We hope you had a great bank holiday weekend. Welcome to the Summer Term and best of luck with any exams. You’ve got this!
Tuesday 9 May: Special collaborative reading
Each year Stirling and Kent host an Indian creative writer to work alongside students and staff. Come along to a special collaborative reading with Charles Wallace Fellows, Shreyasi Sharma and Nikita Parik on Tuesday evening at 18:00.
Wednesday 10 May: Spring animals (Medway), revision techniques and making a career action plan
Meet a range of cute spring animals at the Hub on Wednesday!
Now that exams have begun, here’s another chance to brush up on your revision techniques with this SLAS online bitesize session. See all exam events.
Preparing for graduation? Use this workshop to make your own career action plan for after you graduate. This event will also be livestreamed.
Thursday 11 May: Therapy dog, book swap and open-air cinema
De-stress from exam prep with Coco the Therapy Dog in Nexus, Templeman Library. Plus there will be other wellbeing activities on offer such as mindful colouring and a book swap.
Gulbenkian’s Open Air Cinema series starts on Thursday evening. The first film is Encanto (sing along). There will be hay bales to sit on but feel free to bring chairs or picnic blankets. A selection of food and drink will be available to purchase during the event.
Friday 12 May: Free exam supplies (Medway)
Head to the Hub on Friday where they will be handing out a range of supplies to get you through the exam season.
Saturday 13 May: Mental Health Summit
The School of Psychology are hosting a Mental Health Summit in Sibson on Saturday. The event is open to all from Kent and the local community. It’s a chance to hear from specialists, charities and influencers on mental health.
Sunday 14 May: Global Hangout boat trip (for international students)
International students are invited to the Global Hangout boat trip in Canterbury (£10 per person). Experience Canterbury’s unique history from a different angle on one of our guided river tours run by our Global Officers.
Opportunities
- Become more employable by adding a ‘Year In…’ to your degree. Subjects include a language, Journalism, Computing, Data Analytics, Management, and TV and Online Broadcasting. Deadline to apply is Friday 12 May.
- £1,000 Graham-Roger prize: How would you change the world? Submissions can take the form of an essay, article, poem, speech or video. Deadline for submissions is Saturday 20 May.
- Santander Universities MacBook Air prize draw. Enter before Friday 12 May for your chance to win one of ten MacBook Airs.
- New online drug and alcohol support group starts Thursday 18 May.
Reminder: UCU’s national marking and assessment boycott began on 20 April. Not all staff are UCU members and not all UCU members take part in industrial action. We have specific measures in pace to ensure you can progress or finish your studies on time. You should continue to submit all assessments and attend any exams. Find out more on our industrial action webpages.