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Tasters.

Want to try something new? Or learn a skill? Want to meet more people? Or maybe you just want to get involved in something fun? We’re all about the New Year, New Me vibes. And with that, we’ve got loads of Give It A Go Taster sessions happening throughout Refreshers Week, giving you a chance to get involved in new experiences.

Hint: Try searching for a society name, a club name or a location.

Mon 8th January

Mindful Meditation: 1pm - 1:30pm; Founder's Chapel; A free mindful meditation session to help you start the term off

Absolute Harmony Taster Session: 6pm - 8pm; ALT1; Come and join Absolute Harmony for a free taster session and get involved in some acapella singing!

Basketball Taster Session: 6pm - 10pm; Strodes College; Join Basketball for the first of their taster sessions

Chess Taster Session: 6pm - 11pm; Crosslands; Join Chess for free, drop in, drop out chess games in Crosslands. Running from 6-11pm, drop in whenever you wish.

Fencing Taster Session: 7pm - 9pm; Sports Centre, Royal Holloway; Get involved in Fencing's free taster session

Toast On Tour: 10pm - 2am; Students' Union; The cheapest night is moving from Medicine to the Students' Union for one night only! Head to the SU and celebrate with us in style.

Tue 9th January

Vegan Society Taster Session: 6pm - 8pm; International Building, room 243; Join Vegan Society for their free taster session

Women's Football Taster Session: 7:30pm - 9pm; Sports Centre, 3G; Come and give women's football a go with this free taster session

Casino Night: 8pm - 11pm; The Packhorse; Get your game on at the Casino Night in The Packhorse! Featuring a roulette table, blackjack and great company.

Thai Boxing Taster Session: 8pm - 10pm; Sports Centre, Royal Holloway; Come and try something new, and get involved in this free Thai Boxing taster session

Wed 10th January

Riding Taster Session: noon - 5pm; TBC; Join Riding for their taster session

Give It A Go Afternoon: 1pm - 8pm; Various Locations; It's your chance to get involved in a whole host of club and society taster sessions.

Tennis Taster Session: 1pm - 3pm; Tennis Courts, Sports Centre; Try out tennis for free with this taster session

Volleyball Taster Session: 1pm - 3pm; Sports Hall, Sports Centre; Get involved in this free volleyball taster session

Women's Rugby Taster Session: 1pm - 2pm; Sports Centre, Nobles

Humans vs Zombies Taster Session: 2pm - 4pm; Windsor Building Benches; Join Humans vs Zombies for a Refreshers special

Insanity Radio Taster Sessions: 2pm - 5pm; Media Suite, Students' Union 1st floor; Join Insanity Radio for one of their two taster sessions

Lacrosse Taster Session: 2pm - 3pm; Sports Centre, Astro; Come and try out Lacrosse with this free taster session

Mises Taster Session: 2pm - 4pm; Students' Union, Main Hall; Join one of our newest societies for a free taster session

DJ Society Taster Session: 5pm - 7pm; Stumble Out; Get involved in this free DJ society taster session

Fitness Society Taster Session: 5pm - 6pm; Students' Union Main Hall; Come and give bootcamp a go, with this free Fitness Society taster session

Refugee Society Taster Session: 6pm - 8pm; Munro Fox Lecture Theatre; One of our newest societies on campus; join Refugee Society for their Refreshers week taster session

Young Greens Taster Session: 6pm - 7pm; Students' Union Main Hall; Join one of our newest societies for their Refreshers week taster session

Poker Night: 7pm - midnight; The Packhorse; Be the big winner of the night with the flip of a card, taking the pot home in our weekly Poker Nights at The Packhorse from 7pm.

Karate Taster Session: 8pm - 10pm; Strodes College, Egham; Come and give Karate a go with this free taster session

Flawless ft. Yxng Bane: 10pm - 3am; Students' Union; Flawless is back for Refreshers with a live performance from multi-talented artist, Yxng Bane!

Thu 11th January

Cross-Stitch in the Lounge: 11am - 1pm; Tommy's Lounge, Students' Union; Come and learn the basics of how to sew

Postgraduate Afternoon Tea: 2pm - 4pm; Tommy's Lounge, Students' Union; Calling all Postgrads! Come along to the Students' Union for this afternoon tea event

Feminism Taster Session: 6pm - 7:30pm; George Eliot Seminar Room 1-04; Come along to this Feminism society taster session

5 Week Beginner's Self Awareness & Defence Course: 7pm - 8pm; International Building 243; A progressive five week course into the basics of self-awareness and defence.

Shisha Night: 7pm - midnight; The Packhorse; Shisha Night returns to The Packhorse for Refreshers Week! Come and join us and bring that week to a relaxing end with your friends.

Swimming Taster Session: 8:30pm - 10pm; Meet at Founder's Bus Stop; Get involved in this Swimming Club taster session

Buttoned Down Disco: 10pm - 3am; Students' Union; We've partnered up with Club KOKO from London, and they've brought their popular Saturday night down to the Students' Union for Refreshers Week!

Fri 12th January

It's A Knockout: noon - 4pm; Students' Union; Familiar with the popular TV show, It's A Knockout? Well good news for you, it's coming to Royal Holloway for Refreshers!

Basketball Taster Session: 6pm - 10pm; Sports Hall, Royal Holloway; Get involved in another one of basketball's taster sessions

Escape ft. Jax Jones: 10pm - 3am; Students' Union; Friday night at the SU can only mean one thing - Escape! Join us for the best house, chart and dance music around and party until 3am! This time, we're joined by the formidable Jax Jones for Refreshers.

Sat 13th January

Alumni Sports Day: 10am - 6pm; Royal Holloway Sports Centre; It’s the 11th edition of the Alumni Sports day.

Alumni Sports Day After Party: 9pm - 2am; Medicine; After all that action out on the field, head to Medicine and warm up with a few drinks and celebrate the Alumni Sports Day.