It has everything you could possibly want. Amazing campus, wonderful facilities, WiFi almost everywhere (every building has it), always bombarded with opportunities for jobs and career help, lots of bonus lectures and events, an active student union that genuinely care and succeed, a society for almost everything you could want and plenty of bars, clubs and places to eat!
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It has everything you could possibly want. Amazing campus, wonderful facilities, WiFi almost everywhere (every building has it), always bombarded with opportunities for jobs and career help, lots of bonus lectures and events, an active student union that genuinely care and succeed, a society for almost everything you could want and plenty of bars, clubs and places to eat!
On 24th April 15
Studying at University of Kent
The University of Kent is in the South East of England and is situated within 300 acres of parkland, just north of Canterbury. There are also postgraduate campuses in Brussels and Paris for those who want to study abroad. The University of Kent is known for its world class research and is ranked 24th in the world as a research centre.
With Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences faculties, there are plenty of courses to choose from. Kent has been ranked in the top 15 in the UK for its courses in Psychology, Business and Economics, Anthropology, Architecture and Modern Languages.
The University is designed as a self-contained campus and offers high quality and up to date facilities. Inside the Gulbenkian arts complex is a bar, cafe, restaurant and small stage which hosts comedy shows and jazz nights throughout the year. There is also a cinema theatre which is used as a lecture hall during the day and cinema in the evening. The Universities sports centre holds hockey and football pitches, tennis and squash courts, gymnasium and dance studio. The Venue is the Universities night club which holds nights out during the week for students. There are also eight places to eat on campus.
The campus has space for 4,800 students to live on site and offers self-catered or catered halls. There is also housing off site in the city centre or surrounding areas which is often chosen by students entering their second and third years. The centre of Canterbury is only a twenty minute walk away and is an historic site, particularly in respect to the Cathedral established by Augustine in AD600, which now holds the graduation ceremonies each year. The City also offers; a vibrant shopping area; the Marlowe Theatre which hosts touring West end shows as well as dance, drama, music and comedy nights; plenty of restaurants and bars and also hosts the very popular annual Canterbury festival which attracts visitors from around the world.
Canterbury is ideally located for reaching London which is only 56 miles away. The Eurostar is also easily accessible for travelling to Paris and Brussels so is idea for international students or students wanting to travel abroad. Although it is close to London, Canterbury is set in one of the most beautiful parts of the country with 120 miles of coastline and plenty of beaches where water sports such as kayaking, wind-surfing and water-skiing are available.
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Money grabbing university. Will do anything possible to get even more money from you ranging from fines related to your halls, making noise, etc through to fining you for parking on campus. Lectures are diabolical, consists of a powerpoint read word for word, help from lecturers is never given, seminar supervisors are students who have no knowledge in what they're teaching you and more often than not, know not much at all. Would not wish my worst enemy go to Kent.
They say we're the same as Canterbury campus and we're linked, but we're not. It's very much canterbury campus is Kent university and then there's Medway campus. The forgotten campus. Recently the presidential campaign for kent union came to Medway and none of them has ever really spent time on the campus. One even said that Medway campus is their own thing so he wouldn't even bother coming down anyway. It's not what I thought a university campus would be like. It's just terrible.
The internet is pretty shoddy. Regularly cuts in and out.
Events are not very well known about but it's pretty, green and social, basically really good
Great campus with nearly everything at your reach
Great campus with nearly everything at your reach
Great campus with nearly everything at your reach
Great campus with nearly everything at your reach
Great campus with nearly everything at your reach
The campus is very beautiful and the facilities are excellent. Only problem is that there's only on club on campus.
University of Kent is the perfect place for students. Our social scene is amazing, campus facilities are top notch and our careers service and jobshop are great.
I think Kent has a great campus, which isn't too large or too small, the furthest I can imagine anyone walking is 40 minutes (from the furthest part of Parkwood to Darwin probably). Venue holds a special place in my heart too, I love that place. The amount of clubs and societies are great, though I wish Kent sport promoted all sports clubs equally (no photographer bothered to come to our varsity gala which we won).
My experience so far at Kent has been marred by my location at the Medway Campus: The town in which this campus resides is deprived of funding and has huge unemployment, making the expected "cultural experience" of going to university a slap in the face. The main campus feels like a commuter campus as it is the smaller secondary shared campus for Greenwich, Kent and CCCU meaning there is practically nothing besides religious societies and men only sports teams. The Drill Hall Library saves this campus from being a disaster, as it is well stocked and computers are always available. I am starting work at the newly built Student Hub opening in September this year, which I hope is a vast improvement to the feel of the campus. The Dockyard Campus where Kent Business School is located, is beautiful and regularly used for filming, lectures take place in a beautiful old church and there is free access to the Maritime museum featuring a submarine and two huge ships.
