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Student Review: 5 /5
By member438210 On 20th May 19 verified Verified student

Great university, great staff, very happy

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member838206 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

Once in a lifetime opportunity

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1338201 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

It’s a nice uni, but the student union could be a lot better and the careers service

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By Rohan29 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

Generally good facilities with excellent staff. Most of the problems that face the uni are a result of what many of us consider misprioritised use of finances, choosing to expand physical buildings etc while they have started to cut some of the the real strengths of this institution. The teaching, wide range of subjects, practical projects and arts opportunities are what brought me here - but with desirable modules slowly being cut across the humanities much of the diversity of course structure that makes education at Kent unique and very valuable are unfortunately begining to struggle. That being said, what is left is still of a very high standard, and many of the students here produce quality work and ideas. I just fear that with a changing target demographic, and what feels like misprioritised finances after multiple league table drops, that this fantastic university might not recover it's Russel Group beating status, or worse, stop drawing in the talented staff who make it great.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member538192 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

Apart from price it’s a good uni. Massive library and other rooms available to study

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member538186 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

I find that the University is very good with many facilities and a beautiful campus

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1338181 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

Lovely campus! Had a great time at uni

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1238180 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

It’s good but a bit far from central london

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member438178 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

I am graduating this year. Did both my foundation and undergrad here. Love the support from teachers, KLS Support and KLS Wellbeing

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member638166 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

It deserves to be higher than #51.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1138165 On 19th May 19 verified Verified student

Best first year. Lecturers brilliant. Societies incredible. Nice accommodation.

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By anastasiazamo On 18th May 19 verified Verified student

cant fault the campus, its beautiful! but my course is ridiculously dull with poor teaching, there is VERY little to do which is pretty boring, the union is rubbish and everything is SO expensive that is run by the union. i dont feel part of the university at all, its just a place i go to

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member638152 On 18th May 19 verified Verified student

Got some really good professors passionate about what they teach but overall get the sense the university and the student union just don’t care about you.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member538142 On 18th May 19 verified Verified student

best uni experience. People and staff are so friendly

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1238135 On 18th May 19 verified Verified student

Since I have been at this university it has fallen from 21st to 50th. During my time 3 lecturers have left my course mid way through teaching a module. The parking on campus is an absolute joke, charging students hourly who could spend upwards of 12 hours on campus on any given day. The union is absolute dog shit, poor events, poor attraction to performers, making the news for absolute blunders.... embarrassment. The staff to student ratio is poor, very poor. Student interests are entirely secondary to the absolute obsession the higher ups have of turning the campus into an eternal building site. The entire time i have been here a new building is being constructed and tbh the new woodys is worse than the old, has no character. I have enjoyed my time at kent through sports societies and some elements of my course... the uni Itself has decreased massively in quality over the years.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By willhelm On 18th May 19 verified Verified student

Good lectures and lecturers actually help, if they know you want it. Good resources at the library, and loads of space to do work there. Very large campus too. I have had a good experience so far and have definitely enjoyed my time here

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1238118 On 17th May 19 verified Verified student

The University of Kent couldn't care less about the welfare of its students. There are so many of us here who have mental health issues that are overlooked and brushed over, leading to unfortunate cases of suicide (which our newspaper then plasters over the front page). They also hide the regularity of sexual assault in students, with the victim being told that they are the problem in far too many cases; some cases are covered up by influential individuals higher up in the university hierarchy. If you want to attend a university that actually cares about your wellbeing, and whether you're actually alive, don't attend the University of Kent.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member838115 On 17th May 19 verified Verified student

Student union can be a bit rubbish but they’re trying their best, rest is excellent

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1338086 On 17th May 19 verified Verified student

Great university, amazing campus

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member438080 On 17th May 19 verified Verified student

Wonderful staff and teachers, great campus and library.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member938062 On 16th May 19 verified Verified student

good facilities, organised library and IT services, some good academics, the level of teaching in some cases is very high but in other cases is very low. Generally the university is well organised in terms of facilities apart from teaching

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member938060 On 16th May 19 verified Verified student

Awful academic staff, poor support, bad transportation, boring town , not recommended

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1338055 On 16th May 19 verified Verified student

I have been so well supported at Kent and pushed to do my best.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By JacobFairfax On 16th May 19 verified Verified student

Great people, great facilities and amazing societies!

