SPA Weeks November Programme FINAL V2 (UPDATED)

Special Projects and Activities Week

5 – 9 November 2018 1

Dive in and try something new!

Why get involved?

• Learn new skills with the help of other students and staff from the Bath Spa community • Explore our unique surroundings and meet new people from across the University • Make your CV stand out from the crowd.

Have fun!

Get in touch for more information spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk 2

Get involved in a series of pop-up projects and activities run by students and staff across our campuses.

Normal teaching timetables for most courses will be suspended to allow time for you to get involved in something new, whether that’s storytelling, Shakespeare, singing, science or community outreach – there will be something for everyone!

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MONDAY 09:00 – 10:00

10:00 – 11:00

11:00 – 12:00

NP.CM.G30

From Device to Edit

NP.CM.G31

Adobe In Design Workshop

12:00 – 13:00

NP.CM.G46 Learning Commons Commons Asset Store NP.CM.105

Head Start Award

NP.CM.107 NP.CM.112

Museum of Learnin

NP.CM.124 NP.AN.G01 NP.UT.G06

Dance: Year 1 Yoga for Dancers Synaesthesia in Motion*

NP.UT.112 NP.UT.113

Umschlag Dance: Year 2 Commercial Dance Workshop

NP Library NP.TE.G04

DNA Workshop

NP.SN.G14 SH Lecture Theatre

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Head Start Award

13:00 – 14:00

14:00 – 15:00

15:00 – 16:00

16:00 – 17:00

17:00 – 18:00

Create a Wordpress Site Adobe Illustrator Workshop TV Studio Open Doors

Skills Spa Horror Short (night shoot)

Inspiring Young Lives

ng and Education* Who Do You Think You Are? Dance: Year 2 Yoga for Dancers

gplatz ‘43 Dance: Year 1 Street Dance Workshop Lego Lab

Excel Skills

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TUESDAY 09:00 – 10:00 NP.CM.G30

10:00 – 11:00

11:00 – 12:00

12:00 – 13:00

From Device to Edit

NP.CM.G31/G32

Interactive Sto

NP.CM.G46 Learning Commons Commons Asset Store NP.CM.111 NP.CM.112 NP.CM.135

Museum of Learnin FTV Guest Speaker: Steve Evanson: Research Essentials

NP.AN.G01

Dance: Year 1 repertoire session with Luke Antysz

NP.UT.G06

Synaesthesia in Motion*

NP.UT.113

Dance: Year 2 Pilates with Rose Clayden

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Dance: Year 2 Pilates with Rose Clayden

NP.MTC.G01

Dance: Yea with Rose

Choral Concert*

NP Library NP.NE.111 NP.SN.G11

Healthy Cooking on a Budget

NP.SN.G14

Scientific Poster Workshop

SH Lecture Theatre Off-site

*these events take place over a number of days 6

Archaeology

13:00 – 14:00 Adobe Photoshop Workshop

14:00 – 15:00

15:00 – 16:00

16:00 – 17:00

17:00 – 18:00

Cyber Wargame for Beginners

orytelling Jam* TV Studio Open Doors

Skills Spa Horror Short* Mindfulness Workshop

ng and Education* FTV Guest Speaker: Steve Evanson: Story Telling and Shaping a Story

ance: Year 2 Dance Workshop

ar 1 Pilates e Clayden

Dance: Year 1 Pilates with Rose Clayden

Lego Lab

Inhabit* Love Lounge Festival* at The Bell, Bath until 23:00

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WEDNESDAY 09:00 – 10:00

10:00 – 11:00

11:00 – 12:00

12:00 – 13:00

NP.CM.G23/G24 NP.CM.G30

MA Scriptwriting Camera

NP.CM.G31/G32

Interactive Sto

NP.CM.G46 Learning Commons Commons Asset Store NP.CM.107/108 NP.CM.112

Museum of Learning and Education*

NP.AN.G01

Dance: Year 2 Digital Refresher with Chris Lewis-Smith

Refectory NP.UT.G06

Farmer’s Market Synaesthesia in Motion*

NP.UT.113 NP.MTC.G01 NP.CE.201 NP.WE.G01 Newton Park SH Lecture Theatre SH Library Off-site

