Canterbury Christ Church University Bookshop

Bookstalls, Conferences & Events


Michael Rosen
Medway Pop-Up Bookshop

Folkestone Pop-Up Bookshop

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f you would like the Bookshop to provide a range of titles for your conference please contact us. From book signings to graduations we support a variety of events across all campuses.

Book readings and events are also advertised on the University Events Pages.

 


Forthcoming Events

 

Wednesday 29th May 2013
Reading for Pleasure
Author Event with author Conrad Mason
& illustrator Guy Parker-Rees
TOSH 9.45am-12pm
Goblin's GiftDemon's WatchGiraffes Can't DanceAlien Tea




 


Tuesday 4th June 2013
SEN Conference
Andy Bloor
Guest Speaker: Tina Rae
TOSHAnger AlphabetConfidence, Self-Esteem...Building HappinessPositive People

 

 

 

 

 

 


Wednesday 5th June 2013
Students on the MA in Creative Writing
Chaired by: Tibor Fischer
Students will read extracts from their prose fiction, offering a wide and wonderful range of styles and voices.
Sidney Cooper Gallery

 



 

Previous Events

Research Methods in the Early YearsKey Persons in the Early YearsLearning Together in the Early YearsPhilosophical Baby

Wednesday 8th May
MA Early Years Practitioners
Haslemere Museum Surrey

 

Baby RoomWorking with Babies and Young ChildrenFriday 19th  April 2013
4th Annual Baby Room Conference
Keynote Speaker: Anne Meade:
"A curriculum for infants: 20 years of respect for the competence of New Zealand's youngest citizens"

Old Sessions House Building Canterbury Campus

 




Friday 19th to Saturday 20th April 2013
SEMPRE International Conference "Setting the Tempo"
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Brynjulf Stige of the Grieg Academy
UCF Folkestone Campus

Contemporary Voices in Music TherapyInvitation to Music TherapyWhere Music HelpsUniversity Centre Folkestone

The SEMPRE conference will consider the need for a progressive research programme on Music Health and Wellbeing. There will be a focus on the use of music in community health settings, in public health promotion and community development and the therapeutic application of music in health and social care settings.



Reading Series 2013 (Wednesday 17th April) - Stav Sherez

Black MonastryDark RedemptionEleven DaysStav Sherez
Join us again at the Sidney Cooper Gallery when Stav Sherez, author and deadhead, will be reading from and discussing his work. The Gallery opens at 5.30pm with a free glass of wine, the reading will take place from 6-7pm. Don't miss these wonderful opportunities to listen and pose questions to our leading contemporary writers.


 

Becoming a Primary Maths Specialist TeacherMonday 8th April 2013
11-2pm
MAST Conference
Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education
Rowan Williams Building - Medway Campus

Thursday 11th April 2013
11-2pm
MAST Conference
Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education
Rowan Williams Building - Medway Campus

 


Wednesday 6th March 2013
Amanda Smyth
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery - 5.30pm for 6-7pm

Black RockKind of EdenAmanda Smyth


Thursday 28th February - Sunday 3rd March 2013
Annual ESREA Life History and Biography Network Group Conference: Researching Learning Lives

(Follow link to programme here)



Thursday 7th February 2013
Ann Widdecombe Public Lecture
NHS - Facing the Future
Old Sessions House Og46

Act of Treachery Clematis TreeAct of PeaceAutobiography


Monday 21st January 2013
Living Well: Eradicating Health Inequalities for People with Learning Disabilities in Kent and Medway Rowan Williams Court Rwg20 Medway Campus
CANCELLED due to adverse weather conditions - will be rescheduled.


Understanding PhonicsFriday 18th January 2013 10am-3pm
Phonics & Reading...the Story So Far
Event for NQTs
Old Sessions House Og46

Over the course of this academic Canterbury Christ Church University's Primary Education Department are offering graduates the opportunity to attend workshops that have been specifically designed to support them as they develop in the first period of their career. Tickets are available from the Department.

Delegates with be taught by experienced professionals including University tutors and leading experts. A lunch will be provided for all delegates. The Bookshop will be present with a range of picture story books and phonics titles.


 

Positively Last PerformanceWednesday 16th January 2013
The Life and Work of Geraldine McCaughrean Lecture & Book Signing
Ramsey Lecture Theatre (Rg38) 5-7pm


If you read for pleasure yourself and/or are keen to promote an enjoyment of high quality literature within an educational setting, this event is perfect for you. Come along to hear from the acclaimed author and CCCU alumnus Geraldine McCaughrean, who will speak about her life and how her experiences have influenced her books. She will discuss how her books might be used in the classroom and will take questions from the audience. At the end of the evening you will have the opportunity to purchase books and the author will take part in a book signing session. Tickets are £5 available from the Department of Primary Education.


