Freshers Crew 2011

Freshers crew members
(picture from ccsu.co.uk)

Christ Church Student Union are looking to recruit new students to volunteer to become part of the freshers crew.


Being part of the crew, students will help out welcoming the new first years in September 2011.Taking part in various tasks consists of; helping students when arriving at their accommodation sites and picking up groups of freshers and taking them to evening activies designed.

First year Primary Education students begin their placements

Left, student Sophie Nicholls, Right, Student Yasmeen Lillah Mir

First year students at Christ Church University studying Primary Education, have began their 1 month placement at a primary school. Probably the most looked forward to and exciting part of their degree has arrived. Students have been scattered all around Canterbury for placements, while others have returned back home for their placements.

Saving students money

Canterbury town centre is filled with retail and food outlets offering great price deals for everyone.

BHS saving vouchers

Students who make up a large part of Canterbury’s population seem to be the ones benefiting and making the most from such deals always looking for new vouchers and ways to save money.

With most of the year done, students are looking for ways to save as much money as they can, whether it be on food, clothes or day to day essentials.

Leading up to exams are students making the most of their revision?

Student Rebecca Kirby

Exams are soon approaching and for students revision seems to be the new going out. With the year coming to an end, students seem to be ditching the party spirit and attempting to focus on studying to complete the year successfully. So how are students keeping up with revision?

Extended opening hours for Augustine House

Augustine House

In the lead up to examinations, Augustine House will now be opened for longer hours from Tuesday 26th April to Friday 3rd June 2011, available for all students.

A year as a fresher

Starting University is a new challenge, taking on board new experiences and learning to become an individual. With most of first year out of the way, student circle has gathered some first year students at Christ Church University to tell us all bout their experiences as a fresher so far.

Student night at club Chemistry

Student Circle:  Hello and thank you for taking some time out to talk to us. How are you finding this first year at university?

Lecturers go on strike over pension pay

On Tuesday morning staff from Canterbury Christ Church University spoke out in protest to the changes made to the pension scheme.

University lecturers on strike (picture from blottr)

The strikers' were members of the University College Union, striking against serious proposed changes to lecturers' pensions and retirement age, affecting present and past employees.


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A day in the life of the President

Student Union president, Steve Godwin
 (picture from ccsu.co.uk)

Student Circle approached the CCCU president, Steve Godwin, to see what he gets up to in his daily role as the Student Union President. He’s a busy man but we managed to grab five minutes with him so that he could reveal a typical week in his working life. Here he tells us what he does.

It's coming home

Varsity 2011

The most well known and looked forward to event of all year has finally arrived.

This week, the biggest event on all sports calendar, varsity, is back. A sporting competition between Christ Church University and the University of Kent is set reunite all students to cheer on their winning team. 

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