Need a boost in your revision? Get some ideas for how to improve your revision with these tips from our current students:

“Look at past exam papers to identify patterns in questions. This will settle any nerves prior to the day.”

Tereza Koshi – 2nd year Law.

“Why not give ‘study-with-me’ videos a go. You can find these online, and they can help to focus on the task at hand,  break the revision into manageable chunks, and provide a sense of completion!”

Antti Lattula, MSc Organisational and Business Psychology.

“Make sure that you have an adequate amount of breaks when revising. I like to study for half an hour and then half a ten minute break. Look back at the essays you’ve written throughout the year to see what you can improve on.”

Lucy Dixon – 2nd year International Business.

“I like making colourful flashcards and using Quizlet and Notion to test myself.”

Lily Colwell – 2nd year Forensic Psychology.

“Group study can help you focus and supplement your knowledge as it’s great to pick up things off of other people that you might not have thought of before.”

Emily Flint – 2nd year History.

“I like to condense all of the most important information into one document and go through and highlight key pieces of legislation and cases. This means that in an online exam I can quickly refer to this to find what I need. I also like to add in comments of critical thought from different readings that might be useful in my essays.”

Ellie House – 3rd year Law.

“Use active recall and make sure you plan out your time in advance depending on when your exams are so you can prioritise modules.”

Gemma Overy – 3rd year Psychology.

“Pick a topic and write out a mind map of everything you can remember from it — only when you’re totally stuck do you look at your notes. This always helps me figure where I actually need to focus my revision rather than going over things I already understand”

Tanya Iyer – 3rd year Law.

“It’s important to structure your days out so that you have a clear plan on what you need to get through that day. This will make things feel more achievable, and make you feel like you are progressing well through your day.”

Stephanie Colairo – 3rd year Law.

Follow us on Instagram @UniKentLive as we’ll be sharing more revision tips on Instagram stories in the lead up to and throughout the exams period.

Helpful exam webpages:

• Guidance for Online Exams 2022
• Planning, Revision and Preparation for Online Exams
• Technical Guidance for Online Exams
• Exam Calm support and events
• Listen to Kent Voices Exam Calm podcast

*You can also listen to the new Kent Voices Exam Calm podcast to hear from Kent students and staff about how to get the most from your revision*

Current student Ellie shares her top tips for how to prepare for exam season:

1. Make the most of the Easter break

Just because exams are online, don’t think this means you won’t need to revise and prepare. Make the most of the Easter break by using this time to go over all of the content you’ve studied throughout the year, and to practise how you will answer exam questions. Of course, also use the break to relax, but don’t forget that it is also a great time to catch up or get ahead on work.

2. Be aware of how you’re going to be examined

Exams run differently in different subjects and modules, so don’t assume that every exam will be the same. They also often differ from coursework in style, length and criteria, so it’s important to be aware of how this might change the way you revise. Make sure you’re adapting your revision techniques to this, and that you read through different example questions to get an understanding of how the exam will look on the day. Also, if you do any wild modules, it’s important to consider how different schools mark and examine as this could be very different from what you’re used to! See the Guidance for Online Exams 2022.

3. It’s never too late to start

The run up to exams can often feel overwhelming for students, and it can be tempting to keep putting off your revision. However, it’s important to start as soon as possible, as any extra time you can put towards exam preparation will help you! If you’ve found yourself in a position where you feel it’s too late to start, DON’T GIVE UP! Start now as it’s never too late to get some extra practice in, and it really will help you when you’re under the pressure of an exam. Check out the Planning, Revision and Preparation for Online Exams webpage for lots of advice to help you get prepared.

4. Make efficient use of your resources

As most exams are online, this often means that you are allowed to use your notes and textbooks (but please check for each individual exam before assuming this). However, don’t let this become a safety blanket to ignore working hard. Go through your resources before the exam and make note of important quotes, pages and articles that may be relevant later so that you can access them efficiently under timed conditions. This will help you in the actual exam as you won’t be rifling through hundreds of online articles whilst trying to get your answers completed in a short space of time. There are plenty of online resources including time planner templates so you can make your own revision timetable.

