The School of English and the Centre for American Studies  are delighted announce the launch of a new online journal. Transmotion is a biannual, fully and permanently open-access journal inspired by the work of Gerald Vizenor. The journal will publish new scholarship focused on theoretical, experimental, postmodernist, and avant-garde writing produced by Native American and First Nations authors, as well as book reviews on relevant work in Indigenous Studies, and new creative work that seeks to push boundaries.

The Centre for American Studies at the University was founded in 1973 and, over the last thirty years, has developed a strong interdisciplinary research culture. Transmotion is a collaborative venture with academics at California State University, the University of Georgia and European University Cyprus which celebrates the centre’s commitment to collaborative and interdisciplinary study.

The Campus Shuttle is now open for bookings for the summer term.

Bookings can be made on the Campus Shuttle website.

Nepalese students studying at the Medway campus will be having buckets collections across campus to raise money for their homeland. Some have been directly affected with family homes being lost and loved ones having to sleep out under the stars. All money raised will go to the charity GMIN, Grassroots Movement in Nepal. Any support would be hugely appreciated.

The Beacon Projects team will be holding a tea party for all staff and students in the Colyer-Fergusson foyer on Monday 11 May, 15.00-16.30. The tea party will be an informal, drop-in event and with free refreshments should provide a good setting to catch up with friends and colleagues after the vacation or to simply enjoy tea and a cupcake.

The Beacon Projects are twelve distinctive projects taking place in the 50th year and designed to leave a lasting legacy. Staff and students from a huge range of schools and departments have been involved. The tea party will be a fantastic opportunity to find out more about these projects including upcoming events and activities and what you might see around campus over the coming months.

Project leads will be on hand to answer questions and there will also be a display showcasing some of the project highlights, including a number of artefacts donated to the University and items from the British stand-up comedy archive, as well as an online display from K-MOOCs*, 3D models of architectural projects Crater Theatre and Tensegritree and images from the new Beacon Observatory.