Looking ahead to Consolidation Week

Día de los Muertos - Day of the Dead Party!

Friday 30 October 2026 7pm - 10pm

Organiser: International Student Communities
Location: David Kato Hub (E Block) (Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Join us for a fun evening celebrating Día de los Muertos, with a band performing live Latin music, dancing, snacks and plenty of colourful Day of the Dead vibes! This event is completely FREE!

We’ll have a live band playing throughout the evening, with plenty of space to dance, socialise and enjoy the atmosphere. There’ll also be snacks and face painting to get you into the spirit of the celebration.

Dressing up is strongly encouraged! Go all out with your Día de los Muertos-inspired face paint, colourful outfits or whatever you fancy. Bring your own drinks and come along for a fun, relaxed evening with friends and fellow students.

Where? David Kato Hub
When Friday Thursday 30 October
What time? 19:00 - 22:00 Cost? FREE!

Trip to Rawcliffe Firework Display

Saturday 7 November 2026 4pm - 9pm

Organiser: International Student Communities
Open to: Everyone

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Postgraduate and international students! Join us for an evening at York’s Rawcliffe Country Park Bonfire and Fireworks Display This annual York event brings together a huge bonfire, spectacular fireworks, live music, a funfair and tons of food and drink. What's not to like?!

Tickets cost £15 and includes entry to the event and return coach travel from the University, so you can sit back and enjoy the evening without worrying about getting there and back. A staff member will check your details before boarding and remind you of the time and location for the return.

Where? Rawcliffe Country Park, York When? Saturday 7 November Depart campus: 16:30 from the SU Return to campus: 20:30

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Assignment Planning

Wednesday 21 October 2026 10.30am - Friday 11 December 2026 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Assignment planning at university involves organising and scheduling the tasks required to complete academic assignments. This workshop covers understanding the assignment requirements, breaking down tasks, setting deadlines, and allocating time effectively to ensure thorough research, writing, and revision.

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Study Smarter Not Harder

Monday 2 November 2026 1pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This workshop focuses on study strategies designed to boost academic success. Together, we explore techniques to optimize your study habits, including tips for time management, active learning methods, and effective note-taking. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/being-organised/home

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Managing and Analysing Questionnaire Data

Tuesday 3 November 2026 2pm - 3.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This session is for people who have collected and will be analysing quantitative questionnaire data using statistical software (e.g. SPSS, RStudio, STATA, Excel). We will cover the types of data produced by different question types, how to summarise and visualise responses and how to analyse data. Using an example dataset, you will be able to practice managing and analysing questionnaire data in your chosen statistical software.

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The Distractibles Meetup *Online

Wednesday 4 November 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup online on the first Wednesday of each month, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and an ideas bank of things to try. Whether you're neurodivergent or just easily distracted, our peer-support group might be just the thing for you. The Distractibles.

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Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL)

Wednesday 4 November 2026 1.30pm - 3.15pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Confidence to Speak and Listen workshops are open to all. They give you the chance to get to know others from different disciplines and to practise communicating. Each time we meet we engage in interactive activities involving your voice, your body and your ears! We discuss confidence from perspectives of both speaker and listener and identify communication strategies to take away and apply in different contexts. To get maximum benefit and build your confidence incrementally, we recommend coming to more than one workshop. These interactive sessions are not recorded. The content is different each time, as it is built by you on the day. Slides are not available.

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Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Friday 6 November 2026 12pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Students are often told that they need to think critically. In this session, you will learn how you think critically all the time and how to apply this to thinking critically in your studies. There will be clear examples of critical thinking and we will show you how you can do this in a number of academic contexts. Please find related online resources here:https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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