Genetic disease affects 1 in 50 babies, can lead to stillbirth, miscarriage, pregnancy complications and IVF failure. Young researchers working in this field drive scientific … Read more
Category: Giving
Meet Shannon Laribo – 2016 UKA Kent Fulbright Scholar
This is Shannon Laribo and she received the 2016 UKA Kent-Fulbright Scholarship for her Master’s degree in Methods of Social Research. This scholarship is offered … Read more
The Footsteps Stories – Kasia Senyszyn (Keynes 2004)
Why did you choose to donate to a brick? Some ex-colleagues and I unfortunately lost a dear friend, Isobel (Izzy) Noble, who worked at the … Read more
£90,000 for Kent Opportunity Fund
This is Laura Thomas-Walters. She is investigating how behavioural research can be better utilised for illegal wildlife trade demand reduction strategies. Her PhD is funded by the … Read more
Graduates Giving Back – the story of Keith Donkor
Keith Donkor (Keynes 2012) is a Mathematics and Accounting & Finance graduate. Keith worked as a student caller on several Telephone Campaigns and has recently committed … Read more
Update on Rebecca Monteleone – 2014 UKA Fulbright Scholar
This November, our focus has been on the power of giving. Rebecca Monteleone was the 2014 UKA Fulbright scholar and here she updates us on … Read more
What Katy did next…
After finishing her thesis, 2011 Alumni Postgraduate Scholar Katy Upton got in touch to let us know where she is now – and what life … Read more
Improving Health, wellbeing and diversity in STEM
In 2014, a report published by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CASE), entitled Improving Diversity in STEM, demonstrated hard and depressing evidence that women, … Read more
Help the Homeless Week!
In spring 2016, the Canterbury Homeless Outreach Society received funding to run a Help the Homeless Week – events raising awareness and funds for homelessness, … Read more
A Wonderful Week of Words
As part of the 2016 Student Project Grants scheme, the UKC Hogwarts Society and Kent Union applied for funding to support J.K Rowling’s charity, … Read more