The University of Kent is shooting a promotional virtual open day film on Tuesday 17 March (Medway campus) and Wednesday 18 March (Canterbury campus) and would like to feature a number of Kent students on screen in non-speaking roles such as in group situations.
Application deadline is 10.00 Thursday 12 March. All selected students will receive a £10 credit on their KentOne card.
Find out more and complete the online submission form.
Spend the day volunteering with Strode Park Foundation for their gardening footprints project. Get outside and enjoy time with new people while helping your local community.
We will be leaving the University of Kent (Canterbury campus) at 9.30 and returning at 15.30. You will need to be available for the duration of this time and wear clothing and footwear that you don’t mind getting mucky.
Transport will be provided to and from the project but you will need to provide your own packed lunch.
Please complete the booking form to confirm your attendance.
You can log volunteering hours for the project through the Kent Volunteering Scheme.
Did you know it’s University Mental Health Day Thursday 5 March? We have lots of free wellbeing activities on and around this day at Medway. Get involved- whether you want to learn how to access support, or you just want to cuddle a cute dog!
There’s a variety of events happening during the week:
See the full programme of wellbeing events.
Students are invited to attend the final Kent Talks event for this year, Tuesday 10 March 2020 in the Gulbenkian Theatre from 18.00-20.00.
This event will be focused on the social norms of the community and how people perceive feminism, mental health and social awkwardness. Our speakers will focus on raising awareness and opening a new perspective in these topics.
The Speakers…
This is a great opportunity to collaborate with your friends all around campus, meet new like-minded people and deepen your educational and social values. Become a part of our community and don’t miss out on this amazing event!
The Careers and Employability Services (CES) are holding a number of events to support your career development, such as:
To take advantage of these free events, see the Careers events calendar, or if you are in your final year of an undergraduate programme, you can see the Finalists events calendar and filter by ‘Careers’ to see targeted career events to prepare you for life after university.
Discover the “A Hundred Years of Women in Law” exhibition 16-31 March in the Drill Hall Library café gallery. The exhibition features the ‘First 100 Years’ project by Spark21 and ‘Kent’s First Women Magistrates’ by Dr Anne Logan from the University of Kent.
The First 100 Years is a ground-breaking history project, supported by the Law Society, the Bar Council and CILEx, charting the journey of women in law since 1919. The project is powered by Spark21, a charity founded to celebrate, inform and inspire future generations of women in the profession by showcasing positive role models for women in law.
In 2018 while visiting Kenya, MSc Healthcare Management student Martin Daay had the opportunity to visit a rural Massai village in Amboseli near mount Killamanjaro. While touring the village, Martin learned from the elders about fuel and the difficulties they can have obtaining it.
Martin saw the cramped conditions the people were living in and the potential health risks associated with burning fuel in these environments. In these communities, after sunset, many people have no light and are forced to use kerosene lamps. Consequently, these communities have seen millions of children each year get severely burned. Sadly, kerosene is the leading cause of child poisoning in Africa and one of the main causes of respiratory diseases for women in the developing world. It is also three times the cost of electrical energy.
Upon leaving the village, Martin thought of the possibility to introduce solar technology to the village. The use of solar technology could lead to a reduction of issues he witnessed in the village; health hazards, fire safety and spending cost. In August 2018, after returning to the UK, Martin launched ‘Project_Daaylight‘ with the support of his friends in Kenya and the UK. In phase one of the project, Martin self-funded 40 solar lanterns for the village in Amboseli.
In addition to these aims, Project_Daaylight hopes to further contribute to addressing some of the social challenges faced by these communities such as high rates of unemployment and child marriage.
Martin has received positive feedback from members of the Amboseli Maasai village about the impact of his donation; improved light quality for children doing school work at night, improved air quality in the homes and reduction in spending on Kerosene. This humble success has further motivated Martin to develop phase two of his project.
Phase two of Project_Daaylight, which is due to begin in April 2020, will see the introduction of high capacity solar powered systems to the village. Martin plans to install a total of twelve home lighting systems in addition to providing solar lanterns in the village. These systems will allow the villagers to cater to their basic energy needs. Furthermore, Project_Daaylight aligns with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development initiative.
Martin is very passionate about supporting others, whether they are here in the UK or other locations around the world. His vision is to support the Amboseli Maasai village attain 100% of their electrical needs via renewable solar energy.
Looking for things to do when you are not doing exams or revising next term? Look no further! There are some fantastic Study Plus courses and they are all free of charge.
If you have ever thought of working in TV or becoming a journalist, do not miss the chance to get some hands-on experience. TV Production (KE200) takes place from 4-7 May. Run in conjunction with KMTV, this course gives you the chance to have a go at operating TV cameras and broadcast equipment as well as pitching your ideas, scriptwriting and presenting. You will make a TV programme which will be broadcast online and on TV. Read what participants have to say about the course.
On 2 June, you can take part in a one-day workshop, Songwriting Skills (KE204). If you are able to play guitar or piano/keyboard and would like to learn how to write songs (you don’t need to sight-read music, but you do need to be able to play well enough to accompany yourself), don’t miss this chance to learn from a professional musician.
In the final week of term, you have an amazing chance to try your hand at being a journalist. Journalism (KE044) runs for five days from 8-12 June and allows you to learn what professional journalists do and how they do it. You will produce news stories to real deadlines for newspapers, radio, TV and online, while being guided by staff at the Centre for Journalism.
All of these courses take place at Medway, but are open to students from any campus. Canterbury students can travel to Medway for free by booking a place on the campus shuttle.
If you want to improve your career prospects in general, take part in a series of Career Toolkit workshops, (KE198), which will help you write a great CV, perform better at job interviews and gain some experience of assessment centre activities. They take place from 5-26 May at the Canterbury campus and are run by staff from the Careers and Employability Service.
You can sign up for all of these courses in SDS workshops.
For more information, see the Study Plus website.
Access to Moodle is restored now. We’re sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused you.
A technical fault with our server management system this weekend affected Moodle as well as other systems. Our specialists worked on Sunday evening and early Monday morning. We were able to fix the problem by 10am on Monday.
If you have any further issues with Moodle, or any other IT services at Kent, please let us know.
Worldfest returns for 2020 in Canterbury and Medway! Running from the 9-13 March, the popular celebration of cultural diversity features the delectable International Food Fair, the International Showcase (the ultimate cultural talent contest) and Holi, the Hindu colour-throwing festival and celebration of spring.
New to Worldfest this year are the workshops by Music for Change in the Sports Centre and the Voices of (Un)Belonging creative event by the Decolonise UoK group, featuring LowKey. At Medway there are quizzes, workshops, performances and lots of creative fun to get involved in.
The full programme is available online at www.kent.ac.uk/worldfest