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Friday 25 November Midnight
The ultimate B-movie referencing, Time Warp-ing, cinematic musical extravaganza The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sing A Long is back for the third year running at Gulbenkian with a special midnight screening on Friday 25 November!
Gulbenkian have teamed up with the University of Kent’s Musical Theatre Society again to get you doing the time warp and guide you as you heckle, cheer and sing your way through one of the most interactive films ever. Expect corsets, fishnets, a host of crazy antics and lots of fun.
In the cult classic film, sweethearts Brad and Janet (played with panache by Susan Sarandon), get stuck with a flat tire during a storm and discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (played by a brilliant Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”
Hosted by the Musical Theatre Society, who will be judging you on your excellent (or lack of) fancy dress so dig out your fancy undies, slip on those high heels and join us in those steps to drive you in-sa-ane!
This event is suitable for ages 18+
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An undergraduate student at University of Kent has been awarded a national entrepreneurial scholarship award for his innovative business initiative.
Kenny Molekoa, who is studying Architecture, has received just one of three £500 grants as part of Rapid Formations Entrepreneur Scholarship Programme, which was introduced last year to assist aspiring business enterprisers with their creative endeavours.
Kenny impressed the panel of judges with his experimental approach to the development of an artistic education model. He intends to put the grant toward the expansion of his social venture.
Read more on the Rapid Formations website.
The Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychology (CORE-FP) at the University will be delivering its ten-week evening course in forensic psychology again next year, starting on Wednesday 22 February 2017.
Over ten weeks join some of the UK’s leading experts in forensic psychology and go beyond what you see on the TV shows to learn about the psychology of victims, offenders, crime investigation and rehabilitation. Please note, this course is only suitable for people aged 18 and over.
The course is made up of a series of lectures, delivered by a variety of esteemed experts in the field. More information on the course content and facilitators can be found on the attached e-flyer.
The lectures will take place on Wednesday evenings on the following dates: 22 February; 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 March; 19 and 26 April; 3 and 10 May. Each lecture runs from 18.00 to 19.30, and will take place in Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury Campus.
The course costs £160 (£110 for current University of Kent staff/students) and places can be booked here.
Please feel free to pass this information onto your colleagues and friends. For further information or if you have any queries, please contact me at j.c.fotheringham@kent.ac.uk or on 01227 824 804.
We are currently recruiting for Academic Ambassadors and I hoped that you might be interested in joining the team. The Academic Ambassador role provides an exciting opportunity for our postgraduate students to work on a range educational and outreach projects.
Typically the role involves developing and delivering subject specific sessions based on your own research experience and interests; sessions are delivered to school, college and/or community groups both on and off campus. All work undertaken as an Academic Ambassador is paid at Band D of the Ambassador Band Structure (currently £18.40 p/h).
Working for the School in this capacity is an excellent opportunity to interact with a range of individuals and students. You will have the freedom to develop your own portfolio of sessions, enhance your teaching experience and to see your subject enjoyed and understood by new audiences. It is a very rewarding role.
More details and job description here: http://ow.ly/Nwzf304XehR
Applications should be made online here by 17.00 Friday 14 October; interviews will be held on Wednesday 9 November at the Canterbury campus.
This message is intended only for Tier 4 visa holders with a requirement to register with the police.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Kent Police Nationality Department have cancelled police registration appointments that are to be held on campus on 12, 18 and 26 October. Registration with the police is currently on hold. Kent Police are working to resolve the matter as soon as possible. This disruption may result in you being unable to register with the police within the seven day Home Office requirement. Kent Police have informed both UK Border Force and the Home Office, as well as some students, of the situation. You will have received an email from us on 11 October 2016 with further information. We will update you when we have more information regarding the details about the police registration situation.
Please contact the Kent Police with further information:
Email: nationality.dept@kent.pnn.police.uk
Landline: 01303 297 337 or 01303 297 338
If you would like to contact a member of staff on campus about your situation we recommend contacting the Kent Union Advice Centre(Canterbury students) or GK Unions Advice Centre (Medway students).
During Welcome Week, Rowena went above and beyond her role in organising a full week of events for Postgraduate students that saw a huge attendance throughout the week. New postgraduate students felt incredible welcomed to the university, and many have passed on grateful comments to Rowena and the committee for them being so welcoming and putting on such a great week. She put in an incredible amount of work and has helped to create a strong new community of postgraduates on campus!
To nominate someone for October, go to https://unionkent.wufoo.eu/forms/volunteer-of-the-month-canterbury-201617/
Patricia Debney (Reader in Creative Writing in the School of English) will be launching her recently published collection of poetry, Baby, (Cinnamon Press, 2016) at the Creative Writing Reading Series on Tuesday 11 October. This latest collection looks back at ‘a dysfunctional childhood and a mother who lived a life always on the verge of destruction’. The collection is, ultimately, a celebration of love and family. The poet Jane Monson said of the publication:
‘A compelling third collection, Baby is as quick to illuminate as it is to enshadow. Debney’s unique organisation of fragments, prose poetry and white space, mirrors with a precise and unflinching hand the stuff of life at its most human; that which stays, returns and then vanishes.’
Patricia Debney’s other publications include Gestation (Shearsman Chapbooks, 2014) and a collection of prose poems, Littoral (Shearsman Books, 2013). Her first collection, How to Be a Dragonfly (Smith Doorstop Books), won the 2004 Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet Competition.
The Creative Writing Reading Series is open to students, staff and members of the public and takes place every Tuesday during term time in the Keynes Senior Common Room from 18.00. A donation of £2 is encouraged. Refreshments available.
Can you create an eye-catching design which will be seen across the University’s campuses?
Enter the University’s poster competition to design the artwork for the Dignity at Study policy. The policy supports the University’s inclusive community and outlines help available to students.
We are looking for an innovative design that celebrates diversity. Read the full brief and terms.
Winners will receive:
How to enter:
Entries should be submitted via email to R.S.Lamyman@kent.ac.uk. Please attach the image file to the email. JPEG, TIF, or PDF file formats are preferred.
In the email please include:
Deadline for entries is midnight on Friday 28 October 2016.
The Student Learning Advisory Service (SLAS) in UELT is very pleased to welcome our three NEW Royal Literary Fellows: Maggie Butt, Sarah Salway and Diana Evans at both the Canterbury and Medway campuses.
The three Royal Literary Fellows bring a diverse background in writing to their work supporting and developing students’ academic writing at university. You can read more about Maggie Butt, Sarah Salway and Diana Evans on the SLAS webpages. Maggie Butt and Sarah Salway are based in the Student Learning Advisory Service in UELT, Canterbury on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, during term time. They will be happy to see students on a one to one basis to help them with their academic writing skills.
To book an appointment with Maggie or Sarah, please find below the Canterbury contact details:
Phone: 01227 824016
Email: learning@kent.ac.uk
Diana Evans is based in DB034 in the Drill Hall Library on the Medway campus, on Mondays and Tuesdays during term time. She will be happy to see students on a one to one basis to help them with their academic writing skills.
To book an appointment with Diana, please find below the Medway contact details:
Phone: 01634 888884
Email: learningmedway@kent.ac.uk
For those of you wishing to learn more about the Royal Literary Fund, please visit the Royal Literary Fund website .
You may be interested to read more about SLAS’ other initiatives for enhancing students’ writing at Kent by visiting VALUE Grad.