UBU Weekly
Your Guide to What's Happening at UBU This Week!
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Happy Monday Folks.
Happy Diwali to all of our students who are celebrating. We look forward to seeing your celebration photographs on our Instagram, tag us and we'll repost your story.
The Volunteering section of our new website is now up and running, and we've begun populating it with the many amazing volunteering opportunities that are available for students here at Bradford. New opportunities will continue to be added, so keep your eyes peeled by clicking HERE!
In other news, our annual Qawwali celebration is back, and tickets are available now. This free event is a fan favourite with students, so get your free ticket before they all sell out; more on that below.
Have a great week everyone.
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Follow our Socials
The best way to get involved with UBU is to follow our socials: you know Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook; all of these can be accessed via our Link Tree - Click HERE! to find out more.
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Join Nana, your Black Student Officer, in a five-a-side tournament to celebrate Black History Month.
In celebration of Black History Month, join us TODAY for an evening of skill, teamwork, and community spirit at our special football tournament.
Come out and enjoy the beautiful game as we honour the immense contributions of Black pioneers who have shaped football, from the grassroots to the global stage.
You have to be quick though, so get your team together now and email Nana on n.a.sagoe@bradford.ac.uk
It's more than a game—it's a celebration of talent, history, and community pride!
- Time: 4:00 PM
- Location: Laistridge Lane
See you on the pitch!
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Get ready for Qawwali 2025 returning to UBU with a bang and best of all, it's Free.
As the Great Hall is being refurbished, we're sparing no expense to put this event on at Rio Grande so secure your ticket before it sells out.
- 📅 Date: Friday, 14th November
- 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
- 📍 Venue: Rio Grande
- 💫 Entry: Free for everyone!
Grab your tickets now by clicking HERE!
Come and be part of a night that celebrates music, culture, and community — we can’t wait to see you all there!
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✨ Afro Fusion Prep Session: Canvas Painting & Bracelet Making With the Black Students Officer & Women's Officer ✨
Get ready for Afro Fusion with this creative and empowering pre-event session!
We’ll start with a 30-minute discussion panel featuring inspiring voices who will explore themes of culture, identity, and empowerment.
After the discussion, enjoy a bracelet-making workshop where you’ll learn how to craft traditional African patterns, guided by an experienced maker.
It’s the perfect way to connect, create, and celebrate African heritage ahead of Afro Fusion. 🌍✨
- 📍 Location: Societies Space
- 📅 Date: Monday 20th October
- ⏰ Time: 2pm-4pm
- 🎟 Tickets: Free (Women only)
- 🍴 Snacks and drinks provided
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This week's Vol Op of the Week is to volunteer with Action Tutoring, working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Who are Action Tutoring?
Action Tutoring is a national education charity that offers free maths and English tutoring to pupils facing disadvantage.
What will I be doing?
- Tutoring 1-3 pupils in Year 5 or 6, or Year 7, 10 or 11.
- Commit to one hour a week, for up to 20 weeks. You choose the day and time to sign up to.
- Use our tutor workbooks to guide your pupils through activities that will boost their confidence and grades.
- Flexible to fit around your studies.
To apply, click HERE! and create a profile.
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The newly promoted Basketball club started off the season well with a 79-74 win against Sheffield Hallam; could this be the year of back-to-back-to-back promotion for them again?
Can they do it again, this week? Head to Unique at 6pm on Wednesday and find out as they tip off against Manchester Met at 6pm.
Well played to all of our teams last week; all reports say that the games were well contested and all results are below.
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It's a huge week of sport coming up with eight of our teams in competition and four games at home.
See the fixtures below and pop along to support Team Bradford; entry is always free, and everyone is welcome.
Let's Go Bradford! 👏👏👏👏👏
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SPOOK WEEK IS HERE, BABY 👻🎃
Grab your flatmates, dodge your deadlines, and get ready for an unholy amount of chaos. 😈
🧠 TUES: The Big Spooky Quiz w/ Arun — 10PM (bring your brain AND your pint)
🕸️ WEDS: Halloween Super Social — all sports, one massive sesh — 8PM
💀 WEDS (Round 2): Halloween Diversion — mystery DJ dropping their debut set 👀 11PM
🧛 THURS: Karaoke — but make it screams, not notes — 10PM
🎥 FRI: Film Screening & Pumpkin Carving — 8PM (cosy vibes + chaos combo)
💸 Halloween drink deals 🎁 Freebies flying about. 🎭 Costume regret guaranteed.
