About The University of Kent Established in 1965, the University of Kent – the UK’s European university – is one of the country’s leading academic institutions producing world-class research, rated internationally excellent and leading the way in many fields of study. Having recently celebrated our 50th anniversary, we have 20,000 students studying at Canterbury, Medway, Athens, Brussels, Paris, Rome and Tonbridge.
Kent’s reputation as being a good place to work is reflected in its top ranking in the 2014 Times Higher Education’s (THE) Best University Workplace Survey. Worth £0.7 billion, the University is also an important economic force in south-east England, supporting innovation and enterprise across the south-east. Website: www.kent.ac.uk.
The University of Kent has been ranked 23rd in The Guardian University Guide 2017, The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2016 and in The Complete University Guide 2017. Kent is ranked 17th in the UK for research intensity (REF 2014). It has world-leading research in all subjects and 97% of its research is deemed by the REF to be of international quality. In the National Student Survey 2016, Kent achieved the fourth highest score for overall student satisfaction, out of all publicly funded, multi-faculty universities. Kent has also developed relationships with many leading overseas universities outside Europe, including Hong Kong and China.
In 2013, the University joined with the universities of East Anglia and Essex to form the Eastern Academic Research Consortium: www.kent.ac.uk/about/partner- ships/easternarc .html. In 2014, Kent received its second Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The University of Kent is a major employer with around 3,000 members of staff, including more than 900 academic and research staff, and a full range of commercial services and administrative staff.
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