Canterbury Christ Church University

Your September 2024 Graduation Photo Album 🎓

We captured so many unforgettable moments throughout the 2 days 📸🎉 Take a look through to see the joy, pride, and celebrations.

Tag your friends, share your favourite moments, and join us in celebrating the newest members of our alumni community ❤

Congratulations to our new Honorary Doctors who joined our graduations 🎉 Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, Ben Brown, Cedi Frederick, Jessica Hynes and Tammy Beaumont - we’re delighted to welcome you to the CCCU community. 🎓👏

We're celebrating our best ever Knowledge Exchange Framework results with two top 20% rankings in Research Partnerships and Public & Community Engagement, the highest possible ranking, with five of the seven areas assessed ranking in the top 40%.
The KEF’s annual assessment of how universities collaborate with external partners highlights our exceptional progress in building meaningful partnerships across the region, and the prominent role it has in Kent and Medway.

University celebrates being in top 20% of English universities for research partnerships and public engagement Canterbury Christ Church University is celebrating its strongest-ever performance in Research England’s latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

How to prepare for graduation ✨

1. Head to Canterbury - Leave plenty of time to arrive in the city of Canterbury 🚗 Go to The Foyer of Clagett Auditorium at Canterbury Cathedral and collect your purchased guest tickets 🎟️
2. Gown up - Get into your cap and robe in The Clagett Auditorium at Canterbury Cathedral 🎓
3. Get ready for your close-up! – Have your graduation photo taken in the Kentish Barn, Cathedral Lodge Hotel, Cathedral Precincts 📷
4. Make your way to the Cathedral - You must check in to register 1 hour before your ceremony ✅
5. Live streaming - Those who are unable to attend the ceremonies in the Cathedral can watch in The Lounge, St George’s Centre, or online > https://ow.ly/mkur50QsTCM 🎥
6. Ceremony time - Your big moment awaits! 🙌
7. Time to celebrate! – Head over to Augustine House for our GradFest Post-Ceremony celebrations 🥂🎉

🌞 The sun is shining, the balloons are out, and we’re thrilled to welcome our students to their new homes in the heart of historic Canterbury as part of our big move-in weekend! 🎈

🎉 Get ready to make new friends, join a vibrant community, and live your best student life! 🌟

We're excited to award five inspirational and leading figures within their fields with Honorary Doctorates. They'll be joining over 1200 students graduating next week at our ceremonies in Canterbury Cathedral.

Congratulations to all our talented students and our five Honorary Doctors: BAFTA award winning actress Jessica Hynes, Kent and England cricketer Tammy Beaumont MBE, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, one of the most influential women in tech, BBC news presenter Ben Brown and the successful and influential business and NHS leader Cedi Frederick.

Inspirational figures to be awarded Honorary Doctorates by University Five leading figures from drama, sport, STEM, journalism, and business will receive Honorary Doctorates from Canterbury Christ Church University.

Joining us in September? Here's a little peek into what life at CCCU will look like for you! 🥘🌸🏙️🏑

Whether you're exploring the city just off campus or getting involved in events and societies, you'll become a part of our community - and we can't wait to meet you!

What are you most looking forward to about starting?

We had great fun hop-picking on campus today – an annual tradition and a great way to start the new academic year! At our heritage-rich University, hops, beer, and brewing are at the heart of our sustainability. Look out for the new CCCU beer coming soon!

The last days of summer are upon us and autumn is on its way! We can’t wait to welcome our new and returning students to campus in the next few weeks! 🙌

Find out what’s happening in September at CCCU: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/whats-happening-in-september-2024

Here are some of our August highlights…

🌈 We were proud to sponsor Medway Pride as part of the Universities at Medway again this year! It was an honour for our students and staff to march alongside our LGBTQIA+ community and celebrate love, diversity and unity in Medway.

👋 We welcomed our cohort of short-course students over the summer, developing their academic skills and getting a taste of uni life at CCCU.

🎉 Our Clearing lines were very busy this month, and we are delighted to have secured lots of students a place at CCCU on their dream course. See you soon!

🗓 It may have been summer, but our campus was still buzzing with activity. Students took part in our range of events, including our Pick Up and Play sports sessions, Canterbury City Tours, Movies in the Chapel and our StressLess creative drop-ins!

🏋️‍♀️ Our gym at Christ Church Sport and Active Health has had a makeover over the summer. Activate your fitness journey and be one of the first to experience the brand new, state-of-the-art gym facilities – new for the 24/25 academic year!