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Choral Concert* Writing Retreat Microbiology Workshop

13:00 – 14:00

14:00 – 15:00

15:00 –16:00

16:00 – 17:00

17:00 – 18:00

Marking the Space

a and Editing Workshop*

orytelling Jam* TV Studio Open Doors

Skills Spa Horror Short Places of Power introductory lecture and then off-site

Dance: Year 1 dance workshop with Dan Martin

Introduction to Forest School Inhabit* Lego Lab Love Lounge Festival* at The Bell, Bath until 23:00

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THURSDAY 10:00 – 11:00

11:00 – 12:00

12:00 – 13:00

NP.CM.G01 Zone 1/2

13:00 – 14:00

14:00

Enterprise Concept Pitch

NP.CM.G23/G24

School Action Day MA Scriptwriting Camera and Editing Workshop*

NP.CM.G31 NP.CM.G46

Adobe Photoshop Workshop

Adobe Illustrator Worksh

FTV Guest Speaker Richard van’t Riet: Multicam Game Show

TV Studio Open Doors

Learning Commons

Skills Spa

Commons Asset Store NP.CM.111

Horror Short Social Networking and Your Career

Social Networking and Your Career

NP.CM.112

Museum of Learning and Education*

NP.AN.G01

Dance: Year 1 Somatics for Health and Wellbeing

NP.UT.G06

Synaesthesia in Motion*

Dance: Year 2 Granthology with the Bureau of Ra

NP.UT.112 NP.UT.113

Dance: Year 2 Pilates with Rose Clayden

Dance: Year 2 Pilates with Rose Clayden

NP.MTC.G01

Choral Concert*

NP.MT.G22 NP.CE.201 NP.SN.G11

Archaeology Healthy Cooking on a Budget

CC Library Off-site Off-site

*these events take place over a number of days 10

Diving at Culverhay Pool

0 – 15:00

15:00 – 16:00

16:00 – 17:00

17:00 – 18:00

18:00 – 19:00

19:00 – 20:00

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andom Acts

Indian Dance Workshop Losing Your Mind

Bookshop Band Performance Bookshop Band Workshop

Lego Lab

Twelfth Night at Bristol Old Vic Theatre

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FRIDAY 09:00 – 10:00

10:00 – 11:00

11:00 – 12:00

NP.CM.G30

Digital Product Photography

NP.CM.G31

Create a Wordpress Site

12:00 – 13:00

Learning Commons Commons Asset Store NP.CM.105 NP.CM.120

Deep Economy

NP.CM.131 NP.CM.112

Sashiko Museum of Learning and Education*

NP.UT.G01 NP.UT.G06

Indian Workshop and Perform Synaesthesia in Motion*

NP Library NP.SN.G14 SH Lecture Theatre

Probability Workshop

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Off-site Off-site

*these events take place over a number of days 12

Bathscape Media Instant Proto

13:00 – 14:00

14:00 – 15:00

15:00 – 16:00

16:00 – 17:00

17:00 – 18:00

Adobe InDesign Workshop Skills Spa Horror Short Scratch Choir

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Lego Lab

habit* (time slots allocated) Love Lounge Festival* at The Bell, Bath until 23:00

otyping Jam at Bath City Farm

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Adobe Illustrator Workshop

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Learn to create and edit a range of vector graphics, such as logos, icons, typography and sketches. We’ll demonstrate a range of techniques including pen/pathfinder tools, live trace and working with type and logos.

No experience needed but experience with other Adobe CC application (e.g. InDesign and Photoshop) will be useful.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis When: 13:00 – 15:00, Mon

13:00 – 15:00, Thu Where: NP.CM.G31 Who: First year undergraduate students Places: 15 per session Contact: Swagata Ghosh and Gavin Wilshen

Adobe InDesign Workshop

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Learn the basics of document layout with Adobe InDesign CC. We will take you through setting up a document for print, creatively laying out pictures and text, plus some neat interactive features for PDF and EPUB production.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Conflict resolution • Adaptability • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 12:00, Mon

