© University of Kent - Contact | Feedback | Legal | Cookies
The University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, T +44 (0)1227 764000
Research
The foundation for good teaching is world-class research and we are a strongly research-active school.
Key Points
- International quality and World Leading research - as found in 2008 Research Assessment Evaluation
- All staff being submitted to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework
- Collaborative and multidisciplinary research
- Partnerships with NGOs, businesses, Universities, charities, governments and private investors.
The school administrates research activity through research clusters. These groups draw together academics from various disciplines with a focus on a specific research topic e.g. Biodiversity trade; Advocacy; or Survival.
Research Projects
A cutting-EDGE approach
Jim Groombridge
Responses of Tropical Biodiversity
Matt Struebig
Impact of walling
Glenn Bowman
Indigenous modernity in the Pamirs
David Henig
Legal Innovation in Papua New Guinea
Melissa Demian
Research Quality Indicators
Research Council Scholarships
We are awarded at least 3 ESRC / NERC scholarships every year
Research Income
Our staff bring in around £30K per person in research income: 3rd highest in the University.
Research Students
Largest number of Postgraduate Research students in the University.
Research Quality
In the 2008 RAE 90% of DICE and 80% of Anthropology research was classed as being of International Quality.