The University of Kent has a distinctive mission. We are the UK’s European university with an international reputation in which Europe meets the world.

We are a leading research-intensive UK university creating a global student and staff community that advances knowledge and stimulates intellectual creativity, and performs at the highest levels.

We believe in the unity of research and teaching, in the freedom and responsibility that staff have to question and test received wisdom, in the transforming power of higher education, in acting with integrity, and the value of an inclusive and diverse university community.

We are committed to growing, shaping and supporting the regions in which we operate so that we may have a positive impact.