British Sandwich Week 14th - 18th May

Monday

Roast Turkey with homemade sage and sausage meat stuffing £2.75

Tuesday

Red Leicester with homemade coleslaw £1.75

Wednesday

Poached salmon with lemon mayonnaise and fresh pea shoots £2.75

Thursday

All day Breakfast (Lincolnshire sausage,smoked bacon and egg with tomato chutney) £2.95

Vegetarian All day Breakfast (Veggie Sausage, egg and tomato chutney) £2.75

Friday

Ploughmans (Wiltshire cured ham, cheddar cheese and homemade piccalilli) £2.75

Available from:

• delic!ous
• Planets
• Café North
• Library Café
• The IV

Join Residential and Commercial Services and Peros for a free Fairtrade food tasting event in the Charles Wilson Foyer. On offer will be a selection of Fairtrade treats supplied by Peros including chocolate and white chocolate cookies, flapjack, shortbread and yoghurt raisins. If you like what you try, all products will be available to purchase from delic!ous.

The event will take place on Tuesday 8^th May from 12 noon until 2.30pm.

From Monday 7th May, delic!ous will be open on Bank Holidays!

The outlet will be open 10.00am - 4.00pm every bank holiday.

Stop in for sandwiches, salads, snacks, confectionary, hot and cold drinks, hampers and gifts.

This year the Fairtrade Foundation is asking everyone to take a step for Fairtrade. During the course of the year they hope to collect 1.5million steps for Fairtrade – that’s one step for every Fairtrade producer they expect to work with – and Residential and Commercial Services want to help!

You can currently save 20% on these Fairtrade products when you pay using le card

• AJs Fruit Juice
• Green and Black's Chocolate
• Fairtrade Cookies
• Running Duck Wine (available from delic!ous)
• Geobars
• The Arts Bar Muffins

Don’t have a le card? You can apply online or pick one up from any of our outlets today.

Once you’ve made your purchase, don’t forget to register your step for Fairtrade.

Offer runs 23rd April - 4th May.

On 23^rd April 2012, a total of 1,000,000 books are being given out across the UK, Ireland, Germany and the USA as part of World Book Night. Twenty five books from a range of authors were chosen by a committee chaired by author Tracey Chevalier, and copies are being given to hospitals, prisons and care homes, as well as selected volunteers. These volunteers will be collecting the books from their local libraries or bookshops then giving them away to those who don’t regularly read.

The University Bookshop is supporting World Book Night by acting as a collection point for the selected books. There will also be a World Book Night chart and displays of the chosen books in store. Join our facebook page to discuss the chosen books and stay up to date with future bookshop news and events.

The new University Sports Centre (Formerly Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing) is now open for business.

The sports Centre is available for use by:

• All University of Leicester staff (and their families)
• All University of Leicester students
• Some University of Leicester alumni and associates (and their families)

Facilities at the Centre 

• 20m x 10m swimming pool 
• sauna
• steam room 
• spa pool
• large cardio area with treadmills, steppers, cross trainers etc
• fixed weight resistance area
• group fitness programme offering a wide range of classes from Zumba to Spinning, Yoga to Aqua Aerobics. 

 Find out more by visiting Sports and Recreation

The library café will be open over the Easter vacation period at the following times:

You can also view the opening times as a PDF here.

The opening times of the library over the vacation period can be found here.

Residential and Commercial Services recently worked together with HERO and the Student Healthy Living Service to organise two Food@Uni events for University of Leicester students to learn about Easy Eating to Support Student Life.

These new events aimed to improve students' healthy eating knowledge, awareness, attitudes and diets and to raise the profile of healthy eating across the university.  Following the events, a focus group was organised to find out more about the issues faced by students with regards to eating and nutrition. This invaluable information will allow HERO to work with students to design, produce and evaluate resources and events that meet these needs.

One lucky student who attended the Food@Uni event at S-bar in Oadby Student Village won a £10 le card in the prize draw courtesy of Residential and Commercial Services.

Read more about the events and the project.

Congratulations to first year Aerospace Engineering student Evan Rowbottom for winning the prize draw after completing our recent Food at Uni survey.

Residential and Commercial Services are working with the Student Healthy Living Service and HERO (a GENIE project) to run two events for students in March based on the results of the survey.  University of Leicester students are invited to come along and learn more about all things food-related that will support their student life.  To find out more or to register for the events visit the Food at Uni page.

This year the Fairtrade Foundation is asking everyone to take a step for Fairtrade. During the course of the year they hope to collect 1.5million steps for Fairtrade – that’s one step for every Fairtrade producer they expect to work with.

The campaign starts with Fairtrade Fortnight which runs from 27th February to 11th March. You can join us and register your steps online. Remember, every step we take allows the Fairtrade Foundation to help get a better deal for millions of farmers and workers in developing countries.

Look out for:

Visit our website for more information.

Choose University accommodation!

• Live with your friends – book rooms together!
• Prices include gas, electricity and water
• Minimum 10mb internet provided in rooms
• Access to a variety of clubs, lessons and social activities through Arts in the Village and Arts at City Living
• Adjacent to new sports centre on Manor Road with swimming pool
• 24 hour on site accommodation team to deal with any issues or concerns
• Rent is due just after your student loan payment
• On site facilities such as laundrettes, common rooms and bars 
• Pastoral support provided by a dedicated residential team
• No key deposit required
• Choice of contract lengths means no rent over the summer unless you choose to stay*
• Cleaning service provided in communal areas*

For more information on our accommodation please browse this website and then click Applying for Accommodation or the button below.

* Please review the student accommodation section, to see if your chosen residence has these features.

Students from Oadby Student Village received praise this week for helping people caught in the snow in Oadby.

Click here to read more.

WHERE: Stamford Bar

WHEN: Tuesday 14^th February 7.30pm

For one night only…There will be a realistic set of Blind date & our very own ‘Cilla Black’

To enter to play the game please use the signup sheets in S – bar. Please specify whether you want to ask questions to find love or to answer questions to find love?

You will be emailed to confirm if you have been chosen to play the game

Prizes Include – Cinema vouchers or Restaurant vouchers for the lucky couples & a free drink for all contestants

Join us in Beaumont Bar on Monday 13th February for a Ladies Night. Mocktails, cocktails, chocolate and a girlie film.

What more could you want this Valentine's Day?

It's good for the environment, good for you and it saves you money on transport costs!

If you're interested in bringing a bike to uni, check out the Student Travel Options Booklet on the Environment Team website for more information on cycle maps, cycle coding and the benefits of biking!