You’ve survived midterms — now survive Spook Week. #It’sGivingGhost #SpookWeek2025
All taking place in Below One
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The Bradford Bees Netball Club are our Sports Club of the Week and are one of UBU's most established sports clubs who train twice a week, and every Wednesday travel around the UK to take on other universities in the BUCS League.
Joining Netball is not just a way to keep fit and improve your sporting prowess, it's a family, where you will make friends that will last you a lifetime.
The team compete in Varsity and cup tournaments and you'll be welcomed with open arms.
Whether you want to compete or simply to improve fitness, you won't look back, oh, and it's not just for the ladies, the boys can play too.
Training is every Monday and Thursday between 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM at Unique Fitness and Leisure, with games on Wednesday afternoons.
With memberships ranging from £21 to £62 and covering all sessions for the whole year, it's a bargain too, so pop along to a training session or get your membership HERE!
Follow them on Instagram HERE!
Buzzzzzzz. That's the sound of the Bees.
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Our Indian Society are this week's Society of the Week and what a week they had last week with the Rooh-e-Diwali party and a Fake Wedding Party! They have plenty more planned for the rest of the year.
The Society is a vibrant and dynamic community dedicated to celebrating the incredible diversity and rich culture of India, and everyone is welcome to join. We are a home away from home for students of Indian heritage and an open invitation for everyone to explore the colourful traditions, delicious food, and festive spirit of the subcontinent.
Why Should You Join?
- Celebrate the Biggest Festivals on Campus
- A Taste of Authentic India
- Experience Bollywood Mania
- Find Your Family at University
Everyone is welcome to join us for a year of colour, flavour, and friendship. Come and experience the best of India with us!
Memberships cost just £3.35, so get yours HERE! and don't miss out.
Follow them on Instagram HERE!
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If you're looking to get into the countryside, meet new people, and do something worthwhile, then join the Take a Hike Pendle Hill Walk.
Take a Hike is a hiking group for students and young adults with and without disabilities. There will be a few walks throughout the year, with a summer trip to the Isle of Man (funding permitting), but if you want to come on the trip, you have to come on the training hikes and get to know the team.
Our second hike of the year is to Pendle Hill (aka the scariest place in the UK), famous for witches and spooky goings on, but don't worry, Halloween will be finished by then so they'll probably be tired.
See how beautiful Pendle Hill is by watching the video HERE!
This isn't just a walk; it's an experience, and over the years some amazing friendships and moments have been shared, and you can be part of the Take a Hike family.
To get an idea of the hikes, please see our YouTube Playlist HERE!
Tickets are only £8, and we're taking a bus there and back direct from the University, so grab your ticket now by clicking HERE!
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With Bradford City pushing for Promotion into the Championship and undefeated at home since March and regularly crowds of over 22,000, watching Bradford City is as exciting as sports can get.
We have managed to get half price tickets for students for home fixtures, and the next home game is on November 8 v Burton Albion.
To secure your seat for this upcoming fixture at half the standard ticket price, click HERE!, create an account and select your seat.
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As national flags spring up across the country and nationalism engulfs the political terrain, where can we look for hope?
This Black History Month lecture and discussion, organised by our friends at the Race Equality Network, will look back to lessons learned by the Italians fighting fascism in the 1930s, and the young people of English towns who fought back against street racism in the 1980s and 2000s.
But it will also look forward to consider electoral alternatives, urban multicultures, and grassroots protest, all of which offer a signal as to how our history might be remade, for the better.
Featuring Dr. Adam Elliott-Cooper, author of *Black Resistance to British Policing* and co-author of *Empire’s Endgame*, and Lecturer in Social and Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London.
Date: Monday 20th October
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Location: Common Space, 1-3 John St, Bradford BD1 3JT
Free tickets: Click HERE!
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Some of you will have the pleasure of a reading week where you are free from lectures to focus on your studies and on self-development, and Career Booster Week is here to help with the latter.
Sessions take place every day with workshops and activities to help you develop your skill set and to improve your employability.
With sessions on AI, Management, Placements, Career Pathways, Referencing, Applying for Postgraduate Study, and more, there is something here for everyone.
See the full schedule and sign up by clicking HERE!
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In 1979 Bradford University won University Challenge, the hardest quiz on television, and it's time we got back on the show and to bring that trophy back to its rightful home.
This quiz goes out on BBC2 and has been running since 1962 and is well regarded as the most difficult quiz on television.
If you'd like to apply to be on the team, email ubu@bradford.ac.uk and we'll be in touch, and hopefully this year, we can make it past the auditions in Manchester.
