What are e-resources? Which ones are best for your subject? How can you get the most out of using them?

To find out, come to the Templeman Library West welcome hall between 12:00-14:00 Monday-Friday next week (14-18 March). Our librarians will be there to share tips and tricks and answer all your questions about e-resources.

While you’re stopping by, pick up a free USB stick!

Best place to start

You can find all of Kent’s e-resources on the library website’s resources page.

Supercharge your study

Get a super quick introduction to e-resources at Kent by viewing the slide show.

Follow #yourdigitallibrary

We’ll be tweeting and sharing tips on Facebook all week, so follow @UKCLibraryIT on Twitter or have a look at our Facebook page UKC Library and IT.

Many students are keen to learn the tech skills that will make them stand out to a graduate employer, or simply want to learn more about computing for their own interests.

The School of Computing is now offering a ‘Year in Computing’ for all Kent undergraduate students. This extra year can be taken after stage 2 or the final year of a students’ current degree programme.

The Year in Computing will especially be of interest to students if;

• they are interested in studying computing AND their current degree,
• they would like to get prepared for a career in tech,
• they are interested in exploring the frontiers of their subject and computing,
• they want to learn how to be creative with computing.

Colin Johnson who is heading up the programme said; ‘We have had a very positive response from students across all disciplines about the Year in Computing. The students who have been accepted on to the programme so far have a range of reasons for wanting to study computing, from opening up their career options to adding a formal qualification that demonstrates their interest in computing.’

To find out more go to https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/ug/year-in-computing.html

All the Schools in the Faculty of Humanities have been working in collaboration with the Careers and Employability Service and the Alumni Office to develop a series of careers events which begins next week (7 March). The two week series has been designed to help Humanities students think about their careers after university.

There is a diverse array of events to attend with sessions on freelancing, teaching, writing, publishing and the creative industries. These events are open to all students in the Faculty of Humanities.

Further information and booking details can be found on the School of English website.

The Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychology (CORE-FP) have an exciting programme of events lined up for the coming months.

Psychological Approaches to Working with Trauma
Wednesday 2 March 2016, 09.00 – 16.00, Canterbury Campus.
The workshop will be facilitated by Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes, President Elect of the British Psychology Society. Dr Jane Wood, Reader in Forensic Psychology here at the University of Kent will be chairing the day.
Places on the workshop are £150 and can be booked online. Students are eligible for a discounted rate of £85, which can be booked here.

Firesetting Intervention Programme for Mentally Disordered Offenders (FIP-MO)
Wednesday 20 April 2016, 09.00 – 17.00, Canterbury Campus.
The FIP-MO is a specialist intervention which has been developed for use with male and female offenders with a mental/personality disorder who have a history of deliberate firesetting.
This workshop offers official training for the FIP-MO programme by Professor Theresa Gannon (FIP-MO developer) and Dr Nichola Tyler (lead on the FIP-MO evaluation).
Places on the workshop are £200 and can be booked online.

HCR20-Version 3
Tuesday 26 April 2016, 09.00 – 17.00, Canterbury Campus.
Learn about best practices using the HCR-20 set of guidelines for comprehensive violence risk assessment and management based on the Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ) model.
Places on the workshop are £345 and can be booked online.

RSVP (Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol)
Wednesday 27 April 2016, 09.00 – 17.00, Canterbury Campus.
Learn about the administration of RSVP, the structured professional judgement risk assessment
instrument which provides evaluators with guidance on assessing risk and developing risk plans to prevent sexual violence.
Places on the workshop are £345 and can be booked online.

For further information or if you have any queries, please contact Jackie Fotheringham at j.c.fotheringham@kent.ac.uk or on 01227 824 804.

The Festival is a great opportunity for postgraduates to showcase their research to fellow students and staff through academic posters, models or displays and presentations.

Find out more at http://www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/news/pgfestival.html

The Language Exchange evening from 17:00 – 19:00 on Monday 14 March gives you the chance to practise your language skills and socialise with other students. The event is also open to students who are native speakers of these four languages.

If you are studying these languages with the Centre for English and World Languages(CEWL)come along to meet other students at Kent who are native speakers and share their knowledge of language and culture.

Booking details and further information:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/international-pathways/current-students/calendar.html?eid=15932&view_by=day&date=20160314&category=&tag=

This is your last chance to nominate that fantastic individual who has shaped your university experience. There are a number of different categories this year, including but not limited to: Best Teacher, Best Academic Advisor, Course Rep of the Year and Fantastic Feedback. If you would like to nominate someone, visit: www.kentunion.co.uk/teachingawards The nomination form is short, easy to fill and should only take a minute or two. Nominations close on the 1st of March 2016, so get nominating! Make sure that fantastic individual is recognised and rewarded!

Students from across all degree disciplines can apply now for a three-day Pre-LLM Summer School at Kent’s centre in Paris.

The Summer School offers an immersive experience of postgraduate study to students considering whether to apply for a one year LLM (Master’s in Law) at Kent.

Sample classes are offered across the range of Kent LLM specialisations, including Intellectual Property Law, Human Rights Law, Environmental Law, Law and the Humanities, International Commercial Law, International Migration Law.

Through these classes students will engage in structured discussions that introduce both the advanced subject knowledge and the critical and theoretical analyses that distinguish the School’s distinctive approach to postgraduate study. There will also be reading groups and an opportunity to discuss the mechanics of the application process.

The Pre-LLM Summer Programme will be held at Reid Hall, located in the heart of Montparnasse in Paris, on 27/28/29 June and repeated on 29/30 June and 1 July. A non-refundable fee of £80 includes accommodation, lunch and refreshments.

To apply, please complete an online application form https://www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/taught/prellmapply.html (including a 500 word statement detailing your interest in studying an LLM at Kent) by Sunday 3 April 2016.

More information about the Summer School is available on Kent Law School’s website https://www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/taught/prellm.html or via the School’s postgraduate office: klspgoffice@kent.ac.uk

More information about the Kent LLM (and the 11 specialisations available) can be found at: www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/taught

If anyone knows how to party, it’s the Irish, and to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Mungo’s Massive will be returning with one last lively, emerald-themed party of the academic year.

Join the celebration on Friday 18 March, Eliot College Dining Hall, 20.00 til 02.00, where you can dance the night away to contemporary chart anthems and club classics from DJ’s Tommy A and Guy Mitchell.

For more information and updates from Mungo’s Bar & Bistro visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MungosBarBistro

May the luck of the Irish be with you!