1980

Establishment of Applied Statistics Research Unit.

Opening of self-catering accommodation at Park Wood.

1981

Start of operation of Kent Scientific and Industrial Projects Ltd. (KSIP)

1982

Opening of School of Continuing Education's Centre at Tonbridge.

Opening of Physics Observatory.

Opening of Graphics Gallery.

1983

Inaugural meeting of Kent Society for Members and Friends of the University of Kent at first Reunion of former students.

1984

Move of Information Office to Tanglewood.

1985

Inauguration of Library's Maddison Collection.

Opening of new Estates and Buildings Office, the first major building on campus to be designed in-house.

Major Open Day held to celebrate the University's twentieth anniversary.

20th Anniversary Reunion of former students.

Opening of Centre for Continuing Legal Education.

Production of first video prospectus.

Opening of Nature Trail.

1986

Opening of first phase of Research & Development Centre.

Establishment of Institute of Social & Applied Psychology.

Setting-up of Channel Tunnel Research Unit.

Restoration of Beverley Farm.

Conversion of Woodlands into student accommodation.

Establishment of Institute of Management.

Opening of Unit for Space Sciences.

First Careers Fair run by Careers Advisory Service in association with the Kent Society.

Establishment of Centre for Social Anthropology & Computing.

Building of new telephone exchange.

1987

Establishment of Faculty of Information Technology.

Selection of University as centre for national agency to distribute student support grants under ERASMUS programme.

Agreement concluded with University College of North Wales, Bangor for transfer to Kent of the College's Department of Drama.

Formal opening of Computing Laboratory Extension by Her Majesty the Queen.

First 'Class' Reunion for former students.

1988

Establishment of Development Office.

Establishment of School of European and Modern Language Studies in Faculty of Humanities, incorporating Institute of Languages & Linguistics.

1989

Opening of Grimond Building.

Opening of Drama Studio.

Opening of Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology.

Opening of first phase of new Darwin accommodation.

Establishment of Canterbury Business School.

Production of second video prospectus.

Re-naming of Health Services Research Unit as Centre for Health Service Studies.