Let's talk about the iDEA award!
- iDEA is an accessible online learning programme that helps you gain employability, digital and enterprise skills, completely for free! Read ...more
Mental health and wellbeing of children and young people during Covid-19
- Academics from across the University discuss the impact Covid-19 has had upon children and young people from disadvantaged or marginalised ...more
ReCap Training
- A self-directed training module ‘ReCap- First Steps‘ is available on the HR & OD e-Learning portal. Go to the HR&OD e-Learning portalSelect the ...more
Get started with ReCap at home
- ReCap can be accessed off-campus through Blackboard courses in-browser*, login at https://learn.canterbury.ac.uk, meaning that users can continue to view content that has already ...more
Making sense of the language we want children to hear
- Sarn Rich discusses 'strong language' used in children's films rated PG and U. Recently, a couple of articles have appeared in ...more
Wat Tyler, Lossenham project and Cuxton - a fascinating mix
- This week I want to start with an event that took place at Smithfield just over 640 years ago because ...more
OverDrive - new library e-book and audiobook service
- We're pleased to announce we now offer access to e-books and audiobooks via OverDrive, a service used by many public ...more
Summer Re-Orientation and Support
- Programme Director, Dr Demetris Tillyris, explains how we will continue to support students over the summer months. As part of our commitment ...more
Why so surprised? A very brief history of sexual harassment in schools
- Dr Chris Beighton explains why the recent Ofsted report into sexual harassment in schools is not a surprise. Chief Ofsted ...more
PebblePad Training
- The Learning Technology Skills Developer currently offers three different PebblePad training workshops: PebblePad: Getting StartedPebblePad: Build and Edit WorkbooksPebblePad: Access, View ...more
PebblePad Guidance and Support
- Help with PebblePad The links below will direct you to PebblePad's own guidance and support pages: Pebble+ Help pagesPebblePad and ATLAS ...more
Get started with PebblePad
- PebblePad is accessible to staff and students from the PebblePad tab on the homep[age in Blackboard. PebblePad can be used for ...more
V is for... Volunteering
- Volunteering is the act of giving your time to help others. It might be unpaid, but don’t be fooled, it ...more
Green Heritage, Medieval Animals and Lych Gates - sustainability in action
- Firstly Max Barrett's 'A - Z of Kent' for BBC Radio Kent reaches 'Tudor Canterbury' night, Friday 11 June at ...more
Document Delivery Update - June 2021
- The document delivery service allows you to request items from other libraries when they aren’t available through LibrarySearch. As of ...more
It’s only a game? Maps, identity and Ukraine’s new football shirt
- Dr Alex Kent discusses the implications of Ukraine’s new football shirt for Euro2020. Ukraine has issued a controversial new football strip ...more
Padlet Training
- The Learning Technology Skills Developer offers a 1 hour 'Padlet: An Introduction' workshop bookable via ...more
Mentimeter Training
- The Learning Technology Skills Developer offers a 1 hour 'Mentimeter: An Introduction' workshop bookable via ...more
Collaborate Training
- A self-directed training module ‘Collaborate - Getting Started‘ is available on the HR & OD e-Learning portal. Go to the HR&OD e-Learning portalSelect ...more
Easier access to e-books through LibrarySearch
- In the last year we’ve been accessing e-books like never before. This isn’t surprising, considering what’s been happening in the ...more
Let's Talk About Death: A Faith in the Nexus Seminar
- Death is inevitable, but is often hidden away, talked about in whispers. Finding the language to talk with children about death ...more
Downloading and Archiving Submissions
- Blackboard Assignments Why you should download and archive submissionsHow to download submissionsDownloading Feedback and Mark ...more
Covid 19 and the Balance of Great Powers
- Kehinde Abolarin assesses the ongoing fallout of the pandemic as the Great Powers jostle for position and influence. The coronavirus and ...more
What a reunified rail means for sustainable travel
- A recent government announcement shared plans to reunify the national rail under one governing body, which is slated to make ...more
Are you a current CCCU student? Keep reading!
- Well, have we got a challenge for you! We think your career matters, and we want to help you prepare ...more
A letter of... creating opportunities
- This week we have some blogs written by our Alumni as letters to our recent graduates. Allow yourself to be ...more
A letter of... compassion and recognition
- This week we have some blogs written by our Alumni as letters to our recent graduates. Allow yourself to be ...more
A letter of... reaching for the stars!
- This week we have some blogs written by our Alumni as letters to our recent graduates. Allow yourself to be ...more
The Creative Heart
- Pythagoras said that the most divine art was that of healing. And if the healing art is most divine, it ...more
Alumni Panel
- This Friday afternoon we have a panel of CCCU Alumni to answer your questions... but who's going to be there? This ...more
Medieval Animals, Marc Morris and Kent History Postgraduates - great ideas
- I thought I would start by mentioning a Kent matter. The Agricultural Museum Brook (near Wye) will be reopening again ...more
Student website temporarily unavailable
- The student website, including all library pages, is currently unavailable after an unexpected error occurred while updating the site. LibrarySearch is ...more
Summer Opportunities
- Not sure what the summer has in store? There are some great opportunities out there... This is set to be a ...more
Could there be more to learning a foreign language than rule-learning and word lists?
- Sarn Rich responds to new proposals for teaching modern foreign language GCSEs in schools. Considering the UK’s history of trade and ...more
Amazon buys MGM film studios. So what?
- Dr Jake Monk Kydd explores the business implications of Amazon's acquisition of MGM film studios. Amazon reportedly made over a staggering ...more
Thoughts on margarine - what does the man in the street think?
- Mass Observation (1937-1967) and Mass Observation Project (1981-2009) are two social research projects conducted during the 20th century. Read on ...more
New support for systematic reviews: Cochrane Interactive Learning
- Are you tackling a systematic review but not sure where to start? Struggling to define your review question or come ...more
Battling ducks, other animals, lych gates and Anglo-Saxons - busy times!
- Many apologies to all those who wanted to join the ‘In conversation with Dr Marc Morris’ event on Tuesday evening, ...more
Enterprising a volunteering passion project- Alex Richardson’s story.
- Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to transforming individuals, pioneering knowledge, enriching communities, and building a sustainable future. Whilst supporting ...more
What doesn’t work about the ‘Zero Waste Mason Jar’ Trend
- A recent trend on social media has seen people making ‘trash jars’ or ‘zero waste jars’, designed to impress and ...more
It's share a story month - part 3 of 3
- Share a story month is here and this year they are encouraging all to pick up a book and explore ...more
Engineering During Lockdown at Canterbury Christ Church University
- by Dr Rihana Ishaq, Director of Engineering at Canterbury Christ Church University While the whole country has spent most of the ...more
Why I Chose to Study... Computer Forensics and Security
- by Katie Ainscough, Year 1 Computer Forensics and Security student, Canterbury Christ Church University I am currently in my first year ...more
Why I Chose to Study... An MEng Over a BEng
- by Oliver King, Year 2 Chemical Engineering student (MEng), Canterbury Christ Church University I am a second year Chemical Engineering student ...more
Why I Chose to Study... Computer Science
- by Reem Khider, Year 1 Computer Science student, Canterbury Christ Church University The ability of computers to impact on nearly everything ...more
Why I Chose to Study... Computing
- by Lewis Warner, Year 1 Computing student, Canterbury Christ Church University I knew I always wanted to become a teacher and, ...more
Can my students read my books? Guidance for academics on negotiating contracts with publishers
- Background: what’s the problem? If you’re writing an academic book, you presumably want your students to read it. To dothat, ...more
What's new in the library for health students?
- There have been some fantastic new resources purchased for health students over the past academic year and we'd like to ...more
A letter of... great perseverance
- This week we have some blogs written by our Alumni as letters to our recent graduates. Allow yourself to be ...more
A letter of...exploring options
- This week we have some blogs written by our Alumni as letters to our recent graduates. Allow yourself to be ...more
U is for... Unitemps
- What is Unitemps? How can they help you with your career? Read on to find out more... It’s likely that you’ve ...more
SCANDI end of year showcases go online
- Students from the School of Creative Arts and Industries are busy preparing online presentations of their best work. Over the ...more
A short guide to the Science Religion Encounters Survey
- Take the survey here: https://tinyurl.com/nicersurvey https://youtu.be/-U1zTGC80mo Watch a short intro video here to hear what it is all about and download this ...more
Who are Unitemps and how can they help your business?
- To contact- Unitemps@canterbury.ac.uk or visit their website. Canterbury Christ Church University are passionate about connecting businesses to student and graduate talent, ...more
Lossenham, community projects and Marc Morris - looking forward
- Many congratulations to Dr Claire Bartram for gaining TWO IHR Centenary Partnership Event grants, this is fantastic news: https://www.history.ac.uk/our-century/centenary-partnership-events and ...more
Stories of Success Series (1)
- The Story of Success Series is brought to you by the Enterprise and Engagement Team at Canterbury Christ Church University ...more
What is your view of the world? What makes you who you are?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFRxKF-Jdos Text from the Theos website: This new animated film by Emily Downe, created in partnership with Culham St Gabriel’s Trust and Canterbury Christ Church ...more
Kentish saints, rebels and early kings - a fascinating county!
- This week has seen a whole raft of meetings rather than events, but I thought I would mention that Dr ...more
NICER research drawn on for Ofsted Religious Education Report.
- Ofsted has just published its Research review of religious education (Published 12 May 2021). in RE pupils enter a vibrant ...more
Authentic assessment
- This case study describes how authentic assessment in Politics enhanced student attainment, engagement and well-being. The case study, by Susan Kenyon, ...more
A chilling debate? Cultivating free speech on campus
- Dr Chris Beighton discusses free speech in Higher Education. Among many announcements in the Queen’s speech on 11th May 2021 ...more
Trevor Cooling interviewed on Jason Ramasami's Vlog
- Emeritus Professor Trevor Cooling talks with experienced RE teacher Jason Ramasami about the experience of collaborating and cooperating productively with ...more
PhD Opportunities in RE, Christian Education, Faith and spiritual development and Christian school leadership.
- PhD Opportunities in Education, Childhood and Youth Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, UK, include the opportunity to study ...more
Welcome to the Arts and Culture Blog
- Jodie Sherell, 2020 The Arts and Culture team works across the University to create and support exhibitions, events and performances. In ...more
After Religious Education?
- Professor Bob Bowie I have been invited to be apart of the "After Religious Education: Reimagining Religion and Worldviews Education" project ...more
Elections 2021 Roundup: Same but Different?
- After “Super Thursday” Dr Paul Anderson analyses the results and what they mean for Britain’s parties and politics. Thursday’s bumper set ...more
Earth Day 2021 - restoring our world
- Professor Peter Vujakovic, Dr Stephen Scoffham and Dr Paula Owens, argue for better mapping for a sustainable future on Earth ...more
Elections 2021 roundup: same but different?
- After ‘Super Thursday’ Dr Paul Anderson analyses the results and what they mean for Britain’s parties and politics. Thursday’s bumper set ...more
Moving in (and out) sustainably
- The end of the academic year can be a very stressful time with assessments and summer fast approaching. With the ...more
Mental Health Awareness Week - Mindfulness Minutes
- Stress can manifest itself in many different ways: headaches, body fatigue, low mood. By taking time to be mindful, you ...more
Knowing narratives: challenging the spectacle of racist discrimination
- Dr Chris Beighton discusses institutional racism in the UK. The controversial recent report by the Commission for Race and Ethnic ...more
Laura Lea - National Lead for Expert by Experience: Psychological Professions
- Laura Lea, in addition to her role as Co-ordinator of Service User and Carer Involvement at Salomons Institute, took up ...more
Kent History Postgraduates and Kent Maps - exploring space and time
- I thought I would start this week by saying that I really like the display in the CCCU Bookshop front ...more
Redefining the Tourism and Visitor Economy in the South East
- At Canterbury Christ Church University, we pride ourselves on our national and international partnerships which help to make our work ...more
Cris de coeur
- This image means something so much more than it is possible to express. Imagine as a new artist and poet ...more
Becket, Lossenham and Magna Carta - amazing week!
