If English is your second language, you can sign-up to FREE English and academic skills workshops and earn up to 20 employability points.
Registration is open now so don’t miss out!
Classes will start in January 2018 during week 14.
For more information, visit our web pages.
The Centre for English and World Languages are still taking bookings for the 10 week Language Express courses starting on 22 January 2018.
Classes take place on Monday evenings during weeks 14-23 at the Canterbury campus.
People who take the language courses say it not only increased their knowledge of the language of a country, but also its culture, and encouraged them to continue learning the language.
For more information on classes, fees and how to book your place, visit the Language Express webpages.
Bicycle hire is available for students and staff from this weekend, 13 and 14 January.
To do your bit for the environment and get a little fitter too, visit the Cycle Hub near the Pavilion at Canterbury campus to hire a bike from 10am to 4pm. The bikes come complete with lights, a lock and a bell and hire is from only £30 per term.
The service is provided by Chris and his team at ByCycle, working with the Transport team within the Estates Department. Bikes are provided by CyclingAge. For more information get in touch with Chris at chris@easybycycle.co.uk.
You can hire a bicycle from Liberty Quays at Medway campus. Simply ask at reception for more information.
Free bicycle checks
Dr Bike will be back at the Canterbury campus during term time to check and adjust your bike. Visit the Cycle Hub on Wednesdays to get your free bicycle health check. The service also returns to Medway from Thursday 18 January and is located outside the Rochester Building.
Check for updates on Twitter @unikent_travel
Final year students are invited to pop into the 2018 Graduation Launch event which will be held on the Canterbury campus between 12.00 and 18.00 on Friday 19 January.
This event will give you details of:
– what to expect from your graduation
– what you need to do before your graduation
– recent Kent alumni and where they are now
– and finally… which date and time you will be graduating!
There will also be representatives from local hotels and restaurants around Canterbury who will be available to give information and take bookings for your graduation day. We recommend that students book their accommodation and meals early to avoid disappointment – Canterbury sells out quickly graduation week!
More details will be divulged soon. Please note the event is not compulsory however, this will be the official release of your graduation date which will not be available until this time. So we highly recommend that you attend! If you’re a Medway student, please attend our session on the Wednesday in the Deep End.
We look forward to seeing you at the Launch!
Online booking for the Campus Shuttle is now open. Book a seat at www.kent.ac.uk/campus-shuttle
Booking guarantees you a seat on the shuttle service. If you do not book and there are spaces available, you can board by showing your KentOne card.
The Campus Shuttle is a free coach service between Medway and Canterbury campuses, which runs during term-time only.
The shuttle will start running again from the first day of term (15 January 2018).
Kent staff and students are being offered discounted rates for the Centre for European Architecture’s Biennial Conference.
The conference, entitled From Building to Continent: How Architecture makes Territories, takes place in The Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury, on 28 and 29 June 2018.
Papers are also being invited – abstracts should be submitted by 15 January 2018.
Guest speakers at the conference include:
The conference fee is £140 per person, which includes coffee/tea and refreshments, and buffet lunches on both days. Kent staff and students are eligible for a reduced registration rate of £25 for both conference days, including tea/coffee breaks (but lunches are excluded). Kent University ID will be required for verification at the registration desk.
Paper proposals – 150-200 words in length – may cover any time period, continuing into the present. Relevant proposals from all disciplines are welcomed. Paper abstract submission deadline is 15 January, 2018. Selected papers will be announced on 31 March, 2018.
Please send paper abstracts as a Word doc (without images) to: frombuildingtocontinent@kent.ac.uk
You can find out more about the conference on its webpages.
Thanks to the work of staff and students across the University and Kent Union, the University has successfully renewed its Fairtrade Status for a further 2 years.
Kent became a Fairtrade University in 2006 and has successfully maintained this status ever since; demonstrating our commitment to sustainable procurement and recognising our responsibility as a buyer with influence.
Being a Fairtrade University means we’re committed to making more Fairtrade products available on campus and raising awareness of Fairtrade.
Products which carry the FAIRTRADE Mark guarantee a fair deal to producers in developing countries to help them work their way out of poverty. Fairtrade producers also receive a ‘community premium’ to invest in local health or education provision or improved production methods, and are committed to farming in ways which respect the environment.
The University has a Sustainable Food Steering Group that is made up of representatives from Commercial Services, Kent Union and the wider University as well as student members and as a group they are responsible for ensuring the continuation of the University’s Fairtrade Status.
For more information about Fairtrade or to get involved please visit the website or email sustainability@kent.ac.uk
The University of Kent Edition of the classic board game Monopoly is now available at a special discounted price of £15.99 for Christmas.
Order here before the 19 December for delivery before Christmas.
It’s time to start thinking about your exams.
Get prepared by looking at our webpages. www.kent.ac.uk/csao/exams
Please see below up-coming deadlines and dates for your diary.
Religious Observance Requests – Deadline for submission Tuesday 6 February (17.00). Contact us exams@kent.ac.uk . See link for more information.
Personal Timetable Release – Approx 2 weeks before the end of spring term. Follow us on Twitter for the first timetable announcement – @UniKent_CSAO
Complete Inclusive Learning Plan – Deadline for confirming an Inclusive Learning Plan with Student Support & Wellbeing (if applicable) for arrangements to be in place for the exam period.
Examinations Start – Tuesday 8 May
Examinations End – Friday 15 June
Note Saturdays are included in the examination timetable
Contact us
Canterbury: exams@kent.ac.uk
Medway: medwayexams@kent.ac.uk
Twitter: @UniKent_CSAO
The staff and student Travel Plan Survey 2017 closes on Friday 8 December 2017.
Don’t miss the chance to have your say and potentially win £100 cash card to use at the catering outlets on campus, or one of 100 hot drinks vouchers. Just enter your University of Kent email address at the end of the survey to enter the prize draw.
Let us know how we can improve travel to, from and around our campuses. The data from the survey helps shape various reports including the University Travel Plans and the Movement and Transport Strategy which feeds into the Canterbury campus 50-year Masterplan.
This is your opportunity to let the Estates Department know how we can improve travel to, from and around our campuses. Have your say on buses, cycling, parking, the Campus Shuttle and more.
The survey takes between 5-10 minutes to complete. There is also a “finish later” option if you need to return to complete the survey.