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Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

Tuesday 1st July 2025

Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Thursday 3rd July 2025

Friday 4th July 2025

Monday 7th July 2025

Tuesday 8th July 2025

Wednesday 9th July 2025

Thursday 10th July 2025

Monday 14th July 2025

CHEP Festival 2025 ‘Building the Future across the Triple Helix’- In-person event (09:30)

09:30 - 17:00
2025-07-14T08:30:00Z2025-07-14T16:00:00Z

​This is the seventh year for the Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP) Festival. 

In response to feedback from the academic community, the CHEP Festival will now take place over a longer period during July.   The festival will consist of a development week of presentations and workshops from Tuesday 8 July to Thursday 10 July, culminating in an in-person day in B100 on Monday 14 July.   These changes will enable more colleagues to participate and to offer a greater range of workshops and talks.  

The theme for this year's festival is ‘Building the Future across the Triple Helix’ to focus on future-oriented themes across Research, KEE and Education.   

For more details and how to get involved please visit: CHEP Festival 2025
 

Tuesday 15th July 2025

Palestine Solidarity Network: Weekly Vigil (11:30)

11:30 - 12:30
2025-07-15T10:30:00Z2025-07-15T11:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Redbrick area and SUSU B42

The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Palestine. Stand together for justice and peace. Every Tuesday from 11.30am - 12.30pm. Location: The Redbrick (outside SUSU Shop), on Highfield Campus. For more information visit https://psnuos.wordpress.com

Wednesday 16th July 2025

Navigating Complexity: Qualitative Research in Challenging Field Settings

Additional Place Info: Online

This course is designed to familiarize students and researchers with various facets of qualitative research, particularly focusing on challenging fieldwork environments involving complex and intimate inquiries, expansive research scopes and diverse participant types.

We will draw on our personal experience of undertaking ethnographic work and collecting semi-structured interviews with adults and children, presenting examples from the field to illustrate key challenges.

The course will particularly benefit researchers engaging in qualitative research with vulnerable communities for short-term periods and in international contexts.

It is being delivered by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13917

 

What is STARS / STARS Lite, and how can it help your programme team develop assessment for learning? (12:00)

12:00 - 13:00
2025-07-16T11:00:00Z2025-07-16T12:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Online, book using the link below

In this session, we will introduce you to the Assessment Consultancy and STARS and STARS Lite for programme teams. This will include the process of STARS and STARS Lite (CHART, AEQ, focus groups and reporting), and signposting to how the Assessment Consultancy can support assessment and feedback development post-STARS.

By the end of this event, participants should be able to:

By the end of this session, colleagues will know:

the next steps for how programme teams can begin and engage with STARS or STARS Lite

Understand the support and CPD offered by the Assessment Consultancy

Thursday 17th July 2025

Teaching in an international context (In-person) (12:00)

12:00 - 13:30
2025-07-17T11:00:00Z2025-07-17T12:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Highfield Campus, book using the link below

This is a practical workshop designed to help you develop effective strategies for communicating with diverse cohorts of students in lectures and seminars.

We will consider some of the challenges faced by students learning in an international context and how communication, teaching methods and language can facilitate learning.  We will also focus on the importance of lecture delivery and how volume, pace, word stress and intonation can enhance student engagement.

There will be an opportunity to exchange and share ideas of strategies that help communication and student engagement during lectures.

By the end of this event, you should:

  • Have an insight into how language and vocabulary can help understanding.

  • Understand the importance of cultural inclusivity and how cultural differences can impact communication and learning.

  • Develop strategies for engaging with diverse cohorts of students effectively and encourage student engagement.

  • Be aware of how lecture delivery can enhance communication.

Session led by: Tina Kirk, Senior Teaching Fellow, Academic Centre for International Students (ACIS)

Royal Society University Research Fellowship - Briefing Session (14:00)

14:00 - 15:00
2025-07-17T13:00:00Z2025-07-17T14:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Online via Teams

This session is for applicants interested in the Royal Society University Research Fellowship, a prestigious early-career fellowship for STEM researchers, to be hosted at the University of Southampton. 

This session will provide an overview of the scheme, detail the internal process, and outline the support available to you.


20 Days in Mariupol (18:00)

18:00 - 20:30
2025-07-17T17:00:00Z2025-07-17T19:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: 142-144 Above Bar Street, Southampton, England

‘An immersive and haunting portrayal of the toll of war’


John Hansard Gallery, in partnership with City Eye, host an Oscar-winning documentary highlighting the war in Ukraine.


Three and a half years into the invasion, 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) details the tragedy of the first weeks of the full-scale Russian offensive. Created by cameraman Mstislav Chernov and photographer Evgeniy Maloletka, the events unfold on the screen in real time in late-February 2022: the last peaceful evening in Mariupol, an industrial city in southern Ukraine.


The journalists experienced the shock of the brutality of the Russian invasion together with the residents of Mariupol. They captured images that would later become defining images of the war in Ukraine: the death of children, mass graves, a bombed-out maternity hospital, and other horrors. On the 21st day of the blockade, they managed to leave the city through the humanitarian corridor and take away all the video and photo evidence of this tragedy.


The film is a poignant, first-person portrait of the invasion that shows not only suffering and despair, but also the fortitude and resilience of people.


20 Days in Mariupol is part of John Hansard Gallery’s summer programme, New World Order, which includes film work by Ukrainian filmmaker Mykola Ridnyi.


A panel discussion will take place following the screening. The Gallery will be open from 6pm for a chance to view Mykola Ridnyi’s exhibition, Mazepa’s Ride.

BOOK HERE


18+ only. Includes scenes that viewers may find upsetting

Tuesday 22nd July 2025

AI and Education - Guest Lecture by Professor B Mairéad Pratschke (11:00)

11:00 - 13:30
2025-07-22T10:00:00Z2025-07-22T12:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Online and in-person

We are pleased to announce that we have secured a guest lecture speaker, Professor B Mairéad Pratschke, who is an internationally renowned expert in AI and Education and we invite you to attend this talk on Tuesday 22 July 2025 11:00 -12:00. The event is hybrid and will be recorded for colleagues who cannot join us, but we highly recommend attending in person where possible.