- Due to wanting to check a statistic that I had seen in a report, I thought I would do my ...more
Why Connect with Canterbury Christ Church University?
- Connect has been developed by the Enterprise and Engagement Team at Canterbury Christ Church University to provide organisations with insight, ...more
International Recipe Fest - Vegan Jollof Rice (Nigeria)
- Back in December, previous SGO Kumba held an International Recipe fest over Teams with the aim of compiling and sharing ...more
International Recipe Fest - Frik (Algeria)
- Back in December, previous SGO Kumba held an International Recipe fest over Teams with the aim of compiling and sharing ...more
Who are the Occasional Belongers?
- This recent seminar led by Dr Ann Casson draws upon some key findings from the Faith in the Nexus report ...more
Canterbury skeletons and Kent history - more discoveries
- I thought I would begin with some great news. Dean Irwin is now Dr Dean Irwin. Very many congratulations Dean, ...more
Becket, Lossenham, Medieval Animals and St Dunstan's - exciting projects
- As promised, I’m bringing news of ongoing projects involving Centre staff and without putting any pressure on Dr Diane Heath, ...more
NEW RESEARCH PROJECT: Consolation and hope in a time of crisis
- Consolation and hope in a time of crisis is a two-year funded research project commencing in June 2021. It aims to investigate ...more
Education Formation and the Church II: Brokenness, sin and grace in human formation
- Call for papers (Please submit your proposal not later than the 21st of April 2021)Education Formation and the Church II (August 25-27, ...more
NEW! PGDip in Clinical Neuropsychology at Salomons
- The Salomons Institute has just added another accredited postgraduate professional programme to their repertoire of offerings. This programme is a ...more
Salomons Bids Farewell
- Salomons Institute has recently said a very sad farewell to two long-serving senior members of the staff team as they ...more
Communist Manifesto 2.0
- If Marx were to write the Communist Manifesto today, what would he say? Third year students taking Political Ideologies in Action ...more
Palm Oil: what is it and why is it controversial?
- Palm oil was a big topic of conversation a few years ago, but since then it seems to have slipped ...more
Buying second-hand clothes can help you slash your carbon footprint
- As students, it can be incredibly difficult to make changes to our own lives to reduce our carbon footprints. We ...more
Mental health and Sustainability -The importance of starting conversations
- When we think of sustainability it is only natural that we think of the environment, that is mainly what we ...more
International Recipe Fest - Grilled Yassa (Gambia/Senegal)
- Back in December, our SGO Project Officer for BAME Projects, Kumba, held an International Recipe fest over Teams with the ...more
Response to UCAS Report: 'Where next? What influences the choices school leavers make?'
- Dr Anne Nortcliffe reflects on the recent UCAS release. Drawing on data from across Kent and Medway, she considers how ...more
Annual Law Dinner
- The School of Law at Canterbury Christ Church University holds many networking opportunities for their law students throughout the academic ...more
Announcing the Launch of the WISE South East hub
- In partnership with the WISE Campaign, the University will host a new WISE South East hub to support women and ...more
A Glimpse Inside the Verena Holmes Building Engineering Workshop
- Take a look at some photos of our new engineering workshop! Housing a range of the latest industrial and hand-held ...more
Digital Transformation: A novelty or a necessity
- by Professor Mohamed Abdel-Maguid BEng, MSc, PhD, SMIEEE, FCMI, FIKE Pro Vice-Chancellor for STEM and Dean of the Faculty of Science, ...more
Virtual Trip to Brussels 2021
- Question: what do you do when you cannot take students to visit Brussels? Answer: we bring Brussels to us. ...more
Building on a Sense of Place with a Design for the 21st Century
- by Mark Haslett, Hamilton Architects A profound sense of place lies at the heart of the design inspiration for the creation ...more
Situation Awareness
- This is the first blog here. I will bring subjects that often crop up in discussion and offer them up ...more
Working in Diplomacy Roundtable
- Today, students on the BSc third year Foreign Policy Analysis module and MSc International Relations (Security Studies) degree participated in ...more
Face-to-Face Student Support Drop-Ins Return
- With more students coming back to campus from 8 March, the Student Wellbeing Advisers will be returning to Augustine house ...more
A Military Coup in Myanmar – Back to Square One?
- Dr Soeren Keil, who has been working in Myanmar since 2016 as an expert supporting democratization and federalism reforms, reflects ...more
Student Blog Post – Studying during a Pandemic
- “…University will be moving all of its learning and teaching online…” are likely to be 11 words that the majority of ...more
Wither the Union….?
- Dr Paul Anderson explores the current challenges facing the Union and the calls for Scottish independence. It is no surprise – or ...more
Graduates supporting our current students
- A big thank you to all of the graduates who have given their time and expertise to support our students ...more
Does Parliament perpetuate a culture of Elitism?