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member438029 On 16th May 19 verified Verified student

Pretty good. Clubs a bit limited.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member1338023 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

Lovely campus with great facilities and a beautiful aesthetic. Let down by its student union which comprises of incompetent and pathetic ideological moral busy bodies.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member638018 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

Good university in a lovely location. I never want to leave.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member438014 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

I love the university of Kent. I think the teaching is outstanding and I feel very happy there.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1338012 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

Good for biomedical science with excellent research facilities, although would be better to see more independent support during coursework and exam season

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member637997 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

I love it here! It’s the most perfect university

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member537995 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

It does what it can- good experience

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member737994 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

When I came to the uni it was top 20. Finna see if we can put it in a place it deserves

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member737984 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

The union don’t care about your average students. They focus on LGBTQ+ rights (1% of the pop) to distract from their inability to connect with students and represent them accurately. The shop on campus is more expensive than any supermarket. There aren’t even microwaves available on campus. The sports facilities aren’t big enough or managed well enough. We regularly get games rescheduled from over booking. The union is an organisation in shambles.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member637971 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

I have loved my time at Kent! The campus is beautiful both in summer and winter and the views of the city and cathedral are remarkable. The staff are all amazingly helpful and welcoming and make the transition into uni life very easy and stress free. All the amenities on campus are great from the massive variety of bars, to the gym and even the shop. The societies are great and are a great way for students to meet new people and learn a new hobby!

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1137969 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

Since joining the University of Kent I’ve seen success both academically and socially. The only complaint I have is the old student union meant that it was nearly impossible to set up a new society. I’m hoping that the newly elected Union staff will be much better.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member537966 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

Great experience, great education with lots of opportunities

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1337961 On 15th May 19 verified Verified student

After 4 years at Kent I can't shake the overwhelming feeling that profits and reputation are the unions main concerns over student welfare. There are multiple ways the university tries to get extra money from students; it costs to register for graduation and parking tickets are issued every day while the su shop has slowly been fazing out it's more value options. Students see the union as a new, more gullible parent who seems to have infinite time an money to cover up another headline when it can take you over a month to see a councillor.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member737951 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

I have loved first year so far, the accommidation is new and clean, and the library is huge and amazing. Everything is within walking distance, amazing :)

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member937950 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

It’s been a good few years but it’s a quiet uni for my liking

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member637949 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

Club life is awful need more campus pubs or something

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Student Review: 2.2 /5
By member937948 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

Could be a good uni but the amount of contact hours you receive massively decreases the value of the uni. You’re paying for an expensive library card and teaching staff don’t care for you once you’ve completed their module

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Student Review: 4 /5
By Emily987 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

Kent has offered me great learning experiences and has a lovely campus

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member737904 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

Great university, very diverse and accompanying to different cultures.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1337903 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

I've had a very good first year

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member537898 On 14th May 19 verified Verified student

Facilities are good except they close them off too early, so hard to find a place to study after 8 apart from the library which is packed most of the time

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member737864 On 13th May 19 verified Verified student

Great campus not too far from town, 24 hour library access great for studying and revision. Many different clubs to get involved in

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1037863 On 13th May 19 verified Verified student

They provide a great environment to learn in and although prices in union shop are outrageous the overall university is good. The reason for falling is due to the way they treat students changing and the fact that especially with costumes they have been highly too politically correct.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member737860 On 13th May 19 verified Verified student

Great experience. Nice campus.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member737859 On 13th May 19 verified Verified student

Got to be the worst uni in every way

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member937851 On 13th May 19 verified Verified student

Beautiful campus, great facilities, constantly renovating, great place to learn.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By AnOn96 On 27th February 19 verified Verified student

Campus is okay, ugly 1960s buildings but is very green and pretty. Only nice in the springs and summer really. But the field overlooking Canterbury is nice all year round. Wifi is not great, but it is eduroam, so you automatically connect every time you are in range of another place that usues eduroam. I'm on my year abroad, and instead of figuring out how to use their internet, I use my Kent eduroam. Union is okay, have messed up a few times, but has good intensions, plus they got a new hub for parkwood which was really needed.

