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Kinetic conference 2023

Kinetic’s most anticipated conference returns, Kinetic Live! 2023

Kinetic is thrilled to announce the return of its conference, Kinetic Live! with the theme “Empowering Community”. This eagerly anticipated event promises to bring together the higher education industry leaders and experts across Kinetic’s customers to discuss the latest trends, best practices, and product innovations that empower our communities.

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Kinetic strengthens PBSA sector team

Clare Ody has joined the Kinetic team as Head of Sector Development for Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA). Clare brings a wealth of expertise gained through over thirteen years of working in the sector and joined Kinetic from her role as Head of Customer Experience at Unite Students, the UK’s largest…

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Kinetic ranked number 1 on APUC

Kinetic software ranked 1st on the new APUC Purchasing Framework.

The recent announcement of the APUC purchasing framework is fantastic news for Kinetic and for buyers in the higher education sector! This newly awarded Framework covers software systems for Student Accommodation, Conferences / Events, Delivered Catering and Hotel Management. Our software systems have been ranked FIRST for: Student Accommodation Management…

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CELCAT joins Kinetic

Kinetic Group Acquisition of CELCAT is a Win for Higher Education Customers

We are excited to announce an exciting step in our journey as we welcome CELCAT, the leading timetabling and academic scheduling software creator, to the Kinetic Group. CELCAT is a world-leading provider of software with over 40 years of experience working in the Higher and Further Education sector. They offer…

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Merry Christmas from Kinetic

Kinetic support hours over Christmas

Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year   The team at Kinetic would like to say a massive thank you for your continued support throughout 2023. We look forward to working closely with you and your team in 2024. With the festive break just around the corner,…

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Kinetic and Parcel Tracker logo with a pile of boxes

Mailroom madness: how to handle the Black Friday load!

It’s that time of year again! Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us, but can your mailroom handle the load? Your mailrooms are sure to be working overtime to keep up with the volume of parcels and packages that will be flying into your buildings. We have partnered up…

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Our new, strategic partnership with AssetWorks!

Kinetic and AssetWorks partner to deliver integrated management for accommodation and facilities in higher education. Kinetic and AssetWorks are delighted to announce a new strategic partnership, under which the two companies will collaborate to improve accommodation, event, estates and facilities management for higher education bodies on both sides of the…

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We’ve launched a new team: Customer Success!

We pride ourselves as a customer-centric organisation and place our customers at the heart of everything we do, from product development to the services we provide. This, combined with valuable feedback from our customer base, has led us on a journey that’s resulted in a new department: Customer Success.   The…

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Your guide for the new academic year

With A-level results day fast approaching, our Student support team are here to help! Here at Kinetic we understand that this is a vital time for you. Therefore, to make sure that this time runs as smoothly as possible we have come up with a series of emails that will…

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How are we shaping the future of Student wellbeing management?

In honour of Mental Health Awareness week 2022, we’re reflecting on a development journey that has brought us Student Life, a system that is helping institutions in the HE sector to record, monitor and report on student wellbeing. At the ASRA 2022 conference, we delivered a presentation outlining Student Life…

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Why are we committed to Student Wellbeing?

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, we caught up with our Chief Transformations Officer, David Wilkes, to find out how our student wellbeing management solution, Student Life, has evolved since it first started back in 2018. But first, what is Student Life? What is Student Life? Student Life answers a…

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Our BRAND-NEW partnership with WAU

Our CEO, Luke Warren, gives an insight into what’s happening behind the scenes here at Kinetic. Why WAU? Co-founded by Tom White, WAU are brand-new to market and were born with the desire to do things differently, which is why they’ll be working closely with you, our customers, to provide…

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