Generative AI’s unique capabilities enable the development of new hybrid human-AI models of education, in which educators interact and collaborate with AI to design and deliver learning that is personalised and adaptive but still grounded in the educator’s domain expertise. In this talk, Mairéad Pratschke will present key ideas from her book, Generative AI and Education: Digital Pedagogies, Teaching Innovation and Learning Design (Springer, 2024).

Mairéad will introduce the learning theories and digital frameworks that educators can use to design learning using generative AI, as well as the key concepts that guide her work, including the new hybrid, generativism and intelligent communities. She will provide insights from recent research that shed light on the approaches and techniques that make the critical difference between efficacy and inefficacy when it comes to the use of generative AI in education. Finally, looking beyond formal education to employability, Mairéad will offer a glimpse at some of the cutting-edge applications of AI in industry, and consider the implications for the future-focused design of learning.

This event was organised by the CHEP Assessment Consultancy as part of the Advancing Assessment SMP.

Book your place via EventBrite

Palestine Solidarity Network: Weekly Vigil (11:30)

11:30 - 12:30
2025-07-22T10:30:00Z2025-07-22T11:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Redbrick area and SUSU B42

The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Palestine. Stand together for justice and peace. Every Tuesday from 11.30am - 12.30pm. Location: The Redbrick (outside SUSU Shop), on Highfield Campus. For more information visit https://psnuos.wordpress.com

Wednesday 23rd July 2025

NERC Independent Research Fellowship - Scheme Briefing (14:00)

14:00 - 15:00
2025-07-23T13:00:00Z2025-07-23T14:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Online via Teams

This session is for applicants interested in the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Independent Research Fellowship (IRF), an early-career researcher funding opportunity held over 5 years. 

This session will provide an overview of the scheme, details of how to apply, the internal process of submitting a bid, and some hints and tips on writing your application.

Applicants can sign up using the registration link on this page. 

Applicants who go forward for this opportunity, will need to later submit an Expression of Interest and attend a 'Pitch Panel' at the start of September, to confirm they are on track with their application prior to submission. 


Thursday 24th July 2025

Situational Leadership (SLII) for Programme Leads (09:30)

09:30 - 13:00
2025-07-24T08:30:00Z2025-07-24T12:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Highfield Campus, book using the link below

This active workshop is aimed at Programme Leads (including Directors of Programmes) and will introduce the Situational Leadership model (SLII) in the context of the Programme Leads role. Participants will explore a range of scenarios relating to the Programme Leads role using the SLII model to effectively tailor their leadership depending on the task, levels of experience, and motivation.

Please note: although this is based on the training for line managers, participants do not need to be line managers to attend. Participants should have a Programme Lead role (such as Programme Leader or Director of Programmes) to attend this training.

By the end of this event, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the basics of the Situational Leadership (SLII) model

  • Develop self-awareness of your preferred leadership style

  • Apply the SLII model to common leadership tasks relating to the Programme Lead role and flex your leadership style depending on the situation

Situational Leadership (SLII) for Programme Leads (09:30)

09:30 - 13:00
2025-07-24T08:30:00Z2025-07-24T12:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Highfield Campus, book using the link below

This active workshop is aimed at Programme Leads (including Directors of Programmes) and will introduce the Situational Leadership model (SLII) in the context of the Programme Leads role. Participants will explore a range of scenarios relating to the Programme Leads role using the SLII model to effectively tailor their leadership depending on the task, levels of experience, and motivation.

Please note: although this is based on the training for line managers, participants do not need to be line managers to attend. Participants should have a Programme Lead role (such as Programme Leader or Director of Programmes) to attend this training.

By the end of this event, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the basics of the Situational Leadership (SLII) model

  • Develop self-awareness of your preferred leadership style

  • Apply the SLII model to common leadership tasks relating to the Programme Lead role and flex your leadership style depending on the situation

Royal Society University Research Fellowship - Submitting a High Quality Bid (14:00)

14:00 - 15:00
2025-07-24T13:00:00Z2025-07-24T14:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Online via Teams

This session is for applicants interested in the Royal Society University Research Fellowship, a prestigious early-career fellowship for STEM researchers, to be hosted at the University of Southampton. 

This session will provide specific bid writing tips for this scheme, taking you through the Personal Statement, Lay Summary and Research Proposal sections of the application form. 


Tuesday 29th July 2025

Best Practices in Coding when working with Administrative Data

Additional Place Info: Online

This course provides an introduction to coding when working with administrative data.

It will include an overview of best practices in coding, with hands-on sessions using synthetic data and different programming languages: R, Python and SQL.

The course will also discuss the use of AI in coding.

It is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14215

Palestine Solidarity Network: Weekly Vigil (11:30)

11:30 - 12:30
2025-07-29T10:30:00Z2025-07-29T11:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Redbrick area and SUSU B42

The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Palestine. Stand together for justice and peace. Every Tuesday from 11.30am - 12.30pm. Location: The Redbrick (outside SUSU Shop), on Highfield Campus. For more information visit https://psnuos.wordpress.com

University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)

18:00 - 20:30
2025-07-29T17:00:00Z2025-07-29T19:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Town Quay Southampton

University Staff Yacht Sessions

These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.

The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.

Dates and times

All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm. 

  • 29 April

  • 6 May

  • 20 May

  • 17 June

  • 24 June

  • 29 July

  • 2 September

  • 16 September

  • 23 September

  • 30 September

Prices

University staff

£11

Non-University staff

£20

Book a session

Book your session

If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:

We do not accept American Express card payments.

Student Yacht Sessions

The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water. 

If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid  and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).

You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:

Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk 

If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:

Southampton University Sailing Club

Cancelling or rescheduling a booking

You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.