- Third Year BSc Politics Student, Jed Dashwood, blogs about elitism in British politics The answer to this question seems blindingly obvious. ...more
Walkie Talkies
- Walkie Talkies is a Podcast aimed to help you feel more connected at CCCU. Designed purely for the Staff and ...more
Archiving the Sum Poasyum
- Thanks again to everyone who attended, contributed or made the Riddley Walker at 40 Sum Poasyum, Sum Tyms Bit, possible. Further ...more
- Nuria Martinez Research Interests: I am interested in exploring the relations between social identities, rhetoric, collective action and social change in intergroup ...more
- Klara Jurstakova Research Interests: My research interests generally include group processes and social identity, with particular focus on collective action, leadership, and ...more
- Keli Jenner Recent Publications: Iredale, W., Jenner, K., Van Vugt, M., & Dempster, T. (2020). Giving guys get the girls: Men appear ...more
- Dr Liz Spruin Recent Publications: Spruin, E., Dempster, T., Islam, S., & Raybould, I. (in press). The effects of a therapy dog ...more
- Dr Anke Franz Recent Publications: Spruin, L., Mazova, K. Franz, A., Mitchell, S., Fernandez, A., Webster, T. & Holt, N. (2019). The ...more
Montage of poetry and affection,
- There's a video of X-Ray Spex performing Identity that sticks in my mind. The video is live footage, and described on YouTube ...more
Wings of a Butterfly
- I wanted to say thank you, too. I have been told many times to think about sharing my work - ...more
Tiny Manyings for Riddley
- Artist Julieann Worrall Hood and researcher Paul March-Russell will be discussing Paul’s research and his interest in Russell Hoban’s Riddley ...more
‘Simple, structured and varied’: Blended Learning for Level 4 students within the Sports, Exercise and Fitness module
- This case study describes how we moved the Sports, Exercise and Fitness module to blended learning, with a particular focus ...more
Conducting an overseas fieldtrip online: how the Geography Programme ‘visited’ Malta without leaving the UK
- When their Level 5 residential field trip to Malta was cancelled due to the Coronavirus, the Geography Team quickly and ...more
Building learning community in a socially-distanced Welcome Week: using Padlet in Sports and Exercise Sciences
- Welcome Week has always been a big event for our Sports and Exercise Sciences Programmes. Pre-Covid, new students began their ...more
Teaching core academic skills across modules and Programmes in the Life Sciences
- Our Life Sciences Programmes will be teaching core academic skills in ‘intensive practical weeks’ in Semester 1. Requirements for social distancing ...more
Using social media to reinforce student engagement, learning community and academic skills: the Politics blog during lockdown
- In lockdown, the Politics blog has become an invaluable tool for communicating with our students, providing a platform for academics and students ...more
Online fieldtrips: Tourism Management and Hospitality Management
- The Level 5 Malta field trip is a highlight for Tourism Management and Hospitality Management students – and staff. The ...more
‘It’s so much easier to be there for our students’: enhancing engagement and support by using MS Bookings in Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Supporting our students through 1-2-1s is central to attainment, retention and other outcomes. However, arranging 1-2-1s has become more complex, ...more
A short reflection on my Foundation Year with Law Journey
- I completed the Foundation Year with Law and Business; the name speaks for itself in many ways. Foundation year truly ...more
Film Screening: 'Sum Tyms Bytin Sum Tyms Bit'
- Thursday 15th October at 6pm, at Folkestone Harbour Station, on Platform 1 Feral Practice's film Sum Tyms Bytin Sum Tyms Bit ...more
Session Three: Discussion, Talk and Performance
- The pandemic has meant that we are taking our day with Riddley Walker online – to request the link to ...more
New BPS report explains why so many of us are depressed, and how we can build a less depressing society
- On 9th October 2020, The British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology launched its report Understanding Depression, presenting a psychological view ...more
A new guide to help young people with psychosis
- A new guide has been published to help young people who experience psychosis and their supporters. The booklet Understanding Psychosis - ...more
Session Two: Animal Apocalypses: Dogs and other animals
- The pandemic has meant that we are taking our day with Riddley Walker online – to request the link to ...more
Session Four: Dominic Power and Festival Read Book Club
- The pandemic has meant that we are taking our day with Riddley Walker online – to request the link to ...more
The Art of Sport
- Christ Church Sport & Active Health have worked with the incredible and very talented photographer Lucy Mohr, along with the ...more
Distance Drift: future archaeology walk
- Sunday 25th October 2020, 10am, Twitter The pandemic has meant that we are taking our day with Riddley Walker online – ...more
Session One: Emily Guerry, The Legend of St Eustace
- To request the link to view this event, please click here. This will be sent to you shortly before the ...more
POSTApocalypse: SaveAs Writers competition longlists announced
- This year’s SaveAs Writers International prose and poetry competitions took on a post-apocalyptic theme in honour of our Riddley Walker ...more
Trainers Laced and Ready to Race!
- In October 2019 Megan Hunt; a Team Leader for the Course Enquiry Unit at the University, received a London Marathon place on ...more
Psychology Q&A Series: Dr Dennis Nigbur – Senior Lecturer
- Our second candidate for the Psychology Q&A Series is Dr Dennis Nigbur, Chair of the Faculty Ethics Panel and Senior ...more
A Civil Justice Crisis
- The rise in court fees, the reduction in court centres and judicial and administrative personnel, together with drastic cuts in ...more
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation and Experiential Learning
- Mediation is a voluntary process conducted confidentially whereby the parties to a dispute are empowered to resolve their differences in ...more
CLOCK – A Civil Justice Crisis Response
- In recent years, the UK Government has significantly cut civil legal aid in areas such as housing, family and welfare ...more
Tips to Manage Imposter Syndrome
- You are officially an undergraduate Law student, you should be excited; but instead of celebrating this achievement, you can help ...more
Two Jewels;
- In very crude geological terms Diamonds and jewels are formed deep down underground and under intense pressure. These elements ...more
“The fierce urgency of now”: navigating the challenges of sustainability education through an online conference
- This case study presents an innovative approach to organising a conference in digital format. This was led by Dr Adriana ...more
My call and xx What a special moment xx
- Poetry from the heart... Imagine for a second being alone in the world, not this world as it is now of ...more
Mike and Sonia on BBC Radio 3
- On the eve of the project launch, BBC Radio 3 aired a special edition of Free Thinking featuring three projects from ...more
A RESPONSE TO PHE’S REPORTS ON DISPARITIES IN RISKS AND OUTCOMES OF COVID-19 FOR BAME COMMUNITIES
- Academics from across different faculties question whether the recent Public Health England reports have made any ground-breaking revelations around the ...more
The Smell of Yellow
- Can we smell colour? What do yellow, green, purple, or brown smell like? For my dissertation I was keen to ...more
More than staring at a screen: fostering creative practice and self-efficacy in distance learners
- In this case study, Sonia Overall, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, presents enhancements that she has put in place in ...more
The Listening Project - Part five: Athena SWAN represents me
- By Tom Troppe, Doctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Education You might ask how an organisation founded to advance the rights ...more
The Mindfulness Maze
- There is so much mindfulness about it can be hard to choose a way forward. Sarah Strohmaier investigates how you ...more
Research, Covid-19 and the science. Why I am more than a number.
- By Clare Keys, Senior Lecturer in Special Educational Needs and Primary Education A consequence of the global pandemic caused by the ...more
What do my students see….