Love Kent just wish it wasn't so expensive
Great services and facilities are easy to use and get to
Amazing University, great course, brilliant sports clubs and societies.
One of the best
Great uni. Holds socials all the time. Had its own club, Bars and restaurants. WiFi available campus wide. Nice location. On a hill. Can see the whole of Canterbury. They have societies and clubs for most things. Great social life
Awesome so glad I didn't go anywhere else
I just love this University. I'm so glad I came here :)
It's an awesome university to attend, highly recommend.
This was my second choice of uni but I am so glad that I came here. The atmosphere on campus is generally good spirited and everyone I've met is just so lovely.
Its everything you expect from a world class university! So diversed and environmental friendly.
Great campus in a lovely town. Plenty of pubs/clubs/bars Friendly campus and loads of societies.
Great atmosphere. incredibly green. Amazing university experience.
Well, I live in Medway (Gillingham) and it is just awful, so many muggings, people setting off fire alarms to raid people's stuff, smoking in places you're not supposed to and the area is very 'chavvy' and honestly just not a safe place to live in yet alone study for students, who's first experience living by themselves could be the same as mine, just awful.
My accommodation is expensive but so much nicer than I expected. Having bars, restaurants and a nightclub on campus is really convenient. There's always something going on and living on campus makes it easy to feel part of a community.
It's good, but surprisingly expensive in comparison to other universities up north.
The university of Kent pretty much offers everything, it has a wide range of societies, the committees are all really good aswell. The student support service is amazing here, and the ampus is really well equipped with it's own shop (granted it's slightly more expensive). I live in the 'worst' accommodation in Darwin College, but honestly I love it and all my housemates so I wouldn't live anywhere else, (plus its almost the cheapest one on campus)
UKC is a really good quality uni, they have great scholarships available (look into it for real, sometimes you have to apply for the scholarship whilst you're applying through UCAS). But the Student Union is a little bureaucratic and there is always building work going on and everything's pretty freaking expensive, you better give up on doing laundry unless you want to spend a tenner every time to get your stuff dry. The library is cool, too much building work though. On campus food is a bit gross unless you go to the Gulbenkian but that's pretty expensive (unless you get a jacket potato) The Venue is gross but loads of people love it so it's probably decent if you like that kind of thing, although actually they all claim to hate it so I'm not really sure what's going on there. There's an AMAZING view from certain places in the uni. Kinda obstructed by building work though which is really annoying. I came to this place for the view and the ducks and the scholarship...
Very nice environment with greens everywhere. The atmosphere for studying is great as well. An excellent library with new facilities.
A homely university.
All very good, campus itself is lovely
Careers service fantastic and really helpful in 3rd year with job applications
The university has a large investment into modernisation at the moment, but that makes it feel like I'm studying on a construction site.
WiFi needs upgrading but the rest is great.
Its just uni init
Very sporty, quite cliquey, quiet
Generally great Campus to live on. Keynes college rooms are surprisingly small. They look bigger in pictures on the hospitality website.
It's a nice place to be with good facilities.
Yeah so far so good. Not much gets complained about here apart from the 9am lectures and seminars. Haven't tried out all services, such as the career's service so I can't rate it too accurately but I haven't heard anything negative about it.
The campus is very open and full of nature. There are rabbits, plenty of trees, green areas and fresh air. It's a short walk away from Canterbury city centre yet the university itself is situated atop a hill. The staff are incredibly helpful and very friendly, and I'm yet to have a bad experience with anything related to the university itself.
Great university - lecturers & seminar leaders are brilliant and Canterbury is cute as anything. Bars all over campus. Accomodation varies a lot but is mostly good.
Excellent uni! Love everything about it, glad this is where I am at.
Wifi need to be improve, I find it a rip off that sport members have to pay gym membership as well
My insurance choice, but so much better than expected
Student union is not good at all. Only one club on campus and rumours of it closing this year.
very beautiful campus and enjoy the area
It is very good here, lots to get involved with, the campus itself is quite clean and has lots of green spaces
With the exception of the Job office, everything runs smoothly. I had my window replaced after it was vandalised, no hassle.
Definitely made the right choice of university! The nightlife is not the best as there are only a handful of clubs in town but nevertheless that means there's never an empty club seen. The eduroam wifi is poor but I have discovered that it is not the university's fault and many other universities use eduroam aswell! The societies are fantastic, there are many to choose from and something for everyone! It is even easy to set up your own society which I have done in the space of 2 weeks. There is never a boring day at Kent!
