{"id":1352,"date":"2025-12-04T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:07:13","slug":"matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/","title":{"rendered":"MatSoc autumn highlights: bake sale, clothes swap, and what\u2019s coming next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s been a lively start to the term in the Department of Materials, and one of the highlights has definitely been the student-led events organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsoc.org\">MatSoc<\/a> (Materials Society). On <strong data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"541\">Friday 14th November<\/strong>, the Departmental Wellbeing Representative Catherine Saat organised a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"581\">Bake Sale <\/strong>for the department<strong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"581\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/media-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Media-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"November 2025 MatSoc Bake Sale\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/media-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Media-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/media-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Media-3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/media-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Media-4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/media\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Media-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/media-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Media-6-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/media-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Media-5-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">A big thank you to everyone across the department who joined in, contributing an amazing variety of baked goods; f<i>rom all kinds of brownies to creative cookies and even an incredible cake.<\/i> It was wonderful to see students stopping by to chat, share, and enjoy the treats, turning the Bake Sale into as much a celebration of community as of delicious food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks to the generosity of students and staff, the Bake Sale raised\u00a0<strong data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"875\">\u00a3348<\/strong>, which has been donated to student-chosen charities:\u00a0<strong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"944\">Centrepoint<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"959\">One Ummah<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"985\">Teenage Cancer Trust<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1002\">Baluchi<\/strong>. It was a lovely example of how the Materials community can come together for a good cause while having fun at the same time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\" data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1362\">Following this, on\u00a0<strong>17 November<\/strong>, MatSoc hosted a\u00a0<strong>Clothes Swap<\/strong>, providing a relaxed and sustainable way for students to refresh their wardrobes. This event was well-received, giving students a chance to connect across year groups in a friendly, casual setting.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/image-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Image-8-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"clothes swap MatSoc\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/image-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Image-4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/image-7-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Image-7-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/image-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Image-6-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/2025\/12\/04\/matsoc-autumn-highlights-bake-sale-clothes-swap-and-whats-coming-next\/image-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/materials\/files\/2025\/12\/Image-5-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">These activities reflect the spirit of MatSoc as a student-led society and the close-knit community within the Department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s still plenty more to come this term. MatSoc has a few festive and social events lined up that we\u2019re excited about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">End-of-Term Ceilidh (11 December)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">MatSoc Dinner (19 January)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please get in touchwit MatSoc if you have any questions: <span class=\"C9DxTc aw5Odc \"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"mailto:mtsoc@ic.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mtsoc@ic.ac.uk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a lively start to the term in the Department of Materials, and one of the highlights has definitely been the student-led events organised by MatSoc (Materials Society). On Friday 14th November, the Departmental Wellbeing Representative Catherine Saat organised a\u00a0Bake Sale for the department. 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