Notice given

Refund options

7 days or more

Full refund or reschedule to another date

Between 48 hours and 7 days

Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking

Less than 48 hours

No refund available

When we might cancel your booking

We might need to cancel a booking if:

  • the weather means we cannot safely run a course

  • staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered

  • we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio

If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.

Tuesday 2nd September 2025

University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)

18:00 - 20:30
2025-09-02T17:00:00Z2025-09-02T19:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Town Quay Southampton

University Staff Yacht Sessions

These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.

The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.

Dates and times

All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm. 

  • 29 April

  • 6 May

  • 20 May

  • 17 June

  • 24 June

  • 29 July

  • 2 September

  • 16 September

  • 23 September

  • 30 September

Prices

University staff

£11

Non-University staff

£20

Book a session

Book your session

If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:

We do not accept American Express card payments.

Student Yacht Sessions

The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water. 

If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid  and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).

You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:

Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk 

If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:

Southampton University Sailing Club

Cancelling or rescheduling a booking

You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.

Notice given

Refund options

7 days or more

Full refund or reschedule to another date

Between 48 hours and 7 days

Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking

Less than 48 hours

No refund available

When we might cancel your booking

We might need to cancel a booking if:

  • the weather means we cannot safely run a course

  • staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered

  • we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio

If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.

Tuesday 9th September 2025

Political Ethnography

Additional Place Info: Highfield Campus, University of Southampton

This course aims to teach participants how to conduct qualitative field research, particularly participant observation and ordinary language interviewing.

The course provides an understanding of the distinctiveness of ethnographic fieldwork compared to other data collection methods.

By the end of the course, students should be able to understand how to conduct ethnography rigorously and the skills needed to produce high-quality ethnographic research.

The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14283

Wednesday 10th September 2025

Research Methods Rendezvous

Additional Place Info: Online

The Research Methods Rendezvous (RMR) is a unique new event that will explore the process of turning ideas into research projects.

The free event takes place online over two days, on 10 September and 29 October 2025.

During each session, participants will hear from presenters about their early-stage research ideas and help to develop them.

A seven-week collaboration period between the two sessions will give presenters and participants the opportunity to continue to work on the ideas.

Over the course of the event, attendees will explore cutting-edge social science questions, be part of research developments and connect with researchers within and outside their disciplines.

The Research Methods Rendezvous is open to researchers at all career stages and from any sector.

To apply to participate, researchers must complete an online application form by Wednesday, 2 July 2025.

Find out more and apply: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR/index.php

Sunday 14th September 2025

Undergraduate Open Day

Additional Place Info: Southampton campuses

Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue and NOCS. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!

For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk

Monday 15th September 2025

Introducing Qualitative Secondary Analysis: from why to do it, to how to do it

Additional Place Info: Online

This one-day online, interactive course will provide a practical introduction to Qualitative Secondary Analysis.

The morning session will explore key debates and histories characterising the beginnings of this methodology, including how and why we might use existing qualitative data, how to sample from and across datasets and repositories, the unique ethical considerations of using existing qualitative data, and the potential of Qualitative Secondary Analysis to produce new and relevant research findings.

The afternoon session will focus on the practicalities of analysing existing data, exploring the possibilities for these methods for delegates’ own research and the diversity of research designs made possible through data reuse.

The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14146

 

Tuesday 16th September 2025

University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)

18:00 - 20:30
2025-09-16T17:00:00Z2025-09-16T19:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Town Quay Southampton

University Staff Yacht Sessions

These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.

The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.

Dates and times

All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm. 

  • 29 April

  • 6 May

  • 20 May

  • 17 June

  • 24 June

  • 29 July

  • 2 September

  • 16 September

  • 23 September

  • 30 September

Prices

University staff

£11

Non-University staff

£20

Book a session

Book your session

If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:

We do not accept American Express card payments.

Student Yacht Sessions

The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water. 

If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid  and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).

You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:

Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk 

If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:

Southampton University Sailing Club

Cancelling or rescheduling a booking

You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.

Notice given

Refund options

7 days or more

Full refund or reschedule to another date

Between 48 hours and 7 days

Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking

Less than 48 hours

No refund available

When we might cancel your booking

We might need to cancel a booking if:

  • the weather means we cannot safely run a course

  • staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered

  • we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio

If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.

Tuesday 23rd September 2025

University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)

18:00 - 20:30
2025-09-23T17:00:00Z2025-09-23T19:30:00Z

University Staff Yacht Sessions

These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.

The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.

Dates and times

All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm. 

  • 29 April

  • 6 May

  • 20 May

  • 17 June

  • 24 June

  • 29 July

  • 2 September

  • 16 September

  • 23 September

  • 30 September

Prices

University staff

£11

Non-University staff

£20

Book a session

Book your session

If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:

We do not accept American Express card payments.

Student Yacht Sessions

The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water. 

If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid  and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).

You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:

Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk 

If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:

Southampton University Sailing Club

Cancelling or rescheduling a booking

You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.

Notice given

Refund options

7 days or more

Full refund or reschedule to another date

Between 48 hours and 7 days

Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking

Less than 48 hours

No refund available

When we might cancel your booking

We might need to cancel a booking if:

  • the weather means we cannot safely run a course

  • staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered

  • we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio

If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.

Thursday 25th September 2025

The Pronunciation and Meaning of Chinese Names (in-person) (11:00)

11:00 - 12:30
2025-09-25T10:00:00Z2025-09-25T11:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Highfield Campus, book using the link below

The correct pronunciation of a Chinese student’s name and an understanding of its meaning is great way to establish an instant dialogue and effective rapport which paves the way for a far more productive learning experience.

In my experience, even those completely new to the Chinese language can learn to pronounce Chinese names within a very short space of time and this seminar will assume no prior knowledge of the Chinese language at all.

Chinese students studying outside China often assume that those around them not only lack knowledge of their culture but also lack interest too. By improving our ability to pronounce Chinese names and develop some understanding of their meaning we will break down these barriers very quickly and permanently.

