, Caversham, RG4 8BA
Time: 20:30 - Late Venue: The Fisherman's Cottage, Kennet Side, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 3DW.
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| Thursday |
[TBC] Time: TBC Venue: TBC, Whiteknights
Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Venue: Chaplaincy, Park House Lodge, Whiteknights
[Semester 1 & 2 Teaching Weeks] Time: 11:00 - 15:00 Venue: Seating Areas between Park House and Eat at the Square
[TBC] Time: TBC Venue: TBC, Whiteknights
[TBC] Time: TBC Venue: TBC, Whiteknights
Time: 12:00 - 16:00 Venue: Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Museum, Blagrave Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 1QH
Life Tools for ALL Students [Semester time] Time: 13:00 - 14:00 Venue: HYBRID - ONLINE and Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Ask the Academic English Team [Semester time] Time: 13:00 -14:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Thursday Get-Togethers - Every 2 Weeks Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights See timetable for exact dates and times. These happen more frequently for seasonal and cultural celebrations.
Time: 14:30 - 15:30 Venue: Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Museum, Blagrave Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 1QH Price: £10.00
Life Tools for ALL Students: Learners' Mindset [Semester time] Time: 15:00 - 15:30 Venue: ONLINE and/or In-Person in the Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Time: 18:00 - 18:45 Venue: Caversham Hall, St John's Road, Caversham, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG4 5AN Price: £16.00 with drum hire / £11.00 without drum hire
Time: 18:00 - 19:00 Venue: The Signal Box, 18 Friar Street, RG1 1DB Price: £10.00
Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST
[Semester time] Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Venue: Location updated every week -
Time: From 18:30 Venue: South Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Community Centre, 252 Northumberland Avenue, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG2 7QA Price: £5.00 minimum donation
Time: 18:30 - 20:00 Venue: Oddfellows Hall, 118b Oxford Road, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 7NQ
Time: 18:30 - 22:00 Venue: The Rising Sun Arts Centre, 30 Silver Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 2ST Price: £8.00 - £10.00 |
| Friday |
Time: 12:00 - 17:00 Venue: The Cave, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Students' Union, Whiteknights
Ask the Academic English Team [Semester time] Time: 13:00 -14:00 Venue: Global Study Lounge, Edith Morley Building 230, Whiteknights
Time:19:00 - 21:00 Venue: Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Biscuit Factory, Queen's Walk, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 7QE Price: £9.74
Time:19:00 - 22:00 Venue: Penta Hotel, Oxford Road, RG1 7RH Price: From £8.00
Time: From 19:30 Venue: The Butler, 85/91 Chatham Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 7DS
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| Saturday |
Time: 10:00 - 15:00 Venue: Station Hill, Friars Walk, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 1HR
Time: 13:00 - 18:00 Venue: The Dairy, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, London Road Campus
Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Venue: Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Museum, Blagrave Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 1QH Price: £10.00
Halls Events for students living in Halls Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Venue: Changes weekly - See email from Hall Mentors or check the Home at Halls app.
Time: 18:00 - 22:00 (Last Entry 19:00; Show begins 19:30) Venue: Sub89 / Popworld, 110-117 Friar Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG11EP Price: From £10.00 (Early Bird)
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| Sunday |
Time: 10:00 - 15:00 Venue: Waitrose Carpark, Caversham, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG4 8AY
Time: 13:00 - 18:00 Venue: Pentahotel, Oxford Road, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 7RH
Time: 20:00 - 22:30 Venue: The Community Hall, Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, RG1 4RJ Price: £3.00 / FREE under 25s or £10.00 / £5.00 for 'guest' nights
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