Interested? Why not try our 10 University Challenge Starter Questions by clicking HERE!
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Annyeonghaseyo! This is hello in Korean. You can learn much more than this with our free student-led Korean class that takes place every Wednesday in Room 101, just off the Richmond Atrium (next to the Payment Hub).
Anyone can attend and take part every Wednesday. Who knows, maybe you'll be able to watch Series 3 of Squid Game without the subtitles!
No need to book on, just turn up!
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What if you made yourself indispensable?
Did you know that government statistics, found the median nominal salary for a postgraduate degree holder was £47,000 in 2024 - £5,000 higher than an undergraduate degree holder[cite: 1045, 1047, 1051, 1052, 1054]?
Postgraduate Study can provide you with the tools to enhance your employability and salary potential even further[cite: 1063, 1064]. [cite_start]You can choose to specialise in your current area of study, or open career paths in new areas like Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, and you don’t need any previous experience or knowledge to do so[cite: 1068, 1072, 1083].
Come along to our on-campus Open Day, on 26 November and discover course options, funding information and more.
“I’ll stand out in front of colleagues without technical skills, which are now a key desirable in marketing job descriptions”[cite: 1099, 1107].
Book Your Place by clicking HERE!
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Join local artists Jumoke and Dotun as they lead a three-day workshop called Limitless Layers: I Am More for individuals with disabilities.
A 3-day art workshop for persons with disabilities, designed as an inclusive space to express creativity, boost mental well-being, and share personal stories through art.
📍 Student Society Space, UBU, University of Bradford
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Friday, October 24, 2025
The workshop will be led by multidisciplinary and renowned visual artists Jumoke Muritala and Dotun Oyesomi, in partnership with Take a Hike Disability Group, University of Bradford Students’ Union, and the University of Bradford.
💡 Creativity without limits, celebrating resilience, identity, and the power of inclusive communities.
The workshop will result in an exhibition where artworks will be sold, with profits donated to the Take a Hike project.
If you'd like to be involved, you can register on the link HERE!
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Have you booked your place to attend ‘Climate Justice for Women’ yet?
If you’re still undecided, here are six great reasons to join this important and inspiring event: Book your free place now.
- Meet our exciting expert panel: We're delighted to welcome an amazing panel of experts, academics, and activists including television weather presenter and climate change campaigner Laura Tobin, who will be sharing their insights and experiences.
- Add your voice to the Digital Globe: Tell us how you’ve been affected by climate change by speaking into a microphone and watching as your words come to life on the digital globe.
- Design your own protest placard: Tell us your solutions for climate action by designing your own protest-style placard.
- Wellness and wheel-weaving: Take a mindful break and contribute to a collaborative art piece by weaving your answers into a creative and artistic display.
- Get hands on in the games zone: Play a brand-new, climate justice-inspired board game co-created by the University and local communities, and try out Laura Tobin’s PlayStation game, ‘Climate Station’.
- Make a difference: Your opinions, experiences, and ideas will help shape the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship research led by Dr. Pedi Obani, Associate Professor in the School of Law and Social Sciences, contributing to a more sustainable and equitable future.
While the focus is on women’s representation in climate governance, all voices and experiences are welcome and valued.
Book your place, join the conversation, and help us to build a more equal future.
Date: Thursday 6 November 2025
Time: 12:00 GMT to 14:30 GMT
Location: Richmond Building
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Our friends at Theatre in the Mill have a range of events taking place throughout the year with discounts for students, and the first event is next Tuesday.
Written and performed by acclaimed writer and actor Sudha Bhuchar, currently in BBC1’s VIRDEE, with live music accompaniment by Arun Ghosh.
Middle-class, middle-aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons, Sudha invites her Indo/Pakistani, fiercely British boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and share their views on life.
When: Tuesday October 29
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Theatre in the Mill
Get your ticket now by clicking HERE!
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You're Having a Laff is Theatre in the Mill’s signature comedy night, showcasing some of the freshest and funniest voices in stand-up.
Each event features a handpicked lineup of rising stars and established acts delivering bold, honest, and hilarious sets in an intimate space. Whether you're a comedy fan or just looking for a great night out, expect big laughs and a brilliant atmosphere.
The next comedy night has a fabulous lineup: Fatiha el-Ghorri, Kate Cheka, Alex Stringer plus Theatre in the Mill comedy workshop participants Khalida Ashrafi and Shugufta Choudhry.
When: Tuesday October 29
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Theatre in the Mill
Get your ticket by clicking HERE!
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