By the end of this event, participants should gain:

  • An ability to pronounce Chinese (Pinyin) names much better where the sound is much closer to the sound produced by a native Chinese speaker

  • An understanding of the most common male and female Chinese names, forenames and family names

  • An understanding of the prepresentation of Chinese names

  • An understanding of the meaning of common Chinese name

Turner Sims: Gildas Quartet (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-09-25T18:30:00Z2025-09-25T20:30:00Z

The Gildas Quartet open the season with one of the most important string quartets of the 20th century, performed from memory.

Shostakovich was born on this day, September 25, 1906, and 2025 marks 50 years since his death. Written in just three days, his compact Quartet No 8 is described by one writer as ‘a dense quartet [which] contains a lifetime of music’. The most popular of his 15 quartets, the Gildas will explore the background to the 20-minute work and play musical examples.

Beethoven’s beloved ‘Rasumovsky’ quartets were named after his patron, Count Razumovsky, who requested three quartets ‘with Russian Melodies, real or imitated’.  Jessie Montgomery’s ‘Strum’ is hailed as a ‘classic’ of the 21st century. It dates from 2008 in its version for string quartet and is the perfect invigorating opener to the new season.

Friday 26th September 2025

Turner Sims: Jazz Double Bill | Cecilie Strange Quartet + Astral Cinema (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-09-26T19:00:00Z2025-09-26T21:00:00Z

A double-bill of outstanding jazz as part of the Sounds of Denmark Festival, featuring some of the finest musicians from one of Europe’s most creative and vibrant jazz scenes.

Tonight opens with the warm, melancholic folk-influenced Nordic-jazz noir of tenor sax-led Cecilie Strange Quartet, followed by cinematically influenced, dreamy original soundscapes and trip-hop grooves from Astral Cinema.

Tuesday 30th September 2025

University Staff Yacht Sessions (18:00)

18:00 - 20:30
2025-09-30T17:00:00Z2025-09-30T19:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Town Quay Southampton

University Staff Yacht Sessions

These yachting sessions are for University staff and their friends and family. Each trip has a maximum of 8 places and there must be a staff member with each group.

The sessions start at 6pm from Town Marina. You will meet your skipper at the marina reception before enjoying an evening sail on Southampton water.

Dates and times

All sessions run on a Tuesday from 6pm to 8:30pm. 

  • 29 April

  • 6 May

  • 20 May

  • 17 June

  • 24 June

  • 29 July

  • 2 September

  • 16 September

  • 23 September

  • 30 September

Prices

University staff

£11

Non-University staff

£20

Book a session

Book your session

If you have any questions or would like further information please contact the watersports team:

We do not accept American Express card payments.

Student Yacht Sessions

The following options are available to University of Southampton students to get out on the water. 

If you hold a Day Skipper or International Certificate of Competence you are eligible to have an induction to become a student skipper. You will also need RYA First Aid  and RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF).

You can book an Induction by emailing the watersports team:

Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk 

If you don't have any sailing qualifications, Southampton University Sailing Club organise weekly sailing trips. Please contact the student club directly via their website:

Southampton University Sailing Club

Cancelling or rescheduling a booking

You can cancel or reschedule a booking by contacting the Jubilee Sports Centre. Your options depend on how much notice you give us. Notice periods are based on the date of your booking, not on the start time.

Notice given

Refund options

7 days or more

Full refund or reschedule to another date

Between 48 hours and 7 days

Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking

Less than 48 hours

No refund available

When we might cancel your booking

We might need to cancel a booking if:

  • the weather means we cannot safely run a course

  • staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered

  • we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio

If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.

Saturday 4th October 2025

Turner Sims: La Serenissima (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-10-04T18:30:00Z2025-10-04T20:30:00Z

Feel the fire of Vivaldi

Baroque brilliance returns to Turner Sims as award-winning ensemble La Serenissima light up the stage. They present a rare and thrilling programme of Vivaldi’s music for plucked and bowed strings. Joining them is Italian mandolin virtuoso Raffaele La Ragione.

Hailed by The Telegraph for ‘whipping up a storm with Vivaldi,’ La Serenissima is the UK’s leading voice in Italian baroque. Their performances are bold, fresh, and full of energy. Every note is brought to life from original manuscripts, making each concert a deep dive into musical history with a modern heartbeat.

Founded in 1994 by violinist Adrian Chandler, the group has racked up Gramophone Awards, chart-topping albums, and millions of streams. Their recordings are regulars on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, and beyond.

Named after Venice – Vivaldi’s magical hometown of canals and creativity – La Serenissima is on a mission to share the Red Priest’s genius with the world.

Don’t miss this electrifying celebration of Vivaldi’s legacy.

Sunday 5th October 2025

Undergraduate Open Day

Additional Place Info: Southampton and Winchester campuses

Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton and Winchester campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue, NOCS and WSA. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!

For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk

Friday 10th October 2025

Turner Sims: O’Hooley & Tidow | So Long For Now (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-10-10T19:00:00Z2025-10-10T21:00:00Z

Much loved Yorkshire folk duo, Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow, have made the momentous decision to say farewell for now to explore other adventures that are beckoning to them.

To help their incredibly loving and loyal audiences process this news, they are embarking upon one last tour of all their favourite venues from over the years.

They have been performing together for 15 years, in hundreds of venues and festivals across the UK and Europe. They have recorded eight studio albums and have achieved four BBC Folk Award nominations. They are known for composing ‘Gentleman Jack’ as the BBC/HBO drama theme tune.

Belinda and Heidi’s boundless songwriting has been described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional’ and The Independent as ‘defiant, robust, northern, poetical, political folk music for the times we live in.’ Moving, melodic, dramatic and tender, from stories of parenthood, the call of a song thrush, to a portrait of the last days of a touching relationship between their neighbour Matthew and his beloved Alsatian, Ted, and even a collaboration with Gentleman Jack herself, Suranne Jones on ‘The Ballad of Anne and Ann’, they explore, consider and connect subjects and stories in a distinctive, inventive and memorable way.

