Category: The U Sutton

Coming soon… your new U session! Learn more, and earn £10.

We’ve got another great opportunity for you to help us develop our newest module, whilst also learning about how to boost your career with great networking and relationship building skills. It doesn’t matter what stage you’re at – if you’re … Continue reading

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Video of our Design Workshop @ The U Sutton

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Help us choose our next module!

The U will be developing a new module to be rolled out in June, and you can help us choose the subject! Take this short survey to let us know what you want to learn next at The U.   … Continue reading

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Pop Up Kit Design Workshop @ The U Sutton

Last Friday an intrepid group of interior design students from Kingston University came down to The U shop in Sutton to test their new designs for a Pop Up U.  They brought a 1:1 scale cardboard model of their design … Continue reading

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Launching our new session on Defusing Conflict

The U has launched a new learning session  in conflict resolution: Give and Take. The free session is about ninety minutes long and teaches participants to resolve difficult situations safely and amicably. The courses will be running from in Sutton … Continue reading

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Setting the Scene

People often talk about ‘setting the scene’. When we watch a film, see a play or read a work of fiction we understand that the backdrop plays an essential role in creating atmosphere, allowing us to become immersed in the … Continue reading

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Help The U, Earn £20

The U is prototyping our newest module called ‘Give and Take’. The session, developed in partnership with Dfuse, aims to help people deal with life’s little nuisances before they become bigger problems. We are looking for participants to attend prototype … Continue reading

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Prototyping ‘Give & Take’

After a month of research, interviews, and creative ideation The U has developed the first iteration of our next module.  ‘Give & Take’, developed in partnership with Dfuse, aims to give people the skills and confidence to address low-level conflicts … Continue reading

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Discussing the future of The U

In the wake of the success of our first pilot U in Sutton, and with second pilot launching in Northumberland in a matter of weeks, The U recently hosted a discussion forum to help develop the thinking for “a citizens … Continue reading

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My First Session: what a blast!

Our very own Sutton Host, Tom Sharman, shares his experience of delivering his first learning session at The U Sutton. And so the moment of truth arrives: what will the great British public (well their Sutton representatives) make of The … Continue reading

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