- By Kerry Jordan-Daus, Principal Lecturer I have been troubling over something one of my students wrote; all of my white teachers ...more
Consciousness
- So, like a rising tide of awareness unlearnt I am becoming aware. But it’s driven up from an internal and ...more
The Listening Project - part three
- Foreword I was asked to join the Faculty’s ATHENA Swan Self-Assessment Team before COVID-19 had even been heard of, and so ...more
#ThisIsPE initiative brings YouTube stardom to faculty alumni
- With all the remote teaching taking place, video has become a key medium. YouTube specifically has turned from a haven ...more
Teaching during lockdown: Resources for teachers, parents and schools
- We've been documenting the efforts of students during the lockdown period and how their efforts have allowed learning to continue. ...more
Playing Out: What lockdown means for children’s outdoor play
- Developmental Psychologist Dr Amanda Carr, Dr Philip Ulrich and research assistant Michelle England discuss their research on children’s outdoor play ...more
Anosmia: The loss of smell and how it affects us
- The majority of society knows the term for the loss of sight or the loss of hearing, but what about ...more
Christ Church Sport Scholars
- The Covid-19 pandemic, has denied sportspeople across the globe the opportunity to train, compete and celebrate in their successes, and ...more
School Direct students share their COVID-19 teaching experiences
- By very nature of the School Based (School Direct) route to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) course that we run, our ...more
Count Zborowski Film
- In the summer of 1924 millionaire racing driver, Count Zborowski made a series of home movies with friends, attempting to ...more
Our students: Keeping education going during the COVID-19 crisis
- In the current, unprecedented situation with COVID-19 a lot of attention is rightly being given to key workers who are ...more
Thinking differently: How the lockdown is changing the way my student teachers are engaging in research
- By Dr Paula Stone Becoming a teacher is complex and emotional endeavour, but this year has brought extra significant challenges to ...more
Let’s run further!
- Tips for runners wanting to increase their distance. Whether you are new to running, or long distances are already your thing, we have ...more
Peter Watkins and the Playcraft Film Unit
- The documentary, 'Peter Watkins and the Playcraft Film Unit' (2017) by Tim Jones focuses upon the five amateur films produced ...more
SEEKING SYDNEY
- The documentary Seeking Sydney, explores the work and life of Sydney Bligh. Bligh specialised in making newsreels of Canterbury during ...more
Parade at cricket ground
- An army parade at the cricket ground shot by George Page on 9.5mm ...more
Keep calm, but don’t just carry on
- Social psychologist Dennis Nigbur comments on the current nature of distancing and the importance of social connection. They call it social ...more
Psychology at Christchurch Podcast - PsySoc
- Psychology student Jessica Delo has created a podcast looking at ‘Psychology at Christ Church’. In her first podcast she interviews ...more
Recruitment March
- Film of a recruitment march in Canterbury. This was shot on 9.5mm by George Page, a keen amateur filmmaker and ...more
Enthronment of the Archbishop
- Enthronement of Cosmo Gordon Lang as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1928. This was filmed on 9.5mm by George Page, a keen ...more
Research Seminar: 26 February 2020 -- Yifeng Zhu, Choreography as Education
- Canterbury Christ Church University School of Creative Arts and Industries Research Seminars 2019-2020 26 February 2020 4.15pm-5.30pm Pg06 – Powell Building Canterbury Christ ...more
An outstretched hand. ‘I will carry your words to the masses, as you are me’
- Although hideously disillusioned and very pessimistic, I am in fact the happiest and at my most honest to myself I ...more
Tickets now on sale for new public lectures at Salomons
- Salomons Institute is pleased to announce the latest in our series of public lectures. On Thursday 19th March, from 6.30 ...more
Building community resilience to climate change: insights from the social psychology of groups
- Dr. Evangelos Ntontis discusses shared social identity, the role of social groups during disasters and how they emerge and evolve ...more
I got to say something and people listened
- #CCCUPIL20 crowd sourced poem So, there I sit waiting to be introduced. Thinking, what can I possibly say to this room ...more
My Lawyer is a Real Terrier
- Psychologist Liz Spruin talks about dogs as supporters of vulnerable people in the justice system Recently we’ve been having a few public lectures and ...more
How to be a blues buster!
- Blue Monday cheer-up tips are glib argues John McGowan, so what do you say when you're asked for some? ...more
CANTERBURY AMATEUR ARCHIVE FILM SCREENING No.15
- This is a new screening which has been put together as part of the 850thCommemoration of Thomas Becket. Footage from ...more
CANTERBURY AMATEUR ARCHIVE FILM SCREENING No.11
- This is a repeat of screening No.11 which was originally shown in 2016. It includes unique footage of flooding in Sturry ...more
The latest on Psychic Research
- By Dr David Vernon I’ve just returned from the 43rd Annual International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research which was held this year ...more
Psychology Q&A Series: Tom Prosser - PhD student and Instructor
- Tom Prosser is a Ph.D. candidate in Health Psychology. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Canterbury Christ Church ...more
Staff Netball
- Join in this fun session for beginners and beyond to learn some new skills. If you’re re looking for a fun ...more
Reflecting the variety of life
- Some of our Clinical Trainees reflect on the experience of difference and diversity in Clinical Psychology Training. Diversity and representativeness are ...more
A Celebration of Goran Stefanovski
- The School of Media, Art and Design will be holding an event celebrating the life of our much-mourned colleague Goran ...more
Creating the conditions for Inclusion
- I’ve now been a member of our School of Allied and Public Health Professions for just over one month, and I ...more
British Legion Parade
- Film of the British Legion Parade in Canterbury featuring Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Jellicoe. This was shot on 9.5mm ...more
MA Creative Writing - My first novel will be published in 2020!
- After becoming a full- time carer for a relative, I decided that I wanted to start writing again, initially as ...more
Denne's Mill Fire
- Destruction by fire of Denne's Mill (often called Abbot's Mill) in 1933. This was filmed on 9.5mm by George Page, ...more
British Active Student Survey is now live!
