Creative Industries Showcase at Channel 4

Creative Access have announced the details of their forthcoming Creative Industry Showcase taking place on 15th February 2018 at Channel 4 headquarters, from 6-8pm. Hosted by the BBC’s Anita Rani, this free event will include a panel discussion and networking with professionals from TV, publishing, theatre, PR and more. You can find out about the event here.

This event is a great opportunity for students from BAME backgrounds to learn about the wide range of career opportunities that are available in the creative industries.

Workshop: Strength-based interviews

FDM Group will be running a session on how to prepare for strength-based interviews. With over 40% of graduate recruiters now using strength-based interviewing, there is no better time to learn how to ace this type of interview.

FDM Group is a global professional services provider, specialising in training and providing consultants in IT and business. They receive over 30,000 graduate applications every year and are at the forefront of cutting edge recruitment and selection techniques. Come along to this session and find out what a strengths based interview will entail and how you can prepare yourself for it.

  • Date: 24/1/2018
  • Time: 1pm-2pm
  • Location: Cornwallis SW101

Book a place here

(Note: you must book at place at this workshop in order to attend)

 

Lawyers in Government: Legislation Workshop

Wednesday 31st January, 2pm – 3.30pm in KS12
Open to students from all disciplines

Booking is essential: go to the CES website to confirm your place.

Government lawyers operate at the cutting edge of law and politics, delivering legal solutions that impact upon the lives of millions. Their work is diverse, challenging, unique and often headline news.

On Wednesday 31 January 2018, from 2pm – 3.30pm, government lawyers will deliver an interactive workshop around the passage of a Bill through Parliament. Participants will represent the lawyers working within different government organisations and will get an interesting and practical insight into the unique role which government lawyers play in the legislative process.

This workshop is designed to be accessible to both law students and students of other disciplines.

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CCCU – PG Routes into Teaching Open Day

Saturday 3 February, 10am-2pm, Augustine House, Canterbury Campus

Discover the wide range of postgraduate teacher training courses and the different routes you can take to become a teacher.

From 10am–2pm, you can:

  • Speak to our expert tutors
  • Learn about the application process
  • Gain information about fees and bursaries
  • Hear a range of talks, including the different routes into teaching.

To book a place at the open day, head to Christ Church’s website.

School of History Employability Survey 2018

The School is running a survey covering a range of areas relating to your employability development, and to find out what support you would like from the School and the University.

The survey is mostly made up of multiple-choice questions, although there are options at various points for you to expand on your answers and give fuller responses.

The survey will take around ten minutes to complete, and as a small incentive to take part, participants will be entered into a prize draw for one of five £20 Amazon voucher.

The survey is open until 12noon on Wednesday 31st January, and we would like to encourage all students to take part.

Paid work: Student Research Assistant with Dr Andrew Cohen

school-of-history-uok-logoThe School of History is seeking to appoint a Student Research Assistant to support Dr Andrew Cohen with his research project, ‘’Labour Migration and Labour Relations in South and southern Africa, c.1900-2000’.

The successful applicant will join Dr Cohen and another Student Research Assistant on this project, and will be expected to undertake a variety of tasks, including:

  • The cataloguing of research materials
  • Obtaining research materials from archives
  • Support for the organisation of conference and other research events
  • Digitisation of records and other sources
  • Support for editorial work (standardising footnotes etc.)
  • Undertaking basic research tasks

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Guest speaker: Daniel Trup, United Nations legal counsel – 11am, 6th Dec, TLT

The Kent International Law Society and the Model UN Society have extended an invitation to all students and staff to an event they have organised for 11am next Wednesday (6th December) in the Templeman Lecture Theatre.

Daniel Trup is a Kent alumnus now working in New York as a lawyer for the United Nations. Mr Trup will speak about his experiences and numerous postings, from prosecuting war crimes in former Yugoslavia to working in the internal justice system within the UN. This will no doubt be an excellent event, and of particular interest to anyone considering a career in the law and its associated professions in the future. All are welcome to attend.

For more information, please see the shared Facebook post below or go to the Facebook event page.

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Focus group throughout this week – Graduate Attributes

The Graduate Attributes project is a joint collaboration between Kent Union and the University, looking at what characteristics and attributes Kent graduates should have when you leave the University, and how to instil them throughout your time here.

They would like to get some input from you on how you would like these attributes to be implemented. The discussion will not exceed 1 hour and you will receive a voucher to be redeemed at The Library Cafe, along with some free pizza!

There are several groups running, and you can sign up via this link and select the time that suits you.

 

Volunteering – Researching women in the First World War

The Big Ideas Company is looking for a researcher to work for a short time (between 4 – 5 days) to undertake research into women in the First World War.

The researcher will produce research into inspirational stories of twenty-five women during the First World War, including making in-depth case studies into three women.  This list should include women from the UK and overseas, and should also include archive images of the researched women, and women’s activity during the First World War.  The Big Ideas Company need this information to be delivered by Tuesday 8 January 2018.

If you have an interest in women during the First World War and are interested in applying for this role, please email Sarah.Giles@bigideascompany.org.