Yearly Archives: 2018

Centre for Professional Practice

The Centre for Professional Practice hosts The British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapy Conference

The Centre for Professional Practice (CPP) hosted a study event for the South East branch of The British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapy on Saturday 7 April at the University of Kent Medway campus.

Over 30 specialists attended the event to discuss the latest professional development news in the dental hygiene and therapy sector.

The Centre for Professional Practice is very proud to announce that Laura McClune, current a Stage 1 student on CPP’s Master’s level programme MSc in Advanced and Specialist Healthcare, has become the new Chair of the BSDHT South East Group. Laura praises the high standard of the education at the University and says that studying for the Master’s has given her credibility and the confidence that is needed to lead and direct dental professionals.

The Centre for Professional Practice offers part-time, flexible work-related programmes. Our BA/BSc Top-up in Professional Practice or MA/MSc in Professional Practice programmes and short courses, including  Introduction to Masters-Level Study have been specifically designed to meet the needs of working professionals who wish to develop their academic ability while maintaining their professional role. Loans for both undergraduate and postgraduate study are available (subject to eligibility criteria).

For any queries, please email cppmedway@kent.ac.uk or call 01634 888929, or visit: www.kent.ac.uk/cpp

Congratulations to our Senior Fellows

The Centre for the Study of Higher Education and UELT are delighted to congratulate eight colleagues who have recently achieved professional recognition from the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

These colleagues are the first to apply for Senior Fellow recognition via the Route to Recognition for Experienced Staff (RRES), accredited by the HEA in September 2017 and in gaining HEA Fellowship status provides them with national recognition of their excellence, expertise and commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning.

The successful applicants were:

  • Dr Caroline Chatwin – Reader in Criminology, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
  • Rebecca Coleman – EAP Tutor, Centre for English and World Languages
  • Chloe Courtenay – EAP Tutor, Centre for English and World Languages
  • Charlene Earl – International Pathways Manager, Centre for English and World Languages
  • Prof Nick Grief – Dean for Medway and Professor, Kent Law School
  • Dr Sarah Johns – Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology, School of Anthropology and Conservation
  • Dr Stefan Rossbach – Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Politics and International Relations
  • Dr Anna Stepanova – Lecturer in Economics, School of Economics

Prof April McMahon (DVC, Education) commented  ‘I am pleased that experienced colleagues who have taken leadership roles in the support and enhancement of learning and teaching can now be recognised in this way with their excellent work being promoted through our ongoing New Approaches to Teaching for Experienced Staff at Kent and achievements celebrated at the University Teaching Prizes ceremony later this year.

We are currently supporting 25 academic and professional support staff through this programme. If you are interested in gaining recognition from the HEA, you can find further information about the application process here Individual queries should be addressed to Dr Julia Hope recognition@kent.ac.uk

Historic Dockyard Chatham

Remains of a Revolution lecture by Sir Neil Cossons – 11 April

Remains of a Revolution is the title of a Distinguished Visitor Lecture by Sir Neil Cossons OBE FSA at the Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham, on Wednesday 11 April at 19.00.

In the 18th century, Britain was widely recognised as the first industrial nation and in the 19th century as the ‘workshop of the world’.  What we now call the Industrial Revolution defined this momentous episode in the nation’s history and the dramatic changes in society and the landscape that ensued, not only in Britain herself but across the globe.  And, of the great industrial endeavours that distinguished this revolution the Royal Dockyards were the world’s largest.  Chatham was one of these.

In this lecture, Neil Cossons will consider the legitimacy of these revolutionary assertions, explores the surviving evidence and addresses the conservation challenges it presents.  As a former Director of London’s Science Museum, and Chairman of English Heritage, he draws on a wide palette of international examples to demonstrate how for some a future has been assured, for others their legacy will be little more than a footnote to history.

This event is brought to you by The Historic Dockyard Chatham in partnership with the University of Kent. It is free and open to all.

 

Dr Simon Elliott

Competition: Win ‘Sea Eagles of Empire’ book by Dr Simon Elliott

The School of European Culture and Languages (SECL) is offering you the chance to get your hands on a signed copy of Dr Simon Elliott’s book Sea Eagles of Empire: The Classis Britannica and the Battles for Britain (History Press, 2016).

Sea Eagles of Empire was Dr Elliott’s first book and won Military History Monthly‘s Book of the Year Award. It tells the story of the Classis Britannica; the British Roman Navy.

Dr Elliott is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies. He talked about the process of research, writing, submitting and getting published at SECL’s Writing History and Getting Published event, held on 15 March. He was joined at the event by published author and fellow SECL alum, Amanda Thomas. you can see photographs of the event at the  Classical & Archaeological Studies at Kent Facebook page.

To enter the competition and win a signed copy of the book, simply answer the following question:

Which Roman Governor of Britain fought the battle of Mons Graupius in AD 83?

Send your answers to secl@kent.ac.uk with ‘SECL book competition’ as the subject of your email. The competition is open until midnight on Friday 25 May 2018.

Dr Arvind Madan

Dr Arvind Madan to give Distinguished Visitor Lecture on the future of primary care

Dr Arvind Madan, Director of Primary Care and Deputy National Medical Director for NHS England, will give a Distinguished Visitor Lecture on our Canterbury campus on Wednesday 18 April.

