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Author: Hannah Collins

Alumni Stories: Dick Wiggins (Rutherford, 1966-69)

By Hannah Collins | 01 May 2024

The following account is an attempt to describe the importance of the university, both socially and academically, and the surrounding countryside to my personal development … Read more

Alumna nominated by President Joe Biden to be US Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

By Hannah Collins | 01 May 2024

We offer many congratulations to Kent alumna, Amanda S. Jacobsen, who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden to become Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary … Read more

Save the Date: Alumni BBQ 2024

By Hannah Collins | 01 May 2024

You are invited to join us for our annual FREE Alumni BBQ on Friday 6 September, which will be held (as usual) in the garden … Read more

National Gardening Week: Help us grow a new therapy programme at the Parkinson’s Centre

By Hannah Collins | 30 April 2024

This National Gardening Week we’re celebrating the Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy’s newly-launched social therapeutic horticulture programme, which aims to reduce some of the stress … Read more

Remembering John Barron (1925-2024)

By Hannah Collins | 19 April 2024

Chris Barron remembers his father John John Barron was born in Hollingbourne near Maidstone in December 1925. An accountant by trade and son of a … Read more

Class of 1974: You’re Invited to Kent’s Golden Graduation

By Hannah Collins | 26 February 2024

We are delighted to invite the class of 1974 to your Golden Graduation ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral on Friday 26 July 2024 to celebrate 50 … Read more

Support Sarah Frow along the Pilgrim’s Way to raise money for PCIT

By Hannah Collins | 22 February 2024

In May/June 2024 Sarah Frow will be completing the Pilgrim’s Way to raise money for the Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy. Her first-hand experience of … Read more

YolanDa Brown, brings reggae, jazz, and soul to Kent

By Hannah Collins | 21 February 2024

The critically-acclaimed, double MOBO Award winning Saxophonist – and Kent alumna – will return to Canterbury for two exciting events at Gulbenkian on Saturday 9 … Read more

Scholars’ Spotlight: Fiona Ernst, recipient of the First 500 Scholarship

By Hannah Collins | 15 February 2024

‘The joy and gratitude that accompany this prestigious award are beyond words. Learning that this scholarship was initiated by the first 500 students who took … Read more

Women in Leadership Scholarship Announced

By Hannah Collins | 14 February 2024

The University of Kent is launching a brand-new scholarship to help support the next generation of female leaders from India. The Women in Leadership scholarship … Read more

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