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Living on campus

From trying to decide which room is best for you to what to pack, find out everything you need to know about living on campus.

Get the most out of your time living at Kent

From your arrival onwards we're here to help you get the most out of your campus accommodation experience. Check out our pages below for specific information for your campus on everything from what to pack, what's happening on campus, how to report a maintenance defect and more.

Camille Cure
It was nice to hang out with my housemates, we’d have movie nights

Turing is very nice, quite spacious; I liked having my own bathroom, and there is also communal space where you can meet other students.

Camille Cure, lived in Turing Flats.
Biomedical Sciences student

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Free Sport Membership

Whether you live in one of our Canterbury or Medway rooms enjoy an included free sport membership.

We're committed to providing great quality accommodation

As such our Canterbury accommodation adheres to the Accommodation Code of Practice (through the Student Accommodation Code), and our Medway accommodation in Pier Quays is National Code of Assured Accommodation accredited.

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Have a question?

Whether it's about room choices, application advice, life on campus or safety information visit our FAQs to find the answer