On Sunday 22nd May, Steve Streeter (who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015) led a team of IT support staff from the King’s School, Canterbury … Read more
Month: May 2022
Alumni Profile – Keerthisiri Fernando
What are you doing now? My work is chiefly that of the Bishop of the Diocese of Kurunagala and also the Presiding Bishop of the … Read more
Alumni Hockey Reunion
Over the early May Bank Holiday, over 30 alumni of UKC hockey club met up in Canterbury. It was like nothing had changed in 30 … Read more
Barry McAleenan 15/11/1946 – 21/04/2022
Barry McAleenan came to Kent as an undergraduate in 1966. One of the 2nd 500. Luckily for us Barry was a keen amateur photographer. While … Read more
Kent Giving Week exceeds £25,000 target for the Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy
The University of Kent’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen Cox, officially launched the first ever Kent Giving Week on Monday 9th May at a 5km sponsored walk … Read more
Ladybird Class take part in a sponsored walk to raise money for the Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy
A group of children from Ladybird Class at St. Stephen’s Infant School took part in a sponsored walk from Canterbury to Chartham (4 miles) on … Read more
Felicity Cowie (English Literature, 1992-1995) shares how her time at the University of Kent directly led her to publishing her first book in June
Whilst a student at Kent University I worked for Kred (the name of the weekly printed university newspaper back then, an acronym of the colleges … Read more
Author Profile – Peter Taylor-Gooby
University of Kent graduate and former member of staff, Peter Taylor-Gooby, has released his latest novel “A Kinder City”. Peter uses his novels to address … Read more
Alumni Profile – Gary Wazir
What are you doing now? Since leaving the University of Kent I’ve been on an incredible journey. I’m CEO of Wystle, the UK’s newest ride-hailing … Read more
Michael Crick: My abiding memory is the sheer joy of the occasion
Award-winning journalist Michael Crick witnessed several of our May graduation ceremonies in Canterbury Cathedral. As you can see from this blog, he was in his … Read more