In this lunchtime information session, Lee Cooper will guide you through your next steps if you are thinking of returning to education.  Lee will look at the UCAS application, funding options and guidance for writing your personal statement.  

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Kath Leflay takes a look at pro-active career management.

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Scott Knight takes you on a tour of the photo archive of our local paper.  

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LGBT+ HISTORY ONLINE Alex Thomas-Smith (they/he), Will Wilhelm (they/them) and Layton Williams (he/him) have all performed as Angel in recent productions of Rent in Manchester, Chicago and on the UK tour. This panel is hosted by Dr James Lovelock (he/him) and will look at how the role of Angel can be interpreted in different ways according to emerging gender and sexual identities in the 21st century.

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Acoustic musical instruments date back millennia. Their designs, significantly determined by acoustical rather than human considerations, have typically evolved slowly and incrementally. Computer-based musical instruments are, by comparison, recent developments. After an initial focus on the sound generation potentials of these instruments (and previously unheard sounds in particular), the last two decades have seen a growing interest in their possibilities for new kinds of (user-instrument) interaction. Drawing on design theory and varied examples, we will examine two prominent tropes in the burgeoning field of Music Interaction. We will firstly explore how the separation of user interface and sound generation has created the possibility of new instruments designed around diverse human needs. We will then move on to consider how the incorporation of generative processes further challenges acoustic models of performer-instrument interaction. Finally, we will draw these threads together and relate them to our research, before suggesting some possible future directions for the field.

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This session will take you through the roles of a Physician Associate, the PGDip Physician Associate programme within the School of Medical Science and Clinical Practice at the University of Wolverhampton, and the undergraduate course that provides an opportunity for entry onto this.

This session will be delivered by an academic lecturer who delivers lectures on both programmes at the University.

There will be an opportunity for Q&A.

 This session will take place on zoom.

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One picture is worth a thousand words, and one movie is similarly worth a thousand pictures. In this webinar, Dr. Bertolotti—who delights social media (@j_bertolotti on Twitter) with several hundred #PhysicsFactlet—will share his views on how to look at Physics differently. Not in equations, but in motion. Research-group leader at the University of Exeter on optical topics, and an expert of random walks of light, he is also known to personally visit other disciplines and phenomena of Physics to bring to the screen complex and/or beautiful physical concepts in the form of insightful animations. If you never understood or even never heard about reference frames, tunnelling in the time domain, coherent states of oscillators or time-dependent orbitals, join us for an enlightning journey in the abstract, mysterious and beautiful corners of modern physics. And prepare for a few WOW moments.

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This workshop will explore the common injuries and causes in distance runners. 

As part of the University of Wolverhampton's sponsorship of the Stafford Half Marathon 2021 this is the first in a three part lecture series focused on distance running.

This presentation will explore the common injuries and causes in distance runners and will provide practical guidance for the prevention of injuries as well as management in the eventuality of injury occurrence.

Presenter Bio: Keith Burnett is a lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton in Sport and Exercise Therapy and an applied practitioner with England Universities Rugby League and within clinical practice. He has extensive experience of working within a variety of sports and has helped in the preparation and recovery of many endurance based athletes to achieve their goals.

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Dr Louise Fenton discusses the history of Annie Palmer. 

Annie Palmer was born in Haiti. Her parents died of yellow fever and she was raised by a woman who taught her witchcraft and voodoo. She moved to Jamaica and married John Palmer, the owner of Rose Hall.

Unfortunately for Palmer, his new wife was a powerful practitioner of dark magic. She also had a controlling and violent streak. As the story goes, she murdered not only John, but two subsequent husbands. She also had a habit of taking male slaves as lovers and then murdering them when she tired of their service.

Her reign of terror did not come to an end until she crossed another powerful magician, a slave named Takoo. In one variant of the legend, Annie cursed Takoo’s intended son-in-law. In another, she cursed Takoo’s own child. All versions of the story agree that Takoo murdered Annie Palmer using a combination of black magic and physical violence.

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Join Sarah Walker for this workshop to support your business.  

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Elaine was also the choir leader for both their junior and adult choirs for five years, working with many professional West End productions.

Elaine is a university of Wolverhampton lecturer in music who was previously a professional singer, and worked with artists including Mylene Klass, Craig David, Tommy Steel, Peter Kay, Barbara Dickson, and Tony Christie.

She was the Musical Director for the Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton for eight years, where local adults and children benefited from her work on a number of educational projects.

Over the years the concerts she has organised has raised money for the Church in Wales, Newhampton Arts Centre, Wales Air Ambulance, Cystic Fibrosis Society, Hope House, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Compton Hospice, Severn Hospice, Children in Need, the Royal Marsden hospital, the Lingden Cancer Trust and the Care Charity.

In 2019 alone, Elaine led 36 choir shows for charity.

