Futures Days

Get ready to dive into 36 hours of excitement with our first Futures Days on 8-9 May! It's all about coming together as a community to support fellow students facing hardships. We've lined up a ton of fun activities like scavenger hunts, climate escape rooms, a gunge tank challenge, CCCU Bake Off, MUGA challenges, sports massages, and more – all for a good cause!

Supporting you to succeed in your end-of-year exams

Good luck to everyone preparing for their end of year assessments! We know it's a stressful time, but we've got your back. Here are some tips to help you perform your best:

• Check your exam timetable- it is important that you are available as these are formally set exams and cannot be changed.

• Take advantage of the range of support available from your Personal Academic Tutor, Learning Skills Hub, Digital Library, and Peer Mentors. Medway students can book a one-to-one session with David or Kat from the Learning Skills Team for queries about essay-writing, referencing, critical thinking, using the library, and all other academic skills.
  
  
• If you need IT help swing by the IT Drop-In every Wednesday until 29 May 2 – 4pm, AH2.23. They also offer one to one support and training.
  
  
• StressLess with regular wellbeing events. On 23 May, the Library StressLess event includes a range of arts and crafts, board games, puzzles, Nintendo Wii and more. In Medway Lynne will also be available for a chill’n’chat at Drill Hall on 14 and 23 May from 10am- 2pm. 

Careers support and job opportunities

Earn extra money over the summer holidays

• Job alert - join our student social media content team and help new students settle in. Share top tips, give tours of the campus, and promote our different services on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Apply now.
  
  
• Unitemps have also launched micro internships offering students the opportunity to work for a local business!

So why not sign up for Unitemps and see what else is available.

Secure a graduate job

Throughout the month of May, the Careers and Enterprise team are hosting a ‘Interview Preparation’ series that will equip you with all you need to know about the interview process. They are also offering a range of LinkedIn Workshops from setting up your profile, job searching, and learning how to network. Book your place now!

End of the academic year

As the academic year winds down, here’s some key things to remember:

Read, Learn, Return!

Return your library books before the end of the year so students on summer courses and those who’ll have reassessments can utilize them as well. If an item is overdue on your account for over 14 days, it is considered lost and there is a charge for replacing the item.

Moving Out

As the end of the academic year approaches so does the prospect of moving out of your accommodation. We have developed a Moving Out Checklist to help you get back your deposit, recycle your rubbish and much more.

Students’ Union Hub

The building will be closed over summer from 31 May and will reopen in September.

Celebrating our successes

Let's celebrate your successes! Join us for a series of end-of-year performances hosted by students in Arts and Culture throughout May and June. From Musical Theatre Showcases to the Annual SCANDI Musical, there's something for everyone.

• Musical Theatre Showcase:14 May, 7 – 9pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Final Year Drama and Performing Arts: 15 May, 7 – 7.45pm, Anselm Studio
• Performing Arts: 16 May, 7– 8pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Dance@Canterbury: 20-21 May, 7 – 8.30pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Commercial Music: 28-29 May, 7 – 10pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Summer Prom Concert: 30 May, 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Gregory’s Centre for Music
• 2024 BA Exhibition: 28 May-7 June, 10am – 3pm, Daphne Oram Creative Arts Building

Plus, the Annual SCANDI Musical: Wind in the Willows: 12-15 June, Anselm Studio 1, free to CCCU students, daily 7.30 – 10pm, matinee: Sat 15 June, 2 – 4.30pm.

Other events:

• Kent Police Drop-ins, Tuesdays 1 – 3pm, Canterbury Campus and online.
  Book your appointment here and get support and confidential advice from a local officer.
  
  
• Annual Becket Lecture 2024, 4 May, 5.30 – 7pm, OS.0.01, free
  In this year's Annual Becket Lecture, Professor Elisabeth van Houts will explore the career of Matilda from uncrowned queen regent to retirement in Normandy when she championed Thomas Becket.

• Inaugural Lecture: Professor Bernhard Gibbs, 8 May, 5.15 – 7pm, OS.0.01, free
  Professor Bernhard Gibbs (Professor of Biomedical Science) will deliver his Inaugural Lecture, "Understanding allergies: What we know and what we don't know".
  
  
• Chaplaincy Get Togethers – Join the team on 22 May for a special edition of Tea @ 3 where the Chaplaincy will be making and eating scones in the Chapel. Then on 24 May there will be Band & Barbeque on the Anselm Lawn.
  
  
• Graduate College Open House Research Seminar, 22 May 10am – 12:30pm, 0.10 (Erasmus). This open house seminar will focus on AI and Big Data and will be facilitated by the Graduate College’s Academic Lead for Researcher Development, Puneet Tiwari.
  
  
• In Conversation: Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, 15 June, 1 – 3pm, Pg09, Powell Lecture Theatre, free to CCCU students. CCCU are proud to announce a conversation between multiple Oscar winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell and Professor Ian Christie. To get your free ticket(s) please use the promotional code CCCUTALE when prompted.
  
  
• New exhibition: Earth Charter, until 28 June, Verena Holmes Gallery, free
  This collaborative exhibition explores the principals of the Earth Charter, through graphics, photography, and sound.