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University of Kent
Motto: Cui servire regnare est
(literal translation: 'whom to serve is to reign')
(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')[1]
Established: January 4, 1965
Type: Public
Chancellor: Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL
Vice-Chancellor: Julia Goodfellow
Visitor: The Archbishop of Canterbury ex officio
Staff: 600
Students: 18,385[2]
Undergraduates: 14,610[2]
Postgraduates: 3,770[2]
Location: Canterbury, Medway and Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom
Campus: Rural
Colours:
                       
Affiliations: University Alliance
Association of Commonwealth Universities
European University Association
Website: http://www.kent.ac.uk/
The University of Kent's Coat of Arms

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Name

The university's original name, chosen in 1962,[3] was the University of Kent at Canterbury, reflecting the fact that the campus straddled the boundary between the county borough of Canterbury and Kent County Council. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Responsibilities The council is responsible for public services such as education transport strategic planning emergency services social services public safety and waste At the time it was the normal practice for universities to be named after the town or city whose boundaries they were in, with both "University of Kent" and "University of Canterbury" initially proposed. The name adopted reflected the support of both the city and county authorities, as well as the existence of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, which officially opposed the use of a name too similar to its own. This page discusses the New Zealand university For universities in Canterbury England see the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island [4] The abbreviation UKC became a popular abbreviation for the university. [5] Part of the original reasoning for the name disappeared when local government reforms in the 1970s resulted in the Canterbury campus falling entirely within the City of Canterbury, which no longer has county borough status, and Kent County Council. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales ' Geography The area is in the main rural although the entire coastal strip is taken up by the almost unbroken sprawl of seaside towns from Seasalter )

During the 1990s and 2000s the University expanded beyond its original campus. It now has campuses in Medway, Tonbridge and Brussels, and works in partnership with Canterbury College, South Kent College and Mid-Kent College. History The Medway area has a long and varied history dominated Tonbridge (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a Market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30340 in 2007 Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Canterbury College is one of the major providers of Further and Higher Education courses and training in Kent, England with more than 12000 students each year (approx In 2003 the title was changed to University of Kent. [6] University of Kent at Canterbury and UKC are still used to refer to the Canterbury site, with other variants such as University of Kent at Medway and University of Kent at Brussels in use for the other sites. The term UKC is also still heavily used by both students and alumni for the University as a whole.

Canterbury has another university, Canterbury Christ Church University. Canterbury Christ Church University is a university in Canterbury, Kent, England.

History

A university in the ancient city of Canterbury was first considered in 1947, when an anticipated growth in student numbers led several localities to seek the creation of a new university, including Kent. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However the plans came to nothing. [7]

A decade later both population growth and greater demand for university places led to new considerations. In 1959 Kent County Council explored the possibilities of a university through its Education Committee,[3] formally accepting the proposal unanimously on 24 February 1960. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [8] Two months later the Education Committee agreed to seek a site at or near Canterbury, given the historical associations of the city, subject to the support of Canterbury City Council. [9] By 1962 a site was found at Beverley Farm, straddling the then boundary between the City of Canterbury and the administrative county of Kent. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974 [10]. The University was granted its Royal Charter on January 4, 1965 and the first students arrived in the October of that year. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. On March 30, 1966 Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent was formally installed as the first Chancellor. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Early life Princess Marina was born in Athens, Greece on 13 December 1906. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. [11]

The University of Kent at Canterbury was envisaged as being a Collegiate establishment, with most students living in one of the colleges on campus, and as specialising in inter-disciplinary studies in all fields. A collegiate university is a University whose functions are divided between the central administration of the university and a number of constituent colleges In Academia, Pedagogy, Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Human sciences and Social sciences [12] Over the years, changing demands have effectively destroyed this original concept, leading to the present state, near the "norm" for a British University.