She has become an ambassador for the arts and fundraising in mid-Wales.

When discussing her MBE, Elaine paid tribute to everyone in her choirs and who had worked with her leading to this honour.

She said: "It's absolutely amazing, and very humbling.

"It's bizarre because I was first notified in June when we had already lost one family member to Covid and my mum, who's 84, was on an ICU for seven weeks.

"It was really difficult to take in with everything going on at the time, and although we weren't allowed to tell anyone, I told my mum in case she didn't pull through but she since has and this might have helped.

"It's so difficult, when you think of everything that is going on with the arts at the moment, I've got this award because of the arts, because of my music.

"But I really want to pay tribute to my choir (The Castle Belles), even during lockdown we've managed to raise £2,500."

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This session with academics in the School of Medicine & Clinical Practice will discuss the opportunities and careers that you might consider after completing your degree in BSc Medical Science & Clinical Practice at the University of Wolverhampton.

These careers include becoming a physician associate, medical doctor through graduate-entry, medical scientist, paramedic scientist and a clinical trials researcher to name a few.

There will be an opportunity for Q&A.

This session will take place on Zoom.

Open to all 

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This session with academics in the School of Medicine & Clinical Practice will discuss the opportunities and careers that you might consider after completing your degree in BSc Medical Science & Clinical Practice at the University of Wolverhampton.

These careers include becoming a physician associate, medical doctor through graduate-entry, medical scientist, paramedic scientist and a clinical trials researcher to name a few.

There will be an opportunity for Q&A.

This session will take place on Zoom.

Open to all 

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Join us for our annual performance which is usually held in person but this year is an online recorded LGBT+ and History performance.

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This interactive session will introduce you to the courses we offer within Architecture and the Built Environment and the fantastic facilites we have and the future of this subject.

Programme (subject to change)

9.00 – 9.15 welcome talk

9.15 – 9.45 Fees and Finance talk

9.45 – 10.00 Accommodation talk  

10.00 – 10.30 Springfield Campus Tour

This session will take you on a Virtual Tour of the Springfield Campus site, a £100 Million project, which has turned a 12 ache Grade II, listed former brewery, into the new School of Architecture and Built Environment Super-Campus.  

The tour will discover how the restored heritage building was transformed, exploring the new teaching facilities, laboratories, workshops and dedicated student studios spaces, as well as highlighting future developments of this amazing educational site.  

10.30 -11.00: Architectural Design Technology

This session will look at the role of the Architectural Technologist (AT) in the construction team. In addition, you will gain some knowledge into some of the digital tools and techniques used by the Architectural Technologist in this profession. The AT now develops designs with advanced 3D digital modelling tools and works through the design process using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) using the same tools as used for computer games design. In addition they work with digital capture tools such laser scanners and drones, whilst 3D physical models are produced using 3D printers. In the session we will explore all of these technologies and how they feed into our course at the University of Wolverhampton and we’ll also look at the facilities we have for our Architecture Technology students including the Construction Holodeck which contains the latest VR equipment including VR treadmills allowing you to engage with the buildings you design. We’ll also introduce you to the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) who fully accredit our course, giving you a head start on the way to becoming a Chartered Architectural Technologist and a recognised professional in the construction industry.

11.00 – 11.30 Architecture Impact

As our urban areas are becoming more increasingly populated; we are acutely aware of the architecture which envelops us, and the importance of creating quality architecture, in a world where the construction industry has a significant impact on our environment. Understand what makes great architecture. Learn about the architectural profession and the role and contribution of architects who assist in creating these spaces and places which we live, learn, work and play. Discover one of the most important tools of the architect, the sketch-book. Have your questions answered by professions and students in the field.

11.30 – 12.00 Marina – Civil Engineering Courses

In this session we will look at the various courses you can join at the University of Wolverhampton. You will find about what civil engineers do, career pathways and where civil engineering can take you. You will also see our learning facilities, laboratories and find out who is part of the civil engineering team at the University of Wolverhampton. We will also introduce you to professional bodies that are part of the Joint Board of Moderators that have accredited our courses. In particular, we will look at the professional body with whom the University of Wolverhampton has establish an academic partnership, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and show you the first steps you can do right now to become professionally qualified.

12.00 – 12.30 Built environment 

This session will explore key role of Built environment professionals in contemporary construction practice. We will introduce you to Built Environment Courses at the University of Wolverhampton albeit their relevance in contemporary industry practices. Specific details to jumpstart your career in the Built environment sector would be handy, as you can interact with staff in the Built environment Team, explore our learning facilities, and system in place to support your development of relevant competencies and skillsets for contemporary practice in the Built environment sector. The session would also introduce you to Professional Statutory Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) who fully accredit our Built Environment courses, giving you a head-start on the route to becoming professionally qualified.

12.30 -13.00 Q & A session

Open to all.  This session will take place on Zoom

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