Forthcoming Events
August 2008
Sunday 24 August
Olympic Games family fun handover event
Headingley Campus, from 1.30pm
Leeds Met has successfully been awarded one of the few Olympic hand over flags which will be raised at 2.30pm over James Graham. The day will include a picnic and games on campus.
Wednesday 27 August
Carnegie Floodlit 9s
From 5pm onwards, venue TBC
Saturday 30 August
Wembley Stadium, kick-off 2.30pm
September 2008
Monday 1 to Friday 12 September
Staff Development Festival
Leeds Metropolitan University
For details about this year's festival and to make bookings please visit the Staff Development Festival Website.
Wednesday 3 September
Book launch: Perspectives on Play, Learning for Life edited by Avril Brock, Sylvia Dodds, Pam Jarvis and Yinka Olusoga
Jubilee Room, James Graham,
Headingley Campus from 4.30pm
For further information please contact Georgi Sinclair on ext 29070 or email G.Sinclair@leedsmet.ac.uk.
Thursday 4 to Friday 5 September
Symposiums on New Directions in the History of Crime
Northern Terrace, Civic Quarter
Administrative enquiries should be directed to
Pat Cook/ Jean Brownridge, by email on cook.brownridge@leedsmet.ac.uk or by phone on
0113 812 3120. Click here to view the event flyer with further details. Academic enquiries should be directed to Dr Heather Shore via email on hmailto:h.shore@leedsmet.ac.uk or by phone on
0113 812 3361. Alternatively please visit the School of Cultural Studies website to download a booking form.
Thursday 4 September
Wednesday 10 September
Thursday 11 September
Community Action Days
Volunteer at the Lazer Centre, Armley
On three days during Staff Development Festival there is the opportunity to volunteer with the Community Partnerships & Volunteering team and create a trail bike track for young people completing their NVQ in trail bike maintenance with Bumpies Motorbike School at the Lazer Centre, Armley. If you are interested in taking part on one, two or all three of the days, or you could spare a morning or afternoon, please contact
Cara McCosh or you can book online through the Staff Development Festival website. Open to all staff from any faculty.
Saturday 20 to Friday 26 September
Freshers' Festival 2008
Leeds Metropolitan University
November 2008
Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 November
Study Abroad Fair
Civic Quarter, near Costa Coffee
For further information please click here, call Gill Porter on ext 23643 or email mailto:studyabroad@leedsmet.ac.uk
Wednesday 14 November
Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Travellin' A Musical History, Public Lecture
For further information please contact Andrew Lawson.
Saturday 29 November
Revisiting the Fifties Study Day
For further information please contact Susan Watkins.