The university grew at a rapid rate throughout the 1960s, with three colleges and many other buildings on campus being completed by the end of the decade. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 [13] The 1970s saw further construction, but the university also enountered the biggest physical problem in its history. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. [14] The university had been built above a tunnel on the disused Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. Early history There are a number of claimants to the title "first railway in Britain" including the Middleton Railway, the Swansea and Mumbles In July 1974 the tunnel collapsed, damaging part of the Cornwallis Building, which sank nearly a metre within about an hour on the evening of July 11th. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. [15] Fortunately, the university had insurance against subsidence, so it was able to pay for the southwest corner of the building to be demolished and replaced by a new wing at the other end of the building. [16]

In 1982 the university opened the University Centre at Tonbridge (now the University of Kent at Tonbridge) for its School of Continuing Education, helping to enhance the availability of teaching across the county. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs [17]

In the 2000s the university entered a collaboration with the University of Greenwich, Mid Kent College and Canterbury Christ Church University to deliver university provision in the Medway area. The University of Greenwich is a " post-1992 university " located in the London Borough of Greenwich. Canterbury Christ Church University is a university in Canterbury, Kent, England. History The Medway area has a long and varied history dominated [18] This led to the development of the University of Kent at Medway, opened from 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Initially based at Mid Kent College, a new joint campus opened in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [18] As a consequence of the expansion outside of Canterbury the university's name was formally changed to the University of Kent on 1 April 2003. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [18]

In 2007 the university was rebranded with a new logo and website. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The logo was chosen following consultation with existing university students and those in sixth forms across the country. The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize [19]

Coat of Arms

The University of Kent's Coat of Arms
The University of Kent's Coat of Arms

The University of Kent's Coat of Arms were granted by the College of Arms in September 1967. The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is an office regulating Heraldry and granting new Armorial bearings for England, Wales [3] The white horse of Kent is taken from the arms of the County of Kent (and can also be seen on the Flag of Kent). arms-kentjpg|thumb|right|100px|Arms of Kent County Council]]The White horse of Kent, or the White Horse Rampant, is a symbol of Kent, a county in South East Responsibilities The council is responsible for public services such as education transport strategic planning emergency services social services public safety and waste The Flag of Kent is the Flag of the English county of Kent. It features the White horse of Kent on a red background a theme used in several The three Cornish Choughs, originally belonging to the arms of Thomas Becket, were taken from the arms of the City of Canterbury. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 ' Geography The area is in the main rural although the entire coastal strip is taken up by the almost unbroken sprawl of seaside towns from Seasalter The Crest depicts the West Gate of Canterbury with a symbolic flow of water, presumably the River Great Stour, below it. The River Great Stour (50 miles (801km in length including the Upper Great Stour is the name by which the upper stretches of the River Stour in Kent Two golden Bishops' Crosiers in the shape of a St. Andrews Cross are shown in front of it. A crosier ( crozier, pastoral staff, paterissa, pósokh) is the stylized staff of office ( Pastoral staff) carried by high-ranking St Andrew's Cross redirects here For the item of BDSM furniture see Saint Andrew's Cross (BDSM A saltire, Saint Andrew's Cross The supporters - lions with the sterns of golden ships - are taken from the arms of the Cinque Ports. Cinque Ports is also the name of a 1703 Galleon (ship The Confederation of Cinque Ports (sɪŋk pɔrts is a historic series of coastal [20]

The Coat of Arms is now formally used only for degree certificates, degree programmes and some merchandise, as a result of the University seeking a consistent identity branding. [19]

Campuses

Canterbury

The main Canterbury campus covers 300 acres (1. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated 2 km²) and is in an elevated position just over two miles (3 km) from the city centre. It currently has approximately 11,000 full-time and 6,200 part-time students and some 600 academic and research staff.

Colleges

Darwin Houses, a set of student housing next to Darwin College, surrounds a large rose garden
Darwin Houses, a set of student housing next to Darwin College, surrounds a large rose garden

The university is now divided into four colleges, named after distinguished scholars. Darwin College is the fourth oldest college of the University of Kent. In chronological order of construction:

There was much discussion about the names adopted for most of the colleges with the following alternative names all in consideration at one point or another:

(Both Becket and Tyler were eventually used as the names for residential buildings on campuses and the building housing both the Architecture and Anthropology departments is named Marlowe. )

Each college has residential rooms, lecture theatres, study rooms, computer rooms and social areas. A lecture is an oral Presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject for example by a University or College A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. The intention of the colleges was that they should not be just Halls of Residence, but complete academic communities. Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for Each college has its own bar, all rebuilt on a larger scale, and originally its own dining hall (only Rutherford has a functioning dining hall; Darwin's is hired out for conferences and events; Keynes' closed in 2000 and converted into academic space; and Eliot's closed in 2006). A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption It was expected that each college (more were planned) would have around 600 students as members, with an equivalent proportion of staff, with half the students living within the college itself and the rest coming onto campus to eat and study within their colleges. Many facilities, ranging from accommodation, tutorials and alumni relations, would be handled on a college basis. With no planned academic divisions below the Faculty level, the colleges would be main focus of students' lives and there would be no units of a similar or smaller size to provide a rival focus of loyalties.

