Kent at Medway

The University has invested millions of pounds in purpose-built facilities. The Medway Building is equipped for a range of teaching specialities, including dedicated studios and rehearsal rooms for the Music Technology programme and exercise suites and a private treatment clinic for the Centre for Sports Studies.

The Gillingham Building houses fully-equipped teaching rooms and academic departments. It is also home to an industrystandard multimedia newsroom for the Centre for Journalism and a new one-stop-shop student services area.

The £10 million Drill Hall Library, with 2.7 miles of shelving, hosts extensive book and journal collections, as well as around 400 personal computers for student use.

The University of Kent also has some prominent buildings at Chatham Historic Dockyard, close to the main Medway campus. These include Bridge Wardens’ College, with new studio spaces for Fine Art and the Galvanising Shop. The latter is a fully renovated, split-level design studio and multi-purpose workshop. It is equipped with sophisticated lighting and sound facilities and also houses teaching rooms and a lecture theatre.

Further development of the Historic Dockyard is planned with the expansion of the School of Arts to offer a wider range of programmes.

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Universities at Medway

The University of Kent is part of a unique partnership that includes the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University, known collectively as Universities at Medway.

The four institutions share the specially developed Medway campus, adjacent to the Historic Dockyard at Chatham Maritime. The site was built originally as a naval base, HMS Pembroke, at the start of the 20th century. The University of Kent moved onto the Medway campus in 2005, and most of our buildings are new or have been completely renovated.

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Student facilities

The Pilkington Building, which received an awardwinning, multi-million-pound renovation, includes a 180-seat lecture theatre, an exhibition room, teaching facilities, the Venue café and a social meeting area. Nearby is Essentials, the Medway campus shop, run by the Students’ Association, which stocks food and household goods, and is also a mini off-licence.

The Rochester Building, adjacent to the Medway and Gillingham Buildings, includes the popular No1 Bistro, as well as large rooms for seminars and executive meetings.

The University’s accommodation at Liberty Quays, adjacent to the Medway campus, offers high-quality accommodation for more than 600 students on a 20-acre site. A state-of-the-art sports centre, Medway Park, is also available to all Kent students at discounted rates.

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Campus parking

Please refer to the Estates website for the latest information.

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