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Join old friends and new on a trip of a lifetime – join the webinar on Thursday 22 April 7pm for full details.

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Dr Robin Baker CMG

Dr Robin Baker CMG has been appointed the next Vice Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University.

Dr Baker, who is currently Vice-Chancellor of Chichester University, will join Canterbury Christ Church on September 1, 2010.

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The Vice Chancellor, Professor Michael Wright, has been awarded a CBE in the 2010 New Year Honours.

Professor Wright received the award for his contribution to higher education and the community of Kent.

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Following the success of the ongoing 'Business First' graduate placement project, Canterbury Christ Church has secured funding from a new government funded internship scheme.

The Graduate Internship scheme, launched by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 February, has made more than £13 million available by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to the 50 universities participating in the scheme.

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© George Rowlett

Immersing himself in the landscape around him, George Rowlett has developed a body of work that captures the essence of light and colour through a direct and inventive application of paint. The richness of the impasto surface that he achieves sets these paintings apart bringing an exciting dialogue between image and surface, light and form.

© Eupemia MacTavish

Euphemia MacTavish 17th April – 8th May

Euphemia MacTavish makes drawings and prints from an intense engagement with a specific place. Her observations have become an autonomous signature for everyday occurrences, a personal political stance. Her most recent works the panoramas and ‘Castles in the Air’ come from anger about war, destruction and the build-break-build fashion in town planning. The shoe is women and men.

Image © Eupemia MacTavish ‘The Shoe’ Detail of a panorama 2009

This exhibition highlights the work of graduating BA Fine and Applied Art students from Canterbury Christ Church University Department of Art. Works include ceramics, sculpture, printmaking and painting.

Symbolism and Numerology in Music – The Number 7 - see website for full details of films, talks, workshops, concerts www.soundsnew.org.uk or email info@soundsnew.org.uk

Singakademie Stuttgart and Cantata Choir perform Thomas Tallis Spem in Alium, as part of Project 2012. Conductors: Stefan Weible and Grenville Hancox.

Tickets: £10 (students £5).

MAGGINI QUARTET with David Campbell (clarinet) Mendelssohn Opus 12, Weber Clarinet Quintet. .

Tickets: £12 (students £6).

Placementmaker Ltd is a small UK-based firm which manages EU programmes providing an excellent range of work placement opportunities to graduates and young professionals across Europe.

World of Skills offers graduates, from all fields of study and with linguistic skills:
- A placement of typically 20 weeks, relevant to their field of study, in a European Country
- A tax free allowance between €1200 - €1500/month, in support of living costs, for the duration of the placement
- Full support from their team (pre-placement workshops and tutorials on cultural and professional insertion, rigorous checks of host companies).

All placements could lead to a permanent position! For full details, contact: placements@worldofskills.com

© Vitalij Sicinava

Artybuzz.com is an art community for anyone who enjoys or is involved in art, photography and design of all kinds. At Artybuzz, anybody can exhibit, admire, sell and buy art, photography and design of all kinds on a range of products including canvas art prints, giclee art prints, t shirts, posters and more.

Artybuzz costs nothing to join and opens its arms to anybody who wants to join in the community. To take a look for yourself simply go to www.artybuzz.com, or contact info@artybuzz.com if you have any questions

Travel Webinar
Join us from the comfort of your own computer to view this live online presentation on Thursday 22 April at 7.00 p.m. All you need is an internet and phone connection and you will be able to hear real time commentary and ask questions of our presenter about these great destinations. Please use the link below to join the webinar:

www2.gotomeeting.com/register/876051498

The Best of Ancient China
Departing 8th October 2010
16 days / 36 Meals

Highlights include:

Shanghai, Guilin, Xi’an and Beijing
Yangtze River Cruise
The Three Gorges
Terra-Cotta Warriors
The Great Wall

The Wonders of Iceland
Departing 19th September 2010
8 days / 10 Meals

Highlights include:

Reykjavic
Blue Lagoon
Golden Circle
Thingvellir and Skaftafell National Parks
Nature Cruise
Lectures from expert Smithsonian guides

(These tours are managed by Collette Worldwide Holidays. All tours are escorted by a Collette Tour Manager and include return scheduled flights from London Heathrow Airport, quality hotels, meals and sightseeing as detailed in itinerary)

To learn more about these trips and to request a full itinerary, please contact: Collette Worldwide Holidays on freephone 0800 804 8703, email: sales@colletteworldwide.com, quoting ref: “Canterbury Christ Church Alumni”

Our alumni can now enjoy a new service to help book tickets to London theatres – and save money.

Westendtheatre.com is one of the UK’s premiere websites for booking London theatre tickets and has large allocations of tickets to premium shows, and discounts and special offers to a wealth of West End musicals and plays.

They have set up a special Theatre Club for Canterbury Christ Church University alumni – www.westendtheatre.com/canterbury - that brings together their latest offers and discounts.

All offers and tickets are subject to availability. Check the website for details.

cottages4you are offering Canterbury Christ Church University alumni a 10% discount off their next cottage or villa holiday!

Group discounts for 10 or more are also available at NOISE under 26. For full details, visit: www.lpo.co.uk/noise

cottages4you offer a choice over 15,000 properties throughout the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Book your cottage holiday with cottages4you and your holiday could be one long, leisurely escape where you are free to relax, eat, shop and enjoy the space that is your home from home. Choose from a short break of 2, 3 and 4 nights or stay for a week or perhaps even longer. Whatever your choice, cottages4you are sure to have the perfect property for you.

To search online, check availability and book your dream holiday property visit www.cottages-4-you.co.uk/canterbury or call our holiday helpline on 0845 268 1807. To receive your 10% discount simply quote code ‘CANT10’ when booking.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is offering you the opportunity to enjoy up to 35% off when you stay at one of hundreds of selected hotels across the UK . Applicable for reservations and stays until 31st December 2010.

What’s more, if you want to truly become the stuff of legend, enter their awesome prize draw to win a family holiday to New Zealand. Closing date 31st May 2010

To book your weekend deal, visit: ihg.com/alumni, or call 0871 423 4874, quoting exclusive.

Terms and conditions apply.

Free and open to all

The University is hosting a series of informative and entertaining public lectures throughout the term across the campus network.

Full details available on the public lecture page

Then why not suggest they check out the courses on offer at your alma mater.

View the prospectus for more information.

If you are thinking of returning to University either to enhance your career prospects or to change your career path entirely, we offer many courses which may be of interest to you. Most of our courses are flexible to fit in with your lifestyle or circumstances.

If you have ever wanted to make a positive impact on someone’s life and be remembered for making a difference, then teaching could be for you. The Faculty of Education offers many different routes into teaching and one could be just right for you. ... read more

The Faculty of Health and Social Care has a range of courses to suit health professionals wishing to advance their career paths. ... read more

The Faculty of Business and Management can help you progress in your career with their flexible programmes…. read more

For information on all postgraduate courses ... read more .

Being a student at Canterbury Christ Church is about making new friends and realising your goals in life. It is about the whole student experience and many former students count their university years as among the best of their lives.

The Alumni Fund can help you to contribute towards that experience so that students can benefit from the rich and rewarding experience at Canterbury Christ Church as enjoyed by previous generations.

Contact the Vice Chancellor's office for more information.

The University produces a  range of gifts and memorabilia.

The Exclusive range carries the University logo and the Premium range carries the traditional crest. To see the full range visit the Memorabilia website .

We are delighted to be able to keep in touch with you and keep you informed of the University's activities and your former cohort.

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