Graduate Fashion Week:
Tearing up the runway on Monday the 4th June, Epsom and Rochester set a precedent for truly inspirational talent at the prestigious Graduate Fashion Week (GWF) exhibitions.
Konnichiwa! Watashi no namae wa Ucreative desu...:
Projects rising in the east, the Universitys are turning Japanese!
Governor's Perspective:
Jennifer Glastonbury recounts her first year as a Governor for the University.
Forthcoming events:
ucreative update
A Cultural Resource
By Professor Elaine Thomas, Rector
As a specialist arts University, we are uniquely placed to take a lead, across the South East region, in terms of cultural provision and influence. Our five colleges in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester provide a geographical spread which presents an opportunity to further exploit our collective strengths.
During the past two years, I have been meeting regularly with Heads of College and Dr Seymour Roworth Stokes, Pro-Rector Research and Development, to see how we can best exploit our potential as a cultural provider and leader locally, nationally and internationally. Our group is called the Cultural Strategy Steering Group (CSSG) and, in its early days, the group was joined by the Chief Executive of Arts Council England, South East. ACESE provided funding to assist in a cultural mapping exercise to review the extent of our existing cultural resources and connections and the opportunities for further development.
A major outcome from the work of the CSSG has been the establishment of a South East Higher Education Cultural Forum. This forum, which I chair, includes membership from Higher Education South East, which is the regional association of Vice Chancellors and Heads of HEIs in the South East region. Chief Executives and representatives of ACESE, the South East England Development Agency, Museums, Libraries and Archives South East and Culture South East are also members.
The aim of the forum is to "maximise the combined strength and potential of Higher Education to foster new forms of cultural collaboration which can influence and shape the region's cultural identity." Several Higher Education Institutions in the South East have already expressed a strong interest in working with us to promote access to cultural assets which includes research, archives, collections, galleries, performances and events.
The Forum is meeting again in July and will be establishing a sub-group to commence work on specific projects.
(Image: Jonathan Alder, Canterbury 2007)
Strategic Plan Roadshows
All staff are invited to attend presentations, which will be given by Executive, presenting a 'user friendly' version of the University Strategic Plan 2006-11.
New staff appraisal scheme gets underway
The new appraisal scheme for the planning, monitoring and reviewing of individual objectives and associated professional development is now underway
Head of Marketing and External Relations
Welcome to Kevin Wilson, who took up his post as Head of Marketing and External Relations in June.
Double Lives
Thought you knew your colleagues? Think again as we uncover the secret lives of staff we know and love
HR staff raising the standard
The Human Resources department are proud to announce that three Senior Advisors - Becky Abrey, Lorraine Mottram and Helen Pullar - have recently become members of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Here's a bit about how they each achieved their well earned membership status.
Careers Service gains matrix accreditation
The University is this month celebrating the news that it has gained accreditation to the matrix standard for its careers service.
Canterbury collaborates for festival exhibition at Eurostar
Selected Canterbury students plan to exhibit their work as part of the Ashford Visual Art & Architecture Festival...
RAE2008 and The University Title
The RAE2008 is now nearly upon us, and whilst we still have much work to do to complete our submission, it is timely to put this into context in respect of our vision and our plans to achieve university title. Dr Seymour Roworth-Stokes, Pro-Rector for Research & Development, tells us more...
FOLD Forum - what they are doing and how you can help yourself
Realising the creativity of staff, since June 2006, FOLD provides a planned approach to improving organisational effectiveness and is calling for staff involvement in finding solutions...
Procurement Compliance - On Yer Bike...
Chris Cox, the University's Procurement Officer, has the unenviable job of integrating compliant procurement across the five campuses and often feels more like a police officer or traffic warden than a procurement officer!
Spotlight on... the Careers Service team
'Careers advice' was once the dusty old science teacher, looking over her glasses to tell you that you will never amount to much, so you had better learn how to type! That was a long time ago, so we thought we'd go and talk to Careers Service Manager, Paula Clark, to see how times have changed.
Study Abroad - Staff Visits
Interested in a Staff visit to an existing or new Study Abroad partner? Read about which staff have visited our study abroad partners and which Colleges have received visits since April this year and find out more.
