The University has been awarded a grant of £50,000 by the Santander Universities Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Fund to support students in developing digital business start-ups. … Read more
Author: Alice Heggie
Employability scheme’s annual celebration event
Last week top performing students from the University were joined by key stakeholders, local businesses and supporting organisations for the eighth Employability Points (EP) Scheme … Read more
Hub teams reach Entrepreneurship Awards regional finals
Two teams from the University’s Hub for Innovation and Enterprise are through to the regional finals of the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards competition. The teams … Read more
Cutting carbon emissions and saving freight miles in Kent
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the University and Priority Freight, a major international distributor based in Kent, has helped the firm cut its carbon … Read more
Energy Management Specialist ZTP Wins Funding To Develop Pioneering Risk Management Product
The University of Kent and strategic energy management consultancy ZTP have secured significant funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop their first … Read more
Innovations in improving health
This month Kent Innovation and Enterprise are hosting an event focusing on innovative approaches to improving health through exercise and enhancing capability through collaboration. At … Read more
Big Ideas Competition Winner to compete in Global Competition
Masters student Sybil Mayard, from the School of Computing, has won this year’s University of Kent Big Ideas Competition with her business idea “Codable”. Each … Read more
University student entrepreneurs join first Start Up Weekender
Last month 50 of the best entrepreneurial students from three universities attended the very first Eastern Academic Research Consortium (Eastern ARC) Start-Up Weekender. Students from … Read more
University Alumni & Hub Entrepreneurs in Residence win Award
Entrepreneurs in residence at the University’s Hub for Innovation and Enterprise, Convert Energy, have won the award for Most Promising New Business at this year’s … Read more
Enterprise and Impact Training for Kent Staff
The eighth annual Enterprise and Impact Training event will take place on Wednesday 25th April, 09:00 to 16:30, in the Darwin Boardroom, Canterbury Campus. This programme … Read more