Category: Alumni

Emma Scanlan, a School of English alumna, recently contacted Prof. Donna Landry to uphold ‘a promise’ she made nearly five years ago when she was a taught … Read more

The School has been overwhelmed with good news stories of late. Here are a few highlights: Film rights sold to recent graduate’s first novel School … Read more

The School of English is hosting a lecture and drinks reception as part of the University of Kent’s 50th Festival on Saturday 5 September. Rod … Read more

Congratulations to all School of English students who graduated at the ceremony on July 15. It was such a beautiful day and a pleasure to … Read more

The Festival of English 2015 opened last week (Tuesday 3 February) at the Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Reading Room with a lecture on Chaucer given … Read more

Emmi Itäranta’s first novel Memory of Water has been listed as the one of the best science fiction novels of 2014 in a Guardian Review. … Read more

Following the death last year of Professor Reg Foakes, the School of English and the Gulbenkian Theatre commissioned a memorial plaque in his name. Reg … Read more

School of English alumna Emmi Itäranta launched her debut novel at the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus where the first chapter was written during her studies in 2008. Emmi, … Read more

School of English alumnus George Temple has been awarded a prestigious fully funded scholarship to study for a PhD at the Simon Fraser University in … Read more

The award-winning journalist, broadcaster and author Gavin Esler has been appointed as the sixth Chancellor of the University of Kent. Gavin graduated from Kent with … Read more