University of Kent

About University of Kent

The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a public research university in Kent, England. It was founded by royal charter in 1965. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, served as its first Chancellor. The university's principal campus occupies 300 acres of land overlooking the World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, and also maintains a campus in Medway and a postgraduate centre in Paris.