Themes
The University has identified five key themes that bring an inter-disciplinary approach to providing real-world solutions to business. The themes have been created around significant strengths arising out of the vast range of expertise, knowledge and resources across the university. This multi-disciplinary approach to working with businesses ensures that we can develop appropriate and effective business solutions tailored to your needs.
Themes are an important element of the University’s approach to working with businesses and represent areas of considerable research strengths. The following pages contain information on each of the four themes, including examples of how the University has applied its expertise, knowledge and experience.
- Organisational Effectiveness
- Security
- Sustainability
- Health
- Creative & Cultural
The themes described here do not represent the full range of the University’s expertise. If you cannot find what you are looking for please get in touch via our contact page.
The University of Kent is the UK's European University, with campuses at Canterbury, Medway & Brussels. We are a research led University, with a long history of working with a wide range of organisations at a regional, national and international level.
Organisational Effectiveness
Our expertise across Organisational Effectiveness covers seven distinct groupings:
- Usability Testing
- Promoting Diversity & Changing Attitudes
- Capitilising on the Aging Workforce
- Employee Retention and Engagement
- Optimising Team & Group Performance
- Teaching Strategies for Healthy Eating and Exercise to Prevent Obesity and Eating Disorders
- Flexible Working
Our Expertise lies in:
- Our state of the art usability lab with observation suites and fully equipped video studios, an electrophysiology (ERP/EEG) and eye tracking laboratory
- Our knowledge of human behaviour in a wide range of areas
- Our experience working with large corporations (e.g. Tetra pak) governmental agencies (e.g. The Port Authority, Dover) and private institutions.
Security
Our Expertise across Security covers three distinct groupings:
- Policy
- Technology
- Social
Subject Specialisms include:
- Terrorism & Counter Terrorism
- Biometrics (inc. UK Biometrics Institute
- Criminology & Forensics
- IT, Energy & Business Security
- Response to threat & Fear of Crime
- Psychological responses to terror and threat
Sustainability
Our expertise in the Sustainability sector covers four distinct groupings:
- Energy
- Conservation
- Economy
- The Built Environment
Subject Specialisms include:
- Energy Technologies
- Alternative & Renewable Energy;
- Sustainable& Natural Resource Use
- Conservation & Green Tourism
- Urban Regeneration & Conservation
- Environmental Economics & Law; Conservation & CSR
- Intelligent Buildings & Eco-design
- Impact of Climate
- Environmental & Energy Policy
- Urban Development & Sustainable Design & Construction
Health and Social Care
Our Expertise across the Health & Social care sector covers four distinct groupings:
- Policy – Impact and evaluation
- Devices – development, remote connectivity & infrastructure
- Data – acquisition & utilization
- Business – opportunities & threats
Subject Specialisms include:
- Telehealth
- Remote Medical Intervention
- Medical Care & Monitoring at Home
- Bioinformatics
- Pharmacy
- Dentistry
- Learning disabilities & Community Care
- Social Care & Mental Health
Creative and Cultural
Creative and Cultural information will be available shortly.