The Graduate Research College (GRC) is home to researchers from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, many of whom arrive at doctoral study … Read more
Category: PGR specific
On-demand courses for Postgraduate Researchers
The Graduate and Researcher College have a limited number of spaces available on the below on-demand courses. These are designed for individuals to learn at … Read more
The PGR Winter Showcase: An experience that made me realise I belonged as a researcher
This reflection was written by Eleanor Mullings-Pendergast, a fourth-year PhD researcher in Chemistry, and looks back on their experience at the Graduate and Researcher College’s … Read more
New and improved Academic Search Complete!
EBSCOHost provides the University of Kent with access to many databases, including Academic Search Complete, that you may use to find journal articles, conference proceedings, … Read more
More Than a Presentation: How the GRC’s Research Café Builds Research Community
In this reflective blog post, PhD researcher Mònica Piferrer Gómez shares her honest journey through the challenges and unexpected rewards of doctoral life, drawing on … Read more
Call for PGR Presenters: Research Salon 2025-26
We hope you’ve all enjoyed a positive start to the new academic year. Following last year’s wonderfully varied programme of presentations, the PGR Salon team … Read more
Annual PGR Winter Showcase 2025
We’re Back — and Building on Last Year’s Success! Date: Tuesday 9 December 2025 Time: 10am–1pm Location: CESR5 Book here After the fantastic success … Read more
Improving PGR Office Spaces Across Campus
What Are We Doing? We’ve completed a comprehensive review of PGR office spaces across all buildings on the Canterbury campus. The aim is to define, … Read more
Connect with your Fellow Researchers
The Graduate and Researcher College is excited to welcome you to our Postgraduate Researcher Forum. We have taken on board feedback where postgraduates asked for … Read more
Closure of Rutherford Study Hub and alternative study spaces
Rutherford Study Hub will permanently close on Friday 12 December 2025. The next nearest Study Hubs are in Tyler Court and Senate Building (PG students … Read more









