Departmental Groups

Hi there!

Welcome to the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds. As students ourselves, we understand how daunting university life can be, especially when you first begin, so to ease you into it we would like to introduce to you the East Asian Research Society, often abbreviated as EARS.

EARS is a student-run, departmental society which organises academic activities such as talks, conferences and educational trips. Not only does EARS deal with academic activities, it also organises social events where you will have the chance to meet new and like-minded people, chill out and have a great time. Being members of EARS entitles you to discounts, offers and subsidies to all the planned events with the society.

We have many activities planned out for the forthcoming academic year including a weekend-trip to Amsterdam; this was done very successfully last year, and a day trip to Alton Towers. During the year we link up with other societies to host huge events such as the legendary Halloween party, and the East Asian ball. Along with these big events, we have weekly pub socials and various nights out. We will also be continuing our weekly social afternoon tea with EARS, held every Wednesday 1-3pm in the department foyer. Keep your EARS peeled in Freshers Week for upcoming events!

We also set up cultural events throughout the year. We plan to host a number of East Asian film nights, as well as cooking classes and a trip to Manchester's Chinatown to celebrate Chinese New Year.

As well as our busy social calendar, EARS is planning to host three sports teams –football, hockey and netball ­– (but there are opportunities to set up new sports teams.) Each team has one weekly training session and one match, where the teams play against various societies within Leeds University Union. Please feel free to come along to one of our training sessions during or after Intro Week.

Intro Week will give you a chance to meet us, the committee, and see what the society has to offer. We will have an EARS stall at the Freshers Fair, so come along, sign up and find out about events in the first few weeks.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Don't miss out on a jam-packed year of varied social and educational events. We're planning something for everyone. It's your society, so come along and get involved.

Find us on Facebook under LUU EARS, or you can email us at ears.soc@gmail.com for more information.

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