Graduating this year and not sure what to do next?
Want to improve your skills through further study?
Have an interest in technology?
Come along to the Postgraduate Open Event to find out more about the MSc Computer Science conversion course. Open to students from any degree.
Visit the School of Computing stand at the Postgraduate Open Event on Tuesday 5 March, 17.00-19.00, Darwin Conference Suite
Further details can be found online.
This workshop aims to provide a very practical approach, utilising interaction and discussion, providing opportunity to interact with other managers/supervisors from across the University, share common experience and knowledge and increase internal networks, whilst developing an understanding of the induction, probation, appraisal (RPD) processes, as well as how to consider and create development plans for staff across your team.
Aimed at Line Managers, the workshop is taking place on Friday 22nd February, 9.30-12.30. Please book your place by logging onto Staff Connect.
The Learning and Organisational Development Team will be running a seminar on HRT and The Menopause on Friday 8 March 2019 in the Rochester Board room, Rochester Building, Medway campus starting at 09.30 until 11.15. This important seminar will provide information, advice and guidance on the Menopause, how it affects women and the impact of this from a work perspective.
This seminar will be delivered in two parts:
This seminar is open to everyone (this includes men). The menopause is something that affects not only those who are going through it but also colleagues, managers and others who are there to support people who are going through it.
The ‘Teaching Sustainability’ one-day conference will take place on Friday 1 March from 09.00 – 18.00 in Keynes College, Canterbury. Register at Eventbrite for free now.
Staff and students are invited to attend the FREE conference hosted by William Rowlandson, Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies for the Department of Modern Languages, and Catherine Morris Environmental Adviser in the Estates Department’s Sustainability Team. Students will receive 20 Employability Points for attending.
The conference aims to build networks across the University and beyond to embed the UN Sustainability Development Goals into the University’s curriculum.
On the day, speakers from across the sector will share how these issues have been addressed at their university. You will also get the chance to explore:
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The conference is supported by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education through the Teaching Enhancement Small Support Award (TESSA).
Further support has been provided by the Master of Keynes College as part of Keynes College 50 year anniversary celebrations.
This Valentine’s day, we want you to love yourself. That’s why we’re offering students an exclusive one-day-only 20% off flash sale where you can save up to £32. So if you’re not already a member of Kent Sport, this is a great opportunity to join us. You can even purchase for that special someone; you simply need their student ID number, found on the back of their Kent One card.
The 20% student membership discount is available on Thursday 14 February only. Gold will be reduced to £131.20 (was £164) and Silver will be £112 (was £140). Student memberships are valid until 31 August 2019.
Purchase membership online at before 11.59pm and use discount code VDAY20 at the checkout. Alternatively, visit the Sports Centre and Pavilion receptions to purchase.
To stay up-to-date with the latest Kent Sport news, activities and special offers, Like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @UniKentSports.
For LGBT History Month, the ‘Out & Proud’ LGBT+ Role Models Exhibition, previously at the Templeman Library, will be at the Drill Hall Library.
The exhibition will be opened by University of Kent Vice Chancellor Karen Cox, Champion for the LGBT+ Staff Network, at the Drill Hall Library (Medway campus) on Thursday 14 February at 16.00.
Please register for your FREE ticket on Eventbrite.
‘Out and Proud’, curated by the University of Kent LGBT+ Staff Network, aims to highlight the diverse experiences of staff on our campuses who share their stories to show the realities of being a queer person. From coming out stories to awkward conversations and incidences of discrimination and harassment, the exhibition is an honest representation of real people, from the harsh realities to the wonderful acts of solidarity and humanity.
Fancy getting your bike checked over for free? Visit Dr Bike on Thursday 21 February outside the Student Hub from 11.30-14.30.
Dr Bike are trained bicycle mechanics who regularly come onto campus to check and adjust your bike for free. The service is available to University of Kent and University of Greenwich students and staff.
Additional work will be quoted individually but will always be at a special reduced rate.
For more information visit our Dr Bike webpage
If you do not own a bike, check out the Rent & Ride cycle hire scheme.
In the latest episode of the Nostalgia podcast series, Dr Chris Deacy, Reader in Theology and Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, speaks to Dr Jeremy Scott, Senior Lecture in the Department of English Language & Linguistics.
In this episode, the Jeremy discusses growing up in the ‘stab’ capital of the Metropolitan area; why pubs are an important part of the British landscape (and why their demise might be seen as an instance of secularisation); spending so much of his childhood outdoors; growing up in a musical house; the name of the first record that he bought; his passion for writing stories; putting on various ‘masks’ at university; being at odds with current literary practice; and why he is an ‘aspiring, recovering nostalgist’.
Coming up in just over two weeks will be Professor Darren Griffin, Professor of Genetics in the School of Biosciences, who is doing groundbreaking work on IVF, human sperm, how genes organise into chromosomes, and the genome structure of dinosaurs.
This workshop aims to provide an understanding of the appraisal (RPD) process, including how to plan for the discussion and how managers may wish to flex their approach to this.
It will also provide insights into some of the skills required to make the most of an appraisal (RPD) discussion and understanding of objective setting.
The workshop is aimed at all staff members who are interested in preparing for their appraisal (RPD) discussion and is taking place on Friday 22 February. Book your place by logging onto Staff Connect.
The winter/spring issue of the University magazine is out now.
Features in this edition include:
Canterbury: You can currently pick up a copy from the Gulbenkian and the Sports Centre (Templeman Library coming soon).
Medway: Copies of the magazine will be available from the Deep End foyer from Friday afternoon.
Alternatively, if you’d like to be sent a copy in the internal mail, please email your name and location to Chris Wenham: c.wenham-455@kent.ac.uk
You can also take a look at the latest magazine online on the Alumni webpages.
Work has already started on the winter 2018 issue of the magazine, but if you’ve got ideas for it, please contact the Editorial Board via c.wenham-455@kent.ac.uk