The Graduate and Researcher College (GRC) is dedicated to supporting and challenging postgraduate students to reach their full potential and excel in their fields. We offer a welcoming and stimulating environment focused on research training and skills development, helping students advance their careers while inspiring growth and new opportunities to extend their horizons.
Building on 16 years of success, the GRC supports postgraduates through their academic journey. We foster an inclusive, global community where postgraduate researchers can connect and collaborate with peers and academics through networking events, conferences, and training sessions.
Located on the 3rd Floor of Cornwallis East on the Canterbury campus, our facilities include a spacious training room for researcher development activities. As the core of GRC operations, it is also home to our dedicated Skills Team, Collaborative Partnerships Team, and Research Programmes Administration Team, all available to provide guidance and support. The GRC is a thriving research hub, dedicated to offering an enriching postgraduate experience and fostering a vibrant research community.
Our Vision
We will create a dynamic and inclusive researcher community, inspiring and developing research leaders, and forming networks that take on and build Tomorrow’s World.
About us
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The Graduate and Researcher College
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Our Values
The GRC trains, supports and advises a wide range of people, including
PGT students, PhD researchers, supervisors, Postgraduate Administrators
and academic and research staff at all career stages, with a particular
focus on wellbeing and professional development.
Community
We engage with and connect postgraduate
students, academic and research staff and
professional service teams to build and nurture
a supportive and intellectual community of
researchers.
Challenge and support
We provide an open and supportive environment
while also challenging all individuals to meet their
personal and professional development goals.
We provide the skills training and development
opportunities to make this happen.
Leadership
We empower personal growth through training
and development and promote research integrity
and civic mindedness. We provide a foundation
for our staff and students to work together and
develop as leaders.
Inspiring and empowering
We will define, demonstrate and promote good
practice, set achievable aspirations, and enable
and support individuals and communities to
fulfil their plans, together.
International outlook
We unite people with diverse backgrounds and
perspectives, ideas and influences to question
conventional wisdom, to open our minds and to
shape, both locally and globally, a better future,
Tomorrow’s World.
Kent is one of the best places in the
UK to study for a research degree. Its
supportive environment helps to build
confidence and the staff are respectful.
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