- The British Active Student Survey (BASS) is collecting insights into students attending UK colleges and universities. It aims to gain an ...more
Accessible Blackboards staff workshops
- To adhere with the Accessibility Regulations 2018, this hands-on workshop will outline how to make your Blackboard site more accessible, ...more
Creating Accessible Documents staff workshops
- This workshop will focus on Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint, showing how the in-built accessibility features within these applications can ...more
Using Blackboard Ally staff workshop
- Led by Blackboard staff, this one-day-only workshop will provide a thorough introduction to the concept of accessibility. About the Workshop Aims This workshop, ...more
Online Collaboration Workshops
- The Library, Learning and Teaching Enhancement and IT have created two workshops to encourage students and staff to collaborate online. Student ...more
Reviewing Students' Digital Capabilities in the Curriculum - a Workshop and a Tool
- When we start thinking about developing student's digital capabilities in the curriculum there are a few questions to answer: What are ...more
Cricket Girls Can
- I have always been someone that lives and breathes sport and will always be up for trying a new sport ...more
Sian Cleary Can
- Anyone who knows me will also know that sport pretty much rules my life. I’ll either be seen with a ...more
Studying MA English as a mature student
- Maggie and Clare both came back to university after a long break, having graduated 25 and 40 years ago respectively. They have ...more
Dance Girls Can
- I got into dance the same way that many people do - my mum sent me off to ballet and ...more
The benefits of a year in placement
- For this month’s blog entry Aida Malovic (Year in the Industry coordinator), invited one of the most recent students ...more
The Great Stour River
- This blog is intended to bring together the many aspects of the Great Stour River in Kent. This river rises ...more
Limited twelve hour investigation to determine variations in the concentrations of Phosphate, Nitrite and Nitrate over one tidal cycle at one site on the River Stour
- By Dr J. A. Trigwell, P. Buckley & Dr G. B. J. Dussart Report, 2000 Introduction Following informal discussions with Roger Thorn. a limited ...more
Invasion of Chelicorophium curvispinum into Great Stour estuary
- PhD Thesis Process and consequence of a local invasion of Chelicorophium curvispinum (Crustacea:Amphipoda) into a small estuary in South-East England by Phil Buckley, September ...more
Testing For A Relationship Between The Tidal Cycle And Abundance Of Corophium Volutator (Pallas, 1766) (Amphipoda, Corophiidae) In The Stour Estuary (Kent, UK)
- By Faye Mitchell Student Dissetation, 2012 Abstract The distribution of Corophium volutator has been investigated by several authors yet, to our knowledge very little ...more
Art of the Lost Conference – Student Projects and Exhibition – Cathedral Visit, June 11
- The theme for Canterbury Cathedral’s annual conference is ‘Art of the Lost’ and it will be held from November 26-28, ...more
Work in Progress Day: Presenters
- On Wednesday 29th May 2019, the CPBRA are hosting a day of work in progress presentations by staff and postgraduate ...more
CPBRA: Work in Progress Day 2019
- The Centre for Practice Based Research in the Arts is hosting a day of work in progress presentations on Wednesday ...more
My first book The Twelve Dates of Christmas (which I wrote whilst studying for my degree) will be out in Autumn next year.
- I have always been a keen writer, and after writing my way through my teens, twenties and thirties, I realised ...more
A Typology of British Cherry Blossom
- Dr Sam Vale, Programme Director of Photography at Canterbury Christ Church University, is about to publish a book on British ...more
Magz Hall: Recent Publication
- Magz Hall's chapter 'It's on Your Head, It's in Your Head: The Artistic Exploration of Radio as Material Reflections on ...more
Music and/as Process 2019 CfP
- The Royal Musical Association Music and/as Process study group will be holding their 2019 Conference at the Institute of Contemporary ...more
Magz Hall: Transmission Spores (2018)
- Transmission Spores (2018) was made for a touring exhibition called The Ash Archive, a touring exhibition across Kent, Jan – Nov. ...more
Inaugural event of the Local and Community Media MeCCSA Network
- We are pleased to host the inaugural event of the Local and Community Media MeCCSA Network at Canterbury Christ Church University, ...more
Research Seminar: 10 April 2019 -- Sam Vale
- In our last research seminar before the Easter recess, Dr Sam Vale will explore overlooked narratives in the archives and ...more
Kate McLean Exhibiting in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Kate McLean, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design, is exhibiting at Musée de la Main UNIL/CHUV in Lausanne, Switzerland from 15 February ...more
Research Seminar: Graham Birrell, Film School: How Movies Sustain Neoliberal Education
- Graham Birrell of the Faculty of Education will be exploring the interplay between film and schools, in the latest of ...more
Issues of Inclusion Webinar
- 3.30pm (UK) 10.30am ...more
Canterbury Anifest
- Canterbury Anifest, the award-winning animation festival and the largest annual event of this kind in the South East, returns on 8-9 March 2019. It’s ...more
Global Perspectives On Special Educational Needs And Inclusion Webinar
- 3.30pm (UK) 10.30am ...more
Jason Hodgson: Ligeti Quartet
- Jason Hodgson's composition will be performed by the Ligeti Quartet in Liverpool on Saturday 16th March 2019. Details of the event ...more
Magz Hall: Skyport
- Dr Magz Hall, Senior Lecturer in Radio, has been working on an installation, "Skyport", for the exhibition Air Matters: Learning from ...more
Research Seminar: Kate McLean, Nose-first: A Smelltalk
- The School of MAD Research Seminars resume in 2019 on 20 February, with Kate McLean presenting her research on the ...more
Marlow Theatre Trip
- To celebrate the end of the term and the upcoming Christmas break, students from the Playwriting module for the Creative ...more
WINTERSOUND Festival 2019
- WINTERSOUND: 24-26 January 2019 @ Sidney Cooper Gallery Returning for its third year, the Sidney Cooper Gallery is warmed from its ...more
Seminar: Time, History and Materials
- The Orpheus Institute for Artistic Research in Music (Belgium) will be hosting a seminar in partnership with CCCU for Wintersound ...more
Words n Waves
- WordsnWaves is a collaborative project which produced two live performances involving bespoke digital technologies and the spoken word in 2018. The ...more
Emily Peasgood Named Among UK's 14 Foremost Composers
- Emily Peasgood, who teaches composition in the School of Music and Performing Arts, has won a prestigious BASCA Composition Award. The ...more
