Discover new topics and passions at Birkbeck’s Pop-Up University in east London
Exciting talks and workshops – from learning about politics to trying out yoga – are taking place in June and July
A range of exciting talks and workshops – from learning about politics to trying out yoga – is taking place at Birkbeck’s Pop-Up University in east London.
The three-week programme of free events at Leytonstone Library is organised by Birkbeck in partnership with Waltham Forest Council.
From 23 June to 10 July, the Pop-Up University will give local residents an opportunity to explore new topics, discover new passions, debate big ideas and find out about undergraduate and postgraduate study at Birkbeck – London’s evening university.
Staff will be on hand to provide information about studying at Birkbeck’s campuses in east London at University Square Stratford – a £33m collaboration between Birkbeck and the University of East London – and in central London at Birkbeck’s main campus in Bloomsbury.
Activities at the Pop-Up University at Leytonstone Library belong to one of the three week-long themes: employment and enterprise, women, and get creative.
Activities at the Pop-Up University
Highlights from the programme include:
- What do employers want? Panellists will discuss their approach when seeking new staff.
Monday 23 June, 4pm-6pm - How can you be happier at work? Speakers will explore the importance of meaningful and challenging work.
Monday 23 June, 6pm-8pm - People and Parliament. Get to know your Parliament, how you can engage and find out more about making a difference.
Tuesday 1 July, 6pm-8pm - Yoga. A two-hour workshop will give you a taste of how yoga can help improve strength, flexibility, posture, and all manner of other benefits.
Wednesday 2 July, 10am-12pm - Recycling and upcycling – making jewellery and accessories from buttons
This practical session will explore using everyday objects to create collar necklaces by recycling beads, buttons, ribbons and sewn thread.
Monday 7 July, 2pm-4pm - Pizza and politics: ‘We’re all in this together.’ Professor Adam Gearey, of Birkbeck’s School of Law, will describe the history of the welfare state and why we need it.
Wednesday 9 July, 6pm-8pm
Building on success
The activities at Leytonstone Library, Church Lane, Leytonstone, build on the success of Birkbeck’s first Pop-Up University, which attracted 260 people to a similar programme of 50 activities in a shop in Willesden Green (pictured, right) from March to May.
Annette McCone, Widening Access Manager at Birkbeck, is organising the Pop-Up University. She said: “Following the popularity of our sessions in Willesden Green, we are really looking forward to bringing our Pop-Up University to Leytonstone. People will get an opportunity to explore different subject areas, and also think about how a further qualification might help them to take the next step in their careers, or even change careers. Whatever your interests, there is bound to be something for you.”
Birkbeck is London’s only specialist provider of evening higher education. All courses are taught in the evening to enable students to combine study with daytime commitments, including work and family life.
There will be free refreshments at each event.
The full programme of activities at Birkbeck’s Pop-Up University is available online. More information about learning and skills in the London Borough of Waltham Forest is also online.