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University of Kent



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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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 Sunday Times University League Table (2007) placed Kent in 42nd place. (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.

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).

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 Guardian's analysis of the National Student Survey in 2007 placed Kent in 18th place nationally for student satisfaction.[32]

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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 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]

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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). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  3. ^ a b c d e f About Kent - History - 1959-1969. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  4. ^ "Second University Sponsor Resigns", The Times, October 17, 1962. 
  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. 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. 
  9. ^ "Siting Of A Kent University - Canterbury Area Recommended", The Times, April 26, 1960. 
  10. ^ "Site Of University For Kent", The Times, February 01, 1962. 
  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. 
  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. 44 page 5
  18. ^ a b c d e f About Kent - History - 2000-2006. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  19. ^ a b Our visual identity (pdf). University of Kent (2007-03-14). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
  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. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  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
  24. ^ a b c About Kent - History - 1980-1989. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  25. ^ a b About Kent - History - 1990-1999. University of Kent (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  26. ^ Virginia Woolf. University of Kent (2007-11-23). Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
  27. ^ Virginia Woolf College. University of Kent (2007-11-22). Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
  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. Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Retrieved on 2007-08-06. 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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The Templeman Library on the Canterbury campus. The Senate is in the foreground.
The Templeman Library on the Canterbury campus. The Senate is in the foreground.

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