Developing Teacher ExpertiseThursday 10th January 2013
Margaret Sangster: Developing Teacher Expertise: Exploring Key Issues in Primary Practice
12-1pm Lecture followed by Book Launch/Signing
Special Price £15.99 20% Discount

 

 

 



Wednesday 12th December 2012
Roma Tearne
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery

Road to UrbinoBrixton BeachMosquitoBone China


Nigel DouglasJoy of Opera
Thursday 6th December 2012
Nigel Douglas - Memories of Benjamin Britten
Public Lecture followed by Book Signing
6pm St Gregory's Centre




 




Thursday 29th November 2012
Annual Thomas Becket  Lecture 2012
Dr John Guy
Augustine House 6pmThomas Becket

Dr John Guy will be discussing the subject of his latest book ‘Thomas Becket: warrior, priest, rebel, victim a 900 year old story retold’ in a public lecture on Thursday 29 November. The venue is Augustine House at 6pm

In the book Dr Guy draws on a vast array of contemporary records, personal letters and first-hand accounts to build a psychologically gripping account of this iconic man, the turbulent times in which he lived and the pivotal role he played in the nation's history.

Copies of his book will be available for sale before and after the lecture, at a special event price of £18

 


Power, Freedom, CompassionFriday 23rd - Saturday 24th November 2012
CARN/IPDC Conference 2012
Towards Creative Action: Transformations and Collaborations in Practice
Ashford International Hotel


 

 

 


Wednesday 21st November 2012
Liz Jensen
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery

  RaptureUninvitedArk BabyNinth Life

We have a limited number of signed copies by Liz Jensen following the very successful Reading Event on 21 November at the Sidney Cooper Gallery. Her latest novel, the Uninvited, is part psychological thriller, part dystopian nightmare. Liz has been three times nominated for the Orange Prize, as well as the Guardian First Novel Award. She has been described by Fay Weldon as 'one of our best writers, sometimes surreal, sometimes down to earth, always with a great and embracing human sympathy'



Saturday 10th November 2012
Joint OMEP & CCCU Conference
Making a Difference: Transforming Early Years Practice
Medway Campus
Guest Speakers to include Michael Rosen, Eunice Lumsden, and Linden West


We're Going on a Bear HuntCentrally-Heated KnickersSelected PoemsMichael Rosen

 


Making a Difference: Transforming Early Years Practice
(Brochure - right click and open in new tab)

Children, their World, their EducationCreating Learning without LimitsMonday 5th November 2012
Primary Education Conference
Salomons Campus


Save £10 off the cover price of the Cambridge Primary Review


 




Minding a GapThursday 11th October 2012
Alan Bainbridge & Linden West
Book Launch - Psychoanalysis and Education
TOSH Foyer









Wednesday 10th October 2012
Jake Arnott
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery
He Kills CoppersHouse of RumourJohnny Come HomeJake Arnott



Tuesday 9th October 2012
Pop-Up Bookshop - University Centre Folkestone
We will be visiting UCF with a range of recommended titles, and setting up stall in the main foyer from 11am to 3.30pm. Please do come along to browse. We can order any book in print, all with discount. Free delivery is to UCF Reception every Wednesday.



Golden JubileeMonday 16th - Wednesday 18th July 2012
Jubilee Conference: At the Crossroads - New Directions in Teacher Education
Faculty of Education
Details to be confirmed






Friday 13th July 2012
Third Annual Baby Room Conference
Faculty of Education
Location: TOSH.



Friday 22nd June 2012
Speak Up for Languages
Languages Conference for Primary & Secondary Teachers
Department of Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education
Anselm Hall


Friday 8th June 2012
Rebels, Rioters, Revolutionaries
3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference
Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Powell Building


Thursday 31st May 2012
SEN Conference Day
Department of Primary Education


Thursday 24th May 2012
Primary Education Conference
Keynote Speaker: Prue Goodwin
Department of Primary Education
 


Saturday 19th May 2012
Jubilee Celebration Day
North Holmes Campus

Book Signing & Author Talks with Geraldine McCaughrean.

