A fond farewell to Professor Diane Houston, Dean of the Graduate School

Friends and colleagues of Professor Diane Houston will be gathering at the Colyer Fergusson building this afternoon at 4pm.  Professor Houston is leaving after 28 years of service to the University of Kent, to take up her new position as Pro Vice Master at Birkbeck, University of London.  She established the Graduate School here, and has overseen its development to what we are today.  We wish her all the very best for the future.

Postgraduate Experience Awards – deadline 25th November 2016

Have you got a great idea for a postgraduate event?

Apply for funding through the Postgraduate Experience Awards for a chance to make it happen!

Funding of up to £1500 can be awarded for applications to run events or projects which have an interdisciplinary and/or external focus and will enhance the postgraduate experience at Kent.  All events or projects must tale place at Kent and be held by the end of the academic year it was awarded.

For  more information and to apply please visit https://www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/news/pgexperience.html.

The deadline is Friday 25th November.

 

Next Postgraduate Open Event

Key Information

  • Location: Canterbury campus:
  • Date: Saturday 26 November 2016, 10am – 1pm.
  • Book online

Come and talk to specialist academics and admissions staff about postgraduate study at our campuses in the UK and specialist centres in Tonbridge and across Europe.

Kent’s open events give you the chance to:

  • Find out more about Kent’s £9m postgraduate scholarship fund
  • Get all the latest information about the new £10,000 loans for Master’s students
  • Get answers to your questions about postgraduate taught and research opportunities at Kent
  • Meet current postgraduate students
  • Speak to staff for expert advice about the application process, funding, accommodation and future career options
  • Talk to the Graduate School about how they support all Kent’s postgraduate students with additional training, study facilities and social events

Alternatively, our Canterbury and Medway campuses are open for informal and guided visits, we hold open events in Paris and Brussels, or you can make an appointment to visit an academic school or our European centres.

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