- Black History Month rooted from America and was first known to be ‘Negro History Week’. Created by Carter G. Woodson ...more
Dr Kene Igweonu elected President of the African Theatre Association (AfTA)
- Dr Kene Igweonu, Principal Lecturer and Director of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, has ...more
Matthew Herbert speaks to Lauren Laverne on Radio One
- Listen to CCCU Artistic Researcher Matthew Herbert in conversation with Lauren Laverne on Radio One. The pair discuss Matthew's new novel ...more
Amazing student play part of the Being Human Festival 2018
- Student Leah Hockley (English Literature with Creative and Professional Writing) talks about her immersive play "First of the Feathers" on ...more
An International Summit
- My visit to the Creative Industries Federation International Summit 2018 – Elizabeth Waterman-Scrase. The Barbican, London. A sea of faces sipping ...more
Stan Lee: A Life and Legacy in Comics
- Stan Lee was a profoundly influential figure in comics; as comics have now crossed over to dominate Hollywood, with many ...more
Top Voices Walk Through Walls
- Top Voices will be taking part in a fantastic event called Walk Through the Walls: Canterbury Now and Then. This ...more
Ecologies of Precarity in Twenty-First Century Theatre
- Presenting a rigorous critical investigation of the reinvigoration of the political in contemporary British theatre, Ecologies of Precarity in Twenty-First ...more
Russell Maliphant named as one of London's most influential people in dance
- Russell is an artistic researcher at CCCU where he encourages our students to explore the relationship between movement, music and ...more
Strengthening Nursing, Midwifery and AHP leadership across the four countries of the UK- Burdett Trust Funded initiative
- This four UK country collaborative project which runs over 12 months until January 2019, aims to identify the processes and indicators ...more
Tristi Brownett talks about Community-Centred Approaches for Health: The Case for Arts Festivals
- My name is Tristi Brownett and I am a specialist community public health nurse, and I am employed as a ...more
Joyce Armstrong - Creative Identity
- My most recent work was commissioned by Live Well Kent/Shaw Trust, providing the art studio model of sessions I have ...more
Leah Thorn -Older Women Rock!! - valuing, highlighting, empowering and uniting early-old-age women
- I am an old age, all age woman, no way past my use-by date. Walking in ancestral women’s footsteps, I am an archive ...more
A Year in the Life of a Dementia Consultant in Australia
- In August 2017, my partner and I said good-bye to family and friends, boarded a plane to Melbourne and started ...more
My Way Code: a mental health programme for young people and adults to help build emotional resilience, autonomy, personal responsibility and identity
- My Way Code: a mental health programme for young people and adults to help build emotional resilience, autonomy, personal responsibility ...more
Dr Jude Graham- Championing Mental Health Research, Practice Development and Innovation
- In April 2017 I completed my Doctorate studies, my research explored the ways in which repeated exposure to traumatic workplaces, ...more
Dr Gaia Del Negro – Professional creativity and learning in health and education
- I had forgotten how to play imaginatively with my physical body/being, using it as an instrument of expression. The movement ...more
Helen Stanley Blogs- A Realist Evaluation of the Impact of Learning and Development Strategies in a Clinical Leadership Programme
- Since leaving full-time work, I am privileged to have become embedded in the world of a doctoral research student and ...more
Songs of the Great War
- As part of the University’s programme to mark one hundred years since the ending of the First World War, we ...more
Canterbury Festival
- Our talented staff and students are involved with the Canterbury Festival in many different ways. At lunchtime today you can experience ...more
A very bookish summer: the English Literature team look back on great reads, the conference circuit, heatwaves and chewable books
- Stefania Ciocia: I’ve had a feminist summer, and a very good one it has been too. These are the four ...more
Reflections on The Addams Family
- Testimonials from some of the student cast and crew Principal Cast "I love musical theatre and being a transfer student here this ...more
48 Hours in Canterbury: Returning to CCCU
- Written by Music Alumni: Ugne Dailidonyte When you graduate from University all the stress and anxiety connected with all the deadlines ...more
Walking Seminars
- Geography Research Group in association with the Sustainability Research Network is proud to present the 'Sense of Place' Walking Seminars Thurs 19 April 2018 Michael ...more
O what we ben!
- Discovering Post-Apocalyptic Landscapes in Andreas and Riddley Walker a project by Mike Bintley and Sonia Overall - supported by Being Human 2017 'O what we ...more
Arts and Humanities Faculty Conference
- Landscape, Space, and Place Keynote: Dr Phil Smith, Plymouth University 30th May 2018 Work on landscapes, spaces and places occupies a prominent position ...more
Film screening "One Team"
- Free film screening "One Team" Monday 19th March 2018, 16.00-18.00, Ng03 "The way they play together, the way they get along, that’s ...more
"Simply Marvellous" - Free screening of BAFTA award winning film
- Wednesday 11 April 2018 13.30-16.30, Old Sessions House Free screening of "Marvellous" followed by Q&A with Neil Baldwin and Malcolm Clark, co-authors ...more
Open lecture - "The work of Wonder" (Patrick Curry)
- Patrick will be discussing the work of wonder in three senses: the work we must do to make a place ...more
Identity and Pedagogy Research Theme conference
- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! Following the runaway success of last year’s Identity in Education mini conference we are delighted to send you ...more
Research and Employability Fair 2018
- The Section of Life Sciences hosted its fourth annual Life Sciences Research and Employability Fair at Canterbury Christ Church University. ...more
First results are in!
- The team has been working on a number of projects with collaborators across the University and the first results are ...more
ruinous landscapes in a modern city
- O what we ben! is an interactive walking and mapping project exploring the landscapes of and correspondences between two texts: ...more
Trump and the Thucydides Trap
- Professor Peter Vujakovic, Professor of Geography in School of Human and Life Sciences explores the Thucydides Trap following the historic US election victory ...more
Heritage rice in Bali: Comparing the effects of two rice varieties on paddy soil quality
- Rice is an important global crop, with half of the world’s population dependant on it. In Bali, rice farming traditionally ...more
Outreach, with a Bang!