Orchard Book of Greek MythsOrchard Book of Roman MythsGeorge and the DragonGreat Stories from British History

Death Defying PepperRouxA Little Lower than the AngelsPeter Pan in ScarletCanterbury Tales


Teaching English with DramaSaturday 5th May 2012
Mark Almond
'Innovate in ELT Conference'
Department of English & Language Studies
Laud Building








Tuesday 1st May 2012
David Crystal Public Lecture
"Internet Linguistics"
Old Sessions House Og46

Words Words WordsBegatStories of EnglishDavid Crystal


Friday 27th April 6-7pm
Lawrence Norfolk
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery
Lempriere's DictionaryPope's RhinocerosIn the Shape of a BoarLawrence Norfolk


Saturday 21st April 10am-3.30pm
Froebel Conference
'Developing Curriculum Frameworks for Early Childhood Education'
Chaired by Prof. Tina Bruce CBE
Department of Childhood Studies
Old Sessions House


Thursday 19th April
Fresher's Day
Medway Campus


Tuesday 10th April 12-2pm
MAST Conference
Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education
Rowan Williams Building - Medway Campus

Thursday 12th April 12-2pm
MAST Conference
Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education
Rowan Williams Building - Medway Campus


Freud and Education
Thursday 29th - Saturday 31st March
Psychoanalysis and Education: Subjects and Selves in the Teaching and Learning Process
Education Research Directorate
Laud Building - North Holmes Road Campus




 




Friday 30th March 6-7pm
Sadie Jones
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery

OutcastSmall WarsThe Uninvited Guests - JUST PUBLISHED
Sadie Jones



Friday 24th February 6-7pm
Matt Thorne
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery
All Hail the New PuritansCroatian NightsCherryGreengrove Castle


Tuesday 21st February 2012
Michael Wood Public Lecture
"The Making of Britain: National History and Local History"
Old Sessions House Og46

Alexander the GreatConquistadorsDark AgesDomesday Quest  


Friday 27th January 2012
Tibor Fischer and Carolyn Oulton
Reading Series - Author Event
Sidney Cooper Gallery

Good to be GodCrushed Mexican Spiders / Possibly Forty ShipsUnder the FrogCarolyn Oulton


Wednesday 7th December 2011
Mark Hammond Public Lecture
"You're not the boss of me now - 783 years of human rights in the UK"

Old Sessions House Og46


Monday 5th December 2011
Dr Andrea Sella
Annual Christmas Lecture: "How the Zebra Got its Stripes - Where Chemistry Speaks and Darwin is Silent"
Augustine Hall, Augustine House


Thursday 10th November 2011
Public Lecture
Carolyn Oulton - Forgotten Victorian Women Writers

University Centre Folkestone


Monday 7th November 2011
'Children Their World, Their Education: Reclaiming the Agenda'
Primary Conference
Salomons Campus, Tunbridge Wells


Thursday 27th - Friday 28th October 2011
Praying for Peace: Spirituality and Interfaith Dialogue
Old Sessions House Og32 & Canterbury Cathedral Lodge


Tuesday 11th October 2011
Max Egremont Public Lecture
"East Prussia: on Europe's Edge"

Old Sessions House Og46


Wednesday 28th September 2011
Morris Gleitzman - The Life & Work of Morris Gleitzman
Augustine House


Friday 9th - Saturday 10th September 2011
SEMPRE Conference
Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts & Health
University Centre Folkestone


Friday 22nd - Saturday 23rd July 2011
Victorian Print Media Conference
Department of Media 


Friday 15th July 2011
2nd Annual Baby Room Conference
Department of Professional Development


Wednesday 13th - Thursday 14th July 2011
Talking About Dementia Conference
Dementia Services Development Centre


Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd July
Cutting Edges Conference
Autonomy & Community in Language Learning, Teaching & Training
Department of English & Language Studies


Monday 27th June 2011 - Afternoon
Andy Armitage et al - Developing Professional Practice - Book Launch
Department of Post-Compulsory Education & Training


Monday 27th June 2011 - Morning
Stephen Brookfield - Critically Reflective Teaching
Department of Post-Compulsory Education & Training


Friday 24th June 2011
What About the Children Conference - Emotional Neglect in the Early Years
Faculty of Health & Social Care


Saturday 11th June 2011
Conference - Froebelian Exploration of Outdoor Play & Learning

Department of Childhood Studies


Thursday 2nd June 2011
Enhancing Reading Conference
Department of Primary Education


If you would like the Bookshop to provide a range of titles and stock, for your conference or event please contact us. We will be able to confirm our availability, and arrange a brief meeting to ensure we understand and best meet your needs.

We research those titles authored by key note speakers as well as sourcing general stock reflecting the themes and subjects under discussion - in order to have on display and for sale the most relevant titles.

UKGrad ConferenceWe participate in many events, from graduations to book Signings. Recently we have provided support for colleagues in Language Studies; Occupational Therapy; the Faculty of Education; and the Sidney De Haan Research Centre.

We are able to attend conferences across the campus network. We visit Medway every two weeks during term time, and Folkestone once every term.