Upcoming Arts and Education events

Looking for events to expand your social circle or get career advice? Find out what's happening for Arts and Education students.

AESA’s Ate O’Clock

Evey Thursday during semester time

Date and time: Thursdays, 11am-1pm
Location: Learning Lounge

May

PhotoSoc Sem 1 Exhibition

Date and time: Monday 11 - Friday 15 May, 9am everyday
Location: B201 Learning Lounge (201-425)

PhotoSoc Sem 1 Exhibition Opening Night

Date and time: Monday 11 May, 6-8pm
Location: B201 Learning Lounge (201-425)

Try-a-tune!

We’re celebrating music week with a pop-up studio in the atrium. Whether you want to try a new instrument or show off your skills, stop by to Try-a-tune!

Date and time: Tuesday 12 May, 10am-3pm
Location: B201 Atrium 

AUPSA Psych Lounge (Clinical)

Date and time: Tuesday 12 May, 3pm
Location: 201-365

PG on a Platter

Date and time: Wednesday 13 May, 5-7.30pm
Location: B201 Learning Lounge

Please RSVP here.

2026 Alice Griffin Shakespeare Lecture

The quarto text of Merry Wives of Windsor has usually been viewed as a garbled or debased version of its folio counterpart. In this lecture, Dr Evelyn Tribble argues that the folio and the quarto share a common (now lost) origin, and that the folio represents a deliberate revision for a Jacobean court performance. Studying the two texts side by side provides a window into Shakespeare’s habits of revision.

Date and time: Wednesday 13 May, 6pm
Location: 401-401

For more information and to register, click here. 

Academic Services Drop-In

Date and time: Thursday 14 May, 11am-1pm
Location: B201 Learning Lounge

Drop by to chat with Library and Learning Services, Student Support Advisors, Tuākana, and SOCIOL 100 support.

AUGSS Alumni Panel Event

Date and time: Thursday 14 May, 6-7.30pm
Location: 201-367

Stray Theatre Company Producing Workshop

Date and time: Thursday 14 May, 6.30pm
Location: 201-317

AUPSA Psych Lounge (Study Games)

Date and time: Friday 15 May, 10-11.30am
Location: 201-365

University Symphony Orchestra Autumn concert (School of Music)

Date and time: Monday 18 May, 7-9 pm
Location: St. Matthews in the City

For more information and to register, click here.

Making Spaces lecture: Denys Watkins

Date and time: Thursday 21 May, 6-8pm
Location: ELAM Lecture theatre 432-136

Register here. 

Auckland University Student Choir: Oh, the Places We’ll Go!

Date and time: Friday 29 May, doors open at 7pm
Location: Kāhui St David’s, 70 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton

Ticket prices: Student: $15 | Adult: $20

A taste of yearly events

Celebration days and cultural events

From Pride Week and Te Wiki o te reo Māori to Sustainability Week and Politics Week, our students love to get involved and celebrate themed days and weeks throughout the year with a range of fun events. 

Student associations

Both the Arts and Education Student Association (AESA) and Auckland University Student Association (AUSA) put on a range of events from orientation week onwards. 

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts a whole lot of fun training sessions at Kura Matahuna Unleash Space, from how to use a 3D printer to vinyl cutting.

Plus many more!

Interfaculty Sports

Join our team and take on the other faculties at interfaculty sports competitions. It's a great chance to get active, meet new people and show off your skills in the sporting arena.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Could you present your 80,000-word PhD thesis in less than 180 seconds? The 3MT competition is an unmissable opportunity to refine your research elevator pitch, enhance your presentation skills and drive the impact of your research.

3MT is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. It is an exciting, fast-paced event that is held annually in more than 900 universities in 85 countries.

You can find more information about the 3MT competition, including rules, eligibility, competition structure and tips here.