Lancaster University Graduate College

TODAY Friday 21 August
Careers Drop in with Alex
CV, applications, interviews, anything careers related - just call in and Alex will be happy to help!
1:30-3:30pm in the PG Group Kitchen

Are you a continuing Postgraduate?
Do you want to help welcome new postgraduates to campus?
We are looking for arrivals & welcome volunteers to help us do just that!
Full details on the news portal https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/portal/news

Last few hours to vote for your favourite Academic Poster
View online via the Bitesize Team https://bit.ly/4qnBvxy
Or visit the social hub to view in person.
Winners will be announced after 1pm Monday 17 August

FRIDAY 7 August
Careers drop-in for Postgraduates
1:30-3:30pm
In the PG Group Kitchen
No need to book - just turn up with any careers related queries!

PGRC Bitesize: 10 Minute Presentations Evening
Thursday 13 August, 6pm, Management School LT14
All Postgraduates and Undergraduates are welcome to join the audience!
Venue: LUMS LT14, Time: 6pm-8:30pm
Registration is now CLOSED for presenters,
If you are attending as a member of the audience, then please register via libcal for catering purposes.
Full details and timings for the evening are available via the news portal or libcal calendar https://bit.ly/3q7mMfy

Our wonderful Alumni Beth (a.k.a. Pemberton Proofreading) is running a FREE proofreading workshop for YOU!

If you're writing up your dissertation or thesis, putting together conference papers or journal articles and would like to have someone look at it with a professional eye, then sign up here!

The evening will begin with a short presentation for anyone to attend - signing up for this is not necessary.

There will then be a number of 1-2-1 slots to go through your work with you. If you want one of these 1-2-1 slots, please sign up here and then Email Beth with up to 500 words which you would like proofreading.

Beth will need your text by 12pm on Tuesday - so this should be something you are already working on.

Please note - Beth will be proofreading for spelling, grammar, layout and sense checking - not helping you with the academic content!

Personal Empowerment for Postgraduates
Student Mental Health & Wellbeing Services are holding their PEMP meetings over the summer break, specifically for Postgraduate students. Places are limited to 12 and early booking is essential as its proved popular over the last couple of years.

Our PEMP group will be held 4 times on a Wednesday afternoon for 2 hours between 2 and 4pm. The dates are as follows:
Wednesday 12th August 2026, 2 pm till 4pm
Wednesday 19th August 2026, 2 pm till 4pm
Wednesday 2nd September 2025, 2 pm till 4pm
Wednesday 9th September 2025, 2 pm till 4pm

It will take place in Furness Back Bar. All details and booking is available on the event page in LibCal. https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4574028

Postgraduate students are invited to join...
Software Lancaster Talks with Jaz Chana on Monday, 27th July
Please register here https://www.meetup.com/software-lancaster-talks/events/315569257
📅 Date & Time: Monday, 27th July 2026, 18:00
📍 Location: Fraser House Hub, South Rd, Lancaster LA1 4XQ
🍕 Perks: Free pizza and drinks!
Join us for Software Lancaster Talks next Monday. Jaz Chana joins us in Lancaster for “Scaling cinch: Or, How to Teach a Unicorn to Fly” - the story of scaling cinch from an early-stage startup into the UK’s largest online used-car marketplace.

Post talk networking session from 20:15 onwards at The Royal Hotel & Bar, LA1 1YD

Software Lancaster Talks presents free, high-quality talks on technology, software engineering, cybersecurity and entrepreneurship every two months. The series is supported by Security Lancaster and the Data Science and AI Institute at Lancaster University, as well as local businesses.

Don't forget - tomorrow is our Summer Party!
Bring a picnic or enjoy some Biriyani
South Asian Heritage Month themed games
Photobooth
Mehndi and Facepainting
Music, Art and crafts
D&D oneshot campaign (sign up on libcal)
Art Therapy session (prior to the party starting - sign up on libcal)
Sweet treats
Ice cream van
Outdoor & Indoor games
Open to all Lancaster University students and staff and families ❤

Celebrating the start of South Asian Heritage Month with some
FREE FOOD!
Find the stall in Alexandra Square until 2pm today (Wednesday 22 July)
Open to All students & staff!!