14:00 – 16:00, Fri Where: NP.CM.G31 Who: First year undergraduate students Places: 15 per session Contact: Swagata Ghosh and Angela Rivers

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Archaeology

Adobe Photoshop Workshop

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A few simple Photoshop skills will enable you to quickly improve and edit digital images. Starting with simple tweaks to exposure and focus, we’ll show you how to edit and manipulate your photographs.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Conflict resolution • Adaptability • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

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This will be the first of an ongoing series of archaeology events centred around beautiful Newton Park campus. We will get together with our ex-Time Team staff (Cassie Newland) and BACAS (our friendly local archaeology society) to explore the grounds of Newton Park. We’ll be discovering hidden features (such as our THREE deserted medieval villages) and checking on well loved ones (like our fabulous castle). On the day we will be getting out in groups to record these treasures and hope to produce a Condition Survey which will allow us to understand the wealth of archaeological resources on campus.

This is the first step towards a programme of ongoing events that will hopefully include topographical and geophysical survey as well as targeted excavations. Join us in taking our very first steps to understanding the archaeology of Newton Park! Please bring along a camera or camera phone and a pen. Event will be taking place around Newton Park campus, please meet at the location stated.

Build your skills in: • Written communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis When: 10:00 – 15:00, Tue (NP.NE.111)

10:00 – 15:00, Thu (NP.CE.201) Who: All students and staff Contact: Cassie Newland

When: 13:00 – 14:00, Tue (NP.CM.G30)

10:00 – 11:00, Thu (NP.CM.G31) Who: First year undergraduate students Places: 15 per session Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Gemma Matthews

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Bathscape Media Instant Prototyping Jam

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A facilitated instant prototyping jam, which will include devising interaction points using Raspberry Pi kits, including sensors, speakers, buttons etc and pre-fabricated lasercut casings and assemble them yourself. This will involve devising and generating sample content, assessing the site and identifying routes and locations.

We’d love to form a creative team of writers, photographers, social media activists, makers of all kinds, computer geeks, foodies, producers, organisers, techies, sound designers, history nuts, GISwizzes, poets, musos, artists and communicators of all kinds who would be up for working in teams on a creative project in our nearest urban village, Twerton. You don’t need to be all these things you just need to be up for having a go and working with others.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Written communication • Teamwork • Numeracy • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Conflict resolution • Leadership • Adaptability • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 16:00, Fri Where: Bath City Farm, BA2 1NW Who: All students Places: 15 Contact: Richard White 16

Bookshop Band Workshop and Performance

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A one-hour literary inspired songwriting workshop, followed by a concert of book-inspired songs featuring works by our lecturers and students.

This will be of particular interest to students in English, Creative Writing, music composition, music technology and music performance but is open to everyone.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Written communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Ability to work under pressure • Decision-making • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: Workshop: 16:00 – 17:00, Thu (NP.MT.G22)

Performance: 18:30 – 20:00, Thu (NP.MT.G01) Who: All students Places: 20 (workshop) Contact: Simon Strange

Choral Concert

Cyber Wargame for Beginners

All music students, and singers who can read music, are welcome to join us for a series of rehearsals culminating in a choral concert at Bath Abbey on 15 November.

You are the Computer Emergency Response Team for your nation state. You receive a text to move to the secure location to coordinate the state’s response. What are you going to do, what are your priorities in the face of this crisis? You make the choices and you face the consequences. No computer experience needed.

To register for this activity please email spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork When: 11:00 – 13:00, Tue – Thu Where: NP.MTC.G01 Who: All students Places: 40 Contact: Roger Heaton

Create a Wordpress Website

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Build your skills in: • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Ability to work under pressure When: 14:00 – 16:00, Tue Where: NP.CM.G30 Who: All students Places: 20 Contact: John Curry

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Set up your own website at wordpress.com. This could be the start of your online blog, creative portfolio or business. We’ll guide you through the process and explain how you can take your online presence to the next level!

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Written communication • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis When: 13:00 – 15:00, Mon (NP.CM.G30)

10:00 – 12:00, Fri (NP.CM.G31) Who: First year undergraduate students Places: 15 per session Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Gavin Wilshen

and Emma Sherab

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Dance Activities Week

During the week we intend to run a series of one off dance workshops and practical classes with a series of visiting guest artists. These will cover a range of different areas including street dance, hip hop, contemporary dance and pilates.

