University of Kent
- United Kingdom
- Founded 1965
Overview
The University of Kent is a university within the London and South East University Group (LASE) in Kent, England. It was an independent university from 1965, when it was founded by royal charter, to 2026, when it merged with the University of Greenwich to form LASE.
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Key facts
Data read on 12 November 2026. Check the university's own site for current details.
Scholarships for international students
- Kent Graduate Scholarship Check the official page
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People who studied here
- Kazuo Ishiguro (opens in a new tab)British novelist (born 1954)
- Orlando Bloom (opens in a new tab)English actor and model (born 1977)
- Abdulrazak Gurnah (opens in a new tab)Tanzanian-born British writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2021) (born 1948)
- Tom Wilkinson (opens in a new tab)English actor (1948–2023)
- E. L. James (opens in a new tab)British writer
- Abbas Araghchi (opens in a new tab)Iranian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1962)
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