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member1136136 On 17th February 19 verified Verified student

The campus is just small. There are some usual clubs/societies. The internet connection is not stable on the entire campus.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By milkbun1 On 6th December 18 verified Verified student

Lots of restaurants/bars with decent food, a club, decent sports facilities, good (e)library facilities (busy during exam season but its expanding) Wide range of fun, engaging societies (Model UN is great!) Many activities always going on around campus! Fantastic career guidance from schools typically (psych especially), jobshop for temporary work, employability points scheme where you can redeem points for internships, Volunteering certificate scheme too Student Union has made helpful changes to our uni over the years, but some changes take a long time to do understandably

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member434985 On 19th November 18 verified Verified student

The campus is beautiful as well as Canterbury itself. Facilities are superb and the there are hundreds of societies to choose from. A great choose of university.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member834570 On 24th October 18 verified Verified student

I really enjoyed my time at Kent but the School of Computing should be more prompt with results. I did a MSc in Computer Science and for some modules I had to wait 2 months to get my results. Same with final results, other departments on campus were significantly better with publishing their results. it's kinda embarrassing for the School of Computing to take that long, you'd think they have better software available and plenty of resources. Same with the computer labs, most departments on campus have better PCs. The laptops you can borrow in the library barely work. The university does not offer any initial print credit where most universities do. The cinema on campus is really good and cheap. The uni has a really good deal with Stagecoach and you can buy a yearly pass for around £180 which is a good deal. it's better to live off campus.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Ishy123 On 7th August 18 verified Verified student

Amazing university! Love the campus!

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1133333 On 5th August 18 verified Verified student

The campus and lecturers are good !

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1133307 On 3rd August 18 verified Verified student

My time at university of Kent has been amazing, I’ve been given fantastic opportunities in an amazing campus in an amazing city. My course lecturers and academics have further developed and inspired my interest and have given me the knowledge and support necessary to be successful in the outside world. The accommodation is wonderful and large even if you have to pay a bit more for it! Overall, Kent is an excellent place to study and I would highly recommend everyone to visit it

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By rachelkent On 28th July 18 verified Verified student

Kent has a diverse range of societies to take part in with great facilities on a beautiful campus.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1233126 On 26th July 18 verified Verified student

My time at UKC has been brilliant. They have provided me with everything I needed and have always been hasty in helping with any issues I have. The facilities provide enough space for everyone to have a workplace even in the busiest of times. My only complaint is that setting up a society can be a difficult task and the system currently in place is hard to use and requests take weeks to get processed.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member833119 On 26th July 18 verified Verified student

It's a hidden gem. Professors are amazing, place is nice and vibrant. You can do anything!

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1333118 On 26th July 18 verified Verified student

I think the University of Kent is an excellent university! I have thoroughly enjoyed my 3 years at the establishment and would definitely recommend for other aspiring university students to apply.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By GeorgeDKnight On 25th July 18 verified Verified student

Brilliant university with a fantastic careers advice service.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member933085 On 24th July 18 verified Verified student

What a uni bruh. Just What. A. Uni. Yaknow.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member933043 On 23rd July 18 verified Verified student

Great place to go to uni, the Union is hated on campus, but the teaching and feel of the campus is great

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member733039 On 23rd July 18 verified Verified student

Had nothing but good experiences in my first year and have loved every second of being part of a society. A big campus with a lot on it.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member533012 On 22nd July 18 verified Verified student

I have loved every moment of my first year experience

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Student Review: 1.8 /5
By member1332979 On 21st July 18 verified Verified student