To register for this activity please email spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk Build your skills in: • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Adaptability • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: Mon – Thu Where: AN.G01 and UT.113 Who: All Dance students Contact: Michelle Elliott

Deep Economy: Transforming ‘the dismal science’ from the inside out

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Living on a finite planet with an economic system that consumes everything in its wake sounds like a bad idea. So, how did rational, utility-maximising Homo Economicus let it get this way? In this thought-provoking, interactive workshop we will attempt to answer this question, alongside others such as ‘Why is it hard to stop shopping?’ ‘How come so many people hate their jobs?’ and ‘Does it have to be this way?’ With the help of two bearded men, four squares, nine needs and countless post-it notes we will dissect our culture’s inner workings, find out what we really value and discover new ways of practicing economics that are just, regenerative and life-affirming.

This workshop is of particular interest to people who find economics frustrating, disgusting or boring. There will be no number crunching.

Build your skills in: • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Leadership • Adaptability • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 12:30, Fri Where: NP.CM.120 Who: All students Places: 30 Contact: Inez Aponte

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Digital Product Photography

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Learn to take professional quality product photography with digital cameras. The threehour workshop covers all the basics, including lighting techniques and full manual mode and basic Photoshop editing.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 13:00, Fri Where: NP.CM.G30 Who: First year undergraduate students Places: 6 Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Gemma Matthews

and Emma Sherab

Diving

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Want to learn to scuba dive? Well we are running trial sessions at Culverhey pool. During the hour-long session, you will use specialist equipment and learn some Scuba Diving skills.

Please note: you will be asked to fill in a medical questionnaire before attending. This will not qualify you as a Scuba Diver.

Build your skills in: • Teamwork • Adaptability • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 15:00, Thu Where: Culverhay Pool (Rush Hill, BA2 2QL) Who: All students Places: 8 per hour (40 in total) Contact: Bryan Wallbridge

DNA Workshop

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Learn about DNA extraction from cheek cells.

You can join in and take your own DNA home in a pendant to show to everyone!

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Data analysis • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 11:00 – 12:00, Mon Where: NP.TE.G04 Who: All students except science Places: 15 Contact: Swagata Ghosh and Laura Dodge 19

Enterprise Concept Pitch Have a Business idea you want to develop? Pitch your enterprise concepts to a group of Business students as well as staff and students from other courses and watch presentations from other students. Share and gather feedback to evolve your projects.

We encourage third year students on the BM6005-20 Enterprise: Creating your Business module to join, as well as other Business and Management students and those with an interest in enterprise.

To register for this activity please email spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 11:00 – 15:00, Thu Where: NP.CM.G01 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Who: Third year undergraduate students Places: 60 Contact: Antonio Revilla

Excel Skills

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We’ll be teaching you to understand and use basic Excel formulae and shortcuts, as well as create professional graphs and figures for reports.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Numeracy • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis When: 14:00 – 16:00, Mon Where: NP.SN.G14 Who: All students Places: 30 Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Ceri Davies

and Darrel Watts

Farmers Market

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Stock up on some local produce at our Farmers Market featuring: Bath Soft Cheese, Tunley Farm Butchers, Rosie’s Relish and Pickle, The Wiltshire Chilli Farm, Grate Somerset, Bakers of Bath amongst others.

When: 10:00 – 14:00, Wed Where: Outside the Refectory

(weather permitting) Who: All students and staff Contact: Simon Strange 20

FTV Series of Guest Speakers

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A series of guest speaker workshops and seminars.

Steve Evanson: Researcher Essentials 10:00 – 13:00, Tue (NP.CM.135), 30 places • Identify key skills for factual TV Researcher • Who’s who in Production Office ….

• Researcher Role • Editorial Judgement • Finding Contributors • Planning a Call Sheet

From Device to Edit: A guide to editing video that has been shot on a phone or tablet

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A four hour workshop on how to use your phone and tablet to shoot videos and how to transfer these files into Adobe Premiere Pro for editing.

