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Kent and Greenwich Unveil Merger Plan for London and South East University Group

Officials cast the proposal as a model to shore up university finances during a prolonged squeeze on income.

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The University of Greenwich’s main campus at the Old Royal Naval College beside the Thames

Overview

  • Kent and Greenwich set out plans to combine under one institution to strengthen financial resilience, describing the approach as a blueprint for others.
  • Professor Jane Harrington would become the sole vice-chancellor with a single governing body, while both universities retain their names, campuses and degree awards.
  • Detailed design work is due by the end of 2025, with the merged group envisaged to launch in the academic year starting autumn 2026 subject to approval.
  • Student applications continue as normal and current courses proceed, with teaching across existing sites including the long-standing shared Medway campus.
  • The OfS welcomed the announcement and the DfE signalled support ahead of a forthcoming HE reform white paper; no immediate job losses are planned, savings are expected from fewer senior roles, and about 28,000 first-degree undergraduates would be covered.