The Graduate School is delighted to be working with Dr Fragiskos Filippaios in his new role as Faculty Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.  Dr Filippaios will be in this role for the next three years – welcome to the team!

Key Information

• Location: Canterbury campus:
• Date: Saturday 26 November 2016, 10am – 1pm.
• Book online

Come and talk to specialist academics and admissions staff about postgraduate study at our campuses in the UK and specialist centres in Tonbridge and across Europe.

Kent’s open events give you the chance to:

• Find out more about Kent’s £9m postgraduate scholarship fund
• Get all the latest information about the new £10,000 loans for Master’s students
• Get answers to your questions about postgraduate taught and research opportunities at Kent
• Meet current postgraduate students
• Speak to staff for expert advice about the application process, funding, accommodation and future career options
• Talk to the Graduate School about how they support all Kent’s postgraduate students with additional training, study facilities and social events

Alternatively, our Canterbury and Medway campuses are open for informal and guided visits, we hold open events in Paris and Brussels, or you can make an appointment to visit an academic school or our European centres.

Briefing for all interested students – open entry

The Graduate School will be holding a briefing for any students looking to apply for CHASE AHRC PhD funding for the 2017/18 academic year at 4pm on Wednesday 26^th October 2016 in the Marlowe Lecture Theatre 2.

The presentation will include information about the opportunities offered by the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-east England (www.chase.ac.uk).

For more information on the Scholarships criteria and eligibility visit: www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADAHRC0002.

The new academic year is upon us, and with it comes a new cohort of students.  Everyone in the Graduate School would like to welcome our new Master’s and Doctoral students, we hope you have a smooth induction to the University.  You should all have received information about the range of events organized across the campuses, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

And of course, an equally warm welcome back to our returning students.  We hope you have had a productive, refreshing summer and are looking forward to the opportunities of the coming year.

Keep an eye out for our weekly email bulletins which include lots of useful information about events happening throughout the year.

You can find the Graduate School on the third floor of Cornwallis East, we run training events and offer a range funding opportunities.  Full details of our services are available on our webpage

Over the next two days the University will be hosting an innovative conference on Heritage and Biography, at Canterbury on Friday 9th September and at Medway on Saturday 10th September.

Under the critical recognition that we become who we are by telling stories about our pasts, and living the stories we tell, this two-day interdisciplinary event aims to bring together perspectives on the relationship between heritage and biography from sociology and cultural studies, literary studies, social history, cultural geography and socio-legal studies.

The event has been organised by University of Kent postgraduate students Emma Pleasant, Sophie Rowland and Luke Shoveller (ESRC), supported by Dr David Nettleingham ^[6] (Lecturer in Cultural Sociology, University of Kent) and the Graduate School. The group was awarded funding following an open competition organised by the ESRC South East Doctoral Training Centre (SEDTC).

Keynote speeches will be given by Patrick Wright, Professor of Modern Cultural Studies, King’s College London and Tim Strangleman, Professor of Sociology, University of Kent

The School of Psychology will be hosting a conference on Leadership and Diversity in Keynes College tomorrow.  Fatima Tresh, PhD student, was successful in gaining funding from the SEDTC to hold this event.  Key note speakers include Professor Michelle Ryan from  the University of Exeter, Professor Robin Martin from Manchester Business School and Antonia Sudkaemper, PhD student from the University of Exeter.

The conference will bring together academic researchers, postgraduate researchers and HR professionals for knowledge exchange and research as well as practical advice and collaboration. The aim of the conference is to discuss and highlight current progress and challenges in achieving diversity and addressing potential interventions for success in equality and diversity.

This innovative event is happening today, in the Darwin conference room, from 9am – 6pm.  Participants will engage in a number of interactive activities with an aim of cultivating networking skills, leadership attributes and entrepreneurial expertise.

The day has been organised by Hollie MacKenzie and Conor Heaney, with support from the Postgraduate Experience Awards and Creative Campus

The Crew is a new group for thinkers who want to challenge traditional thinking strategies! For this reason, The Critical Challenge, funded by the Graduate School, promises to deliver a fun and dynamic afternoon at Kent!

The challenge is for Masters and PhD students at the University of Kent, taking place at 2pm on the 19^th of September in Keynes Lecture Theatre 4.

During the event you will be meeting and networking with new creatives, rebels, explorers and well-reasoners, while working in teams and developing your own critical thinking skills – thinking skills that are important not only for your academic success but also for your future career!

During the event there will be free refreshments available, and for those who register and attend the event you will receive a free t-shirt for daring to #JoinTheCrew!

You can register to attend this FREE event by visiting jointhecrewsite.wordpress.com

Special note: There are limited spaces available, so please register to #JoinTheCrew early to avoid disappointment.

Want to write but feeling unmotivated, or have writer’s block?  Come along to Shut Up and Write!  Graduate School Training Room, 2.30 – 4.30, 27th July 2016.

The idea behind Shut Up and Write is that you bring your notes and writing implements (whether pen and paper or laptop), and write in focused, concentrated bursts with short breaks for chats and refreshments.  It’s a great way to get writing!  Even if you edit your words “into oblivion” later (to quote Hannah Perrin, 2014), it’s a great way to be inspired and to feel gratified by the achievement of getting words on paper.

Our rules are:

• Mobile phones must be switched off and stashed away!
• Wifi/Internet access must be switched off.
• Silence during writing.

Come along, get your ideas down on paper, and feel fabulous!  Any queries please contact skills@kent.ac.uk.

The Autumn 2016 issue will have dual themes, welcoming new postgraduates to Kent and exploring creativity.

The editors, Lucy Farndale and Mylene Branco, are looking for the following contributions:

• Articles written on the topic of “Creativity in Academia” (600 – 800 words)
• Articles introducing your School, or any project or research which you have been involved in with your School (300-500 words)
• Any ideas from all disciplinary or personal perspectives. If you feel  you have something novel or interesting to contact, please do get in touch.

Please submit all ideas for articles by Monday 11th July, emailed to lf294@kent.ac.uk. If your idea is chosen you must follow these submission guidelines:

• Article titles should be short and snappy, with a subtitle
• The style should be as accessible as possible, avoid jargon
• Include a word count, your name, course studied, school and campus at the end of the piece
• Submit it in.docx format
• Include an image to go with the article, this must have a DPI value of 300+ and any necessary credits
• Submit by the 24th July at the latest to lf294@kent.ac.uk

Lucy and Mylene look forward to hearing from you!

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