11 December 2015
University opportunities
Nominations for the Teaching Awards 2016 are now open
This is your chance to nominate a teacher, administrative, technical member of staff or Course
Rep who has made a real impact on your learning experience during your University adventure.
Your nominations will be recognised at the Teaching Awards later on in the year, which you may
even be invited to attend to support your nominee!
To nominate just go to www.kentunion.co.uk/teachingawards
Is it useful to have your lectures recorded?
The faculty rep for sciences would like to survey students about lecture recordings and how
useful they are. We think that students find lecture recordings very helpful, and we'd like to
present the results at a Faculty SLTB to encourage lecturers to record lectures.
https://unionkent.wufoo.eu/forms/lecture-recordings-survey/
Simon Cooksey, Undergraduate School Rep
Student Project grants available
Applications for the Student Projects Grant Scheme will be closed on Friday 18 December, 2015.
We are delighted that in the 2015/16 academic year we are able to award £50,000, with individual
grants up to a maximum of £5,000.
The Student Projects Grant Scheme encourages individuals to bid for funds to run projects that
will enhance the student experience and employability of Kent students, offering them the
opportunity to hone their skills and gain vital experience outside of the seminar room.
Application forms and guidelines can be obtained from the Development Office or downloaded
from the Kent Opportunity Fund webpage at
http://www.kent.ac.uk/giving/opportunityfund/projects/
Admin Office Christmas Closure
Visit to BAE systems, Rochester
The School of Physical Sciences is organising a trip to BAE systems in February and students
from the School of Computing are welcome to attend. BAE have IT graduate positions.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visit-to-bae-rochester-tickets-19887178085
Winter Vacation
Friday 18 December will be the last day of term. There are no lectures or classes during the
vacation.
Please note that the Course Admin Office in Canterbury and the School Admin Office at Medway
will not be open on 21/22/23 December. They will close on Friday 18 December and re-open on
Monday 4 January.
Most university facilities will be open, though with reduced hours, except from Thursday 24
December to Friday 1 January inclusive when nearly all facilities will close.
For the Templeman Library opening hours see:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/library/templeman/opening.html
Catering arrangements are available here:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/catering/documents/vacation-catering/Christmas-opening-2015.pdf
Another useful page for international students:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent/winter-break/
Online resources, such as file servers, will be left running throughout the vacation but should be
considered "at risk" during the closure period. So if you will need access to materials on raptor,
moodle, etc, it would be advisable to download them by Friday 18 December.
Next term begins on Monday 18 January.
Job Opportunities
Summer 2016 - what are you going to do?
If you fancy spending your summer doing an internship or summer placement, now is the time to
start looking. Look at sites like ratemplacement (http://www.ratemyplacement.co.uk/), targetjobs
(https://targetjobs.co.uk/) or the University’s Database of vacancies
(http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/) for lots of vacancies throughout the UK. Many close at the end
of December. The Placement Office will be happy to point you in the right direction if you need
any help.
Defence Graduate Roles
Company:
UK-based defence technology company
Location:
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK
Start Date:
Autumn 2016
Deadline:
9am 21st December 2015
The graduate roles
One application will mean you will be considered for any or all of the following positions:
 Cyber Software Engineers - The successful candidate will design and develop software
solutions for advanced cyber systems.
 Graduate FPGA Engineers - The successful candidate will design and develop FPGAs &
digital modules (VHDL) in cryptographic and cyber security solutions.
 Graduate Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineers - The successful candidate will design
and implement innovative signal processing solutions and DSP software for digital
technologies in the field of Electronic Warfare. You will also be involved in the testing and
problem resolution of DSP software and systems.
 Graduate Systems Engineers - The successful candidate will be involved in the analysis and
design of systems in the broad field of Electronic Warfare and the implementation of such
systems.
 Graduate Software Engineers - The successful candidate will provide input to the design,
implementation and testing of embedded and general control software projects in a
communications environment.
How to apply
Click here: http://bit.ly/1NEWXT6 to upload your CV, quoting “DEPT” as referral code.
External Events
IDM Creative Data Academy – Apply by 31 Jan 2016
Love working with data and analysis? Ever thought about a career in marketing? IDM Creative
Data Academy will be taking place between 21-23 March 2016 at the IDM HQ, South West
London. Accommodation and meals will be provided by the IDM. You will be working on a real-life
marketing brief (previous schools have worked on campaigns for the likes of Microsoft and
Windows Phone). More details and application form here:
http://www.theidm.com/employability/creative-data-school/
Competitions
Bottle Boat Challenge – The Shed
Teams are invited to build an autonomous vessel using plastic bottles that can navigate through a
set of given waypoints. The competition will be held on a lake (likely to be Westbere marshes)
and everyone will be given the GPS coordinates for the waypoints. It is up to teams to convert
this to a format that their vessel understands. The first boat to successfully reach the final
waypoint will be declared the winner. If no boat reaches the finish, then last boat `standing' wins.
For more information, feel free to call in to The Shed (in Cornwallis quadrangle ion Canterbury
Campus) or email cstheshed@kent.ac.uk.
Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Recipients of the Google Scholarship for Students with Disabilities will each receive a €7,000
scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year. Scholarships will be awarded based on the
strength of the applicant's academic background, leadership skills and demonstrated passion for
Computer Science.
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
• Be currently enrolled at a university in Europe for the 2015-2016 academic year
• Intend to be enrolled or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD
program at a university in Europe for the 2016-2017 academic year
• Be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics, or a closely related
technical field
• Maintain a strong academic record
• Exemplify leadership and a passion for Computer Science and technology
• Have a disability (defined as a long-term or recurring issue that impacts one or more major
activities that others may consider a daily function). This definition also includes the
perception among others that a disability exists.
http://www.google.com/studentswithdisabilities-europe/
Man AHL coder Prize
A prize of £5,000 and the chance to apply for an Internship. Using your programming skills,
create an algorithm to beat those of other entrants in the classic game of Hexplode1. All you need
is access to a computer and the internet, and to be able to commit at least a few hours to
developing your algorithm. All entrants must use the Python programming language, but don’t
worry: prior knowledge of Python is helpful, but not required.
The closing date for entries is 15th January 2016. The top 8 entrants will be invited to attend the
finalist’s ‘Code Off’ at the Man AHL office in the City of London on 12th February 2016.
https://www.ahl.com/coderprize
German Research Internships
The Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology is offering two internship positions via the
DAAD RISE program for spring/summer 2016. These positions are fully funded by the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Accepted students will participate in a research project
supervised by one of our PhD students with a duration of three months. These projects will be
conducted in Ilmenau, Germany.
We are offering projects on two topics:
- Target sound detection in industrial acoustic scenes (supervised by Hanna Lukashevich)
- Singing synthesis for machine learning (supervised by Anna Kruspe)
Please check
https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/find-an-internship/ for more information. To find our
projects, please register on the website and search for "Ilmenau" in the database. The application
deadline is January 15, 2016.