![]() Coat of arms University of Kent | |
Former name | University of Kent at Canterbury |
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Motto | Latin: Cui servire regnare est |
Motto in English | Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign' (Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')[1] |
Type | Public |
Established | 4 January 1965 |
Endowment | £3.8 million (2022)[2] |
Budget | £260.4 million (2021–22)[2] |
Chancellor | Gavin Esler[3] |
Vice-Chancellor | Karen Cox[4] |
Visitor | The Archbishop of Canterbury ex officio |
Students | 18,710 (2019/20)[5] |
Undergraduates | 15,020 (2019/20)[5] |
Postgraduates | 3,685 (2019/20)[5] |
Location | |
Campus | Semi-rural |
Colours | Kent Blue and Kent Red |
Affiliations | Universities UK SGroup European Universities' Network EUA ACU Eastern ARC Universities at Medway |
Website | kent |
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The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a semi-collegiate public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. The university was granted its royal charter on 4 January 1965 and the following year Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, was formally installed as the first Chancellor.[6]
The university has its main campus north of Canterbury situated within 300 acres (120 hectares) of parkland, housing over 6,000 students, as well as a campus in Medway in Kent and a postgraduate centre in Paris.[7] The university is international, with students from 158 different nationalities and 41% of its academic and research staff being from outside the United Kingdom.[8] It is a member of the Santander Network of European universities encouraging social and economic development.[9]
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