{"id":233,"date":"2015-05-26T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T13:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/unikentsportsci\/?p=233"},"modified":"2015-08-03T16:20:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T16:20:35","slug":"kent-rises-to-16th-in-guardian-university-guide-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/unikentsportsci\/2015\/05\/26\/kent-rises-to-16th-in-guardian-university-guide-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent rises to 16th in Guardian University Guide 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kent has also achieved a top ten position in ten subject areas, with a further 15 in the top 20.<\/p>\n<p>Its top ten\u00a0subjects are: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/architecture\/\">Architecture<\/a> 3rd; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/arts\/drama\/index.html\">Drama &amp; dance<\/a> 10th; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/economics\/\">Economics<\/a> 9th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/english\">English<\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/english\/research\/centres\/creative-writing.html\">creative writing<\/a> 8th; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/arts\/undergraduate.html\">Film production &amp; photography<\/a> 3rd; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/104\/history-and-philosophy-of-art\">History of art<\/a> 6th; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/journalism\/\">Journalism<\/a>6th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/politics\">Politics<\/a> 10th; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/thrs\/index.html\">Religious studies &amp; theology<\/a> 8th; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr\/studying\/undergraduate\/courses\/socialpolicy.html\">Social policy<\/a> 4th.<\/p>\n<p>Its top 20 are: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/amst\/\">American Studies<\/a> 11th; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sac\/files\/Anth_UG_subjectleaflet.pdf\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\"><\/i> Anthropology<\/a> 13th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/art\">Art<\/a> 17th; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/bio\/\">Biosciences<\/a> 20th;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/classics\/index.html\">Classics &amp;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/classics\/undergraduate\/ancient-history.html\">ancient history<\/a> 14th; Design &amp; crafts 18th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/73\/forensic-science-bsc\">Forensic science<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/340\/archaeology-and-anthropology\">archaeology<\/a>19th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/history\">History<\/a> 15th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/law\">Law <\/a>17th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\">Modern language &amp; linguistics<\/a> 15th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/18\/pharmacy\">Pharmacy<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/web\/themes\/msp\/\">Medway School of Pharmacy<\/a>) 18th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/20\/philosophy\">Philosophy<\/a> 17th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/250\/social-work\">Social work<\/a> 18th; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/245\/sociology\">Sociology<\/a> 19th; and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sportsciences\/\">Sports science<\/a> 14th.<\/p>\n<p>This latest good news for the University follows Kent\u2019s success in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/research\/ref2014\/\">REF 2014<\/a>, where it was ranked 17th in the UK for research intensity and achieved the third largest increase of the top 50 research intensive universities for research power. 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