Learn how to combine your footage with other clips you have sourced as well as any voice over or music you would like to add.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and • synthesis When: 9:00 – 13:00, Mon and Tue Where: NP.CM.G30 Who: All students except Film Making Places: 30 per session Contact: Richard Wood

Steve Evanson: Storytelling and Shaping a Story 14:00 – 17:00, Tue (NP.CM.135), 30 places • Identify key issues with finding a story • Audience, Big Question, Why now etc • Who are your Audience what story will satisfy and surprise them?

• What can we see what can we do?

• How to put Presenter into the action • Immersive Storytelling • Importance of Top Line in Pitching • Top tips for a killer Top Line and how to focus a pitch Richard van’t Riet: Multicam Game Show Workshop 10:30 – 12:30, Thu (The Studio), 50 places In an industry flooded with game shows we will give you the essentials to producing a live game show and Directors masterclass.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Written communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Conflict resolution • Leadership • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills Who: All students Contact: Lizzie Powell 21

Head Start Award Information Session

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The Head Start Award is designed specifically for students who want to make the most of their first year at university, by getting involved in wider university life as well as developing skills and confidence. It recognises participating in extracurricular activities (including SPA week activities), encourages students to reflect upon existing strengths and values and provides a structure for starting to explore future options and setting goals for making the most of university in second and third year.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Teamwork When: 10:00 – 11:00, Mon (NP.CM.105)

12:00 – 13:00, Mon (Sion Hill

Lecture Theatre) Who: First year undergraduate students Places: 40 at each session Contact: Vanessa Doust

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Healthy Cooking on a budget

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Make an easy pasta dish whilst learning about healthy cooking on a budget. You will also learn basic knife skills, food safety and hygiene.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Conflict resolution • Adaptability • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 12:00, Tue

10:00 – 12:00, Thu Where: NP.SN.G11 Who: All students Places: 14 Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Sian Williams

and Laura Dodge

Horror Short

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Get involved with filming and creating a horror short from a set script.

Indian Dance Workshop and Performance

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This will be an intense, creative project which encourages collaboration across courses.

Join us for an introductory workshop in Indian classical dance styles. Suitable for beginners and intermediates. This is a two-hour workshop followed by a performance.

Mon: Tue:

Wed:

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Fri:

Build your skills in: • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

Filming; 15:00 (night shoot); 8 Places Editing and Sound design/music pitch; 10:00; 6 places Editing and Sound design; 10:00; 8 places Foley, Grading, Sound design and music; 10:00; 10 places Final mix and delivery; 10:00; 6 places

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Conflict resolution • Leadership • Adaptability • Decision-making • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

When: 14:00 – 17:00, Thu Where: NP.UT.G06 Who: All students Places: 25 Contact: Omar Yousaf

When: Mon – Fri (see times above) Where: Meet at Asset Store (Commons) Who: All students Contact: Edward Tristram

Introductory workshop in Indian classical music, particularly the instruments of tabla and dilruba, as well as Indian raagas and taalas (rhythmic patterns). The two-hour workshop will be followed by a one-hour concert. You can bring your own musical instrument along. You are also very welcome to come and listen without participating or singing.

Indian Music Workshop and Performance

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Build your skills in: • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills • Oral communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise When: 11:00 – 14:00, Fri Where: NP.UT.G01 Who: All students Contact: Omar Yousaf 23

Inhabit

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We want to create a student-led, inclusive community. A place for ideas, risk taking and peer learning, as well as professional development through ‘inhabiting’ the University in a variety of creative ways.

