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Five day trips from Canterbury campus
One of the best parts of student life here on Canterbury campus, in my opinion, is travelling. The campus benefits from a superior location right in the heart of the Garden of England – Kent. Close to...
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Employability at Kent
When looking at different universities to apply to, one of the most important things you’ll be thinking about will be how your time at university will help you to get a job. Luckily, here at Kent there...
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Preparing for the weather: Winter in the UK
Second term happens to fall into the winter months, here in the UK. And if you’re an international student like me, it’s quite likely that you’ve never experienced a winter in this country. I had no...
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Business start-up advice at Kent
By working through the careers award on Moodle I learned a lot about my aspirations for a career, and what is important for me to get out of work and life in general. The traditional graduate job...
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Where to study on campus
We are well into the spring term already, and thoughts will soon turn to looming coursework deadlines, and the dreaded revision. Living on campus it can be tricky to get peace and quiet in halls as...
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Mature student lunch with the Vice-Chancellor
A very special luncheon appointment occurred last week of around twenty or so people. It was an opportunity to meet the Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen Cox in a one-hour session to discuss issues and...
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The industrial action and our staff
I’ve been wondering for the last day or so how to give mention to the industrial action that is taking place nationally, but without going into the politics or whys and wherefores of it all. This set...
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Transform your social footprint – why students should be on Linkedin
“I wondered and I prayed and I Googled.” ― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions With Google being man’s modern God, the social media generation (generation Z) can attest to the fact...
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Eight things to think about after graduation
The graduation hats have been tossed and your well earned degree is clasped proudly in your hand. The next couple of employment years is somehow hinging on a single piece of paper. So what next? Life...
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Canterbury’s top 10 bars and pubs
Canterbury’s top 10 bars and pubs Citi Terrace Based in the heart of central Canterbury, Citi Terrace is a superbly trendy bar and restaurant, popular with students for its superb sharing platters,...
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Canterbury’s top 10 restaurants and cafes
Saint Smokey’s Smokey’s is an authentic family run BBQ house, with a Caribbean twist. Saint Smokey’s BBQ house also has a healthy and very reasonably priced menu. Also promising a minimum wait of 15...
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Looking forward to stage two
As we approach the end of August, it is definitely time to start thinking about the new academic year and what lies ahead. It also signifies the completion of my first year at Kent and I really cannot...
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Places to visit off campus
Folkestone harbour arm – The Folkestone harbour arm is roughly 30 minutes from the Canterbury campus, it is a vibrant and fun strip of different businesses and restaurants which stretches into the...
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How to use the library
The Templeman Library is where you will end up spending many of your hours here at Kent, not only socialising and completing notes and work, but also in order to check out books, borrow laptops, watch...
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What support is available at Kent?
Lecturers and Academic staff All of the teaching staff you will have here at Kent have allocated office hours in which you are able to visit them in order to discuss any academic content they have...
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Life in Canterbury: The Pokémon Go Community
If you were on campus last Sunday you might have seen several large groups of people staring into their phones. No, they weren’t ignoring each other, they were taking part in Pokémon Go’s community...
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Student housing tips
Think about who you want to live with – This is probably one of the most important decisions you’ve made since picking Kent. Who you live with has a massive impact on your university experience Don’t...
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Tech stack tips
Tech Stack Tips You’ve just graduated and secured a place in that grad scheme or junior role that you wanted, that’s great, most of them will enrol you onto numerous courses for you to quickly grasp...
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How to write a postgraduate personal statement
My name is Caroline, I am a current PhD student and undertook both my undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Kent. Naturally, having to write three personal statements throughout my...
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Four skills I’ve learnt during Postgraduate study
As a first year PhD student, who also studied their undergraduate and Master’s degree at Kent, I’ve developed a fair few skills along the way. in this blog post, I’ll be sharing four invaluable skills...
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