{"id":10689,"date":"2022-05-30T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/?p=10689"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:33:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:33:55","slug":"eight-reasons-to-study-at-canterbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2022\/05\/eight-reasons-to-study-at-canterbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Reasons to Study at Canterbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Students are back where they belong and where better, than our bustling and beautiful Canterbury Campus? Here\u2019s just a few reasons you might choose to study here\u2026<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>1. Award winning facilities <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The home of Kent Business School in Canterbury is the RIBA award-winning state-of-the-art<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/facilities\"> Sibson building<\/a> which offers spacious teaching facilities, executive seminar and lecture rooms, as well as excellent IT facilities and learning resources.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/news\/kentlife\/23201\/the-award-win-for-outstanding-library-team\">award-winning<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/\">Templeman Library<\/a> is open 24\/7 during term time and home to 1,600 study spaces \u2013 from relaxed and silent spaces to group study booths<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/view-of-catherdral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10690\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/view-of-catherdral.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>2. Canterbury = culture <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Canterbury is seeping in history. It is home to the world-renowned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury-cathedral.org\/\">Canterbury Cathedral<\/a> which is under a 10-minute bus trip away from the campus and can even be viewed in the distance from just outside the library.<\/p>\n<p>The experiential historical centre T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitengland.com\/experience\/experience-medieval-england-canterbury-tales\">he Canterbury Tales<\/a> takes you on an immersive theatre journey alongside Geoffrey Chaucer and the colourful characters from his famous novels on their pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, recreated for visitors in the heart of the ancient city.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>3. Pints and picky bits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kent&#8217;s flagship city has over 45 pubs and bars and many more restaurants ready for you to let yourself loose in. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecubancanterbury.com\/\">The Cuban<\/a> is the city&#8217;s cocktail hotspot serving up delish nibbles including fresh paella and burgers. Anyone fancy a lock-in? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onepoundlane.co.uk\/drink\">Pound Bar &amp; Kitchen<\/a> was recently voted Kent&#8217;s best bar and is situated in a former city jail and police station, get your hand (cuffs) on one of their incarceration themed cocktails!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/24396761812_029aef96c0_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10691\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/24396761812_029aef96c0_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"color: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 24px;text-align: center\">4. An actual cinema on campus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Enjoy a film or two at our on campus at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thegulbenkian.co.uk\/\">Gulbenkian<\/a>\u00a0cinema on the Canterbury campus, which shows all the latest Blockbuster film releases as well as a variety of independent films. They also showcase a range of live events for all ages which you can get directly involved in.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>5. The ultimate green city! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The campus is situated just outside the busy historic city centre and is surrounded by woodland and nature walks. Travel less than twenty minutes by road, rail or bus and reach some of Kent\u2019s blue-flag awarded beaches. Fancy a day out in the Big Smoke?\u00a0 Get a high speed train to London in an hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/canterbury-city.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10693\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/canterbury-city.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>6. Shop \u2019til you drop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Take a wander down to Canterbury\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitefriars.co.uk\/\">Whitefriars<\/a> to some of the biggest high-street names. If that\u2019s not for you then you can explore more independent, specialist shops and boutiques down the cobbled side and back streets of Canterbury.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/caf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10695\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/caf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>7. Enviable eats<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/maps\/canterbury\/canterbury-campus\">Canterbury Campus<\/a>, you can find over 10 different\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/catering\/\">cafes and restaurants<\/a> to dine in for breakfast, lunch and dinner when the restrictions finally lift. With Instagram worthy steamed buns and burgers as well as vegan options, there really is something to cater to everyone\u2019s taste. There are also two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coop.co.uk\/\">Co-op<\/a>\u00a0stores on campus which students can get 10% off each shop when using their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totum.com\/\">Totum<\/a> card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/bedroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10696\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2021\/03\/bedroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>8. Living on campus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Canterbury offers fantastic living <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/accommodation\/canterbury\/undergraduate-accommodation\">accommodation<\/a>\u00a0on-campus for students, an unmissable part of your student experience. Whether you want to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/accommodation\/canterbury\/undergraduate-accommodation#self-catered\">cook for yourself<\/a>\u00a0or have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/accommodation\/canterbury\/undergraduate-accommodation#part-catered\">meals included<\/a>, Kent has over 10 options of accommodation to choose from. Kent\u2019s easy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/accommodation\/canterbury\/application-timeline\">application timeline<\/a>\u00a0will take you through the process step by step.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/hospitality\/virtual-tours\/student\/?\/canterbury\/accommodation\">For a virtual tour of the Canterbury campus, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students are back where they belong and where better, than our bustling and beautiful Canterbury Campus? 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