The Holiday Blues Are Fading Away...

ULES DIGEST — ISSUE 12

And just like that, we are just one day from resuming into the second semester. How time flies.

A short break was needed, and we are back into a new chapter of the '25/26 session — one that usually delivers drama, fun, events, classics and everything in between.

This semester promises to be a blast, and we are here for it all. The Faculty Week and ULES Sports Festival are just two out of a long list of events to come, don't miss out on anything.

But as you have fun, your books are waiting to be read. We would encourage you to start reading as soon as possible; “them no dey tell person.”

INFO DESK

In the last two weeks, we kept working behind the scenes for resumption, ensuring that students transition back smoothly and settle in with ease. We are also intensifying efforts towards our upcoming major events this semester — exciting things are in the pipeline! Stay tuned, as we will soon be reaching out for volunteers to be part of the action.

— Damilare Aribisala, Public Relations Officer, 25/26 Academic Session

FROM THE AGS' DESK

Greetings to you, dear ULESites. How was your holiday? Learnt anything new? Went on that sidequest? Read your books? Or NEPA messed you up? Whatever your answers are, it's time to go again. Welcome to the Second Semester of the '25/26 Academic Session — it promises to be an epic semester. Solid advice though: don't get carried away.

— Olamide Lawal, Assistant General Secretary, 25/26 Academic Session

ULESITE OF THE WEEK

Okeke John-Paul is a 500L Petroleum and Gas Engineering student who represented the University of Lagos at the Artificial Intelligence and Antimicrobial Resistance (AI & AMR) Symposium 2026 at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. He presented his research project, “AMRScan: A Large Language Model Framework for Real-Time Synthesis of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Emerging Threat Detection,” accepted from over 600 submissions at roughly a 7% acceptance rate, and was awarded 2nd Place for Best Poster Presentation.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.” — Elon Musk