Belinda and Heidi have the originality and skill to invite comparison with the most celebrated harmony duos. 6 Music’s Tom Robinson says ‘They sing together in the way families do. Normally, you only get that closeness in the voices with family bands like The Coppers or The Watersons.’

Saturday 11th October 2025

Turner Sims: Irina Kulikova (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-10-11T18:30:00Z2025-10-11T20:30:00Z

Widely acclaimed for the rare beauty of her sound and her enchanting presence on stage, Irina Kulikova has established herself as one of today’s leading guitarists.

Irina Kulikova presents an evening of sublime music for the guitar including classics by composers Sor, Mangore and Aguado.  These are interspersed with works dedicated to her by a range of composers.

Thursday 16th October 2025

Turner Sims: Rokia Koné (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-10-16T19:00:00Z2025-10-16T21:00:00Z

One of Mali’s most beloved and dynamic artists, Rokia Koné is a force to be reckoned with.

She has a voice that soars above infectious Mande guitar grooves and traditional percussion. Her captivating performances run the gamut of emotion from joy to despair, fury to tenderness. She wields that astounding voice with grace and power.

Born and raised in Ségou, the cradle of the ancient Bamana kingdom, Rokia draws on a rich tradition of griot storytelling. She has a deep connection with her Malian ancestry. Her unique abilities in melodic improvisation were honed over years of late-night residencies in the legendary music clubs of Bamako. They have earned her a place as one of West Africa’s most exciting vocalists. In 2017 she joined the all-female music collective Les Amazones d’Afrique, who use music as a vehicle to campaign for gender equality in Africa.

Her widely-lauded debut album BAMANAN was produced in collaboration with rock producer Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M., Taylor Swift). It brought her two All Africa Music Award nominations and The New York Times Critic’s Pick. Now Rokia is putting her gritty, soaring, griot-infused vocals to Malian guitar and a West African percussive pulse. It’s the sound of an emerging legend replenishing her roots.

Saturday 18th October 2025

Undergraduate Open Day

Additional Place Info: Southampton campuses

Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place across our Southampton campuses including Highfield, Boldrewood, Avenue and NOCS. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to come and experience what University of Southampton has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 6000 guests onto campus!

For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk

Tuesday 21st October 2025

Introduction to National Pupil Database

Additional Place Info: Online

This course provides an introduction to National Pupil Database (NPD), an administrative data resource covering the education system in England.

It is suitable to anyone intending to undertake quantitative research on the school system in England. No prior knowledge of the NPD or statistical code is required to access the course.

The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods, which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14154

Saturday 25th October 2025

Turner Sims: Julian Joseph | Atmospheres in Audio Theatre (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-10-25T19:00:00Z2025-10-25T21:00:00Z

British jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph and his exciting trio perform new jazz that explores immersive soundscape technology.

Described as a revolution in the way we perceive sound, this is a must see and hear. New music has been specifically composed by Julian to show how emotion and drama can be enhanced by the immersive technology. He and his trio marry acoustic sound with digital processing capability that can be achieved on the fly; in a split second.

Recognised as one of the finest jazz musicians this side of the Atlantic, Julian has been a towering figure in jazz for over two decades. He has devoted his long career to championing music, both across the UK and into the far corners of the world.

He has forged a reputation with his formidable skills as a composer and phenomenal performer. He is a highly knowledgeable and engaging broadcaster, musical ambassador and cultural advocate.

He is joined by Alok Verma on tablas, percussion and voice, and Kaidi Akinnibi on tenor saxophone.

Tonight’s performance links to the awarding of an honorary degree from the University of Southampton which Julian Joseph receives in Summer 2025.

Tuesday 28th October 2025

F. T. Prince Memorial Lecture 2025 (18:00)

18:00 - 20:00
2025-10-28T18:00:00Z2025-10-28T20:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Avenue Campus, Southampton, SO17 1, England

This year's annual F. T. Prince Memorial Lecture will feature guest speaker Mary Jean Chan. It is organised in partnership with the English Department, School of Humanities (FAH) and Winchester Poetry Festival.

More details will be added here in due course.

For more information, please contact fahevent@soton.ac.uk

Apollo Saxophone Quartet (19:30)

19:30 - 22:00
2025-10-28T19:30:00Z2025-10-28T22:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Turner Sims Southampton

From engaging modern works from some of the most exciting new generation UK composers, to Looney Tunes!

Join us for a concert of two contrasting halves from the always-innovative Apollo Saxophone Quartet.

The first half features a specially selected mix of new compositions. They are cherry-picked from the Quartet’s library of over 120 premieres and commissions dedicated to the group over its history. Each of the five pieces showcases different aspects of the quartet’s highly distinctive sound world. They create moods, colours and textures, ranging from sublime and ethereal to driving, energetic and rhythmically compelling.

The second set showcases a handpicked selection of vintage cartoons, with live music brilliantly re-orchestrated from the original scores by the quartet. They will be played on the big screen alongside the Apollo’s live performance of the scores. These incredible animations are brought back to life just as they were perceived, with live music, live sound effects and with the original voices recorded in the studio in the first half of the twentieth century.

The dazzling imagination, skill, time and sheer effort involved in producing these seven minute cinematic wonders, well before the digital age, is astounding to see. Whether you are a child or an adult. expect a spellbinding and unforgettable performance.

Wednesday 29th October 2025

Undergraduate Open Day (12:00)

12:00 - 16:00
2025-10-29T12:00:00Z2025-10-29T16:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Winchester School of Art, Winchester, England

Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place on our Winchester School of Art campus. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to experience what WSA has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 250 guests onto campus!

For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk

Sunday 2nd November 2025

Turner Sims: Laura Jurd (19:30)

19:30 - 20:30
2025-11-02T19:30:00Z2025-11-02T20:30:00Z

One of the most distinctive voices in jazz and improvised music today, Laura Jurd’s unique approach to the trumpet is celebrated in the work that she creates.