This vision of a collegiate university has increasingly fallen away. The funding for colleges did not keep pace with the growth in student numbers, with the result that only four colleges were built. In later years when there was heavy student demand for scarce accommodation in Canterbury the solution was found in building additional on campus accommodation but not in the form of further colleges. The hopes that students living off campus would stay around to eat dinner in their colleges were not met, whilst the abolition of college amenities fees removed students' direct stake in their colleges. With the growth of specialist subject departments as well as of other university wide facilities, more and more of the role of colleges was transferred to the central university. Accommodation and catering were transferred to the centralised University of Kent at Canterbury Hospitality (UKCH). [23]

Tyler Court, Block C, is part of a new hall of residence built in 2004.
Tyler Court, Block C, is part of a new hall of residence built in 2004. Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for

Today the University cannot be considered collegiate in any true sense - applications are made to the University as a whole, and many of the colleges rely on each other for day-to-day operation. A collegiate university is a University whose functions are divided between the central administration of the university and a number of constituent colleges Academic departments have no formal ties to colleges other than those that are located within particular college buildings due to availability of space, with lectures, seminars and tutorials taking place wherever there is an available room rather than on a college basis. Many students are allocated accommodation in their respective college, but some are housed in developments with no defined collegiate link whilst others are housed in different colleges. In addition to these college accommodations there are also:

A fifth college, to be named Virginia Woolf College after the writer Virginia Woolf,[26] is currently under construction. (Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941 was an English Novelist and Essayist, regarded as one of the foremost [27] The new college will accommodate postgraduate students.

Library

Students studying in the Templeman Library, which offers impressive views of Canterbury and Canterbury Cathedral.
Students studying in the Templeman Library, which offers impressive views of Canterbury and Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a
Photograph of the University Library, with the Senate in the foreground on the right, taken in 2006.
Photograph of the University Library, with the Senate in the foreground on the right, taken in 2006.

The Templeman Library (named after Dr Geoffrey Templeman, the University's first Vice-Chancellor) contains over a million items in stock including books, journals, videos, DVDs, and archive materials (for example, a full text of The Times from 1785 onwards), yet it is still only half its planned size. A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It has a materials fund of approximately £1million a year, and adds 12,000 items every year. It is open every day in term time. It receives 800,000 visits a year, with approximately half a million loans per annum.

It also houses the British Cartoon Archive,[28] (established 1975[21]) a national collection of, mainly, newspaper cartoons, with over 90,000 images catalogued. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Other facilities

The Gulbenkian Theatre acts as the front door to the Canterbury campus. The building includes a foyer and cafe bar and is a meeting place for students, staff and the general public. The theatre seats 340 and presents student, professional and amateur shows throughout the year. The theatre was opened in 1969 and was named after the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation which helped fund its construction. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian is a Portuguese Private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the

The Gulbenkian Cinema is a public cinema in the Gulbenkian complex open to students and the general public. It is Kent's independent film theatre showing new mainstream and non mainstream releases as well as archive and foreign language films not otherwise available in the region. In the daytime the cinema is used as a lecture theatre.

Additionally, a £1. 5 million sports facility called the Sport Center was completed in 2003. Its facilities include tennis and squash courts, hockey and football pitches, a state of the art gymnasium, a cardio theatre, a dance studio, a multi purpose sports hall and a fair trade cafe, but no swimming pool. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Squash is a racquet sport that was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game (compared with the Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium Fair trade is an organized Social movement and market-based approach to empowering developing country producers and promoting sustainability

There are five dining areas on campus. In addition to these main eating outlets there are many vending machines and some bars.