5. Try to keep a positive mindset

This is easier said than done, but keeping a positive mindset about exams can really help you to remain confident and do well. Try to remember that exams are simply a way to show what you can do, and that as long as you’re prepared and you try your hardest, there’s nothing more you can do. By keeping a positive mindset, you can really focus on what needs to be done to achieve the grades you want. The Exam Calm website also has tips, resources and events to help you prepare, connect and be calm during the exam period.

We hope these tips help you feel a little more prepared, and that you can use them to impact the way you revise and prepare. Good luck in your exams!

It’s the last week of the Spring Term! Here’s a roundup of this week’s top student events:

Monday: Aromatherapy workshop and Community Litter Pick

Join an Aromatherapy Workshop at Medway in the Drill Hall Library, 12.00-14.00 on Monday. Relax with essential oils and try making your very own Aromatherapy reed diffuser, room spray or mini air freshener.

Get involved in our Community Litter Pick, meeting outside the Careers and Employability building at 12.30 on Monday. Give back and clean up our public spaces. It’s also a great opportunity to earn Employability Points while getting out in nature. Can’t make it on Monday? There’s also a Community Litter Pick on Wednesday.

Tuesday: Preparation for exams and Medway Social Spaces Celebration – Oasis Lounge 

Starting to think about exams? Come to Templeman Library on Tuesday 13.00-15.00 to get some advice about library resources for revision and to pick up some free fruit and other healthy snacks.

At 15.00 you can join an online Bitesize session from the Student Learning Advisory Service (SLAS) about how to write essays in exams. SLAS provide a wealth of online resources to help you get prepared for your exams.

To celebrate our new social spaces at Medway, we’re holding a celebration event in the Oasis Lounge, Rochester building. Catch up with friends before term ends with free food, drink and music.

Wednesday: Inflatable assault course at Library Lawn and live music at The Hook Lounge (Medway)

Grab some friends and head to the Library Lawn for the inflatable assault course and games. It’s a great opportunity to have fun some fun with friends before the end of term.

Following Tuesday’s Medway social space celebration, we’ve got another one in store for you on Wednesday. This time at The Hook Lounge in the Clocktower building. Come along for free food, drinks and live music!

Thursday: Compassion meditation for postgrad students

Join a guided compassion meditation with other postgrads at 17.00 on Thursday in Cornwallis North West. The meditation has a focus on health, happiness and wellbeing. This is a safe and open space for postgraduate students to join and feel welcome, stay for the hour-long session and for refreshments afterwards.

Sunday: Deadline for Graham-Roger £1000 academic prize

How would you change the world? Sunday is the deadline to enter the Graham Roger Prize. Submissions can take the form of an essay, article, poem, speech or video. A Kent student will win £1000 prize and the runner up will receive a £100 gift voucher, so it’s worth entering!

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Step up, stand out and specialize, discover our career-focused programmes at Kent. We’ll be holding our Open Event on Saturday 2 April 2022. The event offers both face-to-face and virtual options, providing an opportunity to meet our staff and current students, across our UK and European campuses.

Join a community that’s already shaping tomorrow’s world and discover where it could take you.

Book your place at the virtual event [10.00 – 13.00 UK time]

Book your place at the campus event [10.00 – 13.00 UK time]

What to expect at the Open Event:

Book a place at our open event here

Sharpen your focus and step up in your career this 2022. We look forward to seeing you soon.

See a roundup of our top events this week:

All week: South Asian Heritage Week

At Kent, we are proud to be celebrating our first South Asian Heritage Week. Throughout the week you’ll see an array of events celebrating South Asian Heritage and British South Asian culture. Try out South Asian sweets in the Plaza, hear from author Babatdor Dkhar and join a South Asian inspired film night. See all South Asian Heritage Week events and resources.

Monday: Author talk and Harry Potter quiz

As part of South Asian Heritage Week, you’re invited to Templeman Library at 17.00 to hear from author Babatdor Dkhar about his forthcoming novel ‘The Khasi Album’. The novel is set in Shillong, a town in the Northeast of India, and is a work of satire, black comedy, romance and tragedy. Babatdor will discuss the difficulties in making Northeast Indian characters and stories part of mainstream of South Asian literature.