Laura’s love of folk traditions can often be heard in her music, alongside a background in classical composition, taking twists and turns that both invite surprise and evoke the inevitable.

In the past couple of years, Laura’s love of traditional music has deepened having played alongside the likes of Irish fiddle player Ultan O’Brien and English accordionist Martin Green (one third of super-group Lau). This autumn sees Laura returning to the stage, presenting her astonishing new album, ‘Rites & Revelations’ release due October 2025. The music takes the listener on a journey of ritual and catharsis, propelled by the world-class rhythm section of Ruth Goller – bass and Corrie Dick – drums, alongside strikingly brilliant folk musicians Ultan O’Brien and Martin Green.

Friday 7th November 2025

Turner Sims: Jazz Sabbath (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-11-07T20:00:00Z2025-11-07T22:00:00Z

A high energy 100% jazz show for jazz fans, rock fans and everything in between.

Jazz Sabbath is a jazz trio from the UK, helmed by pianist Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band since 2004). They play new jazz arrangements based on Black Sabbath songs. Jazz Sabbath explores the boundaries between jazz and the songs that defined heavy metal.

They have released three albums since 2020 which all charted high in the Billboard Jazz Chart. Their music streaming count is in the millions. All three albums got special Record Store Day Mono editions, which sold out within days.

Jazz Sabbath present themselves as a jazz trio formed in 1968 and the original writers of the tracks later made famous by Black Sabbath. They have played at international jazz festivals and toured worldwide since 2022. Almost all twenty-nine shows on their 2025 EU/UK tour sold out well in advance.

Over 200.000 people watched the live stream from their show at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival in Germany and a million have since.

Saturday 8th November 2025

Turner Sims: Beth Nielsen Chapman & Judie Tzuke (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-11-08T19:30:00Z2025-11-08T21:30:00Z

Join two of the most revered female singer-songwriters for an evening of unparalleled music.

Appearing together on stage for the first time, Beth and Judie perform songs such as ‘Stay With Me Till Dawn’, ‘Sand and Water’, ‘Bring The Rain’, ‘This Kiss’ and their stunning collaboration, ‘Safe’. Alongside their musicians, this is set to be a beautiful night of lyric, song and harmony.

Beth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer and songwriter who has written hits for country and pop music performers. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. She is a two-time Grammy Award and an ACM Award nominee. She won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year in 1999 for writing Faith Hill’s ‘This Kiss’. Judie Tzuke is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1979 hit ‘Stay with Me till Dawn’, which reached number 16 on the UK singles chart.

Monday 10th November 2025

Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health Course (09:00)

09:00 - 2025-11-17 13:00
2025-11-10T09:00:00Z2025-11-17T13:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Online

Run by Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre - A stage by stage introduction to the methods and processes commonly used to conduct systematic reviews of the effects of health and health care interventions.

About this course

This course is for anyone planning or currently doing a systematic review, or anyone curious about how reviews are done and what makes them systematic. It provides a stage by stage introduction to the methods and processes commonly used to conduct systematic reviews of the effects of health and health care interventions. Structured presentations with interactive practical exercises guide participants through the systematic review process, from initial scoping of the review topic to communicating the completed review’s findings. Many participants complete the course in readiness for conducting their own review, and all participants can continue their learning with information and further resources contained in their free comprehensive electronic course manual.

Who is this course for?

People with an awareness of evidence-based health. It’s also useful for people who are in the process of or about to undertake a systematic review. Previous delegates have been:

  • researchers

  • healthcare professionals

  • academic clinicians

  • education and policy commissioners

  • medical students

  • PhD or MSc students
     

Learning outcomes

This course will not cover realist synthesis or qualitative analysis.

After completing this course, you will understand:

  • what a systematic review is

  • scoping the research question and writing a protocol

  • literature searching

  • inclusion/exclusion screening

  • data extraction and critical appraisal

  • data synthesis
     

Course details

  • 10 and 17 November 2025

  • 09:00 – 13:00

  • 8 learning hours

  • this is an online course conducted via Zoom
     

Fees

  • full time students: £150

  • academic/public sector: £225

  • private sector: £325

For more information and to book a place please visit our website.

Wednesday 12th November 2025

Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation (09:00)

09:00 - 2025-11-19 13:00
2025-11-12T09:00:00Z2025-11-19T13:00:00Z
Additional Place Info: Online

Run by Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC) - An introduction to the basic concepts of health economics evaluation.

About this course

This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of health economics evaluation. It is for anyone who needs to understand the principles of health economics and how or when they are used in evaluating the costs and benefits of healthcare interventions and particularly for those used in the UK health service. The course is interactive and includes practical exercises. On completion of the course participants will be able to understand health economic evaluation terminology,  basic concepts and interpret aspects of a health economic evaluation. All participants receive a PDF course pack including useful tools and resources to use in health economic evaluations.
 

Who is this course for?

Anyone interested in health economics and how it is applied. Previous delegates have been:

•    principal investigators adding a health economic evaluation to their research
•    researchers
•    PhD and MSc students
•    academics
•    clinical trialists
•    health and social care workers
•    pharmaceutical employees
 

Learning outcomes

After completing this course, you will understand:

•    the basic concepts of health economics
•    how to measure health outcomes
•    how to measure costs
•    cost effectiveness analyses in decision making
•    reviewing economic evaluation
 

Course details

  • 12 and 19 November 2025

  • 09:00 – 13:00

  • this is an online course conducted via Zoom

  • 8 learning hours
     

Fees

  • full time students: £150

  • academic/public sector: £225

  • private sector: £325

 

For more information and to book a place please visit our website.

Saturday 15th November 2025

Undergraduate Open Day

Additional Place Info: Winchester School of Art, Winchester, England

Undergraduate Open Day will be taking place on our Winchester School of Art campus. Prospective students and their guests are invited onto campus to experience what WSA has to offer, with a full programme of talks, tours and other activities for them to explore. We'll be welcoming around 250 guests onto campus!

