Alumni

Alumni and careers

Our alumni community is a diverse and close-knit one. Seeing our students graduate in the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral is one of the most exciting times of the year. As we celebrate their success, we also look forward to finding out where their degrees will take them.

Every year, Kent students and graduates achieve amazing things. They make a global impact working for international organisations. Our graduates make their mark in business, in the media, in education, and many other sectors.

Reaching your potential at Kent goes beyond getting a great degree. We offer an array of opportunities to develop your skills and confidence, setting you up for success.  

Our students do well after graduation, with former students moving on to work in areas such as publishing, publicity, marketing, teaching and speech therapy, translation, journalism, teaching, and finance. 

In addition to the University's careers and employability events, we organise 'Life After Your Modern Languages Degree’ – a panel event with Modern Languages and Linguistics alumni. 

Ellie Carswell

French and Italian

Ellie studied French and Italian and graduated in 2018. She is now working as a Graduate Project Manager in the construction industry.

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Tom Colombo

Comparative Literature & English Literature

Tom graduated from Kent in 2015, completing a degree in Comparative Literature and English and American Literature. He trained as a teacher in 2017 and now works at the Lycée Robert-Schuman Luxembourg.

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Emily Cook

English Language and Linguistics

Emily Cook studied English Language and Linguistics at Kent, graduating in 2015. She is now a freelance writer and broadcast journalist.

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Fanoula Grekos

French and Spanish

Fanoula Grekos studied French and Spanish at Kent, graduating in 2001. She is now Head of Strategy, Planning and Communication at Barclays.

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Kate Keehan

Comparative Literature & English Literature

Kate graduated in 2012 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature and English & American Literature and is now Publicity Assistant at publisher Hodder & Stoughton.

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Amber Mitchell

Comparative Literature and English Language and Linguistics

Amber graduated in 2019 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature and English Language and Linguistics and is now Assistant Director at Explore Learning.

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Barbara Ortner

English and German

Barbara Ortner studied English and German, graduating in 1979. She is now Head of Market Reporting at a major international company.

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Carol Palmer

English Language and Linguistics

Carol Palmer is a recent graduate in English Language and Linguistics, now studying for a part-time MEd in Language Literacies and Dyslexia.

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Kuba Shand-Baptiste

Comparative Literature

Kuba graduated in 2014 in Comparative Literature and is now commissioning editor at The Independent's Voices desk.

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Peter Till

French and Hispanic Studies

After graduating from Kent with a degree in French and Hispanic Studies, Peter went onto complete his Master’s in Interpreting and Translation Studies, before being offered a job at the world’s largest translation company, TransPerfect.

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Emma Valdivia

Comparative Literature

Emma Valdivia graduated in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature. She currently works as a teacher in Gibraltar.

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Harry Wilton

Comparative Literature

Harry Wilton graduated in 2017 with a BA (Hons) in Comparative Literature. He now works as a publicist in areas including music comedy, film and publishing.

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