The students union at medway is absolutley terrible. The campus is really small and there aren't many societies to join. I tried to start a Brazilian Jiujitsu society last year and unfortunately I didn't receive any guidance from the Univerirsty as to how about going about it and it fell apart shortly after. I'm not sure about the Cantebury campus but Medway is atrocious.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member832953 On 20th July 18 verified Verified student

Underrated uni, 8/8 would recommend

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1332926 On 19th July 18 verified Verified student

Eduroam is a pain but it's probably like that everywhere

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By Zairembenga On 17th July 18 verified Verified student

Very busy campus with a lot of events, there's always something happening that you can be involved in, staff and fellow students are all very helpful and there is a fantastic community feel. There are a few issues regarding seating in the library - it can be hard to find a seat in peak times - but if you have your own laptop and books there are plenty of study hubs dotted around campus to provide extra space to study, most are also equipped with desktop computers for students to do work. There are also many places to eat on campus all with different options of food to accommodate every appetite, along with street food vendors in the central plaza - there is also a 30 minute walk into Canterbury city centre which is a very nice walk down, not so much back to campus as it's all up hill but there are very convenient bus links with buses around every 10 minutes to and from campus on weekdays.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1329192 On 16th May 18 verified Verified student

A nice large campus, 20 min bus ride to town. The gym is a bit small and can get very busy

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member531029 On 21st March 18 verified Verified student

The campus is boring and becomes very tedious and the centre is at least a twenty minute walk away.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By Nyanchan On 1st February 18 verified Verified student

Great uni so far, although the library may get busy, there are many study hubs tucked away that always have a lot of space. Nightlife is abundant and always something going on at the bars or venue . The town is accessable easily by bus or walking if not essentials is on your doorstep. The uni itself is very well maintained , and walking through parkwood is great to clear your mind and get lost in some trees. The WiFi when it works is reliable, but many areas the WiFi simply cuts off (such as the back of parkwood) and this is frustrating.

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member926548 On 21st May 17 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 1.4 /5
By ct24 On 6th March 17 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member1325976 On 26th February 17 verified Verified student

The internet is pretty shoddy. Regularly cuts in and out.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member525913 On 18th February 17 verified Verified student

Events are not very well known about but it's pretty, green and social, basically really good

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1025339 On 19th December 16 verified Verified student

Great campus with nearly everything at your reach

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member425260 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

The campus is very beautiful and the facilities are excellent. Only problem is that there's only on club on campus.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By Rd322 On 30th October 16 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1124086 On 25th September 16 verified Verified student

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).

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Student Review: 2.2 /5
By member1023353 On 31st July 16 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member723337 On 28th July 16 verified Verified student

Love Kent just wish it wasn't so expensive

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By saranka karan On 19th May 16 verified Verified student

Great services and facilities are easy to use and get to

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member622057 On 28th April 16 verified Verified student

Amazing University, great course, brilliant sports clubs and societies.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By wbecod On 12th April 16 verified Verified student

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

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1121396 On 29th March 16 verified Verified student

Awesome so glad I didn't go anywhere else

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member521356 On 28th March 16 verified Verified student

I just love this University. I'm so glad I came here :)

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member421353 On 28th March 16 verified Verified student

It's an awesome university to attend, highly recommend.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By tejandrews On 28th March 16 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1320864 On 11th February 16 verified Verified student

Its everything you expect from a world class university! So diversed and environmental friendly.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member720759 On 27th January 16 verified Verified student

Great campus in a lovely town. Plenty of pubs/clubs/bars Friendly campus and loads of societies.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member620683 On 13th January 16 verified Verified student

Great atmosphere. incredibly green. Amazing university experience.

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Student Review: 1.8 /5
By AlexBurbs On 28th December 15 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1220567 On 26th December 15 verified Verified student

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.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member720555 On 26th December 15 verified Verified student

It's good, but surprisingly expensive in comparison to other universities up north.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member720477 On 16th December 15 verified Verified student

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)

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member720466 On 16th December 15 verified Verified student

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...

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Student Review: 3 /5
By juicyblast On 15th December 15 verified Verified student

Very nice environment with greens everywhere. The atmosphere for studying is great as well. An excellent library with new facilities.

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