University of Kent

The University of Kent (originally titled University of Kent at Canterbury and still often referred to as UKC) is a Glass Plate University in the United Kingdom. It was granted its Royal Charter in 1965 and the first students arrived in the October of that year. The main campus covers 300 acres (1.2 km²) and is in an elevated position just over two miles (3 km) from Canterbury's city centre. It has approximately 7,500 undergraduates. A second campus has recently been established at Medway - this has resulted in the formal title of the University being contracted from the original "University of Kent at Canterbury".

Trivia

• Darwin college was originally to be named after Bertrand Russell, but this was changed due to a previous disagreement and/or scandal involving Russell and the wife of an undisclosed member of the university's upper management.
• In 1987 an honorary degree was awared to Oliver Postgate, creator of Bagpuss. He stated that the degree was really intended for his creation, who was subsequently displayed in academic dress.
• The male to female ratio is 54 women to every 46 men.