With more than 20 years of experience as a General Practitioner (GP) and having provided clinical leadership for the transformation of healthcare in the county of Kent, Dr Madan will speak on the topic: General Practice Forward View and a Vision for the Future of Primary Care.

Dr Madan will address questions including why healthcare in the UK is a contentious issue, what challenges the NHS faces, and how we can improve primary care in the future. His lecture will conclude with a Q&A session. Get involved in the discussion via Twitter using #CHSSopen18

The event takes place from 18.30 to 19.30 in Grimond Lecture Theatre 1. Entry is free and open to students, staff and visitors. For more information or to book visit the event page.

Dr Madan is part of the Hurley Group, a large multi-site general practice and urgent care provider, and also the Kings Fund Advisory Board. He also works on his own Community Interest Company, Healthy Minds, which is a peer-mediation service for children, operating in 30 schools in London.

His lecture is brought to you by the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) at the University of Kent.

Templeman atrium interior

Pop-Up library study spaces for revision and exam period

From 9 April until the end of the Summer Term, we are excited to bring you over 280 pop-up study spaces on the ground floor of the Templeman Library.

We are also making some spaces on Floor 2 Silent during the same period. This will give you over 200 more silent spaces.

For full details of where the study spaces are please see the Library and IT News blog post.

David Cooper TUCO winner

K-Bar Supervisor Wins ‘Best Signature Cocktail’ at TUCO Competitions

It was with great excitement that K-Bar supervisor, David Cooper (pictured third from left), was announced as winner of the ‘Best Signature Cocktail’ award at the TUCO (The University Caterers Organisation) Competitions in Warwick last week.

David, who took part in the Bar Skills Competition, won the judges over with his signature coffee-based cocktail, the Café Noisette. Inspired by the French hazelnut coloured coffee, the drink featured whiskey, coffee liqueur and hazelnut syrup. In addition, David also had to create a sharing drink, a beer or cider based cocktail, and as many gin and tonics as he could in one minute.

However, David was not the only competitor representing Kent at the Competitions this year. Katy Webb from Dolche Vita wowed the judges with her coffee expertise in the Barista Skills Challenge. Sam Ranger from The Street Kitchen showed off his talent for fast food in the Campus Speed Cook Challenge. And Chefs de Cuisine Ben Elsbury and Rob Grimer plated up a delicate three course meal in the Chefs’ Challenge.

The TUCO Competitions is an annual contest which sees over 150 delegates from 50 universities compete against each other in a wide range of culinary and aristological activities.

Postgrad student Raising Awareness for Crohn’s

Bio Chemistry PhD Postgraduate, Rosemarie Gough, has studied at Kent for over five years and is reaching the completion of her PhD.

Alongside this, Rosie is going out of her way to help others by raising money for the charity Crohn’s and Colitis UK after her boyfriend was taken ill by the disease and required multiple surgeries as a result.

Rosie will be taking part in the Kent half marathon this April as part of a fundraising campaign in aid of the charity via her JustGiving page and is looking for donations from other students to help smash her fundraising goals.

Crohn’s disease is a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (not the same as IBS) and is still fairly unheard of amongst many of the public. Lack of research and publicity means many people stay undiagnosed and suffer in silence and fear due to embarrassment of their symptoms. Crohn’s and Colitis UK is a national charity in the battle against Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, who are fighting to achieve a better quality of life for the 300,000 people in the UK suffering physically and emotionally from Crohn’s.

Beyond Brussels podcast interview

New BSIS Annual International Conference podcasts

The annual student-organised BSIS International Conference that took place on 5 April can now be downloaded as a podcast or listened to online via the recently launched Beyond Brussels podcast.

The conference examined how technological changes are affecting our sense of reality, in areas such as politics, humanitarian aid and social hierarchies.

Three of the five discussions from the day can now be downloaded via iTunes or Spotify or accessed directly from the Beyond Brussels website. They are:

  • Cyber Radicalisation: The Effects of Modern Technology on Political Extremism Panel 

Moderator: Dr. Yvan Guichaoua

Panelists: Adeline Hulin – UNESCO, David Ibsen – Counter Extremism Project, and Tommaso Virgili – European Foundation for Democracy

Listen online  iTunes  Spotify

  • Online Platforms: Power Hierarchies in a Digital Society

Interview with panellists Maryant Fernandez Perez – European Digital Rights and Gerald Hensel – Fearless Democracy

Listen online  iTunes  Spotify

  • Instrumentalising Blockchain: Humanitarian Aid and Technology Regulations

Moderator: Juan David Mendieta – Keyrock

Panelists: Niall Dennehy – AID:Tech, Ben Joakim – Disberse

Listen online  iTunes  Spotify

Beyond Brussels is run by a group of BSIS students, led by Executive Editor and Host Allie Elwell and Senior Editor and Host Marissa Diaz. The other students involved in the podcast are: Niki Papadogiannakis, Nadira Nasibli, Katrina Coles, Lois McLatchie, Hattie Schofield, Nadja Sorelvmo and Zoheb Masher.

With special thanks to the BSIS International Conference organising team lead by Francesca Grandolfo and Fernando Lozano Vazquez.