The Latest Breaking News from University of Kent

Two universities merge to create the UK’s first ‘super-university’

The new London and South East University Group has more than 50,000 students and four campuses across London, Medway and Kent

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Father of student who died of meningitis pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak.

Evening Standard · May 15

‘Life won’t be the same now he’s gone’: Tributes paid to student who died of meningitis in Reading

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak

The Independent UK · May 15

NHS took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak

Dr Des Holden, acting chief executive of East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, told the BBC officials could have acted sooner

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Meningitis B vaccine scheme widened to include some year 11 pupils in Kent

Scheme expanded to four schools with known or suspected cases, as UKHSA figures show number has fallen to 23

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

MenB jab to be offered to some Year 11 school pupils in Kent as cases fall

As of 12.30pm on Monday, 20 cases of meningitis had been confirmed, with a further three under investigation.

Evening Standard · Mar 24

No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says

UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

Meningitis B latest: Streeting praises ‘herculean efforts’ of NHS staff as meningitis cases fall

About 9,000 jabs and over 12,000 courses of preventative treatments have been handed out

The Independent UK · Mar 23

Second UK site reports student ill with suspected meningitis 'not linked to Kent outbreak'

It comes after two people died from meningitis in Kent last week

Evening Standard · Mar 22

Streeting praises ‘Herculean efforts’ in meningitis outbreak

The number of cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent has dropped.

Evening Standard · Mar 22