Medway


In 2000 the University joined with other educational institutes to form the "Universities for Medway" initiative, aimed at increasing participation in higher education in the Medway Towns. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges History The Medway area has a long and varied history dominated [18] The following year the University of Kent at Medway formally opened, initially based at Mid Kent College. [18] By 2004 a new campus for the university had been established in the old Chatham Dockyard. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England [18]

Tonbridge

In 1982 the university established the School of Continuing Education in Tonbridge, aiming to make teaching available across the entire county. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs Tonbridge (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a Market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30340 in 2007 [24] Development of the campus has continued almost constantly, with many new buildings added in the 1980s and 1990s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 [17] The campus is now called the University of Kent at Tonbridge.

Academic faculties and departments

The University is divided into three faculties:

The original plan was to have no academic sub-divisions within the three faculties (initially Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences) and to incorporate an interdisciplinary element to all degrees through common first year courses ("Part I") in each faculty, followed by specialist study in the second and final years ("Part II"). [12] The lack of Departments encouraged the development of courses that crossed traditional divides, such as Chemical Physics, Chemistry with Control Engineering, Biological Chemistry and Environmental Physical Science. [29]

However the interdisciplinary approach proved increasingly complex for two reasons. The levels of specialisation at A Levels meant that many students had not studied particular subjects for some years and this made it impossible to devise a course that both covered areas unstudied by some and did not bore others. The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, This proved an especial problem in Natural Sciences, where many Mathematics students had not studied Chemistry at A Level and vice versa. Additionally many subjects, particularly those in the Social Sciences, were not taught at A Level and required the first year as a grounding in the subject rather than an introduction to several different new subjects. Problems were especially encountered in the Faculty of Natural Sciences where the differing demands of Mathematics and physical sciences led to two almost completely separate programmes and student bases. [29] In 1970 this led to the creation of the School of Mathematical Studies, standing outside the Faculties. [21] The addition of other subjects led to increased pressure on common Part I programmes and increasingly students took more specialised Part I courses designed to prepare them for Part II study. [29]

The University now has the Faculties further divided into 18 Departments and Schools, ranging from the School of English to the Department of Biosciences, and from the Kent Law School to the Department of Economics. Also of note is the University's Brussels School of International Studies, located in Brussels, Belgium. The Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS was founded in 1998 by the University of Kent at Canterbury. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The School offers Master's degrees in international relations theory and international conflict analysis, along with an LLM in international law. The Master of Laws is an advanced Academic degree, or research degree and is commonly abbreviated LL International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards In 2005 a new department, The Kent School of Architecture, began teaching its first students. In 2008, Wye College came under Kent's remit, in joint partnership with Imperial College London. The College of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye, more commonly known as Wye College, is an educational institution in Kent, United Kingdom. Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine as given in its Royal Charter It is one of only three universities to have reached

Student body

The student population is quite mixed, with approximately 16% of students coming from overseas. [30] No less than 128 different nationalities are currently represented. The female to male ratio is 55 women to every 45 men. [30]

Students' Union

Main article: University of Kent Students' Union

The Students' Union is known as "Kent Union" and has a considerable presence on campus. The University of Kent Students' Union, officially known as Kent Union, is the student representative body for students at the University of Kent, Kent Union runs three shops on campus, Essentials (all-purpose food and essentials), Parkwood Essentials (ditto, but in student village Parkwood) and Extras (off-licence). REDIRECT Licensing_laws_of_the_United_Kingdom#Off-licence The Union also runs the Parkwood bar Woody's, Rutherford bar, the Atom and the two-storey nightclub The Venue, which from 1999 played host to big names such as Zane Lowe, Pendulum, DJ Hype, Goldie, the former boxer Nigel Benn, Starsky & Hutch original Huggy Bear, the Scratch Perverts, members of B*Witched and Tim Westwood. Zane Lowe (born Alexander Zane Reid Lowe on 7 August 1973 also known as 'Zipper' is a radio DJ and television presenter Pendulum is an Australian Drum and bass group originally from Perth, Australia. DJ Hype is a Stage name of Drum and bass producer and DJ Kevin Ford. Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie (born 19 September 1965 in Walsall, England) is an English Electronic music artist Nigel Benn (born January 22, 1964) is an English former boxer who held world titles at both Middleweight and Super middleweight Huggy Bear were an English Riot grrrl band formed in 1991 in London, England. The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from the UK, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade Tim Westwood (born 3 October 1957 is an English DJ and Presenter of Radio and Television.

