PSA Annual Conference
14
Jun
Mon 14 Jun 9:00AM
Verena Holmes, Canterbury campus
PSA
Welcome to the Postgraduate Student Association (PSA)
We are an independent student group established by volunteers to support our fellow students on campus through organised study groups, writing sessions and socials as well as acting as representatives and raising your concerns with the Graduate College at Canterbury Christ Church University.
What we do:
The PSA oversees the organisation of the PSA Annual Conference, where postgraduate students can present their research and network with their community. Throughout the year we hold informal study groups, workshops and writing sessions on campus to help foster a community amongst CCCU postgraduate students as well as organising social events to help students get to know each other on a more informal basis. In addition to this, the PSA works in collaboration with the Graduate College to ensure your voice is heard and postgraduate students belong.
Feedback on your Student Experience
Students who sit on research boards, as well as the PSA, are always keen to hear about your postgraduate experience. If you have concerns you would like raised with the Graduate College and university, you can do so through our Student Feedback Padlet or by email at psa@ccsu.co.uk. We will then take your feedback to our monthly forums with the Graduate College team.
Information on accessing Padlet: To post or comment, you will have to register and sign up for Padlet using your CCCU Microsoft Account with this link: https://cccu.padlet.org/
Calendar of Events for the Academic Year 2026/27:
Study Groups
Study groups are a space provided by the PSA Committee for postgraduate students across the university to write, read, and network with each other. We offer both in-person and online sessions to reach even our distance researchers. Every Thursday from 9 am, in the postgraduate space in Augustine House (2nd Floor)
PSA Conference
BEYOND BOUNDARIES
People. Ideas. Possibilities.
14 June 2027
What happens when we step beyond the boundaries of what we know?
The PSA Annual Conference brings together postgraduate students from across Canterbury Christ Church University to share ideas, experiences, perspectives and possibilities.
Whether you are completing a taught Master's, undertaking a PhD, developing a professional project, exploring a creative practice or simply interested in learning from postgraduate students beyond your own discipline, this conference is for you.
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Achievements from 2025/26
PGRA Conference 2026: Local Roots, Global Impact
Monday 1st June (Verena Holmes, Canterbury Campus) - Conference Programme
An amazing conference that allowed multiple students to showcase their work, staff to engage with students and both staff and students to network throughout the day.
Researcher Outputs
Student Journal - Momentum: Celebrating Student Research
Volume 1, Issue 1 (October 2025)
Postgraduate Study Spaces
Canterbury Campus
Erasmus Building, North Holmes Road (Graduate College): a newly refurbished, bespoke creative space for students to meet and relax, plus state-of-the-art IT facilities for exclusive postgraduate use. This is where you can join with other postgraduate students for academic discussion and social interaction, not just within your field of study but across the range of academic disciplines.
Postgraduate Zone, Augustine House: co-located on the third-floor Collaborative Zone, in front of the moving shelves. Postgraduates are offered priority for the seating and computers in this location, and we promote students connecting with their peers whilst studying in the space. The remainder of the third-floor Collaborative zone is for all student users.
Medway Campus
Medway postgraduate study room (DC118): located on the first floor of the Drill Hall Library provides a dedicated space for all Medway postgraduate students (both taught and research) to study and network.
Memberships
Our Committee
Jean-Alexandria Pearl Goulding
Co-Chair
Troy Jerram Broadley
Treasurer
Caroline Trevor
Wellbeing
Holly Rose Bringes
Community Engagement Representative