For more information please contact randcevents@soton.ac.uk

Sunday 16th November 2025

Turner Sims: Winter Family Day | Rock and Rhyme (11:00)

11:00 - 12:00
2025-11-16T11:00:00Z2025-11-16T12:00:00Z

An interactive performance that blends poetry, rap, and music for a tongue-in-cheek rock show perfect for little people aged 0 to 5.

Poet and performer Arji Manuelpillai and jazz and rock guitarist Matt Smith join forces to create this unforgettable show full of energy, rhythm, and fun.

Sing along to timeless favourites like ‘Old MacDonald,’ ‘Wheels on the Bus,’ and ‘Sleeping Bunnies,’ all with a fresh, exciting twist that will have both children and grown-ups bopping along.

Thursday 20th November 2025

Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver | Bach and Beyond III (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-11-20T19:30:00Z2025-11-20T21:30:00Z
Additional Place Info: Turner Sims

The third in an exclusive series of concerts celebrating the creative genius of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Max Reger described Johann Sebastian Bach as ‘the beginning and end of all music’. Bach’s influence can be heard in many of his compositions.

In the third and final concert in their series, Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver perform Reger’s Suite in the Old Style alongside the works of J. S. Bach.


Turner Sims: Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver | Bach and Beyond III (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-11-20T19:30:00Z2025-11-20T21:30:00Z

The third in an exclusive series of concerts celebrating the creative genius of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Max Reger described Johann Sebastian Bach as ‘the beginning and end of all music’, while Brahms once declared ‘Study Bach, there you will find everything’. Both composers feature in this final concert in Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver’s series.  Reger’s Suite in the Old Style reflects the composer’s love of Bach and the baroque period.  Brahms’ last violin sonata has in terms of compositional craft and instrumental writing many echoes of baroque and renaissance contrapuntal approaches.

Saturday 22nd November 2025

Turner Sims: Terje Isungset Ice Quartet (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-11-22T20:00:00Z2025-11-22T22:00:00Z

Prepare to be transported by the extraordinary, beautiful and ethereal sounds of ice.

The ice music pioneer, Terje Isungset, returns to the UK with his quartet, featuring voice, ice harp, ice horn, iceophone, ice percussion and ice bass.

This ice concert is a tribute to the most important thing in the whole world – nature. It is based on music from Terje’s albums, ‘Winter Songs’ and ‘Beauty of Winter’, alongside new material from their ‘Ice Quartet’ album, released in November 2024.

The instruments are made during Terje’s annual Ice Music Festival in Norway. They are carved and crafted using only natural frozen ice from the lakes.

Thursday 27th November 2025

London Mozart Players Chamber Ensemble (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-11-27T19:30:00Z2025-11-27T21:30:00Z

Turner Sims favourites, the London Mozart Players Chamber Ensemble are joined by special guests. They present two defining 20th century works.

Vaughan Williams’s early masterpiece sets the words of A E Housman. Composed in 1909, ‘On Wenlock Edge’ provides an eerie foreshadowing to the many men lost in the Great War. Tenor Mark Le Brocq, who appeared with Welsh National Opera in its highly successful production of Britten’s ‘Death in Venice’, brings his unique perspective.

Pianist Anna Tilbrook joins the LMP for a work which writer Gerard McBurney described as ‘a chamber-music classic of the 20th century’.  Shostakovich’s work proved immediately popular with the public when it was first performed in September 1940.  It also won Shostakovich his first Stalin Prize, the highest decoration given at the time to the country’s most elite artists.

Friday 28th November 2025

Turner Sims: Quercus (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-11-28T20:00:00Z2025-11-28T22:00:00Z

Three of the UK’s most celebrated folk and jazz musicians come together to create mesmerising, lyrical music.

Three of the UK’s most creative, multi award winning musicians create music that weaves together the essence of folk and jazz.

Two time winner of the BBC Folk Awards Singer of the Year, June Tabor rose to fame in the mid ‘70’s. She has maintained a high profile career ever since, working with the likes of Maddy Prior and the Oyster Band amongst many others. Listed in the BBC’s 100 Jazz Legends, Iain Ballamy is one of the UK’s most celebrated jazz musicians and composers. Welsh pianist Huw Warren’s distinctive and enticing music has led to collaborations with Maria Pia de Vito, Mark Feldman and Erik Truffaz.

Drawing on original compositions, traditional folk songs and reclaimed standards, Quercus create a magical atmosphere. They combine June’s passionate voice with Iain’s glorious melodies and Huw’s off-kilter musicality. Together they create beautifully poignant music that tells life’s bittersweet tales.

Saturday 13th December 2025

Winter Lullaby (11:00)

11:00 - 12:00
2025-12-13T11:00:00Z2025-12-13T12:00:00Z

The perfect opportunity to have some special time with your baby, connecting through music and sensory play.

Presented by Concerteenies, this relaxed concert will offer a calm and welcoming environment for you to share with your baby. Join Annabelle Lawson (piano), Meera Maharaj (flutes) and creative practitioners Polly Ives and Sarah Carroll for lullabies as we slow down and cosy up for winter. With sound-healing percussion including gongs, sansula and koshi chimes, bubbles, scarves and more!

Turner Sims: Blown Away (14:00)

14:00 - 15:00
2025-12-13T14:00:00Z2025-12-13T15:00:00Z

Join Concerteenies for the musical story of ‘Blown Away’, for children aged 3+ and their families.

‘Penguin Blue and his friends are in for a surprise! It all starts with a windy day and a brand new kite… Come fly away with Penguin Blue as he gets caught in a gust of wind and the adventure begins.’

Travel through the wintry antarctic to the Jungle tropics with Meera Maharaj (flutes), Annabelle Lawson (piano) and Polly Ives (narrator). This new musical story is composed by award-winning Paul Rissmann based on the book by Rob Biddulph and digital animation by Victor Craven.