In the early 1980s the Students' Union had a strong reputation for live music and played host to such acts as U2, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, The Smiths', Echo & the Bunnymen and Elvis Costello. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry

The Student Bar

The Student Bar is an online community, developed by a student at the university, which currently has over 6,000 members that consist of people that either study or work at the University of Kent, or are members of the university's alumni.

The website itself is similar to other social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Facebook is a social networking Website launched on February 4 2004 MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Members are able to provide a profile which can include information about their course of study, personal details and interests as well as upload photos. The mainstay of The Student Bar is the ability to create and join groups for discussion on a range of topics. It creates a closer unity between students at the university that wasn't usually provided for students prior to 2006 and adds an extra level of socialising. The Student Bar is now open to students at other universities in the UK.

inQuire Media Group

The university has an official student newspaper named inQuire which is supported by an online news website inQuireLive. co. uk which was launched in January 2008. The newspaper is published every 2 weeks and is edited by a group of unpaid students. While the newpaper and news website is funded by the student union it is independent in its content.

Famous alumni

See also: List of University of Kent people and Category:Alumni of the University of Kent

Notable alumni of the University of Kent include Tom Wilkinson OBE - actor, Oscar nominee; Michael Baigent - author; Valerie Bloom - poet; Robert Wade - screenwriter; Patrick Wright - journalist and author; Sir David Akers-Jones - Former acting Governor of Hong Kong, 1986/87; Alan Davies - English Comedian and Actor; David Fulton - Cricketer, former captain of Kent CCC; and Sir Hugh Orde OBE - Chief Constable of Northern Ireland and George Riginos II, a member of the Greek Royal Family. A list of people related to the University of Kent. See also:CategoryPeople associated with the University of Kent Officers Several positions Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Wilkinson OBE (born 12 December 1948) is a two time Academy Award -nominated as well as BAFTA Award Michael Baigent is an Author and speculative historian who co-wrote a number of books that question mainstream perceptions of History and the life of Jesus Valerie Bloom MBE (born 1956 is a Poet and a Novelist. Early years She was born in Clarendon Jamaica in 1956 and later Robert Wade or Bob Wade is the name of several notable individuals Robert Wade (screenwriter (born 1962 screenwriter who has worked on several Patrick Wright can refer to Patrick Wright Baron Wright of Richmond (born 1931 British diplomat Patrick Wright (academic, British Sir David Akers-Jones, KBE, CMG, GBM, JP ( Chinese 鍾逸傑爵士 born 14 April 1927 was the Chief Secretary of Alan Davies (born 6 March 1966) is an English comedian, Writer and Actor, best known for starring as Jonathan David Paul Fulton (born November 15, 1971 in Lewisham) is a former English Cricketer He was a right-handed opening batsman Sir Hugh Stephen Orde, OBE, is the 2nd Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI

The Chaplaincy

Whilst the University is secular, there is a strong chaplaincy consisting of permanent Anglican and Catholic priests, a Pentecostal minister, as well as part-time chaplains from other denominations and faiths. Secularity ( adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from Religion. A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of

The chaplaincy runs the annual Carol Service that takes place every year in the Cathedral at the end of Autumn Term.

League Table results

The 2008 Guardian Newspaper University League Tables (published 2007) puts the University of Kent in 49th place in the institutional rankings, while The Times Good University Guide (2008 - published 2007) puts Kent in 38th place. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The Sunday Times University League Table (2007) placed Kent in 42nd place. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. (There are some 123 ranked university institutions in the UK).

In the world university league tables, Kent is placed in the top 500 world Universities (441st in the world) by the 2007 Quacquerrelli-Symonds/Times Higher Education Supplement (QS-THES) league table [31]. Kent does not appear in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's world rankings table. Shanghai Jiao Tong University ( abbreviated Jiao Da (交大 or SJTU) located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most influential universities

In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise the University of Kent was placed 46th (according to the RAE league tables in The Times Higher Education Supplement). The Research Assessment Exercise ( RAE) is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK Higher education funding councils ( HEFCE Times Higher Education ( THE) formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement ( THES) is a magazine based

Sixteen departments from Kent appear in the top 20 of either The Times or The Guardian's British subject rankings from 2005 (including six departments in the top ten). The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group.