Absolutely love the university
Lovely uni and people, everyone always tries to help :)
Amazing university, better than some of the Russell groups
In my 3rd year and thoroughly enjoying my university experience. Kent has everything that I need.
I have been at Kent for 3 years and I have found it to be a great place to work and study.
Wish we had better student bars as they aren't fab! And essentials is ridiculously over priced should just be a co-op! But the library and Study hubs are amazing!
Wouldn't have chosen to go anywhere else
Well run university, student village is brilliant. Teaching quality is excellent and courses are well laid out with high accessibility to resources online and physically. Student union can be slightly expensive but all events have a good vibe and are very professional.
I am having a great time here. The University is very nice and all the facilitates are top-notch.
Amazing uni!
A generally fantastic university which endorses work/life balance and the need for its students to undergo a smooth transition from academic to professional life. Offering a wide range of degrees and expert knowledge from its staff, this will surely satisfy any prospective students wishing to embark on high class HE, just a short while from London without the extortionate cost of living within the capital. A great place to study also for international students, whose large amount every year helps both new internationals socialise with their compatriots to settle in, and existing students develop firm relationships with citizens from different geographical, cultural and linguistic backgrounds. I am always proud of being a member of this institution and will continue to be upon my graduation.
Keynes I block god tier
millions of £ worth of investment in this top 20 university
Kent has a great atmosphere, with lots of active societies and a good students union.
edgy as f*ck 10/10
great great great great great
Really enjoy it here. Good facilities.
This review is of the Medway campus.
The campus is absolutely beautiful and there's always something going on. My lectures and seminars are always really interesting but sometimes the university has technology issues.
Beautiful town and vibrant community. Great on-campus facilities.
Lovely campus, great teaching, interesting lectures.
Extremely welcoming students and staff. Great career opportunities and support from staff and associated organisations. Wonderful student atmosphere.
Found it very welcoming, classic 60s architecture and fantastic gym.
The WiFi is every where
Lots of societies and sports to get involved in. Theres's something for everyone.
Not been to the on-campus club but I have heard rumours that it isn't so great, and the drinks are very expensive. There are a great range of societies, all of which have friendly committees who are welcoming and are eager to get to know those who join. The Wifi is fantastic but it can take a little while to connect at first, but otherwise, it's perfect.
Great staff, very friendly and would do anything to try and help, if you ever need them, they are there.
Great uni with everything you could possible want on campus. Lots of clubs and societies too.
Lovely university, only downside is that societies are more aimed at people of an advanced level opposed to beginners.
Brilliant uni!!!
I'm loving it here
loved my first year at kent!
Great University! Great new and modern accommodation. The lecturers and academics is world class. Plenty of societies and sports clubs to join.
The campus isn't too big nor too small, plenty of bars and places to eat. Useful having an on-campus store and several careers offices. Lecturers and seminar leaders are always quick to respond by email and lecturers give easy access to resource information. No regrets about choosing this university.
Great vibe and an awesome university. I love it!
Kent is great uni for those who want a mix between a city life and the country. It just a great uni! With great events!
You can study here, but social facilities are minimal at best, unless you have a friend in the union.
It's a lovely campus that's gonna get way better once building work is finished. Union can be a pain but getting involved will help. Essentials is over priced.
It has everything you could possibly want. Amazing campus, wonderful facilities, WiFi almost everywhere (every building has it), always bombarded with opportunities for jobs and career help, lots of bonus lectures and events, an active student union that genuinely care and succeed, a society for almost everything you could want and plenty of bars, clubs and places to eat!
Kent has everything you need and more and is a fantastic university
Do not accommodate the priority of study spaces on campus with areas where students are free to revise or eat. Social spaces indoors. Study spaces, openly designed, not suffocating.
Good uni, shame about the abysmal teaching staff who are rubbish and some barely speak English
I never have good wifi in my house. Makes things very difficult.
Great university, loads of restaurants with different cultural food to try, friendly people, nice area and helpful people. Wifi always worked, works everywhere on campus (this is useful because it's hard to get coverage in Canterbury anyway)
Parking is silly
Not great, but there's wifi everywhere (which is needed as there's no signal AT ALLL)
UKC is a really good uni, the lecturers are really helpful and enthusiastic about their subjects. The support for dyslexia is incredible! The sports facilities are good for almost all sports. The city is beautiful, however the night life is a bit drab, unless you love pubs.
Internet is inconsistent across campus, disconnects at random times and takes about 90 seconds to connect each and every time i open up my Macbook (I know of other Mac users who share the same problem)
Solid University, however, there still a very big room for improvement
i love it so much! everything is so accessible! facilities are great!
average teaching, average facilities, average student life, we are not students, we are money in the eyes of the executive staff of this uni. leaving in June and it won't be hard