Yearly Archives: 2015

Kent Sport 50:50 passport winner

Congratulations to Janet Ogunwusi who was drawn as the termly prize winner in our 50:50 Passport scheme!

The scheme was set up to reward active Kent Sport members, who are entitled to a free goodie bag and entry into the termly draw for a FREE Kent Sport membership after obtaining 50 stamps on their passport. Individuals are given a stamp each time they participate in any activity on Kent Sport facilities.

Introduced in October 2014, the 50:50 Passport forms part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Janet has visited Kent Sport facilities a staggering 93 times since the start of the autumn term that’s once a day since the start of the academic year! – and predominantly attends our studio classes such as Body Pump, Zumba and Spinning. She is also taking part in this year’s Xercise Factor and is being mentored by our own Jeni Dexter.

Keep up the good work Janet!

The passport scheme free of charge is available to all Kent Sport members. You can collect your 50:50 Passport from the Sports Centre or Pavilion reception desks.

Holocaust talk by Joan Salter

As part of Holocaust Memorial Week the University was privileged to host Joan Salter, a Holocaust survivor, for an hour’s talk on 21 January.

The event was organised by students from the Comparative Literature module The Shoah in Literature, Film and Culture, convened by Dr Axel Staehler in cooperation with the Holocaust Educational Trust, the Kent Jewish Society, and the Kent Union.

The talk was attended by an audience of more than 440 students and guests from the wider community of Canterbury and Kent. It was followed by a commemorative event on Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January 2015, at which the Undergraduate Shoah Studies at Kent blog was officially launched with speeches, presentations, readings, and a memorial service.

For those who missed the talk, a full video has been uploaded to YouTube.

Free bike marking by Kent Police

Darwin Master’s Office are holding a bike marking event in partnership with Kent Police on Thursday 5th February from 16.00 to 18.30 in the Darwin Foyer, Darwin College.

Bikes on campus can be at risk of theft and the Bike Register Scheme that the police use can act as a deterrent to criminals.

For more information on how the scheme works visit the Bike Register website.

Worried about exams? Get ready…

Your exams probably feel a long time away however it’s best to be prepared and start early. Here are the Student Learning Advisory Service’s (SLAS) top revision tips:

  • Do a little revision each week and step up the amount each week. This will build up your revision-strength gradually for maximum examination athleticism! Find out more about revision and exams.
  • Get organised and make a revision timetable. Don’t forget to leave free time for breaks and if you have to attend to an emergency.
  • Learn to ‘over-learn’. Over-learning simply means rewriting notes, using index cards and trying varied and interesting ways of going over material. Don’t write out essays and learn them off by heart. It is better to spend time reflecting on a range of answers so that you over-learn the material.
  • Break the work into small pieces and carry with you. Have an exam question in your head each day and scribble down ideas at odd moments.
  • Use past exam papers. Check which questions come up regularly and brainstorm answers. It’s also a good idea to familiarise yourself with exam paper instructions. These can be difficult to understand if you read them for the first time under the stress of exam conditions.

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Pick up additional tips and prepare for exams at SLAS workshops and have a look at our online revision and exams leaflets.

Alcohol Training – Medway campus, Weds 1 April

Learning and Development are running am or pm Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (IBA) training courses on Wednesday 1 April 2015 at the Medway campus.

Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice is an evidence-based intervention directed at people drinking at increasing and higher risk levels who are not typically seeking help for an alcohol problem. It is an opportunistic and cost-effective intervention that can be delivered in a wide range of settings.

The training is being delivered by Turning Point who are a national health and social care provider. The half-day course will equip participants with knowledge about alcohol and useful techniques to help individuals to reduce their drinking. During the training, you will develop confidence to raise and respond to alcohol issues in your everyday working practices. You will:

  • Learn about the effects and health impacts of alcohol
  • Develop skills is using simple screening tools
  • Develop skills and techniques to deliver simple advice

This course is aimed for front-line staff and if you think that this is relevant to your role and would like to attend a session, please book via the Learning and Development website at:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/hr-learninganddevelopment/events2014-15.html.

Lucy Fuller & Naomi Dumbrell – Learning and Development Co-ordinators
Kitty Parsonson, Learning and Development Assistant

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Free programme of film screenings for students and staff

SSPSSR and the School of Music and Fine Arts are pleased to launch their spring term programme of films, offered in conjunction with the Rochester Kino film group. The films are chosen to complement the degrees being studied in these schools, but also to be of interest to the wider community.

All students and staff are welcome to attend.

Admission is free, and there will be an introduction to each film by Nick Walker from Rochester Kino, along with a Q&A session afterwards.

The first showing will be on Tuesday 3 February: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, with live piano accompaniment. Venue: Delta Cinema, Chatham Dockyard. 7pm for 7.30pm screening German Expressionism film about Dr. Caligari’s somnambulist, Cesare, and his deadly predictions.

Details of further film screenings in this programme series can be found on the SSPSSR events calendar

Kent-Ghent: Joint call for projects

Since 2009 the University of Kent and Ghent University have enjoyed a strategic international relationship.

In order to stimulate further Kent-Ghent cooperation, in continuation of the call in 2013 and 2014, a third joint call for proposals is launched for 2015.

This call aims to support joint Kent-Ghent projects by funding mobility between colleagues at the two institutions (for example short-term staff/student exchange, seminars, workshops, preparatory meetings to establish longer-term collaboration such as double degrees, joint research projects).

More information about the application requirements can be found on the International Development website. The deadline to apply is 2 March 2015.

National success for student mediators

Two third-year Kent Law School students have been named ‘best mediating pair in the UK’ at the National Mediation Finals hosted by Kingston University.

Stacia Franz and Kelly McNulty won the accolade while competing in the National Mediation Finals hosted by Kingston University.

Kelly also won ‘second best individual mediator’ in the UK.

Stacia and Kelly, together with fellow team members Jonothan Boettcher and Chris Sivry, won the award for ‘third best mediation team’ in the UK. Each pair took part in four mediations, taking turns to adopt the roles of mediators and disputing parties.

The team of final year LLB Law students will now go forward to represent Kent at the 14th Annual International Law School Mediation Championships organised by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution.

Kent students have already experienced success at an international level in mediation, with a team from the Law School winning ‘The Most Outstanding New Mediation Team’ trophy in Dublin in 2013. Last year a team from Kent competed in the international championships hosted in Chicago. This year, the competition will be held in London from 18 to 21 February.

Mediation and negotiation are amongst several options open to students at Kent Law School who are keen to develop their practical legal skills; other options include getting involved with the work of Kent Law Clinic, mooting, client interviewing and participation in mock trials.

For more information email a.p.shieber@kent.ac.uk.