Are you a Harry Potter fan? Run by your Residential Life Assistants in conjunction with the Kent Hogwarts Society, this Harry Potter quiz will put your wizarding world knowledge to the test and prove your Potterhead status. Book your place and head to K-Bar for 19.00.

Tuesday: Free Gulbenkian performance of ‘Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster’

Kent students can get FREE student tickets to the opening night of ‘Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster‘ on Tuesday evening. Featuring a talented young cast from Battersea Arts Centre Beatbox Academy and their take-on the classic Frankenstein. They use the telling of the story to cleverly draw-out parallels and issues of relevance to young people now – identity, bullying, social media – all done through a breath-taking blend of theatre, song and beatboxing.

Wednesday: Line Dancing and University Community Choir

Give line dancing a go on Wednesday afternoon in Keynes Senior Common Room. Get together with friends and housemate for a college introduction to popular dancing style of Line Dancing!

Love to sing? Become a part of the University Community Choir. It’s free join and there are no auditions. Head to Sibson Lecture Theatre 1 for 14.00. Come along to meet others, or bring a friend.

Thursday: Free massages at Medway, Roller Disco and Film Night

Need to de-stress? On Thursday you can get a free 15-minute massage at the Drill Hall Library, Medway. Book your slot on the day, first come first served.

On Thursday evening Kent Union are hosting a free Roller Disco from 19.00 in the Sports Centre. Book your free slot (skates included) and give skating a go.

Or if you fancy something more chilled, this month’s film and popcorn night celebrates South Asian Heritage Week with the 2002 film ‘Bend it like Beckham’. It’s a vibrant and colourful British comedy about a young girl from a Sikh family who desperately wants to play football against the wishes of her traditional parents. Come along to Keynes Lecture Theatre 6 from 18.00.

Saturday: Postgraduate Open Event

Interested in a Master’s or research degree? Join us at our Postgraduate Open Event on Saturday 10.00-13.00 in Sibson (or online) to find out about all the Master’s, PhD and Research Programmes as well as funding opportunities. You can also speak to academic staff, support staff and current students. Book your place now.

And huge congratulations to our Class of 2020 who are graduating in Canterbury Cathedral this week! Look out for photos and videos from the ceremonies on our social media.

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Here’s a roundup of this week’s top events:

All week: Careers in Science and Data Week

If you’re interested in going into a career in Science or Data, these career events are for you! Events include how to tailor your CV and cover letter, how to be a successful job hunter for STEM careers, plus Data Engineering graduate pathway opportunities. See all Careers in Science and Data Week events.

Monday: Understand motivation for workplace success and Flower Planting outside the Hub

Join this online StudyPlus workshop 10.00- 11.30 to help you recognise what impacts your motivation at work and discover strategies for maintaining motivation.

Get your green thumbs on and come plant some flowers outside the Hub at Medway, 11.00-13.00.

Wednesday: JobShop Jobs Fair and Year in Data Analytics Taster Session

Looking for part-time, temporary and seasonal jobs? Head to the Jobshop Jobs Fair in Eliot 11.00-14.00 on Wednesday. Meet a range of organisations with casual vacancies for students, including many on-campus opportunities with Kent Hospitality, Kent Sport and The Gulbenkian.

Could a Year in Data Analytics be right for you? Find out at our Year in Data Analytics Data taster session in Sibson or online, 14.00-16.00. This is a specialised year which can be added to your current degree after stage 2 or stage 3 to help you stand out from the crowd in the job market

Friday: College Easter Egg Hunt and Online Module Registration deadline

Find the eggs that have been hidden around your college, bring them to the College & Community Life office in the Locke building by 16.00 on Friday to exchange them for your Easter treat. One egg in each college will get an ‘eggstra’ special prize! Find out more about the Canterbury and Medway College Easter Egg Hunt.

Undergrad students – Online Module Registration closes Friday 25 March. Make sure you have submitted your selections for your modules.

