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Save the Date: Vice-Chancellor's Festive Drinks Reception

The Vice-Chancellor is delighted to invite all staff to a Festive Drinks Reception on Wednesday 16 December, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.


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Published on 09 Nov 2026 Last updated on 09 Nov 2026

The reception offers an opportunity for colleagues from across the University to come together to celebrate the end of the year and the festive season, catch up with one another, and connect with people from different teams, departments and professional backgrounds.

We hope to welcome colleagues from as broad a range of roles and areas of the University as possible.

As many staff will remember, demand for tickets was exceptionally high last year, with all places allocated by 1pm on the day bookings opened. To help ensure as many colleagues as possible have the opportunity to attend, tickets will be released in two stages this year.

Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and released as follows:

  • Monday 19 November at 10.00am - first release
  • Wednesday 27 November at 10.00am - second release for colleagues who were unsuccessful in securing a ticket during the first release

Please make a note of the event and ticket release dates in your diary. Further details will follow shortly.

We hope you will be able to join us.