Inhabit 1 will take place during the first SPA Week and will be a schedule of facilitated provocations, ideas workshops and careers/enterprise support sessions, ending with formed collaborations and pitched ideas for outcomes in SPA Week 2.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Written communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise When: 13:00 – 17:00, Tue; 13:30 – 16:30 Wed;

10:00 – 17:00, Fri (time slots allocated) Where: Sion Hill Lecture Theatre Who: All BSAD students Places: 50 Contact: Stephen Dutton, Kerry Curtis

and Tom Sowden

Inspiring Young Lives Workshop

Find out about the brilliant local charity Mentoring Plus and the work they do to support young people facing significant challenges. With a workshop led by the Director of the charity, Jamie Luck, you will have the opportunity to learn, explore, and contribute as volunteers to the vital local work of Mentoring Plus.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork • Initiative and enterprise • Adaptability • Decision-making • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 14:00 – 16:00, Mon Where: NP.CM.107 Who: All students Places: 50 Contact: Catherine A Simon

Interactive Storytelling Jam

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This is a ‘jam’ event that aims to bring together artists and technologists to create short form interactive stories. We encourage writers, filmmakers, illustrators, game-makers, animators and programmers to collaborate over two days to generate interactive digital stories that respond to a given theme.

Tue

Wed

Introduction to jam theme, team setting, ideation and basic prototyping.

Final prototyping and showcase.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Creative-problem solving • Decision making

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When: 10:00 – 16:00, Tue and Wed Where: NP.CM.G31 and NP.CM.G32 Who: All students Places: 25 Contact: Lee Scott

Introduction to Forest School

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A two hour session run by Julia Bulter in the grounds of Newton Park Campus introducing and explaining the concept of Forest School through various outdoor activities.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Leadership • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 14:00 – 16:00, Wed Where: Newton Park Campus Grounds Who: All students Places: 25 Contact: Catherine A Simon

Lego Lab

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An opportunity for some serious play in the Library. Come and make a model of any kind, though we will give some ideas if you are stuck.

Post a picture of your completed model on social media and the best one gets a prize. No booking required; just drop in.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Decision-making • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 14:00 – 16:00, Mon, Tue and Fri

(Newton Park Library)

14:00 – 16:00, Wed (Sion Hill Library)

14:00 – 16:00, Thu (Corsham Library) Who: All students and staff Places: 10 per session Contact: Siobhan Hawke

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Losing Your Mind: Harnessing the power of play and improvisation

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Minds are useful, but sometimes they get in the way of potentially ground-breaking creative impulses. In this participatory workshop we will use exercises and techniques from storytelling and theatre improvisation to break free from habitual ways of seeing to access an unending source of (collective) creativity. As we explore methods to open ourselves to the potential of every moment, we will ‘play our way’ into spontaneous creation, group imagination and the stories that are waiting to be told.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Ability to work under pressure • Leadership • Adaptability • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 14:00 – 16:30, Thu Where: NP.UT.112 Who: All students Places: 16 Contact: Inez Aponte

Love Lounge Festival A student curated festival of live creative performance. Open to all but in particular creative performers including musicians, DJs and poets.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure To register for this activity please email spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk When: 14:00 – 23:00, Tue, Wed and Fri Where: The Love Lounge at The Bell,

Walcot Street Bath Who: All students Contact: Jim Dickinson 26

Marking the Space Marking the Space is a series of discussions with Annette Mees from the Royal Opera House, Sarah Ellis from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Katherine Jewkes a freelance digital creative director who has worked with the National Theatre Wales and Manchester International Festival. They will be presenting the work they make around performance and digital technology alongside holding a discussion with the audience about how we can use digital technology in theatre, ballet, opera and performance. This is a unique opportunity to be in conversation with major players in theatre, dance and music who are at the coalface of making extraordinary live work with creative technology.

Open to all but of particular interest to those with a passion for Theatre, Drama, Creative Technology, Creative Writing and Digital.

To register for this activity please email spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk Build your skills in: • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Leadership • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 11:00 – 16:00, Wed Where: NP.CM.G23/G24 Who: All students Places: 25 Contact: Sharon Clark and Kate Pullinger

Microbiology Workshop

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Come and examine various bacterial strains and plant and animal tissues to gain an understanding into the use of a microscope and the world of Microbiology.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis

MA Scriptwriting Camera and Editing Workshop

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A two-day course for MA Scriptwriters with the first day focusing on training on the Sony X70 camera and the second day focusing on video editing with training in Adobe Premiere Pro. Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis When: 10:00 – 16:00, Wed and Thu Where: NP.CM.G30 Who: MA Scriptwriting students Places: 30 Contact: Richard Wood

When: 10:00 – 12:00, Wed Where: NP.WE.G01 Who: First year undergraduate science students Places: 20 Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Jennifer Beard

and Sebina Zisa-Davies

Mindfulness Workshop

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Introductory workshop in mindfulness meditation and body awareness.

