Kent is part of the NERC funded ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership, a consortium whose members include the Universities of East Anglia, Essex, Plymouth and Royal Holloway University of London. The DTP’s multi-million pound bid to fund new postgraduate research vital to the future of our planet has been successful, and applications are now open to PhD students looking to start in October 2019.

The funding will support at least 80 PhD students to carry out vital environmental research in areas such as atmospheric and ocean science, biodiversity and conservation, geosciences and natural hazards, the application of microbiological and genetic science to environmental problems, and sustainability of water, energy and food supplies.

ARIES will enable its partners to pool experience and resources to create rich training environments for students, to encourage knowledge-sharing to the benefit of all and to give students the opportunity to undertake internships during the course of their PhD.

Partners from industry, policy bodies, research organisations and charities will add to the vitality of ARIES. Professor Richard Griffiths, Professor of Biological Conservation said:  “I am delighted that NERC has funded the expanded postgraduate training partnership ARIES. This funding means that Kent will continue to provide cutting-edge postgraduate training in environmental science through the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology and the National Centre for Statistical Ecology.”

Professor Paul Allain, Dean of the Graduate School said: “It is really excellent news that Kent and its partners have been successful with ARIES, which means that we will continue to equip students with the necessary skills and tools to meet global challenges in this vital area of research.”

Find out more about ARIES studentships at Kent.

The Centre for English and World Languages (CEWL) is offering Individual Writing Tutorials to give you the opportunity to discuss your academic writing with a member of staff from CEWL. Advice will be given on your language as well as the structure, coherence and cohesion of your work. Individual sessions last 20-30 minutes each and are free of charge.

Tutorials are available all year. To make an appointment, please email us at cewl@kent.ac.uk

Please note that this is not a proof-reading service.

Medway Talking Therapies, who provide talking therapies in the Medway, are running a 6 week cognitive behavioural therapy based for students at the Universities at Medway for students experiencing low mood, depression, stress and anxiety.

The course will start on Tuesday 30th October and will run from 3pm to 4pm in the Drill Hall Library, room DA015. To book a place on the course students need to use the contact details on the poster or contact medwaywellbeing@kent.ac.uk.

If you can’t attend but are interested then you should still get in touch with either Medway Talking Therapies or with the Medway Wellbeing team so you can be offered a place on a future course.

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Next term, on Sunday March 10th, the University’s Camerata ensemble and narrator Will Wollen will be performing Prokofiev’s ever-popular ‘Peter and the Wolf.’ An eye-catching image is needed for the poster and publicity so the Music Department is launching a competition to find a budding young artist. The picture can be of anything connected with the story – perhaps Peter himself, his grumpy grandfather, the duck, bird or cat, or even the scary wolf!

The chosen image will feature on the poster, in next term’s Music brochure and will be on display at the concert – the winner will receive 4 complimentary tickets. The competition is open to children (up to the age of 12) of both University staff and students, and the deadline is Monday 3rd December.

Please send entries to Susan Wanless, Director of Music, Colyer-Fergusson Building, S.J.Wanless@kent.ac.uk either as a paper copy (max size A4, 210mm x 297 mm) or as a high resolution jpeg. Make sure contact details are included.

Anyone interested in studying a postgraduate research degree in Law at Kent Law School, is warmly invited to attend our Applicant Day on Friday 16 November.

The event, which runs from 11.45am to 3pm on Kent’s Canterbury campus, offers an opportunity to learn more about both our PhD in Law and our LLM by Research. As well as being an excellent opportunity to chat informally with academics and current research students about your research ideas, you’ll receive information on topics such as: how to write a good proposal; how to find a supervisor; what it’s like to be a research student; and how to apply for scholarships and funding.

We’ll also briefly explain our own admissions system, introduce you to potential Kent Law School supervisors, and offer you a free lunch.

Kent Law School is a dynamic and cosmopolitan centre of world class research. We take a critical and socio-legal approach that views the law within the broader social, political and economic context in which it operates. Research students at Kent benefit from a vibrant and inclusive research culture and study within a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment that includes many opportunities to engage critically with academic research and contemporary issues. Our programmes are open to both law and non-law graduates and attract professionals looking to develop their legal knowledge.

Places for the Applicant Day are limited to 25; to apply for one of these places, please send an email to klspgfunding@kent.ac.uk including: a Research Note (briefly explaining what your research interest/project is in no more than 1000 words); and your CV.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 6pm, Monday 5 November 2018. Early submissions are encouraged from those who will need to make travel arrangements.