Intercultural Cafe
Intercultural Cafe
Come and be a part of our Intercultural Cafe to meet new people, celebrate our different cultures and approaches. Find details of what's planned on your campus below:
Intercultural Cafe Streatham Campus
Join us every Wednesday and Friday during term for a free hot drink and pastry. Last year we had over 1700 visits to cafe so come and discover a whole new community of friends to connect with!
- St Lukes: Crosskeys, Wednesday 11-12 noon
- Streatham: ISCA Eats, Cornwall House, Wednesday 3-4pm
- Streatham: ISCA Eats, Cornwall House, Friday 10.30-11.30
You don't have to book onto a session, just join in.Students and staff are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.
TOP TIP: Come along 30 minutes before the session starts to beat the queus and get your refreshments.
For more information email s.ohara@exeter.ac.uk
Term 1 2023
| Wednesday 27 September |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Speed Friending Transition and Integration Come and join this session to meet new people in a friendly environment with some fun games. |
| Wednesday 27 September |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Speed Friending Transition and Integration Come and join this session to meet new people in a friendly environment with some fun games. |
| Friday 29 September |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Mind Your Language Emma Sweeney from INTO shares her top tips for English Language acquisition, games and more. Share your experience education environments look like worldwide and how we can learn from our different experiences. |
| Wednesday 4 October |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Sport at Exeter Stephen Brown |
| Wednesday 4 October |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Mind Your Language Peter O'Rourke from INTO shares her top tips for English Language acquisition, games and more. Share your experience education environments look like worldwide and how we can learn from our different experiences. |
| Friday 6 October |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Sport at Exeter Stephen Brown |
| Wednesday 11 October |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Small Changes Our St Luke’s based Education Welfare team will introduce a discussion and some group work looking at those small changes you can make in your daily life which should have a positive impact on your wellbeing. |
| Wednesday 11 October |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Building Connections Sam Pulman will be helping us to use Lego to build connections with nature. |
| Friday 13 October |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Intro to Careers with Joan Wright Joan will talk you through how to make the most of all of the support & advice available from the Career Zone at Exeter. Did you know that our annual Careers & Placements Fair will take place in the Great Hall on Tuesday 17th October, with around 80 employers taking part? |
| Wednesday 18 October |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Board Games Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? |
| Wednesday 18 October |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Board Games Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? |
| Friday 20 October |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Board Games Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? |
| Wednesday 25 October |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Halloween Crafts: Badges Come and make the spookiest badges for Halloween with the Transition and Integration team. |
| Wednesday 25 October |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Self Care and Compassion| Tim Harris from our Education Welfare team invites us to think about self care and compassion. |
| Friday 27 October |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Halloween Crafts: Badges Come and make the spookiest badges for Halloween with the Transition and Integration team. |
| Wednesday 1 November |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Careers with Ddavid Pritchard David will talk you through how to make the most of all of the support & advice available from the Career Zone at Exeter. |
| Wednesday 1 November |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Looking for a property to live in next year? |
| Friday 3 November |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Looking for a property to live in next year? Finding somewhere to live in the city can be tricky. Our Residence Life talks to us on how to plan the next steps to finding the right kind of property for you, choosing fellow tenants and how not to be pressured to sign a tenancy agreement too early. |
| Wednesday 8 November |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Learn to love your feedback Eleanor from Academic Development and Skills talks to us about how to understand, embrace, and learn from feedback we receive. Come along for tips to help you make the most of your feedback to develop your work. |
| Wednesday 8 November |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Learn to love your feedback Eleanor from Academic Development and Skills talks to us about how to understand, embrace, and learn from feedback we receive. Come along for tips to help you make the most of your feedback to develop your work. |