The Guardian's analysis of the National Student Survey in 2007 placed Kent in 18th place nationally for student satisfaction. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The National Student Survey is a survey launched in 2005 of all final year degree students at institutions in England Wales and Northern Ireland [32]

The Franco-British double degree programme

This bi-lingual programme combines subjects in one degree and is taught in two countries. The first year is spent at the University of Kent, the second year at the Institut d'études politiques de Lille (IEP), the third year at the University of Kent, the fourth year at the IEP of Lille and the fifth is either spent in Canterbury, in Brussels or in Lille. The Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP de Lille, also referred-to as Sciences Po Lille, is an academic Institute of Université

The students of the Franco-British double degree programme receive at the end of the fourth year the BA (Bachelor of Arts) from the University of Kent, the Diplôme by the IEP of Lille and at the end of the fifth year, either the MA (Master of Arts) in Canterbury or in Brussels or the Master delivered by the IEP of Lille, chosen between 14 parcours de formation by the IEP of Lille. [33] [34]

References

  1. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) page 36 ISBN 0-904938-03-4 As Martin notes "Our former Information Officer has ventured the opinion that Cranmer would not have got very high marks had this phrase appeared in an O-Level Latin paper!"
  2. ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification that Examination boards in the United Kingdom confer to students In Computing, Microsoft Excel (full name Microsoft Office Excel) consists of a proprietary Spreadsheet -application written and distributed Higher Education Statistics Agency. The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA was established in 1993 by the UK higher education institutions as the central source for the collection and publication of Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  3. ^ a b c d e f About Kent - History - 1959-1969. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
  4. ^ "Second University Sponsor Resigns", The Times, October 17, 1962. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.  
  5. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) pages 29-30 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  6. ^ While Canterbury ceased to be a county borough in the 1970s, Medway is now a unitary authority - the modern form of a county borough. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City History The Medway area has a long and varied history dominated County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City However the current overall title of the University does not reflect this.
  7. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) page 14 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  8. ^ "Step Towards Kent University", The Times, February 25, 1960. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.  
  9. ^ "Siting Of A Kent University - Canterbury Area Recommended", The Times, April 26, 1960. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.  
  10. ^ "Site Of University For Kent", The Times, February 01, 1962. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.  
  11. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) pages 11-36 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  12. ^ a b "University Of Kent Sets Out To Be Different - Emphasis On Collegiate-Based Life", The Times, April 04, 1963. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.  
  13. ^ "Kent Life" in Kent: The Magazine for The University of Kent Spring 2005 No. 44 page 4
  14. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) pages 225-231 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  15. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) page 228 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  16. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) page 231 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  17. ^ a b "Kent Life" in Kent: The Magazine for The University of Kent Spring 2005 No. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 44 page 5
  18. ^ a b c d e f About Kent - History - 2000-2006. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
  19. ^ a b Our visual identity (pdf). University of Kent (2007-03-14). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler
  20. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) pages 33-36 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  21. ^ a b c About Kent - History - 1970-1979. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) University of Kent (2007-01-11). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
  22. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) pages 122-126 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  23. ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) ISBN 0-904938-03-4
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  25. ^ a b About Kent - History - 1990-1999. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
  26. ^ Virginia Woolf. University of Kent (2007-11-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Retrieved on 2008-01-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
  27. ^ Virginia Woolf College. University of Kent (2007-11-22). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Retrieved on 2008-01-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
  28. ^ British Cartoon Archive website
  29. ^ a b c Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) pages 39-54 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
  30. ^ a b Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA was established in 1993 by the UK higher education institutions as the central source for the collection and publication of Retrieved on 2007-08-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. There are 18,220 total students. 15,270 are United Kingdom students (3,385 postgraduates and 11,885 undergraduates), a total of 83. 8%. 10,095 students are female (2165 postgraduates and 7390 undergraduates), a total of 55. 4%.
  31. ^ QS Top Universities: Guide to the World's Top Universities - the definitive international study abroad guide
  32. ^ National Student survey 2007 overall ranking table | Students | EducationGuardian.co.uk
  33. ^ 14 parcours de formation
  34. ^ Official Site of the Franco-British course at the IEP of Lille and at the University of Kent at Canterbury - French and English

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