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28 November 2022
Panel Event followed by Christmas social and networking in DM Sem J & K.
This event brings together an exciting panel of speakers, including University of Exeter alumni, working in a variety of interesting roles. After each panellist has spoken about their own career path there will be time for Q&As. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to ask them anything you might want to know about life after a Law degree – their experiences could help inform your own career decisions! Whether you are in the early stages of your studies or have already graduated, this could be the event to help you make those next steps in your career planning. This event is open to all students but is aimed at those studying Law on the Penryn Campus.
Our confirmed panellists are:
Shiryn Sayani – Communications & Campaigns Manager at the Race Equality Foundation. Multi-award winning LLB Law graduate working in communications and advocacy, with a particular focus on equality, human rights and justice-related issues. Currently leading all communications and campaigns at the Race Equality Foundation, previously at the Bar Council.
Joy Mpofu – has over 10 years investment banking experience, Joy’s role most recently involved developing and implementing Morgan Stanley’s approach to environmental and social risks. In July, Joy left her corporate career to build her own business and start on the entrepreneur journey. Joy is on a mission to solve the endless frustration that comes with trying to find the perfect addition to your work wardrobe.
John Condliffe – John will be speaking about the Graduate Commercial Pathway. Davitt Jones Bould is looking for commercially minded law graduates who would rather pursue a career in business than be a legal practitioner. As a graduate trainee you will receive experience and training in every aspect of the business and develop your career into a specialist area whether it be operations, sales, marketing, or any other area of business.
To reserve your space, click here.
Wednesday 7th December – 4pm to 5pm – ESI Café
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Earth and Environmental Science invites all international undergraduate and postgraduate students to a festive party in the ESI Café on Wednesday 7th December from 16:00-17:00.
Program and discipline leads, Diversity Champions and EDI supporters will all be there to meet and chat with you. This is a great opportunity to put faces to names for the people who are there to support you. It’s also a great way to connect across the disciplines and expand that supportive network that will stay with you through your studies.
We’ll have minced pies, mulled wine and other refreshments! We look forward to seeing you there.
All HaSS students are invited to our Montol Festive Celebration on Monday 12th December between 5-7pm, in The Exchange.
The Montol festival is held each year in Penzance. Like all mid-winter festivals, it’s about bringing light and joy into darkness.
Join us: Form a team for our ‘reasons to be cheerful’ quiz, enter a cake in our ‘bake-off’ and try and win something from our joyful raffle.
Register your interest by scanning the QR code or visiting the link in our bio and fill out the form. If you wish to take part in our Bake-Off, fill out the form here and we can arrange supporting the costing of ingredients.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Wednesday 30th November – 5pm to 6pm – Exchange Lecture Theatre
The rave music scene has acted as a counter-cultural and starkly anti-establishment force in politics and society. Join us as the founders of ‘NorthEastSouthEast‘, an art and cultural collective, walk us through how rave has impacted our politics. Louis Gillespie is a student researching this topic while Sam Gardiner works in the music industry. Together they will bridge the gap between past and present in ‘If Your Name’s Not Down, You’re Not Coming In: The History and Politics of Rave‘ on 30 November.
For more information, click here.
Abstract: ‘In a disputed territory that has seen pitiless conflict for decades, the arc of the moral universe doesn’t seem to bend towards justice. To witness dwarfing of humanity and deprivation of a dignified existence, one is filled with rage. That anger catapults into a long march, through words, to reclaim dignity, and to live a life that the world denies us.’
Farah Bashir’s work provides a rare first-hand gendered narrative of resisting violence and occupation in Kashmir. All students are welcome to attend the event, refreshments will be provided.
Friday 9th December – 4pm to 5:30pm – Peter Lanyon Lecture Theatre 5
Understanding the scale and the nature of changes which have occurred in Belarus since the beginning of the 2020 protests is crucial to our ability to interpret the role that Belarus has played in the current crisis in the region. This presentation will demonstrate that in becoming a nation-state Belarus has faced challenges similar to the other post-Soviet nations but has proved an exception in the choice of strategies it used to address them. The talk will reflect on nationalising strategies of the anti-communist political opposition and the Lukashenka’s rise to power. It will then discuss the protests in 2020 as a manifestation of transformed socio-political reality of Belarus behind the façade of authoritarian stability, revealing diminished support for Lukashenka and his reliance on the violent repression and Russian support for remaining in power. The war in Ukraine exposes limits of Belarus’s sovereignty, while the society’s ability to consolidate for its defence has been seriously undermined by the repression.
Dr Nelly Bekus is a Lecturer in the History Department on Streatham Campus.
Tuesday 6th December – 4pm to 6:30pm – Virtual Event
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, a top Magic Circle commercial law firm, have invited Flamank Law Society to attend their Social Mobility Insight Event on Tuesday 6 December 2022 from 16:00 to 18:30.
This event will offer an insight into:
– What a career at an international law firm is like and how to develop your commercial awareness.
– How to make your application stand out, top tips for success!
– How Freshfields graduate recruitment process takes applicants’ socio-economic backgrounds into account.
– What life is like for trainees, associates and partners at Freshfields and how they support and celebrate their colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
– Q&A opportunity.
Sign-ups will close 24 hours before the event; spaces will be limited. Law Society members will be emailed a link to register for the event. Please reach out if you have any questions or have trouble accessing the event.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, click here.
Dr Shubranshu Mishra is offering paid internship for BIPOC students to take notes during a workshop and create a blog post on decolonising South Asia. The posts will be published either on the Exeter Decolonising blog or the Exeter South Asia Centre, and authors will receive a payment of £40. It’ll be a great way for students to start writing for a public audience and get your voice out there!
Get in touch with Dr Mishra if you’re interested (S.Mishra2@exeter.ac.uk).
Please remember that these are just some key events, and a full list of all events can be found on Handshake here.
