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COP29: A VIEW FROM BAKU

Giles Polglase has returned from COP 29 and shares his reflections.

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What do we say to children on World Children’s Day?

Zulfi Ali asks whether we can still claim to be standing by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. I have been involved in organising celebrations for World […]

St Albans Court and Becket Miracle Window

This week will give me a chance to catch up with what has been happening concerning the CKHH, which means I have two events to cover: Victoria Stevens’ presentation at […]

It Must Be Love ❤️: A Journey into Transformation, Feminine Wisdom, and the Unveiling of Love’s True Nature 

By Tom Delahunt the #hobopoet and Carolyn Oulton In my PhD research, which navigates the complex intersections of love, consciousness, and trauma in nursing, I see love as something far […]

Front covers of film posters with QR Code to promote activating your account and joining BFI Player with university account.

A new addition to your Digital Library: BFI Player

Discover your Digital Library! BFI Player now available through LibrarySearch! Happy Viewing.

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Meet the Team – Matthew Hood

What do the Student Life and Guidance (SLG – formerly SLW) Team do?  The SLG team can meet with you face-to-face and online if you are experiencing any issues you […]

Lawn and Order: How the Unattainable Beauty Standard is Invading Our Green Spaces

Slender, healthy, tall – but not too tall. Soft and comforting, resilient and of course, beautiful. These are all words that you may use to describe a partner; however, they […]

Drawing Activities in Hunan Province, China

I travelled to China with my family last year and would like to share some pictures from this trip. It was hot when we arrived in Xiamen, China, to help […]

Spotlight on our alumni Community Heroes: Andrew Malcolm

For over ten years, Andrew Malcolm (PGCE 11-18 (Art and Design) 1994) has dedicated his time to the well-being and education of military children around the world, and for this […]

Student Voice Survey

We want to know what works for you – so we can do more of the same – and the areas in which you think we can improve. We value […]

The Medway Business and Innovation Conference

On Tuesday 22nd October, the three Universities of Medway joined together in collaboration to support local businesses with a free conference that aimed to drive economic growth and innovation in […]

New partnership with BFI supports student opportunities in film

The University has joined forces with the UK’s leading organisation for film and moving image, the British Film Institute (BFI), giving selected students access to hundreds of films through BFI […]

Innovation in Action at Kent Science Park: The EDGE Toolkit and Immersive Centre at CCCU 

We were excited to join forces with Kent Science Park (KSP) for an event that brought together creativity, science, and enthusiasm. The collaboration between CCCU and KSP marks the beginning […]

Managing emotions as a medical student – Part II: What can help?

Part I explored what stressors can look like as a student, particularly a medical school student. In Part II, the SLW team will be looking broadly at what you can […]

Awards 2024: Celebrating Psychology Achievements

On 29 May, the Golden Apple & Student Voice Awards Ceremony was held by the Student Union at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), where our Psychology department proudly represented with […]

Authentic assessment for graduate interview and application success

By Kristine Pole On average, employers receive 86 applications per vacancy, up 23 per cent on last year (ISE, 2023) but only 28% of students reported being confident searching for […]

Staff Varsity

Staff Varsity

Join the Ultimate Showdown: CCCU vs. UKC What’s Happening?Get ready for an exhilarating day of sportsmanship and friendly competition. The University Staff Varsity Competition is a brand new event featuring […]

APSC Equipment list

The equipment listed below is available for loan or use depending on the model. Please contact APSC@canterbury.ac.uk 10 days prior to your desired day. Victoria – birthing simulator – Gaumard […]

Meet the winners of The Big Idea Challenge 2023

This year CCCU’s Student Enterprise Service, LaunchPad, proudly introduced The Big Idea Challenge: a brand-new competition encouraging all CCCU students and recent graduates to share their impactful ideas in hope […]

Arts & Crafts Service at Canterbury Cathedral 1937

The ‘Arts & Crafts’ service at Canterbury Cathedral in 1937. This was filmed by by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each […]

The Beginning Teacher in the Science Religion Encounter

End of Project Online Event This project is a research project led by Canterbury Christ Church University with 5 other universities, funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF0375) as part […]

School of Allied and Public Health Professions School Awards 2022

We are pleased to celebrate our award winners of 2022 and wanted to share some of their inspiring quotes.

World Book Day: Spotlight on Student Author

Chantil Thomas, first year Media and Communications student, shares her motivation around her debut book ‘Selah-Encounters’ with the Canterbury Christ Church Student News team. I’ve always been writing, never really published […]

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Being a Leader of Smart Working

The development of the new Smart Working Framework here at Christ Church gives you, our leaders, an opportunity to embrace contemporary and motivating ways of working with your teams: enhancing […]

Can we all be superheroes?

What do superheroes mean to us and who can identify with them? John McGowan is joined by Clinical Psychologists Lauren Bryan, Gina Harwood and Alan Hebben-Wadey to talk about superheroes. […]

Nuria Martinez Research Interests: I am interested in exploring the relations between social identities, rhetoric, collective action and social change in intergroup contexts. Current Research Projects: My current research is […]

Key trends in the legal market to know about before you apply to work in a law firm.

Canterbury Christ Church University, Law School, is welcoming Mr Craig Sharpe to talk on key trends in the Legal Market and their relevance to Law Students on Monday 31st at 3-5 […]

Is your child in preschool or reception?

Canterbury Christ Church University’s Learning and Development lab are looking for children and parents who would like to take part in new research. Our ‘Talk about Thoughts and Feelings’ and […]