Rome News

The University of Kent’s Centre in Rome will be holding a conference Showcasing Raphael in the Auriana auditorium of the American University of Rome on the afternoon of 1 April 2015 (from 1400, free entry, all welcome).

Speakers to include: Tom Henry, Ben Thomas (both University of Kent), Paul Gwynne (AUR), Paul Joannides (emeritus, University of Cambridge), David Ekserdjian (University of Leicester), Sheryl Reiss and Linda Wolk-Simon.

Further information to follow or by contacting Prof. T.F.K. Henry, Professor of History of Art, Academic Director for Rome, T.F.K.Henry@kent.ac.uk

The University of Kent has been allocated 177 x £10,000 bursaries (the 6^th highest amount in the UK) for taught Master’s students registering for September 2015.

The award is a grant and does not have to be repaid! Regulations regarding eligibility have been set by the government. You can find out more about the eligibilty criteria on our scholarships pages.

In preparation for the first day of term students have been arriving in Rome this week and the Italian capital has greeted them with sunny skies and mild temperatures.  All the students have chosen to live in independent accommodation and are currently settling in to their new homes in various districts of Rome including Trastevere, Monteverde and San Giovanni.  Now that all the practical details of acquiring visas, securing accommodation, and making travel plans are behind them it’s time to enjoy all of the wondrous opportunities the city has to offer, from amazing food to all the galleries, museums, churches, and archaeological sites.

Professors Tom Henry and Ray Laurence will be in Rome for orientation week and have organised a packed schedule to prepare the students for their term in Rome.  The American University, who host the University of Kent in Rome MA programmes, will ensure Kent students have all of the support they need through student life and IT orientations.  The students will have inductions at some of the foreign institutes in Rome including the American Academy and the Norwegian Institute.  These extensive and specialised libraries will be invaluable to the students’ research in the coming months.  Three half-days of site visits will take the students through the Roman Forum, the Palatine Hill, the Campus Martius, and along the Aurelian Walls guided by Professors Ray Laurence and Jan Gadeyne, of Temple University, Rome.  Orientation week has been carefully designed to prepare students for the challenges of living in a foreign country and to provide the necessary support and resources to thrive academically during the term in Rome.   It should be a fantastic week!

To celebrate the University’s 50th anniversary we have established the European Summer School Programme, taught in English, which builds on our international reputation and specialist postgraduate centres in Brussels and Paris. The Summer Schools will enable both those working and studying to develop their knowledge of the politics of the European Union (EU) or study the revolutionary influences of French history and culture

Humanities students studying one of the Rome suite of programmes will join University of Kent staff on a two day trip to Rome funded by the Humanities Internationalisation mobility fund.

While there, students will visit Kent’s beautiful Rome centre at the American University of Rome followed by a cultural visit to a museum in Trastevere and some free time to explore the Eternal City.

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