Keynes College is the third-oldest
college
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of the
University of Kent
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. It was established in 1968.
Prior to the start of the 2020-21 academic year, the post of College Master was abolished at Keynes and all the other University of Kent colleges.
Namesake
It was named, after much debate, after the economist
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, ( ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in ...
. Other names considered included
Richborough
Richborough () is a settlement north of Sandwich on the east coast of the county of Kent, England. Richborough lies close to the Isle of Thanet. The population of the settlement is included in the civil parish of Ash.
Although now some dist ...
, a town in Kent, and
Anselm, a former
archbishop of Canterbury
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.
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, 1990) page 124 Appropriately the University's department of
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
is located within the building.
College architecture
The college was designed by different architects from
Eliot and
Rutherford and consequently has a very different design. With limited funds, the initial study bedrooms lacked individual wash-basins, instead having communal facilities, though common areas for groups of study bedrooms were included, a change from the Eliot and Rutherford corridors.
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, 1990) page 128
Keynes is notable for having a much clearer separation between the residential and non-residential areas than the other three colleges, with the teaching rooms and old dining hall concentrated at the front and east of the college.
2011 has been a year of change for Keynes College, with bedroom space expanding to almost 700 students. Keynes College is now one of the biggest colleges on the Canterbury Campus and has rooms for catered and self-catered students. Keynes College boast an expanded Dolche Vita where catered students are provided with breakfast and dinner.
College traditions
Every year the college holds "Keynestock", a music festival for UKC artists, which attracts over 1500 students and raises money for charity.
References
University of Kent
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