Masters' office

There are five Colleges situated on the main University campus: Darwin, Eliot, Keynes, Rutherford and the Woolf Graduate College.keynes college

All students become a member of a College on registration, and retain their College affiliation throughout their study. Like most communities, the College environment brings together people of many backgrounds and with varying tastes and lifestyles. This leaflet is designed to assist everyone and to help students to live and work together in a civilised and stress-free environment.

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You will become a junior member of one of the five Colleges at registration. Your College affiliation can easily be checked on the student data system. We hope that throughout your time at the University of Kent, you will find an opportunity to join in the Collegiate activities and make full use of the social facilities. The Junior College Committees (JCC’s), are an important part of College life. Committee members are elected annually by the student members of each College, and hold specific roles covering issues including welfare, women’s rights, the promotion of student entertainments and many more functions. Each College has a JCC office, the opening hours of which vary from College to College. (See your Students’ Union and JCC web sites on the Student Portal for further information)

The Masters’ offices exist to:

  • Offer advice, help and support: they are a first port of call when you need assistance of any kind. All matters will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.
  • Enforce the University Student Regulations, the code of conduct that all students must abide by whilst they study at the University, wherever they may reside, be it on or off the campus.

Checklist of Important Advice

  • Read carefully the Student Life Handbook, your Room Agreement, and the General Regulations for Students.
  • If you live in a College, remember that you are not allowed to keep a car on the campus.
  • Consider your personal safety at all times.
  • Keep your room locked when absent and insure your personal belongings.
  • Keep noise to a minimum, especially between the hours of midnight and 8am, when silence is the rule.
  • Familiarise yourself with all the University Health & Safety requirements.
  • Whenever the fire alarm sounds, evacuate the College.
  • Remember that misuse of fire fighting equipment may be treated as a criminal offence.
  • Check the University’s no-smoking policy.
  • Remember that drug-taking remains a criminal offence and will not be condoned.
  • Register with the Medical Centre.
  • Report all damage to Housekeeping as and when it occurs.
  • Remember that parties are not allowed in residential rooms, corridors or kitchenettes.
  • Respect the rules posted in the kitchenette about the use of the microwave ovens and kitchen facilities.
  • Respect the rules posted in the kitchenette about the use of the microwave ovens and kitchen facilities.
  • Keep fresh food in the kitchenette fridges, not on your room window ledge.
  • Do not drop litter or throw it from the windows. Use the rubbish bins provided.
  • Do not block the corridors with luggage or rubbish, as this constitutes a fire hazard.
  • Check your post and email regularly.
  • Co-operate at all times with College and University Staff