- Last Friday a team of lecturers and instructors from Canterbury Christ Church School of Life Sciences headed to Discovery Park ...more
Struggling to choose a University? You cannot possibly do a worse job than I did.
- University Instructor for the Life Sciences Beth Gawthorpe tells us her experience in choosing a university, how everything doesn't always go ...more
Erasmus International Exchange- Difficult but worth it?
- PhD student and Instructor in the Life Sciences Chris Hobbs takes us on his Erasmus year journey, and throws in ...more
The Vice Chancellor's Challenge - Sports Day 2017
- On the 23rd of June Team IMS went on tour to Polo Farm to compete in the first "Vice Chancellor's ...more
Traffic Lights team attends HEFCE Catalyst project workshop in Birmingham
- Marian McCormick and Chris Harvey joined colleagues from across the UK who have been awarded funding from HEFCE via the ...more
CCCU team wins HEFCE Catalyst Fund grant for 'Traffic Lights Tool' student toolkit
- Rayya Ghul, Head of Academic Professional Development, Marian McCormick, Principal Lecturer (Learning and Teaching), and Chris Harvey, Senior Lecturer in ...more
Apprenticeships and mentoring are key to getting more women into engineering
- We’re all familiar with the stats: fewer than 9% of the engineering workforce is female and only 6% of registered ...more
Unexpected Item in Bagging Area
- If you have ever tried to use the automated checkout facility in a supermarket you will probably know why it ...more
An important occasion in the STEM calendar
- International Women in Engineering Day is an important occasion in the STEM calendar. There are many different types of engineering ...more
March 2017 - forget the Garden of England, this is the LAB of England
- Spring is sproinging and this month I (Emily the Lab Technician) have been visiting our science friends at the Canterbury ...more
February 2017
- This month we have been working with a group of students from the University's computing department who will be visiting ...more
First Annual Technicians Symposium
- Calling any event the "first annual" is always a bit scary, but having been down to the Technicians symposium I ...more
Cancer research and treatment; past, present and future
- “Cancer is not a new disease”, said Professor Michelle Garrett, while speaking at a lecture organised by Kent Cancer Trust ...more
Cancer and Height
- By Simon Harvey, Director of Life Sciences There's recently been a lot of media coverage of work that has identified height ...more
Skirting Science: Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Scientists
- Naomi Rintoul and Beth Gawthorpe took part in ‘Skirting Science’ on earlier this month as part of Folkestone’s celebrations of WOW-2016 ...more
Life Sciences Applicant Day
- Saturday 18th March saw Canterbury Christ Church’s invite-only open day, and the Life Sciences team jumped at the chance to ...more
FLUX Sustainable Business Challenge 2017
- On 7th March 2017, Broadstairs students joined students from the Canterbury Campus at the annual FLUX Sustainable Business Challenge, held ...more
January 2017
- SCRABEL has been feeling lonely this month as our wonderful PhD student Neha Shetty jetted off to India to visit the ...more
December 2016
- At the start of the month we welcomed Dr Emily Billinge to the team as our new laboratory technician for ...more
A Month of prayer for the University
- Did you know that the University has a monthly cycle of prayer for all departments across the University. take a ...more
A week of Prayer for the Campus
- Next week we will begin a week of prayer for the (Canterbury) Campus. This is the first of four such ...more
Business Futures Finale Week 2017
- Business Futures programme has been running across the year and concluded in the week commencing 30th January. We saw a number ...more
Life After Graduation - Matt Warner from Sainsbury's
- Matt Warner, a recent Christ Church Business School graduate, came to speak to Retail Strategy students on Monday 23rd January. Matt ...more
Malta, shooting birds and democracy
- By Jim Butcher, Principal Lecturer in Sociology of Tourism, School of Human and Life Sciences On the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, ...more
The Mw 7.8 Earthquake, Central Nepal
- By Dr Julia Maxted, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, School of Human and Life Sciences At lunchtime on Saturday 25th April, a ...more
Tourism Management student designs Kent Guild logo
- By Dr Karen Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, School of Human and Life Sciences A Canterbury Christ Church University Tourism and Management ...more
Environmental Hazards and the El Niño climatic perturbation
- By Dr Julia Maxted, Senior Lecturer in Geography, School of Human and Life Sciences How does an apparently local event in the ...more
Meet the Team part 2
- Major Chris Sands Associate Chaplain Overview I'm known in the family as the fixer. From my childhood I've always want to make things ...more
Meet the Employers - #ccbizschool Careers Fair
- Join us in Augustine House library in Canterbury for a Christ Church Business School Careers Fair on Tuesday 25th October ...more
Graduate Opportunity - FX Sales
- Congratulations to Scott Ridley, a recent graduate from Christ Church Business School (Accounting and Finance) on his new career in the foreign ...more
International Study Week - Heidelberg, Germany
- Any student who studies in the Business School is invited to take part in an International study week in Heidelberg, ...more
Become a Business School Ambassador!
- Become a Business School Ambassador and enhance your CV by doing paid work for your school. You will be representing ...more
Case Study - Iain Hawthorn
- In our latest alumni case study we spoke to Iain Hawthorn about his time at CCCU Business School and how his ...more
Alexandra Hurton nominated for UK Blog Awards
- One of our very own Business School students has been nominated for the UK Blog Awards! Alexandra Hurton with her ...more
Case Study - Stephanie Hayman
- Studied Advanced Certificate In Management Practice. Class of 2002 I went into the field of social enterprise, firstly creating a school meals ...more
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 ...more
Results workshop
- Thank you to everyone who attended The Talk about Thoughts and Feelings project results workshop. It was great to see our ...more
Two Summer Internships for 2015 - Apply Now!
- We are very please to announce that the Learning and Development Lab have successfully bid for not one but two ...more
Hello world!
- Welcome to The CCCU Psychology Programme Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start ...more
Hello world!
- Welcome to The CCCU Psychology Programme Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start ...more
