Over the summer, many of those involved in the Expression of interests for Signature Research Themes have been developing their ideas and expanding their scope by talking to researchers across the University and beyond. We now need your help as we prepare to select our first Themes.

Shortlisted groups will be asked to present their vision for their Theme to all interested colleagues from across the university on the morning of 29 November in Colyer-Fergusson. Everyone across the University is invited to attend – please put this date in your diary.

This will be a chance for all those present to ask questions, and then to sign up to be a part of any themes to which they think their work might contribute. Later on that day, a panel of internal and external, national and international  experts, chaired by our Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Karen Cox, will select the themes that currently best reflect who we are and give the chance to expand upon Kent’s research excellence.

These are our Research Themes, and our chance to shape what research at Kent looks like and how it works. Please come along and have your say on them.

Tim Hopthrow, Catherine Richardson, Dan Mulvihill and Sarah Slowe