Today is a bitter sweet day in the Graduate School as we say goodbye to a dear friend and team member, Sian Epps, Graduate School Assistant and PA to the Dean of the Graduate School. The Graduate School team would like to thank Sian for her work supporting the Graduate School and its endeavors for the last two and a half years.
Sian joined the Graduate School in September 2015 after finishing her BSc in Sociology and Social Science, and she has worked in several different capacities within the team in that time – most recently as PA to the Dean of the Graduate School. Sian has been an important and valuable member of our small team, and she will be dearly missed.
Sian began a part-time MA in Sociology at the University of Kent in 2017, and she has recently been hired by Migrant Help, a charity that works to provide advice and support to vulnerable migrants in Dover. The Graduate School would like to congratulate Sian on her new post and wish her well in all of her future endeavors!
The results are in for the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) 2018, and we are delighted that the University of Kent has been awarded 3rd place for the Postgraduate Award out of thirty-seven universities across the UK. The University of Kent climbed nine places in the postgraduate category, going from 12th place in 2017 to 3rd place in 2018. In addition to ranking in the top three in the postgraduate category, the University of Kent ranked 5th for the International Award (climbing from 8th place in 2017).
The WUSCAs celebrate the best in higher education, and universities are selected based on 36,000+ reviews submitted via Whatuni.com by university students across the UK. The 2018 awards ceremony took place at The Brewery in London on 19 April, and the event was hosted by comedian, Katherine Ryan. The Graduate School team was delighted to be in attendance to represent the University of Kent for the Postgraduate Award nomination, and members of the International and Enrolment teams attended to represent the University for the International Award nomination.
Congratulations to the University of Kent for ranking so high in two categories of the 2018 Whatuni Awards. The Graduate School would like to particularly thank all of the members of academic and administrative staff who work to support our postgraduate and international students at Kent.
See the top three in each of the fifteen WhatUni Awards 2018 categories here, view all of the rankings and categories here and read the official Whatuni press release here.
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