The University has officially opened the Mitali and Divyendu Kumar ASPIRE start-up centre, designed to help students develop and grow their own business ideas. The … Read more
Winning Ways for Kent Business School MBA Student
It was an award-winning end to 2017 for part-time MBA student, Will Scobie (holding trophy), who achieved global recognition with an award for international crisis … Read more
The National Student Survey is Now Open
The National Student Survey 2018 is now open and it is your chance to tell us what we’re doing right, and what we can improve … Read more
Kent Business Summit unites MPs, Business Leaders and Academics
Around 200 delegates attended the Kent Business Summit on 12 January 2018 to discuss the challenges and opportunities the region faces as the UK prepares … Read more
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Achieves Double Accreditation
Kent Business School’s Master’s in Logistics and Supply Chain Management has received professional recognition thanks to recent accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and … Read more
Christina Mackay: 2018 – the Year of Investment in Start-ups
Entrepreneurship is thriving in Kent and it’s showing no signs of stopping. Start-ups are being supported from every angle – by the University, the Council … Read more
Breakfast of Champions
On Monday 11 December Kent Business School hosted the first ‘Breakfast of Champions’ – an informal gathering to allow postgraduate students to share their experience … Read more
The Future of Equity Release – a Roundtable Discussion
On Friday 13 October, the Institute of Faculty Actuaries (IFoA) Equity Release Working Party (ERWP) held a roundtable event to get input on the key … Read more
Professor Radu Tunaru Publishes Book: Preparing for the Next Financial Crisis
Kent Business School Professor, Radu Tunaru, and Dr Esa Jokivuolle, Head of Research at Bank of Finland, have published the volume Preparing for the Next … Read more
Alumni Profile: Alex Sowther, UK Planning and Performance Manager – Emerging Markets at Deliveroo
Alex Sowther has been working at Deliveroo for almost two years and has progressed within the company to the position of UK Planning and Performance … Read more
12 Days of Christmas: Festive Things to Do in the Holidays for Kent Students
Whether you’re staying in Canterbury or Medway over the holidays, or just looking for something Christmassy to do in your final days on campus. As … Read more
How to Apply for PhD Funding
According to data from the Student Loans Company, the outstanding Student Loans Debt in the UK has more than doubled between 2011 and 2017 and … Read more
KBS Undergraduate Launches Notify Kickstarter Campaign
Chris Hurley is an ambitious Kent Business School student currently looking to source funding to support the launch of Notify, a communal online learning app … Read more
Research Perspective: Does Personality Determine Career Success?
My current topic bears the title “Personality, Risk-taking Attitude, and Career Outcomes: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study”. As the title aims to convey, … Read more
Ingolstadt University MBA Students Return to KBS for Ninth Consecutive Year
Last week, Kent Business School welcomed once again a group of MBA students from Ingolstadt University in Bayern, offering a module on intercultural communication in … Read more
Success for Paul Dyer Development Programme 2017
In the last weekend of October, 25 Stage 2 students embarked on the Paul Dyer Development Programme (PDDP), a whirlwind two-day journey to understand the … Read more
KBS Runs International Virtual Company Challenge with PolyU, Hong Kong
On November 4, Kent Business School students took on a virtual business challenge using SimVenture Software in an international collaboration between the School and The … Read more
Student Comment: Did Retailers Misunderstand Jordan?
Last year, some of the most internationally successful retailers exited the Jordanian market. I am not talking about small brand names, I am talking about … Read more
Kent Business Summit 2018
KENT BUSINESS SUMMIT 2018 SHAPING KENT’S FUTURE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY Friday 12 January 2018 7.30 – 14.00 Sibson Building – Kent Business School – … Read more
Meet the MBA Class of 2017
Kent Business School is proud to welcome the new 2017/18 Kent MBA cohort. With contrasting backgrounds, nationalities, interests and ambitions, discover the diversity of those … Read more



















