Kent bioscientist Professor Martin Warren is set to lead a national consortia which aims to use biology to recover and recycle rare earth elements after securing funding … Read more
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Kent and Discovery Park host showcase of collaborative innovation
Over 100 academics, clinicians, business people and public sector representatives came together at an event organised in collaboration with Discovery Park last week, to celebrate … Read more
Mind the gap: engaging with the black community on stem cell donation
On Monday 4 December the new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion published a report stating that minority ethnic and mixed heritage … Read more
Kent research to support seaweed project in Zanzibar
University researchers are helping county Kent-based seaweed technology business Nutri-San develop new techniques to transform seaweed extracts into a plant-based thickening agent for use in the food … Read more
Friend or foe? Study reveals the evolution of controversial human gut microbe
Blastocystis is one of the most common microbes in the human gut, but whether it is harmful or helpful is still a matter of controversy. Blastocystis … Read more
Professor Alan Bull – friend, colleague and true polymath
It is with great sadness that we heard recently about the passing of our esteemed friend and colleague, Professor Alan Bull, who has died at … Read more
Kent Union ‘Above and Beyond’ Award Winners 2023
The Kent Union Above and Beyond Awards acknowledge exceptional individuals or teams who go above and beyond their duties to provide the utmost support to … Read more
Kent Talk – Curious or helpful? Motivating science in the modern world
Scientists are motivated by many different and sometimes conflicting notions – they want to understand, explore, explain, help, cure diseases, improve lives, solve problems, invent, … Read more