Category: Alumni

In March 2020, life got harder for everyone. For many of our students, their world came to a stop. The Covid-19 pandemic interrupted their studies, … Read more

In ‘The Unknown Prime Minister And Me’, Leon McCarron (Rutherford 2005-08: Film) investigates his family connection to former British prime minister Andrew Bonar Law. Alumni … Read more

Julie Burman (English & American Literature – Class of 92) As a child I had always dreamed of being a teacher but in 1982, I … Read more

Master’s student, Monica Yianni, is looking for alumni to take part in her research project. My name is Monica and I am currently carrying out … Read more

The Careers and Employability Service are seeking mentors for a new mentoring programme, starting this September! Kent Career Mentoring aims to connect Kent students with … Read more

Ian Crofton (Rutherford College, 1972-5, English and American Literature), has just published his latest book, ‘Fringed with Mud and Pearls: An English Island Odyssey’ (Birlinn … Read more

Professor Krishan Kumar, former lecturer at the University of Kent, has recently had a chapter published in a book entitled ‘Utopian Univeristies: A Global History … Read more

Small: On Motherhoods is the debut literary memoir from alumna, Dr Claire Lynch (BA English and American Lit and MA European and Comparative Lit). Published … Read more

When were you at the University, and what degree did you study? I studied Psychology between 2017-2020. What inspired you to study Psychology? My grandfather … Read more

Words Is a Powerful Thing: Twenty Years Teaching Creative Writing at Douglas County Jail (University of Kansas Press, May 2021. Available on Amazon). By Brian … Read more