If you have in-person exams, please only bring with you the essentials. You can find a list of what you can and can’t bring into the exam hall on our website.
If you have to bring a bag or any other unauthorised items, please allow plenty of time ahead of your exam to store your bag safely in one of the lockers on campus.
You can find out more about exams and support available on our exams webpages.
Best of luck with your exams!
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Join the School of Psychology for the University of Kent’s first Mental Health Summit, a free event open to all on Saturday 13 May. Hear from clinical psychologists, charities, and influencers on mental health issues and solutions for young people, and learn how to support your own mental health or provide support for your friends, family and colleagues.
The day will include presentations and discussions on a range of topics, including anxiety, stress, depression, low mood, eating disorders, psychosis, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. You’ll also have the chance to network and exchange good practices during the lunchtime Mental Health Fair, where you can chat with staff representing a range of services and local companies and charities.
Keynote speakers include Richard Burnett from the Mindfulness In Schools Project (check out his TED talk on Mindfulness in Schools), Michael James Wong, the founder of Just Breathe Project, and body positivity influencer Charlotte Price. Plus, mental health advocate Leigh Johnstone (aka ‘The Beardy Gardener’) will share his belief in the positive influence of plants – check out his website The Giving Garden.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and thrive. The Summit runs 09:30 -17:00 but you can dip in and out and engage with as many sessions as you like to take away what you need to support your own learning or mental health, or to better support those around you both personally and professionally. Sign up now on Eventbrite.
We look forward to sharing expertise with our whole community and empowering people to understand and improve their mental health.
Looking for mental health support for University of Kent students? Check out the Student Support and Wellbeing website. Kent’s expert staff offer free support to all enrolled students for mental health, neurodiversity, chronic conditions and disabilities. You can access online, in person and telephone support from the mental health team, a free counselling service, 24/7 support from partner organisations, and events and resources throughout the year to help you enhance your wellbeing and thrive at university.
Written by Natalia Crisanti and Joshua Stevens, 5.5.23
If you usually travel to campus by train, please be aware of planned train strikes. See Southeastern’s website for when these will take place as well as helpful information.
If you need to travel to campus on a train strike day, we recommend you find alternative modes of travel where possible and check our Campus Travel updates webpage.
If you have an in-person exam on a train strike day, please make every effort to make alternative travel arrangements as these cannot be rescheduled.
Travel disruption in itself is not a reason for mitigation (see Credit Framework for details). However, if your circumstances mean that alternative arrangements to get to campus on a train strike day are not possible, please let your Division know you will be absent, or contact your Student Support Team. You will also need to apply for an end of year mitigation if your absence results in you missing an assessment.
If you miss teaching due to train strikes, please check your Moodle module page for any resources made available or alternatively arrange to see your seminar/class leader during office/student consultation hours or speak to your academic adviser.
Teaching will continue as planned, and our campuses and services will remain open during the disruption.
Gain new skills to stand out when you graduate.
The need for well-rounded graduates from employers is increasing; in 2023 the demand for workers who can bring a range of skills to the table is larger than ever before. The opportunity is here for you to become that graduate as applications for Kent’s Year-In courses have opened.
The Year In courses give undergraduates students in Years 2 and 3 the opportunity to take an extra year in another course subject. This can be between your 2nd and 3rd year, or after your 3rd year is complete. Courses on offer for the 2023/24 academic year include:
If you take a Year-In, it will appear on your degree certificate, letting employers know what you are capable of.
A Year-In will help combine your existing knowledge and experience with practical skills and experiences valued by employers. The graduate labour market is competitive, and the Year-In could be the very thing that makes you the obvious choice for an employer. You’ll spend a year immersing yourself in a new subject, with courses designed for beginners, that will deliver engaging, high level learning opportunities.
Watch the videos to find out more about each Year In involves:
The deadline for Year In applications is Friday 12 May 2023 for final year students.
Got questions? Contact careerhelp@kent.ac.uk for guidance
If you had trouble getting on to KentVision over the bank holiday weekend (29 April – 1 May 2023), please be aware that the issue is fixed and you can now login.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey.
To celebrate we are doing a number of things on campus including:
Canterbury
Medway
We hope to see you at the celebrations!
We are deeply saddened to hear about the fighting in Sudan. Our thoughts are with all our students, staff, alumni, and anyone who is affected by this conflict.
We are in the process of contacting our students and staff from Sudan and are taking immediate steps to support these individuals. The UK Government advice for anyone concerned about relatives or friends should call the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on 020 7008 5000.
Support for students:
Support for staff:
The Postgraduate Research Student Experience Survey (PRES) and Postgraduate Taught Student Experience Survey (PTES) are an opportunity for you to provide us with feedback on many aspects of your postgraduate student experience including supervision, progress and assessment, resources, research skills and professional development.
Eligible postgraduates have been sent an email with the unique link to the survey. Alternatively, you can use the links below where you will be asked to sign in. To access the survey please enter your Respondent ID as your University of Kent login and your Password is your student ID number. Kent login is the first part of your Kent email address, before the @ and all letters should be lowercase. University of Kent ID number should be 8 digits long. It can be found on your KentOne card.
Take the survey now:
All students who fully complete the survey will be entitled to claim a free £3 meal deal at Rutherford Dining Hall on the Canterbury campus or a £3 discount in the Pilkington Café on the Medway campus, on behalf of the Graduate Researcher College (valid until the end of July 2023)
We very much hope that you will take this chance to have your say and make your views heard for the benefit of current and future postgraduate students. We appreciate any feedback you may have and we will use it to shape our future policies and student experiences.
Please note the deadline for completing PTES is 16 June and PRES is 15 May.
Thank you for your participation.
GRC Team
Besides revising the course content itself, some of the pressure of exams can come from uncertainty of what’s allowed and what’s expected on the day. Here’s some useful info to take the unknown out of the practical side of exams at Kent.
For many, this summer’s exams will be the first you’ve sat in person at the Kent. Even if you have sat exams here before, there’ll be a few changes this time around.
Revising
Who better to ask for revision tips than the students here at Kent? So we wandered around campus to ask some of you! Here are some of those tips:
Check out the video on Instagram.
Some practical exams info
Whether or not you’ve sat in-person exams at Kent before, here’s some information that might come in handy:
It’s worth heading over to the Exams webpages to find out more, and there’s lots of support for your wellbeing available too.
Written by Charlie, Student Services, 12/04/2023.
We’re happy to share that a new food vendor will be serving our Medway campus.
Yeti’s Kitchen will serve authentic Nigerian food from 12:00 – 17:00, every Monday.
They will be based down the steps of the Medway Building, by the Cow-Elephant.
