Starting 20 June 2023 Kent Sport will be introducing womxn and non-binary only hours in the gym!  

In collaboration with Kent Union, Kent Sport are supporting the initiative to remove barriers for womxn looking to use the gym and create a non-judgemental space which will motivate and empower womxn to be physically active, giving them the confidence to go into the gym and exercise on their own. 

These sessions start on Tuesday 20 June 2023 and will run weekly at the following times; 

• Tuesdays between 10:00-12:00 
• Thursdays between 17:00-19:00

These sessions will be open to all who self-define as women, including those with complex gender identities which include ‘woman’, and those who experience oppression as women. We believe that self-definition is at the sole discretion of the individual in question and as such Kent Sport will inform all members of the detail above and therefore will not challenge those entering the gym during this time. 

These sessions are for access to all areas of the gym at the Sports Centre including the ground floor weights and functional zone, and the cardio area on the first floor. All other facilities including exercise classes and changing areas will remain open and accessible to all during these times.  

*Womxn is an intersectional term intended to signal the inclusion of those who have traditionally been excluded from white feminist discourse: Black women, women of colour, and trans women. 

Living on or near campus over summer? Here’s a list of services and opening times:

• Borrow books and study: Templeman Library, Canterbury, opening times and Drill Hall Library, Medway, opening times.
• Ask Nexus: Nexus is open to answer all your queries. Nexus is open Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00 over the summer (closed on bank holidays). Between 17-21 July, Nexus will be online only as Nexus staff help out at graduations.
• Support: Student Support and Wellbeing reception remains open 09:00-17:00 throughout the summer break, apart from national bank holidays. Find out what you can join in with to boost your wellbeing over the summer wherever you are on our Wellbeing page, where you can also find out about support available, including 24/7 online, phone and text support.
• Catering outlets: Our catering outlets have different opening days and times over the summer. See catering outlet opening times. Over summer, the £3 meal deal is a sandwich, crips and drink offer available at the Gulbenkian Cafe and Dolche Vita.
• Careers advice and activity: The Careers and Employability Service remains open 09:00-17:00, Monday – Friday throughout the summer (apart from the national holidays), so you can continue to book appointments and work on your career.
• Study support: The Student Learning Advisory Service remains open 09:00-17:00 throughout the summer, apart from national bank holidays. You can book face-to-face and online appointments on all areas of study support.
• Reception areas: Some receptions will be operating on different opening hours during the summer. See reception opening hours. Security and maintenance services will operate as usual
• The Hub (Medway): The Hub reception will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10:00-15:00. The Deep End will be closes until September, with the exception of some events.
• Sport and exercise: You can still use facilities and join classes over the summer, apart from national bank holidays. Check out Kent Sport opening hours.

And of course, Campus Security staff are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Have a great summer!

It’s the final week of the summer term and so the final weekly events roundup of the undergraduate academic year! Find out what’s on this week:

Monday 12 June: Wellbeing Café

On Monday, it’s the final Wellbeing Café of the year. The Wellbeing Café is a space to connect with other students in a relaxed environment with a focus on promoting your wellbeing and mental health through activity.

Tuesday 13 June: Ancient languages, graduating action plan and summer lawn games

Are you curious about hieroglyphs, cuneiform, or Sanskrit? The Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies is organising an Ancient Languages Extravaganza on Tuesday and Wednesday. No prep or prior knowledge required.

Graduating soon? Use this workshop to create your own graduating action plan. This checklist will help you reflect on your career readiness and help you to set actions to fill any gaps. This is a hybrid event in Eliot and streamed online.

Get outside and have some fun in the sun playing lawn games on Templeman Library lawn. Try your hand at Spikeball, Stakk or Mölkky with the Park Wood Residential Life Assistants.

Wednesday 14 June: PG Summer Coffee Morning, creative language development workshop and archiving stories of migration

On Wednesday it’s the PG Summer Coffee Morning. All postgrad students are welcome to this multi-divisional PG coffee morning, with Gordan Lynch (Director of the Graduate and Researcher College), as well as the GRC Team and PG Network representatives. It’s a great opportunity to meet the wider PG community. In the afternoon there’s also a webinar for PGR students around staying well in difficult times.

Are you interested in migration, movement and people’s stories? Ahead of Refugee Week, our archiving stories of migration and movement workshop explores examples and challenges of how stories of migration and movement can be reflected in archive collections.

If English is not your first language, join us for this creative language development workshop, which will use a variety of media such as music, plays, news articles, as well as outdoor activities to develop your English language skills.

Thursday 15 June: Reflective writing workshops, outdoor games and food and drink festival

Reflective writing is a powerful learning tool which can help you to understand your own thinking processes, challenge your assumptions and explore logical approaches to arguments. On Thursday we have in-person reflective writing workshops at both Canterbury and Medway.

Join the Woolf College Residential Life Assistants for some outdoor games including table tennis, Molkky, Stakk and Spikeball. Plus there will also be free pizza provided!

The Taste of Kent Food & Drink Festival at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre is open to everyone, showcasing more than 50 amazing award finalists, who will be promoting, sampling and selling their delicious food and drink products. Tickets costs £6 in advance or £8 on the door.

Friday 16 June: Kent Community Oasis Garden

Want to spend some time outside? Come along to the Kent Community Oasis Garden (Kent COG) for an open gardening session. Everyone is welcome, and sessions are very flexible. Kent COG will need volunteers over the summer, so if you’re around, considering going along.

See more events.

Staying on or near campus over summer?

If you are staying on or near summer over campus, there’s still lots you can get involved in:

• Summer wellbeing activities – There’s lots on over the summer to help support your wellbeing including writing for wellbeing workshops, positive mental health workshops and a walk and talk group. See more wellbeing activities.
• PG Summer – Make friends, enjoy the sun and learn new skills over the summer at our PG Summer events. These are designed for postgrad students, but all students are welcome to join the social events (unless specified).
• Refugee Week, 19-25 June – Events include a short, guided walk to hear extracts of the Refugee Tales, as well as a range of workshops and lectures on migration and movement throughout the month of June. Learn more about Refugee Week at Kent.
• Medway Pride, 19 August – Join Medway’s biggest LGBTQ+ Pride event! You’ll need to register for a free ticket if you want entry into Rochester Castle Gardens where performances will take place.

See summer services and opening times.

We have made some changes to our academic appeals policy in response to student feedback.

What has changed?

• Annex 13 of the Credit Framework (Academic Appeals) had been replaced with a new standalone Academic Appeals Policy.
• The policy has been amended in line with the most up-to-date Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education Good Practice Framework.
• The deadline to submit a Formal Appeal has been extended from 15 working days to 28 calendar days. However, we still recommend you submit your appeal as soon as possible, especially when the outcome of your request may affect graduation, resits or continuing your studies.
• Standing Orders Governing Research Appeals have been replaced with Appendix 4 of the new Academic Appeals Policy (this applies to postgraduate research students only). No changes have been made to this content.

The updates to the policy have been made following a period of consultation and feedback with stakeholders across the University involved in the academic appeals process, including Kent Union.

Read the full Academic Appeals policy.

If you have any questions, please contact appeals@kent.ac.uk