Saturday: Canterbury Varsity begins plus Food and Mood Foraging Spring Walk

Canterbury Varsity, the annual sporting event between University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University, begins on Saturday. Good luck to all our Kent athletes taking part! Check out the Canterbury Varsity website for all the fixtures and how you can support #TeamKent

East Kent Mind are hosting a Food and Mood foraging Spring walk on Saturday 10.00-12.00 at our Canterbury campus. The walk starts at the Kent Community Oasis Garden near Park Wood. Explore how what we eat can change and mood and sample some of the plants you discover on the walk. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

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All week: WorldFest celebrations

WorldFest is our annual celebration of cultural diversity at Kent. This year’s festival includes the International Food Festival, Student Showcase, Holi celebration on campus and much more! Check out the WorldFest events.

Monday: Online Module Registration (OMR) and karaoke night

Online Module Registration opens today for undergraduate students. It is not first come first served, but in order to give you the best opportunity to register for your preferred choice of modules, make sure you submit your selections by Friday 25 March.

Whether you’re at Canterbury or Medway, on Monday evening you can enjoy some karaoke! Sing your heart out at Woody’s Karaoke or if you’re at Medway you can head to the Deep End for a Eurovision themed karaoke night.

Tuesday: Bake and Book Sale in Solidarity with Ukraine, and This Kent Girl Can free activities  

We’re holding a Bake and Book Sale between 12.00-15.00 in Colyer-Fergusson Foyer to help raise funds for the humanitarian crisis taking place in Ukraine. Find out how you can help through baking or donating books. 

Want to try out something new? Kent Union’s ‘The Kent Girl Can’ series of events are a great of opportunity to give a new sport or activity a go. On Tuesday you can try out boxing, cheer and volleyball. And look out for more This Kent Girl Can sessions throughout the week.

Wednesday: Considering postgraduate study? #StayOn #StandOut, and College Games 

On Wednesday we’re holding multiple events so you can find out about postgraduate study at Kent. Find out if a Master’s in the following subjects could be right for you – Politics and International Relations,  Psychology, Anthropology and Conservation and Economics.

#StayOn and #StandOut at Kent.

On Wednesday evening, get a team of 5-10 players together and participate in fun mini games to determine who is the best College, including an obstacle course and nerf battle. It’s £2 per player which will go towards Muscular Dystrophy UK.

Friday: Student International Showcase

Join us for an evening of music and dance as we enjoy performances from student societies as part of the WorldFest celebrations. The International Showcase is a true variety show with a range of unique, original and uplifting performances from Kent students. Book your free ticket.

Reminder: one month until Graham-Roger Competition closes (£1000 prize!) 

How would you change the world? Submissions can take the form of an essay, article, poem, speech or video. Enter for the chance to win the £1000 Graham-Roger academic prize! The deadline for submissions is 10 April. Find out how to enter.  

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What is LGBTQ+ Mythbusters?

LGBTQ+ Mythbusters are University of Kent students from the LGBTQ+ community who go into secondary schools to speak to students (16–18-year-olds) candidly about their experiences, both in terms of their sexuality and/or identity, their coming out process and about university life in broader terms.

We have run the Mythbusters programme since 2015 and have over 100 alumni who have all said that they found being part of the programme incredibly beneficial, and they wished that something like this had been available to them when they were at school.7

How does it work?

Mythbusters are put into teams (minimum two people per team, up to four) and allocated to a group of approximately 30 students. Students ask their questions anonymously by writing them on post-it notes and submitting them. The Mythbusters then pull the questions individually and can choose whether they wish to answer them.  All groups are supervised by a teacher from the school.

The aim is for young people to be able to ask questions in a safe and supportive environment that they may not previously have felt comfortable or able to ask, to find out more about life in university for someone who identifies as LGBTQ+ and to ask questions about their own experiences and emotions that they may be unsure about from someone who truly understands what it is like.

Do I get training? What is the time commitment?

Each School session lasts for approximately 1 hour, normally with at least 2 rounds of questions being submitted (we have noticed that the school students relax much more and are much more forthcoming with questions during the second round). There is sometimes the opportunity afterwards for students to speak to the Mythbusters on a 1:1 basis.

We train you and pay for your transport to the sessions and you are entitled to collect Employability Points.  All Mythbusters need to commit to at least one school session, which run throughout the Summer Term.  Please see the LGBTQ+ Mythbusters Role Description for more information.

To request an Expression of Interest form, email rsl7@kent.ac.uk by 20 March.