A new book featuring tales told as part of Refugee Tales 2015 will be launched in Gulbenkian foyer on Tuesday 7 June at 5pm. The … Read more
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New book shows how running makes us human
Barefoot runner and School of English lecturer Dr Vybarr Cregan-Reid makes a compelling case in a new book for how running can make people’s lives … Read more
Refugee Tales to open with a Forum at Kent
Organised by Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group and the School of English at the University of Kent, Refugee Tales 2016 will open with day-long Forum on … Read more
School of English climbs in the Complete University Guide 2017
English at Kent ranked 26th out of 107 UK institutions in the Complete University Guide 2017, an increase of four places on last year’s league … Read more
Vybarr Cregan-Reid and Catherine Richardson appear on BBC radio
The School of English’s Vybarr Cregan-Reid was on national radio last week discussing his forthcoming book Footnotes: How Running Makes us Human. Peter White of … Read more
Writers renew call to end indefinite immigration detention
Many of the UK’s leading writers and poets have renewed their call to end indefinite immigration detention by participating in Refugee Tales 2016 (3-8 July). … Read more
Exhibition reveals the therapeutic power of bookmaking
Artwork by a little-known US artist, who used book making as a form of therapy in her battle against cancer, will go on show at … Read more
School of English success stories
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
Shakespeare 400 comes to Canterbury
2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and it is being marked nationally and internationally by events and celebrations of the … Read more
Amy Sackville and Vybarr Cregan-Reid appear in the Literary Review
Two academic staff in the School of English appeared in this month’s Literary Review. Amy Sackville has reviewed Amy Liptrot’s new memoir The Outrun. The book … Read more