Heading to the seaside this week?

Visit a new exhibition at Beach Creative in Herne Bay which celebrates the history of British seafront amusement arcades.

Tales from the Arcade offers insights into one of Britain’s most-loved activities of the past decade. On display is Arcade Britania, the work of Alan Meades, Professor of Games Design at Canterbury Christ Church University, and photographs of arcades taken by George Wilson in the early 1980s 🎮

Read more 👇

New exhibition celebrates the history of British amusement arcades An exhibition celebrating the history of British seafront amusement arcades has opened in Kent.

🎉 A huge shoutout to our amazing Student Ambassadors for creating such a warm and welcoming atmosphere at our Clearing event today! 🌟 If you missed it, don’t worry—there’s still time to apply for courses via Clearing and join us on our beautiful campus in the heart of historic Canterbury. Your journey starts here! 🚀 https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/clearing

Who’s at Medway Pride today? 🌈🎉 We’re so excited to be here as proud sponsors of this amazing event, representing CCCU as part of the Universities at Medway! It’s an honour to march alongside our LGBTQIA+ community and allies & celebrate love, diversity, and unity together! Be sure to stop by our stall and say hello—we’d love to see you! 💖✨

Clearing can be a lifeline for many students, whether it’s a change of circumstance, a change of mind, or things just don’t go as you had planned.

If you need to chat about your options, our team will be ready to help you from 8am on A-level results day. 📲 01227 926000

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Are you ready for results day? Read our top tips for the day you've all been waiting for! 🍀

We'd like to wish everyone ✨the best of luck✨and remind you that we're here if you need to chat to us about Clearing.

What to do on results day Get fully prepared for results day with our top tips - Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent

We were delighted to award iconic fashion and textile designer Dame Zandra Rhodes an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of her influence on international fashion for over 50 years.

The honour was given in Medway, where she grew up and studied, and in support of Medway Culture Fest 24 and Creative Medway, celebrating the area's rich cultural heritage.

Find out more about her career and the award: https://ow.ly/bzPc50SS3X4

Watch the full interview: https://ow.ly/XhWQ50SS3X5

University honours iconic British designer and Medway’s own Princess of Punk Canterbury Christ Church University has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to Dame Zandra Rhodes RDI in celebration of her pioneering fashion and textile career.

Clearing is open so if you already have your results, you can apply for a course right now! There's multiple ways you can contact us, too 📲 call us on 01227 926000 💻 apply online ✉️ email the team

Ready to apply? Here's everything you need to know to get started

Clearing: All you need to know Find out everything you need to know about applying through Clearing to study at Canterbury Christ Church University this September.

We're teaming-up with Canterbury Christ Church Creatives & the Kent Forget-Me-Nots to bring the beach and memories of seaside holidays to Canterbury this autumn as part of the Being Human Festival, supporting people living with .

Bringing the beach and memories to Being Human Academics, Canterbury Christ Church Creatives and Kent Forget-Me-Nots will bring seaside memories to Canterbury this autumn for the Being Human Festival.

This month our campuses have been looking beautiful in the sunshine, with our vibrant flowers and green spaces coming to life 🌷☀

Find out what’s happening in August at CCCU: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/whats-happening-in-august

Here are some of our July highlights…

🎓 We were delighted to award Dame Zandra Rhodes, iconic fashion and textile designer, and Medway's own Princess of Punk, with an Honorary Doctorate in recognition and celebration of her 50+ years of influence in international fashion.

⚔️ We were proud Headline Sponsors of the Annual Medieval Pageant Trail, commemorating the 850th anniversary of King Henry II’s visit to Canterbury in 1174. We hosted a series of events on campus, including a medieval encampment!

🎭 Canterbury’s Aphra Behn project, celebrated the first professional woman writer in English with a series of events throughout the month. The Canterbury Players performed a special production of her play, ‘The Amorous Prince, or, The Curious Husband’ on our Canterbury campus.

🍄 Professional forager and author, Miles Irving, hosted a foraging event, guiding students and staff on a walk in nearby woods and fields in Canterbury, discovering wild edible and medicinal plants.

📅 It might be the summer break, but our campuses are still buzzing with energy! We’ve hosted a range of summer events, including Outdoor Yoga, Monday Movies in the Chapel, CCCU Creatives arts & crafts sessions, and Taste of Japan, the chance to experience Japanese culture from some of our international students.

