The Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise (ICE) showcase event brought together SME (small to medium-sized enterprise) owners from across the south east with students and staff.

The event demonstrated the University’s cross-disciplinary approach to supporting and developing projects with external partners and delegates were brought together to hear about cutting-edge innovation which could impact business.

The event was opened by Professor Philippe De Wilde, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Research & Innovation and presentations were given by key business and University representatives on various subjects from cyber-security to evolving technologies.

Delegates had a unique opportunity to see a selection of the University’s latest innovations and technologies including Virtual Reality and Eye Tracking in Psychological Research Oculus Rift Virtual Reality equipment from the School of Psychology at the event’s Innovation Zone. The School of Computing also contributed to the Zone with a Lego City which demonstrated how Internet of Things sensors and actuators can be used to enhance existing public services.

Guests were also asked to view posters on applied research from various schools at the event and vote for their favourite which was announced later in the afternoon.

The annual event was hosted by Kent Innovation & Enterprise and was held on Thursday 28 April at Woolf College.

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Report 2014/15 and 2015/16 Work Plan for Staff and Students has now been published.

The full report can be accessed via https://www.kent.ac.uk/hr-equalityanddiversity/annual-reports/index.html

The University will be celebrating Europe Day on Monday 9 May with various exciting activities. These include a European Opportunities Fair, language taster sessions, sporting events (pétanque, volleyball, penalty shoot-out football), live music, Photo Competition, Quiz, European food and more.

All events are free of charge and are taking place in or outside The Gulbenkian from 12.00. So head on down in your lunch hour and join in the celebration!

More details can be found here:  https://www.kent.ac.uk/international/europeday.html

On 20 and 21 June 2016 Canterbury Cathedral will host a series of public interactive talks, walks, sights and sounds created by Humanities staff at Kent.

This unique partnership between Cathedral staff and University artists, architects and historians will help participants to discover and learn about previously unknown, unexplored or secret spaces and aspects of the Cathedral, be they architectural, private, sacred, public, acoustic, communal or dramatic.

Each of the events will invite audiences from diverse communities to respond to the building afresh, and in some cases for the first time.

The exhibitions will be open all day with Festival events running from 5pm, culminating in a stunning light projection designed to reveal the lost Gothic colours of the Cathedral.

Developed by Kent’s Professor Paul Allain, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the Cathedral, Questions of Space will draw on hundreds of years of history to ask what this space means for us today.

The Festival also aims to engage new audiences with heritage as part of The Cathedral’s developing Canterbury Journey project.

Bookings for the events will open on 1 May and further information on Questions of Space and how to book is now available.

Questions of Space is supported by the University’s Faculty of Humanities Research Fund, its Public Engagement with Research Fund and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

It is hoped it will become an annual event in the calendars of the Cathedral, the University and Canterbury itself.

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Monday 9 May, Gulbenkian, Canterbury Campus

Europe Day (9 May) is the annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historical Schuman declaration, which is now celebrated as a key moment in the creation of the EU.

As the UK’s European university, Kent is committed to the opportunities provided by European engagement. The University supports the ‘Universities for Europe’campaign and is speaking out for continued engagement with Europe in the run up to the Referendum on 23 June 2016. More information can be found on our ‘Kent in Europe’ site.

To mark Europe Day and to celebrate the University’s role within Europe,International Partnerships will be organising various exciting activities on 9 May.

Everyone is welcome so please do come along and celebrate!

View the programme of events.