BIOSOC

Welcome back to Term 2! 🐚🩵

This term, we're bringing you a calendar jam-packed with fun. Whether you're looking to get out in nature with our Beachwalk 🌊, catch the latest flicks with our Film Festival 🎬, or explore your future with our careers nights 🧑‍🔬, we've got the event for you! ✨

Whether you're brand new to BIOSOC or a familiar face, we'd love to have you join us. Our events are a great way to connect with your fellow students and like-minded individuals to discuss all things nature-related! 🌸🦎🍄🌿

Click the Linktree in our bio for updated info on how to sign up to our events and more!🌷

Feeling miffed about having to make the trek to uni in winter? ❄️ Wishing you could return to the coziness of the holidays? ☕️

Come warm up at our Welcome Morning Tea! Catch up with friends over biscuits, hot chocolate, and tea 🍪 Or maybe meet someone new! 🤗 Unwind with some colouring, and take home your lovely art. Colouring pages and pencils provided, but feel free to bring your own stationery!

📆 WHEN: 11:30AM- 2PM
📍 WHERE: Biosciences Study Space

Hey nature lovers! Tickets are out now for our end of term retreat 🏖️🐠LINK IN BIO 🏝️🤩

WHERE? 📍 UNSW Smiths Lake Field Station (Horse Point Rd, Bungwahl NSW 2423)

WHEN? 📅 Friday 15th - Sunday 17th May (after exam block!)

Come kick back and relax with us! 🥳

✨ Hey BIOSOC! ✨
Need some creative inspiration for the end of term? 🎨Join us at the Art Gallery of NSW for SUPER NATURE!

🪴 Information 🪴
Cost: FREE
Location: meet at the front of the art gallery
Time: 12pm-4pm 23/04/2026 (Thursday week 10)
Activities: see the exhibition and have lunch together!

About the exhibition:
This exhibition from the Art Gallery’s collection charts the adventure of human immersion in nature. Across four spaces, it explores places where humans and nature interact and intertwine, the role of gardens as memorials, the wild nature that lives alongside (and sometimes within) us, and the cultivation of nature for survival and sustenance.

🐛🕷️🐜Hello everyone!! 🪲🐞🐝

BioSoc is holding an EGM! 🤝 We will be voting for constitutional amendments, and making some exciting announcements 👀 Come along to have your voice heard, see where the society is going, and meet someone new! 🥳

📍WHERE: Mathews 106
🕰️WHEN: Week 7 Wednesday, 11AM - 1PM

Please see the formal notice email sent out on Tuesday for more details. Hope to see you there!! 🤩

🕊️💗🌱Calling all nature lovers!🌱💗🕊️

Do you want to get involved with BioSoc? Then come join one of our sub-committees! Make friends, build skills, and contribute to the lively atmosphere around the BEES Building ☀️ Click on the link in our Linktree to apply NOW!!

🕰️When do I have to apply?
Applications will close 27 February, 9 PM (Week 2 Friday).

🤝What roles are open?
Marketing: 1x director, 4x sub-comm
Events: 1x Director, 2x sub-comm
Sponsorships: 1x Director, 2x sub-comm
Publications: 1x Director, 2x sub-comm

ℹ️What do these roles entail?
Marketing: designing social media graphics and posters, writing captions, uploading stories and posts, taking photos at events
Events: helping with running events, including set up, operating, and pack down, and gathering materials beforehand, such as snacks, and art supplies.
Sponsorships: sending touch base emails following major events, ensuring sponsors are receiving their tier benefits, liaising with sponsors to organise events
Publications: following and setting timelines for production, gathering content including articles and photos, designing the layout of materials

WEEK 1 BUT MAKE IT WHOLESOME 🍓

Join us for our Welcome Picnic as we ease into Week 1 the only way we know how: sunshine, snacks, games, music and amazing company 🧺✨

We’ll have:
🎲 Games to break the ice
🎶 Music to keep the vibes high
💬 Plenty of space for good chats and new friendships

Whether you’re coming with friends or showing up solo, this is the perfect chance to start building your uni circle of like-minded people (nature lovers!) 🌷

📍 Michael Birt Lawn (outside Biosciences building)
🗓 Friday 20th Feb | Week 1
⏰ 11am–3pm

Sign up now through the link in our bio! 🍃

Wanna take a walk on the wild side? 🍃

Join us this Sunday at the Stony Range Botanical Garden for a guided bushwalk, where you can get to know your peers for the year, discover the magical species of this urban rainforest, and even have a sunset dinner afterwards at the beach! 🌷

Date: Sunday 15th February (O-Week)
Time: 4pm - 6pm , then optional dinner at Dee Why beach
Location: Stony Range Botanical Garden, Dee Why
What to Bring:
- water
- hat
- comfortable walking clothes

Our special guest is Leicia Petersen, ✨
An enthusiastic and inspiring nature photographer and author of Stories of Australian Flowers & Birds (Vol. I and ||) 🪶

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to speak to an expert in the field! 🫐

Welcome to 2026, nature/lovers! 🌱✨🩵
Term 1 is officially here, and we’re so excited to kick off the new trimester with a calendar of fun!

Whether you’re brand new to BIOSOC or a familiar face, we can’t wait to see you at our events connecting with like-minded people and celebrating the natural world together.🌵🌸🐚

Save the dates, bring a friend, and get ready for a society full of science, community, and love for life in all its forms. 🐛🐞🕷️

Click the Linktree in our bio for updated info on how to sign up to our events and more! ☀️