“We are here to help you succeed.” Research skills are critical components of academic success. To ensure that Kent students have the opportunity to thrive … Read more
Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah receives Nobel medal from Swedish Ambassador
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
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
MA Postcolonial Studies student Nicola Wheeler runner-up in Postgraduate Essay Prize 2021
It is with great pleasure that the School of English announces that MA Postcolonial Studies student Nicola Wheeler is the runner-up in the Postcolonial Studies … Read more
Graduate profile: Emma Isworth, MA Medical Humanities
What are you doing now? I am working part-time as a paediatric physiotherapist in a GP surgery in Tenterden, Kent. What attracted you to your … Read more
Alumnus and honorary graduate Patrick Wright – ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ at Waterstones in Canterbury
Alumnus and Honorary Graduate, Patrick Wright (English and American Literature 1970-73), will be talking about his latest book ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’, at Waterstones in Canterbury on Wednesday … Read more
Kent alumnus and emeritus professor Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize In Literature 2021
The University and the School of English are delighted to announce that Emeritus Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the Nobel Prize In Literature 2021. … Read more
Arts and Humanities Heroes 2021
In a year quite unlike any other, we wanted to acknowledge how fantastically resilient our students have all been throughout an extremely difficult time. To … Read more
Graduate profile: Sarah Crewe, MA by Research (Poetry)
We recently caught up with alumna, Sarah Crewe, to find out about her time at Kent and her poetry collections. Where were you before Kent? … Read more