We were delighted to welcome iconic fashion and textile designer, and Medway's own Princess of Punk, Dame Zandra Rhodes RDI to our University community this afternoon. Awarding her an Honorary Doctorate in recognition and celebration of her 50+ years of influence in international fashion.
We'll be posting an exclusive interview with Dame Zandra soon 👀

Exciting news! We've partnered with Curzon Canterbury Westgate to launch a new film club for Canterbury. Join us this September as our academics discuss films ahead of their screenings. Don't miss the first session featuring Silver Linings Playbook. Find out more at https://ow.ly/6U9t50SHsO3
Curzon Canterbury Westgate

University and Curzon join together to launch a new film club for Canterbury Canterbury Christ Church University and Curzon Canterbury Westgate cinema are joining together to launch an exciting new film club this autumn.

We’re so proud to sponsor Medway Pride again this year! On Saturday 17 August, we’ll be uniting in pride with the Universities at Medway to celebrate progress and equality 🌈

United in Pride at Medway Pride 2024 Canterbury Christ Church University is proud to sponsor Medway Pride 2024 as part of the Universities at Medway.

As sponsors of the Annual Medieval Pageant Trail, we took part in plenty of exciting things last weekend! 🏰🐴🛡️

The event commemorates the 850th anniversary of King Henry II’s famous visit to Canterbury in 1174, and to celebrate, we organised numerous medieval inspired activities, including musical demonstrations, games, and re-enactments!

Take a look at just some of what happened throughout the day below.

Clearing is your chance to apply to uni and join us this September.

So whether you have changed your mind or weren’t made any offers, you can speak to us about your course options and we’ll help find the right course for you.

Call us on our Clearing hotline 📲 01227 926000 or get in touch online!

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Exams are over and the countdown to results day has begun. Summer may be in full swing but it’s never too early to get prepared for university. Read our latest blog to get started👇

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July may not be looking very summery right now but we managed to catch a glimpse of the blue skies, blooms and even a bee (can you spot it?) 🐝 to brighten up your day. ☀️

Send us your best summery campus pics below! 📷

Watch out for Medieval mayhem this weekend in Canterbury as the Medieval Pageant and Family Trail returns to our streets with a fantastic parade of kings, queens, giants and knights on horseback. We’re delighted to once again be a Headline Sponsor for this great event, so don’t forget to take part in the Family Trail and come visit our exciting events on campus.

Medieval mayhem returns to Canterbury celebrating crowns and coronations Medieval mayhem returns to the streets of Canterbury in July as knights, giants, pilgrims and kings and queens parade in the annual Medieval Pageant.

Summer is finally here! 🙌☀ Find out what’s happening in July at CCCU: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/whats-happening-in-july

Here are some of our June highlights…

🌈 Pride Month – We were proud to once again sponsor Pride Canterbury, with our students and staff taking part in the protest march and festival celebrations in the city. Our team at Augustine House Library have been highlighting some thought-provoking q***r titles at their LGBTQIA+ book display and hosting interactive sessions, as well as a Pride StressLess Event.

📅 Answers Days at Canterbury and Medway – We welcomed prospective students to our vibrant Canterbury and Medway campuses this month, with our amazing Student Ambassadors leading guided tours and helping visitors, even offering free ice-cream!

🏆 Alumni Awards – We hosted our annual Alumni Awards in Augustine Hall, recognising and celebrating our graduates who are making a difference, inspiring change, and making a positive impact in the community.

👏 CCCU wins Whatuni Regional Award – We are thrilled to announce that we have won several South East Regional Whatuni awards and scored above the sector average for all areas.

🗳 General Election Hustings – In the lead up to the General Election, we hosted two free hustings events in both Canterbury and Medway, allowing our students and local communities to pose questions to the candidates. Don’t forget to have your say and vote on Thursday 4 July!

Congratulations to our fantastic Alumni Award winners ⭐️

We welcomed more than 100 graduates and guests to our annual awards evening.

The event honours and recognises those who are making an outstanding difference, inspiring change, and making a positive impact in the community 🙌

Read more about our CCCU alumni 👇

https://ow.ly/w8RW50SrEGI

Our colleagues in the University's SportsLab have collaborated with BWT Alpine F1 Team to host a training camp for their Rac(H)er Kart drivers, providing the girls with physical, physiological & mental testing & training to aid in their develop both on and off-track.

The Race(H)er Programme promotes the inclusion of women within the Alpine teams, from technical functions to racing.

Alpine Rac(H)er Programme runs driver training camp at University’s SportsLab Alpine’s Rac(H)er Programme hosted a test and training camp last month in collaboration with the University’s SportsLab.