StressLess

Good luck to all those who are working towards their end of semester assessments. StressLess is here to help you - whether that’s through relaxing in the StressLess Zone in Augustine House, accessing helpful resources through your Digital Library, attending an event and connecting with others, improving your skills with the Learning Skills Hub or speaking to your Personal Academic Tutor…

The Drill Library Hall Team are offering Library Skills sessions throughout May to help you with your revision and final assignments. Plus, the Hub team is in Library on 11 and 16 May to give you an extra exam boost with free fruit and bottles of water and stationery give aways to help with your revision.

Mental Health Awareness Week - 9-15 May

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, from 9-15 May, we will be raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing and the practical steps we can take to address it.

Our connection to other people and our community is fundamental to protecting our mental health and we need to find better ways of tackling the epidemic of loneliness. Throughout the week there will be a range of events to help the CCCU Community to connect from wellbeing walks to coffee mornings, from creative activities to a special Moves App Challenge. Click here to find out more.

Vision 2030 Online Workshop – 11 May

Thank you to all those students who attended our Vision 2030 workshops to help influence the future shape of the University. If you still would like an opportunity to take part we are also running an online session on 11 May from 3pm. Click here to book your place

Student Recruitment Fair – 25 May

Christ Church is not just a great place to study but a great place to work. We want to support our home-grown talented students and if you start your career with us, you will enjoy a competitive salary, excellent development opportunities and a great working environment with a wide range of benefits. Plus there are also lots of opportunities to earn while you learn with temporary part-time roles offering great work experience and a chance to enhance your CV. Come along to our Student Recruitment Fair on 25 May from 11am- 3pm at the Food Court to find out more.

Our Careers and Enterprise Team also have another busy month of workshops planned, including Microsoft Office Training, interview support and ways to make your CV shine.

Diamond Jubilee Events

The Cathedral Group Choirs Festival Performance, Canterbury Cathedral - Saturday 14 May 7.30pm to 10pm.

A feast of choral music provided by the choirs of the twelve universities that comprise the Cathedrals Group (universities bound together by their church foundation). There will be a performance from each choir, before the choirs unite for the performance of a major choral work at Canterbury Cathedral. Free but advanced booking required.

Interdisciplinary Learning and Research Conference: Tackling the Big Issues Together - 8 and 9 June

To mark CCCU’s jubilee year, the conference on 8 and 9 June explores the use of innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to tackle the problems the world is facing. Our speakers will discuss the adoption of interdisciplinarity in a wide range of subject areas to develop understanding and make a positive difference. Click here to find our more.

There are a range of events throughout the year to mark the Diamond Jubilee! Check out the full the programme here.

End of the Academic Year

End of year Student Showcases.

There is a whole week and more of celebrations to mark the achievements of our students from the School of Creative Arts and Industries. They are all free, although we ask you to pre-book, so why not come along and enjoy a range of great performances and shows?.

• Dance@Canterbury End of Year Performance, Mon 23 May, 7 – 9.30pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Dance@Canterbury Final Year Performance, Tue 24 May, 7 – 9.30pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Musical Theatre Showcase, Wed 25 May, 7 – 9.30pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Performing Arts Showcase, Thu 26 May, 7 – 9.30pm, Anselm Studio 1
• Creativity at CCCU: BA Exhibition, Fri 27 May – Sun 12 Jun, Daphne Oram
• Summer Prom Concert, Fri 27 May, 7 – 9pm, St Gregory’s Centre for Music
• Commercial Music Showcase, Mon 30 & Tue 31 May, 7.30 – 10pm, Anselm Studio 1

There are also lots of Arts and Culture events happening throughout the month. For details on all of the above click here

A reminder to return your books!

With the end of the academic year in sight please remember to return your library books before you disappear for the long summer holidays. Many people continue to study during the summer and could really benefit from having full access to all the resources we provide. So, if you no longer need your academic books why not return them for others to use? If you are in your final year, you really need to return all your books to the library, otherwise we will have to charge you for the full cost of replacing them. Details of how to return your books are available on the student webpages

Moving Out

As the end of the academic year approaches so does the prospect of moving out of your accommodation. This can be a busy and stressful time so whether in private or University accommodation here is a useful checklist to help things go smoothly.

We appreciate that when moving out extra rubbish can be generated but we want to work with you to reduce any impact on the community, encourage recycling where possible and ensure your moving out is hassle free. The Students’ Union are teaming up with the British Heart Foundation to make it easy for students to dispose of possessions they don’t want to take home. Look out in your Halls of Residence for donation boxes. For further information click here.