Build your skills in: • Ability to work under pressure • Adaptability • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 14:00 – 16:00, Tue Where: NP.CM.111 Who: All students and staff Places: 30 Contact: Omar Yousaf 27

Places of Power A visit to Dyrham Park with a morning introductory lecture. A coach will be leaving and returning from Newton Park campus.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Written communication • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Adaptability • Data analysis • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

Museum of Learning and Education

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Identify, research and display artefacts in a Museum of Education and Learning. We will create a virtual display in the first SPA week and physical ‘pop up’ museum in the second SPA week.

In this week-long project, explore what a Museum of Learning and Education might look like, what purpose it might have and what kind of exhibits it would contain.

Relevant to all students with an interest in exploring the way education is changing and who are excited by the idea of digital storytelling, creating virtual or online spaces and learning through curating.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Teamwork • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis When: 10:00 – 16:00, Mon, Tue and Thu

10:00 – 13:00, Wed and Fri Where: NP.CM.112 Who: All students Places: 30 Contact: Nick Sorenson 28

To register for this activity please email spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk When: 11:30 – 12:30, Wed (NP.CM.107/108)

12:45 – 16:45 (off-site) Who: First year undergraduate students in

History courses, HY6014-20 People in

a Landscape and MA Heritage Management Contact: Alison Hems

Probability Workshop

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Learn the concepts behind different types of analyses.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Numeracy • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis When: 10:00 – 12:00, Fri Where: NP.SN.G14 Who: First year undergraduate science students Places: 30 Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Darrell Watts

and Ceri Davies

Sashiko: Repair and renew denim workshop

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Sashiko is a Japanese embroidery that is commonly used for repairing denim.

Bring along any denim jeans, jackets or bags that you would like to patch and get support on the process.

We want to introduce the idea of upcycling, recycling and mending clothes, bags – in fact, any fabric garment – in order to reduce waste and save money. It’s also a good skill for reducing stress, enhancing well-being and mindfulness.

Build your skills in: • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Adaptability • Decision-making When: 12:00 – 13:00, Fri Where: NP.CM.131 Who: All students and staff Places: 30 Contact: Katie Friedlander-Boss

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A workshop for Academic Reps and staff to discuss reoccurring issues to try to establish an action plan for moving forwards. Senior Academic Reps (SARs) will facilitate the workshops and provide summaries at the end of the workshops.

We will begin in Commons G23/24 and then break out into: NP.CM.131, NP.CM.132, NP.CM.133, NP.CM.134, NP.CM.135, NP.CM.136, and NP.CM.137 Academic Reps and academic staff are encouraged to participate, all students are also welcome.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Team work • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Conflict resolution • Leadership • Adaptability • Decision-making • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 12:30, Thu Where: NP.CM.G23/G24 Who: All students and staff Places: 175 Contact: Annabelle Caley 29

Scientific Poster Workshop

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You will get an opportunity to view examples of professional scientific posters and then create and present your own.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Written communication • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Initiative and enterprise • Ability to work under pressure • Conflict resolution • Adaptability • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 12:00, Tue Where: NP.SN.G14 Who: First year undergraduate

science students Places: 30 Contact: Swagata Ghosh, Ceri Davies

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Scratch Choir

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An all-access scratch choir rehearsal where we learn a simple a cappella song that we then perform as a flashmob through the Commons Atrium.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Creative problem solving • Adaptability • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills • Teamwork When: 14:15 – 15:45, Fri Where: NP.CM.105 and Commons Atrium Who: All students and staff Places: 40 Contact: Jo Sercombe

Skills Spa

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Get help with any aspect of the research process: finding the right resources, referencing, planning, time management or writing up your assignment. Our Subject Librarians and Senior Learning Development Advisors will be on hand to help. No booking required; just drop in.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Written communication • Numeracy • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Data analysis • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis

Synaesthesia in Motion: A sound and colour production workshop

When: Drop-in 13:00 – 14:00, Mon – Fri Where: Learning Commons (Newton Park) Who: All students and staff Contact: Siobhan Hawke

Social Networking and Your Career

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Santander’s University representative, Remy, will be delivering a session on how to use social networking as a student leader. Learn how to manage your professional social media presence as well as how to network with alumni and recruiters. Remy will provide you an overview of what LinkedIn can do for you and how using the platform will help you secure work experience and graduate roles.

