Freshers 2025

 

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Hi! I’m Cleo, my pronouns are she/her, and I am your Communities Officer for this year. This means I’m your elected officer for all things societies, sports, volunteering and employability. I’m here to support and develop these areas, so if you have any questions, want to share any ideas or need any help with anything across the year, always feel free to reach out!

And, if you can't find your group? Start your own or Adopt a Society! 

 

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Give our Societies a Go! 

 

LUSCR Weekly practices
19th January midnight - 31st August midnight
St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Come along to our weekly practices, every Wednesday 7-8.30pm during term time (unless otherwise specified). We welcome everyone, so if you're looking to learn something new or just want to find out more about bell ringing, come along to a practice!
LUSCR Weekly practices
18th February midnight - 29th July midnight
St Mary de Castro, Leicester
LeicesterCS Elections Info
23rd February noon - 10th April 11:59pm
Everything you need to know about the 26-27 elections for computer science! 💾✨
LUSCR Weekly practices
25th February midnight - 5th August midnight
St Mary de Castro, Leicester
2026 Spring Festival Gala
3rd March 6pm - 9pm
Ground Floor, Percy Gee Building, 12 University Rd, Leicester, LE1 7RH
Year of the HORSE Gala The event offers an evening of performances, celebrates Chinese cultural traditions, and provides a valuable opportunity to connect, network and share a sense of community while studying abroad.
Bridgerton cupcake+mask decorating
3rd March 6:30pm - 8:30pm
SBB 1.02
Semester End Party
3rd March 10:30pm - 2am
Fat Cats
Semester End Party
LUSCR Weekly practices
4th March midnight - 12th August midnight
St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Women Only Movie Night!
4th March 6:30pm - 9pm
Attenborough Lecture Theatre 3
The Leicester Chess Society is hosting a Women's Only Movie Night to celebrate Women's Month! We will be showing the "Queen of Chess" documentary in Attenborough LT3, celebrating the life of Judit Polgar, the greatest woman chess player in history
Weekly Social Meet
6th March 5pm - 9pm
SBB 2.02
Our weekly social meets where we do different activities such as playing games, doing quizzes, crafts, or just chilling.
Let's Hack For Good 2026
7th March 10am - 8th March 5pm
The hackathon where students collaborate to build tech solutions for a real-world brief, revealed at kickoff! 👩‍💻
Alumni Varsity
7th March 1pm - 6pm
The Leicestershire Tennis & Squash Club, 4 Westernhay Road, LE2 3HF
Flint Knapping Session
8th March 10am - 2pm
TBC
Try your hand at flint knapping!

> Click here to see our full calendar of Give it a Go events <

 

Learn more about our Societies

Interested in finding out more? Make sure to add 'Sign up to Mailing List' to your basket from on each Societies page's - add as many as you like!

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