Is English your second language? Cambridge English exams are lifelong qualifications with a worldwide reputation.

The Centre for English and World Languages offers CAE and CPE exam preparation courses. A carefully designed study programme will help you to develop all the language and examination skills required.

The course starts on 26 January 2016 and ends on 5 April 2016.

On Tuesday 19 January 2016 from 18:00-19:30 there is a free taster session. This gives you a chance to meet the teacher and ask questions about the course.

Start 2016 by learning a new language! 10-week Language Express beginners’ courses  in French, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish start in  January.

Let us know how safe you feel when enjoying nights out in Canterbury and the impact of the Street Marshal patrols.

Take the survey.

Your feedback will help us evolve the Street Marshal scheme and develop initiatives for the new year.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

The Regulations on Student Discipline in relation to non-academic matters and the Complaints Procedure for Students have been revised for the 2015-16 academic year.

The Regulations on Student Discipline in relation to non-academic matters provide guidance on the actions that may be taken should a student’s conduct not support the University’s commitment to create a community that advances knowledge and stimulates intellectual activity, good order and the good name and reputation of the University. In registering with the University, students agree to be bound by all relevant provisions and Regulations of the University, so please ensure you are aware of the provisions available within this document.

The Complaints Procedure for Students provides guidance to students who may feel dissatisfied with some aspect of their dealings with the University, and details the procedure the University and student will both follow through all stages of the complaint.

If you would like further guidance please refer to the Student Conduct and Complaints website.

Would you like the opportunity to work for your students’ union as an intern?

Kent Union now has four paid internships that are open for applications. They are all based within different departments and are part-time, term time positions that will fit around your studies.

It’s a great opportunity to gain valuable work experience which will look great on your CV while also having lots of fun.

For more information: http://www.kentunion.co.uk/careers/student-positions/

Friday 20 November, Colyer-Fergusson Hall, 19.30

Hot on the heels of its recent sensational lunchtime concert, our resident ensemble, CantiaQuorum, returns to Colyer-Fergusson next week in a programme exploring the idea of musical ‘borrowings.’

Our professional ensemble brings a concert including Mendelssohn, Bartok, Shostakovich and Schnittke to the concert-hall, inspired by Stravinsky’s memorable statement, ‘Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.”

The group will be joined by pianist Libby Burgess for Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto no.1 for piano and trumpet, and the programme also includes Bartok’s ‘Romanian Dances for string orchestra’ alongside pieces by Schnittke and Galton.

We’re still reeling from the group’s recent, electrifying lunchtime concert; don’t miss the opportunity to hear them in action once more! Full details: http://kent.ac.uk/music/whatson.html?tab=november

This Friday (13 November) will see National Express coming to Medway campus for a photo shoot to promote their new coach service to London Gatwick airport!

If you would like to get involved and be in the chance to win return tickets for a coach journey with National Express, go to Central Avenue bus stop at 9am where you will find the National Express coach.

On 7 December National Express will be launching a new coach service to and from Gatwick Airport. This service will operate to and from both the Canterbury and Medway campuses up to 8 times a day. For more information visit:

https://www.kent.ac.uk/estates/services/transport/buses/nationalexpress.html

Don’t forget you can purchase a Young Persons Coachcard to get 1/3 off National Express travel.

Thanks to the work of staff and students across the University and Kent Union, the University has successfully renewed its Fairtrade Status for a further 2 years.

By committing to Fairtrade thorough its Fairtrade Policy the University is demonstrating that it recognises its global responsibility.

Fairtrade is a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Its purpose is to create opportunities for producers and workers who have been economically disadvantaged or marginalised by the conventional trading system. If fair access to markets under better trade conditions would help them to overcome barriers to development, they can join Fairtrade.

The University of Kent has held Fairtrade Status since 2006. A Fairtrade University is one that has made a commitment to supporting and using Fairtrade. They ensure that Fairtrade products are available in as many places as possible and they raise awareness of Fairtrade and the benefits that it brings to producers in developing countries with students and staff.

The University’s Fairtrade Steering Group is made up of representatives from Commercial Services, Kent Union and the wider University as well as student members and as a group they are responsible for ensuring the continuation of the University’s Fairtrade Status.

For more information about Fairtrade at Kent or to get involved please visit http://www.kent.ac.uk/estates/sustainability/projects-and-events/index.html?tab=fairtrade