University of Kent

The University of Kent is a semi-collegiate public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. The University was granted its Royal Charter on 4th January 1965 and the following year Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent was formally installed as the first Chancellor.

The university has its main campus north of Canterbury situated within 300 acres of park land, housing over 6,000 students, as well as campuses in Medway and Tonbridge in Kent and European postgraduate centers in Brussels, Athens, Rome and Paris. The University is international, with students from 158 different nationalities and 41% of its academic and research staff being from outside the United Kingdom. It is a member of the Santander Network of European universities encouraging social and economic development.

Faculties and departments

• Architecture and Planning
• Arts
• English
• European Culture and Languages
• History
• Music and Fine Art
• Bioscience
• Computing
• Engineering and Digital Arts
• Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
• Pharmacy
• Medical School
• Physical Sciences
• Sport and Exercise Sciences
• Anthropology and Conservation
• Kent Business School
• Economics
• Kent Law School
• Politics and International Relations
• Psychology
• School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research

Facilities

Canterbury campus has fantastic teaching, study and social facilities including high-quality student accommodation, the Templeman Library, a sports center, medical center, theatre, nightclub, cinema, restaurants, bars and shops.

Their Medway campus is based on two sites – Pembroke and The Historic Dockyard Chatham – and has exceptional facilities including an industry-standard newsroom, laboratories, post-production studios, music rehearsal rooms, and digital filmmaking suites.

The Templeman Library on the Canterbury campus, and the Drill Hall Library on the Medway campus both have extensive print and electronic collections, along with study spaces, different zones for different types of study and cafés. Students are able to use both libraries. The libraries are equipped with assistive technology, software, apps and productivity tools to enable students to save time, write well and study their way. IT facilities include hundreds of networked PCs across both the Canterbury and Medway campuses. Each library has PCs, loan laptops, wireless Internet access and printing and photocopying facilities.

Student Life

Sport and fitness: They are committed to a ‘sport for all’ philosophy and encourage you to be more active, get fit and have fun whilst at Kent. Whether you’re a recreational user or a serious athlete, their dedicated sports development team and fully-qualified health and fitness instructors are on hand to help. Generous sports scholarships are also available.

Arts and culture: Enjoy the very latest in film, theatre, art, music, history and dance at their on-campus cinema and Gulbenkian arts centre. You can also get involved in student-created productions and events.

Musical community: Music is a big part of the Kent experience. Students of all subjects can get involved in a wide range of extra-curricular music activities and there are even opportunities to perform in the spectacular surroundings of Canterbury Cathedral. Music Performance Scholarships are available to talented instrumentalists and singers.

Clubs and societies: Share your interests and make lifelong friends from around the world. A wide range of sporting, performance, cultural, faith and special interest groups are available and you could even establish your own society. There are also opportunities for volunteering and fundraising and to work for Kent Union’s TV and radio stations.

Have fun on a global scale: With their truly international community – over 159 nationalities are represented by their students – you’ll have the chance to celebrate festivals such as Holi, Thanksgiving and Chinese New Year with students from across the world.

Rankings

National rankings

• Complete (2021)                            47
• Guardian (2021)                             82
• Times / Sunday Times (2021)     48

Global rankings

• ARWU (2020)                                    501–600
• QS (2021)                                         380
• THE (2021)                                        351-400

British Government assessment

• Teaching Excellence Framework              Gold