At the heart of our research and innovation activity is our commitment to delivering significant cultural, social and economic benefits to communities regionally, nationally and internationally. Our community thrives on creating opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange, which benefits our communities, provides our students with opportunities to receive a research-informed education and to participate in research, and drives growth amongst business and industry.
Our Impact Acceleration Accounts are transforming early discovery research into solutions. We have secured competitive funding from UKRI’s Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) scheme. This is enabling us to invest in people and partnerships, enhance access to our spaces and support research and innovation at all levels in the arts and humanities, biotechnology and biological sciences, and medicine and healthcare.
In line with our Research and Innovation Strategy, we value and reward people for their contributions, ensuring that we are a sector leader for the quality of our research and innovation culture and environment.
Research excellence refers to the quality and impact of academic research. This is monitored through the Research Excellence Framework (REF), a system used in the UK to assess the quality of research at higher education institutions with the aim of securing the continuation of a world-class, dynamic and responsive research base across the full academic spectrum within UK higher education.
Knowledge Exchange is the two-way exchange of ideas, evidence, research, experiences and skills between researchers, students and research users. These activities are assessed through the Knowledge Exchange Framework set up to increase the efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public funding for knowledge exchange and to further a culture of continuous improvement in universities.
We have also signed the Knowledge Exchange Concordat which aims to give universities and their staff and students clarity of mission and to support their approach to KE.
The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, commonly known as the Researcher Development Concordat, is an agreement between stakeholders including Kent to improve the employment and support for researchers in UK Higher Education.
Explore some of the ways that we're bringing our research and ideas to the audiences that matter.
The KMTV TV series hosted by Kent academics bringing big ideas to 13 to 18-year-olds.
A series of engaging talks for all audiences delivered by experts at Kent.
Take a deep-dive into our research with this documentary series produced in association with KMTV.
A series of panel discussions exploring the evolution of the impact agenda in universities.
