What's happening in March 2025

Your wellbeing

There are lots of ways for you to look after your wellbeing this month:

• National Student Money Week – 3-7 March
  Boost your financial wellbeing! Join the Student Money Adviser for fun activities to rethink your spending habits. 

• Medway Hub has Pets as Therapy – 4 March, The Hub and Wellbeing Wednesday, 12 March, The Hub

• University Mental Health Day – 13 March
  Prioritise your wellbeing on Uni Mental Health Day with StressLess from 1-5pm and take part in our mental health and wellbeing zine-making project.

• International Day of Happiness – 20 March
  Celebrate with an interactive Journey to Success treasure hunt across Canterbury Campus! Share your university experience, build belonging, and win instant prizes—up to £100 in vouchers! Book your place now.

• BRIT 2025 for Mental Health & Wellbeing – 8 March
  The BRIT Challenge is back! Walk 25,000 steps through the Kent countryside, connect with others, and support mental health.

Ramadan
We are here to support our Muslim students during Ramadan. Join the CCCU community for a vibrant Iftar gathering to celebrate together on 21 March, 5.30 – 8pm in Augustine Hall.

Sensory room open in Augustine House
The new sensory room is now open! With adjustable lighting, comfortable seating, and a range of ways to control your sensory experience, students can reset between studying or social sessions. Find it on the ground floor of Augustine House behind the Library Point in room AHg.03a.

Your academic success

Library open 24/7
To support you in the run up to and during assessments, Augustine House will be open 24/7 from 3 March – 23 May, excluding the Easter weekend. See full opening hours on the library website.

Advent assessment results
You may have seen your marks posted in Blackboard, but those don’t necessarily reflect your final results. Courses on semester calendars will be able to access their advent results this month.w/c 3 March. You will be notified via your university email when you can view them in MyRecord (in ‘My Assessments’, under the ‘My Studies’ tab). Make sure you check them and plan your next steps to success.

Your future, your success

National careers week, 3 – 7 March
Celebrate National Careers Week on Handshake, your online careers platform. Access free resources and workshops, network with potential employers, and book one-to-one career guidance.

Postgraduate opportunities

• Thinking about teaching? Find out more Verena Holmes main entrance 13 March, 10:30am-3.00pm.  Pop by for an informal chat with Suzanne Hawley from the Department for Education to find out about routes into teaching

• Don’t miss out on the Postgraduate Community Day on 26 March to celebrate our students’ achievements and research culture. Plus, learn about pathways to postgraduate study at CCCU.

• Thinking about further studies at CCCU? Explore your options at our Postgraduate Opening Evening on 19 March.

Celebrating Student Industry Projects
Are you working on an industry-based project for your course? Students can receive cash rewards of up to £1,500 for their curriculum-based industry projects. Unitemps is taking nominations for student industry projects in three categories: innovation, collaboration, and sustainability.

Your student voice

All final year undergraduate and postgraduate students are eligible to take part in student surveys which will help shape CCCU’s future! Complete the survey today for a chance to win cash prizes.

• The Students' Union Ask the VC event on 13 March at the SU Hub, will be an opportunity for you to engage in an open dialogue with the VC & get your questions answered about university life, academic policies, & future initiatives for the University.

• Vote for your next Students’ Union student leaders. Voting opens 3 – 6 March and takes place online.

Your student life

Live your best student life with these activities and events:

• Curzon film club, in partnership with Curzon Westgate, will show Love and Friendship, 10 March, and Red Herring, 24 March.

• The Creative Innovation Hub is opening the doors on 20 March and giving you an opportunity to get hands-on experience with the creative technology. Drop by Lg21 between 10am – 2pm, no experience necessary.

• Varsity, 22 – 28 March, cheer on the Christ Church Lions as they go head-to-head in this year’s Varsity against Kent Uni.
  
  
• Check out the Medway Hub for crafternoons, social sports, Easter Egg hunts and much more!  

Sustainability at CCCU

Take action towards a more sustainable future with these free events:

• StressLess with a fabrics masterclass on 4 March in Augustine House. Learn to upcycle or salvage old or ragged clothes from landfill.

• Project 93 features a series of lectures and film screening, inspiring and encouraging greater and more active engagement and activism from students and staff.

• Potter and Prune sessions continue every Wednesday, 2 – 4pm in the Johnson Wellbeing Garden. So, get your gardening gloves and take a moment to enjoy the surroundings.

• Carbon Literacy Training is back! Learn how to make conscious changes and choices to reduce your carbon footprint.

Celebrating our successes

• The Library and Learning Resource department have secured a fifth year of Customer Service Excellence (CSE), increasing from 4 to 5 Compliance Plus elements, areas where we have exceeded expectations to delivery.
• Dr Ranj Singh – NHS doctor, BAFTA-award winning television presenter, author, health, and LGBTQ+ advocate – has received an Honorary Doctorate at Medway’s graduation ceremony.
• CCCU’s first Professor of Dance Education, Angela Pickard, has been awarded an International Fellowship Award for her outstanding contribution to dance, medicine and science.