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University of Kent

Not to be confused with Kent State University.

University of Kent
Coat of arms
University of Kent
Former name
University of Kent at Canterbury
MottoLatin: Cui servire regnare est
Motto in English
Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'
(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')[1]
TypePublic
Established4 January 1965 (1965-01-04)
Endowment£3.8 million (2022)[2]
Budget£260.4 million (2021–22)[2]
ChancellorYolanDa Brown[3]
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Georgina Randsley de Moura (acting)[4]
VisitorThe Archbishop of Canterbury ex officio
Students17,920 (2022/23)[5]
Undergraduates14,045 (2022/23)[5]
Postgraduates3,870 (2022/23)[5]
Location
Canterbury, Medway and Tonbridge, United Kingdom; Brussels, Belgium; Athens, Greece; Paris, France; Rome, Italy
CampusSemi-rural
ColoursKent Blue and Kent Red
AffiliationsUniversities UK
SGroup European Universities' Network
EUA
ACU
Eastern ARC
Universities at Medway
Websitekent.ac.uk

The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a semi-collegiate public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. The university was granted its royal charter on 4 January 1965 and the following year Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, was formally installed as the first Chancellor.[6]

The university has its main campus north of Canterbury situated within 300 acres (120 hectares) of parkland, housing over 6,000 students, as well as a campus in Medway in Kent and a postgraduate centre in Paris.[7] The university is international, with students from 158 different nationalities and 41% of its academic and research staff being from outside the United Kingdom.[8] It is a member of the Santander Network of European universities encouraging social and economic development.[9]

  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 978-0-904938-03-6 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 "Financial Statements for the Year to 31 July 2022" (PDF). University of Kent. p. 18. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Chancellor -- Office of the Vice Chancellor -- University of Kent". 6 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Vice-Chancellor – About Kent". Kent.ac.uk. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Martin11-36 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Where can I study?". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  8. ^ "University of Kent". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Santander". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

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