Remember to vote in the General Election

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on 4 July - so remember to make your voice heard. And don’t forget to bring a valid ID like your Passport, Driving Licence, Blue Badge, PASS card, or Voter Authority Certificate.

Assessment Results and Reassessment

Good luck to everyone receiving their assessment results this month. Check when your results will be published here. You will be notified via your university email when your results are available and you can view them online in MyRecord (in the 'My Studies' tab, under 'My Assessments'). It is important to check your results and understand if you are required to take any further action.

If you need to undertake a reassessment, do not worry you will not be the only one and there is plenty of support in place. The Learning Skills Hub, digital library and productivity tools as well as your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) and Course Director are here to help you succeed. We know you have got this! 

Get involved this summer

Summer is the perfect time to catchup with friends, take time to relax, and try something new. From the weekly Wellbeing Café happening every Thursday throughout the summer from 2 – 4.30pm in the Food Court, to new summer event series there is something for everyone to get involved in at CCCU.

Summer events

• Monday Movies, Mondays, 3 – 5pm in the Chapel. Cast your vote on what to watch!
• Summer Chill, Tuesdays, 3.30 – 5pm in Augustine House. The Student Wellbeing Team and the International Team are joining up this summer to create a space where you can connect with others and chill out.
• Taste of Japan, every other Wednesday, 4 – 5pm in AH2.23. Experience Japanese culture and learn useful phrases & vocabulary from your peers.
• Outdoor Yoga is back, Thursday 18 July – 22 Aug, 1.15 – 2pm. Come along to explore the endless benefits of yoga in nature. All levels are welcome, including absolute beginners. Sign up today!
• CCCU Creatives, 23 July, 2 – 5pm, Lg46. Come together with a range of arts & crafts.
• Refillable Van, last Thursday of every month, 11.30am – 12.30pm at Augustine House and 1 – 2.30pm outside Verena Holmes. Stock up on essentials while avoiding unnecessary packaging.

Arts and Culture events

• Canterbury Medieval Pageant, 6 July, 11.30am – 5pm, step back in time discover reenactments, workshops, and exhibitions. Free Medieval Music Concert at 6pm.CCCU and various locations.
• The Print Pilgrimage, until 6 July in Daphne Oram. The exhibition features printmaking from East Kent Schools Together.
• The Electric Guitar in Popular Music,12 July, 9am – 6pm, Daphne Oram. A day to share research about the electric guitar from a range of fields.

Shaping your future

Use this summer to reflect on your university journey, plan your future career, and develop new skills.

• Prepare for your future: The Careers and Enterprise Team is here to help you get ahead this summer with an online four-part Interview Preparation series. Explore the Careers and Enterprise Hub and attend LinkedIn Workshops to prepare for that graduate job. 
• Gain work experience: Boost your finances with a summer job through Unitemps. Sign up now.

Your student voice

Take a five-minute survey: Were you a CCCU foundation or undergraduate student in 2022/23? We want to hear your views on our grading criteria, which was updated in July 2022. Your anonymous online participation will help shape future developments. Take part today.

Celebrating our successes!

• Engineering students help shape a sustainable future: While working alongside industry experts, our students investigated and researched plant fibre materials with the aim to reduce plastic use.

• Celebrating literatures best kept secret: CCCU has been involved in co-designing a new exhibition celebrating Canterbury’s Aphra Behn. Running until 18 August at The Beaney. You can also watch Aphra’s radical, shocking, political and sexy play: The Amorous Prince; or the Curious Husband, 2 July, 7.30-8.45pm in Anselm Studio 1, £14.
  
  
• Improving equality for people with learning disabilities: Our students have been working with bemix to address the challenges people with learning disabilities face when accessing health services.

• Alpine F1 Team train in the University’s SportsLab: Alpine’s Rac(H)er Programme hosted a test and training camp last month in collaboration with the University’s SportsLab.

Read, Learn, Return!

We would like to remind all students to return library loans that they no longer need, particularly those in their final year.

We do not charge fines on overdue items (except for document delivery items); however, if an item is overdue on your account for over 14 days it is considered lost, and you will receive an invoice by email for any replacement costs.

If you do take loans home that are then requested by another user, you still have the option to post them to your home library if you cannot make the trip to the library to return them. Find out more about read, learn, return!

2024/25 Graduation Dates

If you are a final year student, we know you will be looking forward to your graduation. You can find the dates for 2024/25 here and when to expect your invitation. Invites for September Graduation will be sent on 24 July and you will need to reply by 7 August – so make sure you keep an eye on your email.

Support over the holidays

We want to remind you that our student support services are available for everyone during the summer. Whether in person or online, the i-zone, Student Wellbeing, the Library and Learning Skills Team are available to support you.

Remember, 24/7 emotional support is available via our partner, Spectrum.Life. Offering in the moment support from qualified professionals online, via text and telephone. So, whether you are back home in the UK, overseas for the summer, or you stay local, someone is always there for you.

Stay in touch this summer

Check your university email for regular updates throughout the summer. You can access your Welcome Back Hub for all the information you will need to plan your return for the new academic year.