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A multi-art form workshop centered around synaesthesia; a fascinating neurological phenomenon where the senses blend. Through somatic movement you will tune into your sensory perception. Starting indoors, the workshop will gradually expand throughout the campus over the course of the 5 days and turn it into a canvas for vivid expressions in colour and movement. Let your creativity go wild, boost your fantasy!

The workshop specifically invites participants who are new to this kind of work and who are interested in exploring movement, sensory perception, sound, drawing and neurodiversity in a vibrant workshop.

Build your skills in: • Social Media • Networking • Publicity/marketing • Planning and prioritisation • Employability Skill

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Teamwork • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

When: 10:30 – 11:30 and 13:30 – 14:30, Thu Where: NP.CM.111 Who: All students Places: 30 Contact: Dan Tinkler

When: 10:00 – 12:00, Mon – Fri Where: NP.UT.G06 Who: All students Places: 20 Contact: Stephanie Scheubeck 31

Twelfth Night performance at the Bristol Old Vic Opportunity for all EN6002 Shakespeare students to view a performance of Twelfth Night at the Bristol Old Vic. Tickets are free but you will need to arrange your own travel.

To register for this activity please email spa.weeks@bathspa.ac.uk Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Written communication • Critical and analytical thinking • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 14:30 – 18:30, Thu Where: Bristol Old Vic, BS1 4ED Who: Students on EN6002 Shakespeare module Places: 30 Contact: Chris Ivic

TV Studio Open Doors

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An opportunity for anyone – students and staff – to see what lies behind the closed doors of the TV Studios in Commons. You can also come and discuss possible projects and find out how the TV Studio facilities can help.

Build your skills in: • Teamwork • Creative problem-solving • Initiative and enterprise • Adaptability When: 13:00 – 14:00, Mon – Thu Where: NP.CM.G46 (TV Studios Commons) Who: All students and staff Places: 20 per day Contact: Richard Wood

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Umschlagplatz‘43: Adapting a computer game for the stage

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Develop a stage adaptation of the game based on the story of Marek Edelman – a Jewish ghetto uprising leader and cardiologist active during WWII – in our one-day acting workshop. You don’t need to be an Acting or Drama student to attend, but you will need some acting experience.

Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Teamwork • Ability to work under pressure • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 9:00 – 17:00, Mon Where: NP.UT.112 Who: All students Places: 6 Contact: Lee Scott

Who Do You Think You Are: Managing your digital footprint

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Preparing for a professional career? Explore how you are viewed online and take steps to improve your digital footprint to make the best impression on colleagues, future employers and placement institutions. Get hints and tips on password managing, utilising the privacy features on social media, how to manage those old embarrassing photos and presenting your best self online. Particularly useful for students preparing for placement. In partnership with IfE. Build your skills in: • Oral communication • Written communication • Creative problem-solving • Critical and analytical thinking • Adaptability • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 14:00 – 15:00, Mon Where: NP.CM.124 Who: All students Places: 20 Contact: Siobhan Hawke

Writing Retreat

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Need to devote some time to writing your next assignment? Take part in some short ‘get into writing’ activities and just write. One of our Senior Learning Developers will be on hand to support you and to answer any queries you might have about writing for assignments. Suitable for undergraduates from any discipline or year group. Refreshments provided. Booking required.

Build your skills in: • Time management and organisation • Oral communication • Written communication • Critical and analytical thinking • Ability to work under pressure • Decision-making • Information gathering, evaluation and synthesis • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills When: 10:00 – 13:00, Wed Where: NP.CE.201 Who: All undergraduate students Places: 10 Contact: Siobhan Hawke

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