Head of Security with two winners of SafeZone compeition holding their phones and voucher

SafeZone competition winners

Competition winners

Congrats to our SafeZone competition winners! They each won a £50 Coop gift card, and were  chosen from a pool of students who registered on SafeZone at the start of the year.

Pictured are winners Dan and Roland, along with Mark, Head of Security, and Kelsey, Sustainable Travel Operations Coordinator.

What is SafeZone for?

SafeZone is a free and simple-to-use app for students and staff at the University of Kent. It’s main uses include summoning emergency help and first aid to your exact location on the Medway and Canterbury campus and support on the Canterbury Connected Routes between the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.

You can use SafeZone:

  • in an emergency for urgent assistance from Campus Security
  • to get first aid and medical assistance for you or a friend
  • to receive notifications if there is an incident on campus that requires you to take action
  • to check-in when working late on campus
  • for general enquiries with quick access to the University of Kent switchboard.

SafeZone only shares your location when you request help, and when you do so this is only shared with the Campus Security team. The team will always call you when they receive an alert, so if you do press a button by accident, be sure to answer the phone so they know you are safe.

Download SafeZone and find out more on the University of Kent SafeZone guide

Connected Routes

If you are living off-campus or regularly walk into the city centre, make sure you have SafeZone installed to access the Canterbury Connected Routes. Any activation of SafeZone on the Connected Routes will give the University of Kent or Canterbury Christ Church University security control room your location, so they can offer you support.

Connected Routes have regular patrols from local services and university Street Marshals, increased lighting and CCTV coverage and are covered by the SafeZone App. There is also refuge points along these routes where you can wait for help to arrive in a safe space, you can find out more information on the Connected routes refuge points.

Find out more about Canterbury Connected Routes, and download a Connected Routes map here.