Kent alumnus and emeritus professor Abdulrazak Gurnah was presented with his Nobel Prize In Literature diploma and medal by Ambassador Mikaela Kumlin Granit on Monday … Read more
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Dr Bahriye Kemal leads project with at-risk Syrian academics
“The project has been created with pioneering Syrian academics and creative writers and poets displaced and dispersed across Turkey, Syria, UK, France and beyond; together, … Read more
Sceptre to publish Jessica Andrews’ new novel Milk Teeth
MA Creative Writing graduate, Jessica Andrews, has had her second novel Milk Teeth picked up by the publisher Sceptre. Andrews’ 2019 debut novel, Saltwater explored the … Read more
Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence from the 18th Century
Research from the University of Kent and Aalto University, Finland, has concluded with four key guidelines for how society should view and utilise Artificial Intelligence … Read more
New Refugee Tales launch to raise awareness of indefinite detention of migrants
The University of Kent welcomes Volume IV of Refugee Tales, the latest in the series of books that shares the stories of people who have … Read more
Graduate profile: Lauren Drozd, BA English and American Literature
We caught up with English and American Literature graduate, Lauren Drozd, to reflect on her time at Kent and find about what she wants to … Read more
Pride Month 2021: Write/Right to the World activist student-staff group complete Mega-Zine project
The project entitled, ‘With Love from Queer-Kuir-Κουήρ Cyprus: A Mega-Zine of Literary and Artistic Responses to Postcolonialism & Partition’, consists of a co-edited e-zine, an … Read more
Pride Month 2021: Final-year student, Olivia Wing, produces films exploring her gender and sexuality
In celebration of Pride month, the School of English is proud to showcase an example of some wonderful work by one of our students. As … Read more
Save As Writers’ International Writing Competition 2021: Horizons
Entries for the Save As Writers’ International Writing Competition 2021 are now open, for which the School of English’s Dr Eleanor Perry and Amy Sackville … Read more
Alumni profile: David Mitchell
David Mitchell is a novelist and screenwriter. He has written nine novels, two of which, number9dream (2001) and Cloud Atlas (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written … Read more