UKAT Additional Information booklet 2022_2 single pages fina

University of Kent From a University that started in 1965 with 500 students and 150 staff.

The University of Kent has grown today into an institution that attracts thousands of students from across the world. The University produces world-class research across its entire academic community and a high proportion of our researchers (85%) contributed work to the Research Excellence Frameworks. We are extremely proud of our Lead Sponsor, the University of Kent and detail some of their outstanding achievements below: Prestigious • Kent was awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) • Based on the most recent Research Excellence Framework, Kent was ranked in the top 20 for research output and research intensity in the Times Higher Education (THE), outperforming 11 of the 24 Russell Group universities • Kent is ranked 48th out of 131 UK higher education institutions in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021, a rise of six places from the previous year • Ranked in the top 10% of the world’s universities for international outlook, in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2021

• Awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in December 2019 for the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) Inspirational • Centre for Journalism (CfJ) graduate, Kenneth Sanchez, has won the Student Journalist Award at the Amnesty Media Awards 2020 • A second-year student studying Sociology and Social Policy at Kent School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) has received The Diana Award 2020 for her efforts to support mental health globally • Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS), a collaboration between the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University, welcomed its first students in September 2020 • Kent has retained its European Commission HR Excellence in Research (EIR) Award following its six-year review, validating its long-term commitment to the career development of its researchers • Winner of the Outstanding Library Team Award at the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards

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