The new Lunchtime Concert series begins in robust fashion on Wednesday 8 October, as pianist Helen Crayford explores ragtime piano music, including music by Scott Joplin and Fats Waller – all in period costume!
Step back in time in the Colyer-Fergusson Hall at 1.10pm; admission is free, with a suggested donation of £3. And fear not: the concert will end at 1.50pm to allow time to get to 2pm commitments.
Find out more on the Music webpages or email d.harding@kent.ac.uk.
Sections along the A2 between Brenley Corner (where the road meets the M2) and Wincheap (for the A28) will be rebuilt, which will involve nine weekend closures of the coastbound carriageway.
The coastbound carriageway will be fully closed from 8pm each Friday until 6am each Monday from 3 October to 1 December; weather permitting.
A signed diversion will be in place via the A299 and A256 during the closures. For visitors to the University of Kent the diversion is:
As this is one of the main diversions given by the Highway Agency, please ensure you give plenty of time for travel as there are expected delays.
Further information can be found:
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This Welcome Week new and returning University of Kent students were asked to share their ‘selfies’ as part of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
The competition was run via the University’s Instagram channel which received over 150 entries with the hashtag #HelloKent50.
All the entries were of a high standard making it difficult for representatives from the University and Kent Union to choose a winner.
After significant deliberation, Mona Mohsin a third year student from Kent Business School was chosen as the winner for her colourful photo incorporating the Kent Wheel – a 33m high ferris wheel currently on the Canterbury campus for the University’s 50th anniversary.
Mona will receive an iPad Mini for her winning entry which can be viewed on Flickr.
You can also view some of the other selfies we received on Flickr.
The competition was a joint initiative between the University of Kent and our students’ union, Kent Union.
The autumn term schedule of workshops from the Careers and Employability Service at Medway is now available.
The big event at Medway this term is the Employability Fair on Wednesday 15 October, 1-3pm, Pilkington Building open space. View the list of the exhibitors attending.
The Students’ Union (Kent Union) Code of Practice governs the arrangements for Kent Union, including the rights of members, opting out of membership and other important information.
Kent Union is a registered charity and therefore subject to the restrictions placed on charities by the law. Kent Union’s charitable objects are the advancement of education of students at the University of Kent for the public benefit by:
If you have any questions regarding this, please email councilsec-staff@kent.ac.uk.
We are looking for current University of Kent students to take part in a telephone fundraising campaign to raise money for the Kent Opportunity Fund.
This is an exciting and rewarding post; you will be an ambassador for the University, engaging alumni in conversation to update them on University news and activities, establish a good rapport and ask for donations.
Application deadline: Wednesday 15 October 2014
Interested?
As part of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations, a placement has been specially created for a Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) student.
The successful student will help with the ’50 Years of Feminism Project’ during the 2014/15 academic year.
Throughout the anniversary year, this project will celebrate, showcase and disseminate the achievements of feminist academics at Kent in improving women’s rights and wellbeing through their research, scholarship, pedagogy and activism over the last four decades.
This is your chance to take part in one of the many projects taking part in our University’s anniversary year, for more details, visit the SSPSSR webpages.
The University’s Tonbridge centre has added extra courses and a free lecture to their autumn Short Course programme.
Interested?
For full details and to book a place on any of our short courses please visit our Tonbridge centre webpages.
Alternatively you can apply by post completing an application form also available from the website.
For more information email tonbridgeadmin@kent.ac.uk
Postgraduate students from the School of Physical Sciences will host, for the first time, the 12th UK Planetary Forum Early Career Scientists’ Meeting on 19 and 20 February 2015.
The meeting will take place in the Ingram Building, School of Physical Sciences. It will include keynote talks from invited speakers presenting the latest advances in Planetary Sciences. Short talks given by PhD students presenting their current and future work and a poster session will span both days.
Additional activities, including a welcome dinner, prizes for the best poster presentation and guided tours in the Impact Lab will also take place. We wish to live video stream the proceedings across the SEPnet region which will be a valuable Kent contribution to the first year of GRADnet.
These meetings are included in the activities of the UKPF and are organised by Postgraduate Students and Post doctoral researchers for young scientists.
The aim is to gather the majority of PhD students who work in the broad field of Planetary Sciences. During this meeting young scientists who are at the beginning of their career will present their work and meet future collaborators.
No registration fee is required. Accommodation will be provided to all the participants.
Registration and abstract submission deadline: 19 January 2015.
For more information and registration please visit UKPF’s website.
It was announced on 25 September that the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science have been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
The award recognises SMSAS’ commitment to the advancement and promotion of the careers of women in Science in higher education.
Professor Peter Clarkson, Interim Head and Chair of the SMSAS Athena SWAN committee, has led the application and the initiative in the School. He commented:
‘Without doubt, the Athena Swan agenda and activities have helped shape an excellent school wide environment; discussions on promotion, workload and the work environment, have opened eyes and disseminated good practice.’
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, responded to the news:
‘I congratulate the SMSAS on being the first Science School at the University of Kent to be awarded an Athena SWAN Departmental Award. Their application represents many years of working to improve the recruitment, retention and progression of women in the School; and showcased the wide range of positive actions that have taken place to bring this about. Everyone in the School can rightly claim credit. Peter Clarkson and all involved in preparing the application deserve particular thanks.’
The Dean of Sciences, Professor Mark Burchell, who chairs the Athena SWAN Working Group, added his congratulations:
‘It is very good to see that SMSAS has won the first School level Athena Swan award to complement the institutional Bronze Award gained earlier this year. The SMSAS award attests to the excellent work the School have been doing over the past few years. They have examined their practices and have started to make real changes that are benefiting staff. All the other Science Schools are also leading their own Athena SWAN submissions, for application soon, reflecting our faculty wide ambition for real change.’
The Athena SWAN Working Group first met in 2010. Since then, the membership has grown, Awareness Days have promoted the initiative across the University, and the University has been awarded an institutional Athena SWAN Bronze Award. The SMSAS Award adds to the growing evidence that the ambition for real change is being realised.