| Friday 10 November |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Creative Toolket Creative Toolkit sessions will introduce a novel creative technique that can be used not only to create unique, handmade art, but also to support wellbeing. Activities will be suitable to participants of all skill levels; further, while each method will encourage mindfulness and reflection, you will not have to share any personal information and can simply use the time to relax and try something new! |
| Wednesday 15 November |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Diwali Dive into all things Diwali including Henna hand painting with our Asian and Hindu Societies in preparation for the big celebrations on campus on Sunday 19 November. |
| Wednesday 15 November |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Interfaith Week Chaplains |
| Friday 17 November |
Diwali Dive into all things Diwali including Henna hand painting with our Asian and Hindu Societies in preparation for the big celebrations on campus on Sunday 19 November. |
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| Wednesday 22 November |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Board Games Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? |
| Wednesday 22 November |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Board Games Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? |
| Friday 24 November |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Board Games Come and join the Transition and Integration team for a morning of board games and Switch. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group? |
| Wednesday 29 November |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Creative Toolkit Creative Toolkit sessions will introduce a novel creative technique that can be used not only to create unique, handmade art, but also to support wellbeing. Activities will be suitable to participants of all skill levels; further, while each method will encourage mindfulness and reflection, you will not have to share any personal information and can simply use the time to relax and try something new! |
| Wednesday 29 November |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Creative Toolkit Creative Toolkit sessions will introduce a novel creative technique that can be used not only to create unique, handmade art, but also to support wellbeing. Activities will be suitable to participants of all skill levels; further, while each method will encourage mindfulness and reflection, you will not have to share any personal information and can simply use the time to relax and try something new! |
| Friday 1 December |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Speed Friending mix up! We're nearly at the end of term. Let's mix it up and talk to some new people at the cafe with some fun games! |
| Wednesday 6 December |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Christmas Traditions Some of our Christian chaplains from the Multifaith Chaplaincy will be talking about traditions for celebrating Christmas in the UK. We'll have some Christmas food to try and a Christmas craft activity for you to do. |
| Wednesday 6 December |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Christmas Traditions Some of our Christian chaplains from the Multifaith Chaplaincy will be talking about traditions for celebrating Christmas in the UK. We'll have some Christmas food to try and a Christmas craft activity for you to do. |
| Friday 8 December |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Christmas Traditions Some of our Christian chaplains from the Multifaith Chaplaincy will be talking about traditions for celebrating Christmas in the UK. We'll have some Christmas food to try and a Christmas craft activity for you to do. |
| Wednesday 13 December |
11am-12, Crosskeys, St Lukes |
Festive Crafting Join the Transition and Integration team for some festive crafting: decorate a bauble or try your hand at some origami. |
| Wednesday 13 December |
3-4pm, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Festive Crafting Join the Transition and Integration team for some festive crafting: decorate a bauble or try your hand at some origami. |
| Friday 15 December |
10.30-11.30am, Isca Eats, Cornwall House |
Festive Crafting Join the Transition and Integration team for some festive crafting: decorate a bauble or try your hand at some origami. |
Intercultural Café Penryn Campus
The Intercultural Café is a chance to meet people, and celebrate different cultures in a relaxed, friendly space.
Students and researchers from across the universities in Cornwall are welcome to join us during term time for a free hot drink and cake, and the chance to meet people from all over the world, and find out more about life in Cornwall.
Let us know you're coming by registering for free through the campus events calendar.
September
- Monday 18th 5:00-8:00pm Welcome and get to know each other activities (Kona beach bar, Italian gardens, Penryn campus)
- Wednesday 20th 5:00-7:00pm Welcome and an introduction to Falmouth (Exchange Yellow, Penryn Campus)
- Friday 22nd 3:30-5:00pm Welcome and an introduction to Cornwall (Exchange Yellow, Penryn Campus)
October
- Friday 6th 2.30-4.00pm Hosted by the International Society with get to know you activities and games.
- Friday 20th 2:30-4.00pm Halloween: Join us for a quiz, some crafts and Halloween themed snacks.
November
- Friday 3rd 2:30-4:00pm Hosted by Wellbeing: advice and tips on staying well.
- Friday 17th 2:30-4:00pm International board games with the Languages team.
December
- Friday 1st 2:30-4:00pm Christmas craft activities with the Chaplaincy.
- Friday 15th 2:30-4:00pm Christmas gathering with the Languages team.