The concert also features Saint Saens’s ‘Aviary’ from ‘Carnival of the Animals’, Kaija Sarriaho’s ‘Couleurs du Vent’, Florence Price’s ‘Adoration’ and Lord Kitchener’s calypso ‘London is the Place for Me’ (featured in the film ‘Paddington’).

Join in with songs and actions in a relaxed and friendly environment. This is a perfect introduction to music, storytelling and animation.

Suitable for ages 3 - 8 and their adults

Sunday 14th December 2025

Turner Sims: Scrooge Live (15:00)

15:00 - 17:00
2025-12-14T15:00:00Z2025-12-14T17:00:00Z

Experience the beloved Christmas tale of redemption and goodwill through the power of cinema and sound.

The classic 1951 film Scrooge, starring the legendary Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, is brought to life with live music. An enchanting newly orchestrated live score is performed by the three-piece FB Pocket Orchestra. Let their reimagined music and atmospheric sound effects immerse you in Scrooge’s journey with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

Expect exquisite musicianship, enchanting visuals, and a fresh take on Dickens’ timeless story.

About FB Pocket Orchestra

At the heart of ‘Scrooge Live’ is the FB Pocket Orchestra, a trio of highly skilled musicians who bring a fresh perspective to live performance. Celebrated for their meticulous attention to detail and creative versatility, the ensemble transforms classic works into immersive musical experiences. Their approach combines thoughtful arrangement, skilled transcription, and seamless production to deliver performances that resonate with audiences in intimate and impactful ways.

Tuesday 16th December 2025

Connaught Brass at Christmas (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2025-12-16T19:30:00Z2025-12-16T21:30:00Z

A warm evening of stunning festive music from the multi-prize-winning Connaught Brass.

Christmas is a time for tradition. This cracker of a programme romps through the exuberant final chorus of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and seasonal Tchaikovsky. Traditional tunes and baroque classics are rounded off with the seasonal favourite ‘Have yourself a merry little Christmas’.

Connaught Brass are quickly making a name for themselves as a fresh talent in the chamber music world. They have already made their debut at the Lucerne Festival and London’s Wigmore Hall. Their ability to manipulate and unify sound earned them 1st Prize in the Inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition (2019) and the Royal Overseas League Mixed Ensemble Competition (2022). Vibrant, spirited and bold, Connaught Brass place emphasis on their friendship with one another to showcase their individual musical personalities within a unique collective sound.

Join us for music that gift wraps festive joy with interludes of serene reflection.

Friday 19th December 2025

Turner Sims: Cara Dillon | Upon A Winter’s Night (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2025-12-19T20:00:00Z2025-12-19T22:00:00Z

We are delighted to welcome back Cara Dillon, possessed of one of the most celebrated folk voices to have come out of Ireland, with her popular annual Christmas show ‘Upon A Winter’s Night’.

Cara and her band will once again capture the magic and mystery of Christmas with a collection of songs ancient and modern providing a welcome reminder that the festive season can be about more than just commercialism. A far cry from ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Santa Baby’, Cara is joined by her wonderful band who weave Celtic and folksy rhythms alongside reverent and atmospheric carols, while Cara holds the darkness at bay with the purity of her voice.

Cara occupies a position at the very top of the folk genre, with a career spanning 30 years. This extraordinary Irish singer has captivated audiences, won many awards, and achieved exceptional acclaim. Mojo magazine describes her as having ‘quite possibly the world’s most beautiful female voice’.

She remains a towering figure in the Irish folk scene, bewitching audiences and critics with her spellbinding voice. More recently, three of her songs were featured on the hit comedy ‘Derry Girls’. Her seminal 2024 release, ‘Coming Home’, was shortlisted for ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2024 NI Music Prize.

Cara invites us to step away from the noise of the season and rediscover the quiet magic at its heart – an invitation that, for many, has become an essential part of Christmas itself.

Sunday 25th January 2026

Turner Sims: Afel Bocoum (20:00)

20:00 - 22:00
2026-01-25T20:00:00Z2026-01-25T22:00:00Z

Afel Bocoum brings the soul of the Sahara to Turner Sims!

An unforgettable night of music as legendary Malian guitarist and songwriter Afel Bocoum brings the hypnotic rhythms of ‘desert blues’ to life.

Hailing from the town of Niafunké on the banks of the Niger River – whose other honoured son is the late, great Ali Farka Touré – Bocoum carries the torch of a rich musical legacy. He joined Touré’s band at just 13, and has since carved out his own path, blending traditional Malian sounds with blues, folk, and global influences.

His breakthrough album ‘Alkibar’ (1999) captivated audiences worldwide, and his latest release, ‘Lindé’ (2020), cemented his place among the greats of West African music. Collaborations with stars like Damon Albarn and Toumani Diabaté have only added to his global acclaim.

In this rare UK appearance, Afel Bocoum performs with his trio. They offer an intimate and powerful experience that will transport you straight to the heart of the Sahara. Don’t miss this chance to witness a true master of desert blues live on stage!

Thursday 29th January 2026

Allan Clayton & Paul Lewis (19:30)

19:30 - 21:30
2026-01-29T19:30:00Z2026-01-29T21:30:00Z

Two extraordinary artists join forces to perform one of the greatest song cycles.

Internationally renowned tenor Allan Clayton has a magnetic stage presence and and extraordinarily flexible and consistent vocal range. He is the recent winner of the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for his role in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new opera ‘Festen’ at Royal Ballet & Opera, Covent Garden. He performs repertoire from the Baroque through to works by the leading composers of today. Tonight, he combines with another giant of the classical music world, pianist Paul Lewis. Together they bring Schubert’s setting of 24 poems by Wilhelm Müller to life.

Composed in 1827, just a year before Schubert’s premature death, ‘Winterreise’ is by turn highly emotional, desolate and spare. Writing to his friend and fellow composer Josef von Spaun Schubert declared: ‘I will sing you a cycle of eerie songs. I am keen to see what you will make of them. They have affected me more than any other songs’.

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