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Universities must lead growth — CCCU shows how 

Professor Mike Weed and Abbie Kempe explain how universities can deliver more than degrees, and support local and national economic growth.   The UK is at a crossroads. Productivity remains […]

In Memoriam: Professor AJR (‘John’) Groom

We are sad to announce the passing of Professor AJR (‘John’) Groom, teacher of many Politics and IR students at CCCU between 2005 and 2015.

Introducing: Huiwen, SGO Projects Officer

Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Huiwen, and I’m thrilled to be joining the Student Green Office this year. 🌿 I’m a PhD researcher at CCCU exploring how AI can support students’ […]

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Discover Your Library: Finding your library books

A step by step guide to finding the resources that are on the library shelves. Use LibrarySearch, understand classmarks and loan types to discover items.

The Uncomfortable truth behind Piggies Glasses.

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, there is a moment that never leaves me: Piggy’s glasses shatter. It is more than an accident of rough play, it is the […]

Self-care as a Medical Student

Tolani, a second year KMMS student and your MedSoc Social Secretary for 2024-25 sat with the SLG team to talk to us about how self-care sits with her as a […]

New Exhibition: ‘How We Visualise Canterbury Castle’

How We Visualise Canterbury CastleSept 15 – Dec 12Verena Holmes GalleryVerena Holmes Building, CCCUNorth Holmes RoadCanterbury, CT1 1QUNormal Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00 – 16:00(Please note that occasionally the exhibition may […]

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It really is the taking part that counts…

Universities across the country have introduced inclusive participation programmes over the past decade and the result has been a major increase in student engagement in sport at university. At Canterbury […]

From Public Sector to Research Consultant: My Journey into Freelance Social Research

Alumna Dr Naomi Clemons is a freelance social researcher who runs an independent consultancy. She spent over 17 years working in research, evaluation and analysis in the public sector as well as a teaching at a university.

T.S. Eliot

This unique sequence featuring T.S. Eliot was filmed by Sydney Bligh in June 1935. It shows the actors from ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ in full costume parading for the camera. […]

The Nightingale, the Chough and the Phoenix – flying together in Canterbury and Kent

From my perspective, this is the last CKHH blog. Consequently, I would just like to say that when Matthew Crockatt said back in 2014 the best way to build an […]

Driving collaborative action in cancer care across Kent and Medway

Last week, the University co-hosted an impactful event, convening key stakeholders from academia and industry to initiate a collaborative conversation around improving cancer outcomes in Kent and Medway. With a […]

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PDS Website Launches

🎉 We’re Live! Welcome to Psychology Data Science (PDS) We’re thrilled to announce the official launch of the Psychology Data Science (PDS) website — a new hub for researchers, students, […]

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 […]

Wishing You Well This Assessment Period

Wishing all our students the very best for the upcoming assessment period! We know this time can feel intense, but please remember: you’re not alone. Your tutors, course teams, and […]

Success for multi-professional fellows: 

Omoy Omana and James Barber celebrated the completion of the fellowship funded by NHSE and BSMS, designed to support innovation in simulation, at an event at the University of Sussex. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]