Category: Hot off the press!

Prions have typically a bad press being largely implicated as the infectious agents linked to fatal brain degeneration in humans and farm animals. It turns … Read more

Research from the University has been named as one of the UK’s 100 Best Breakthroughs of the last century for its significant impact on people’s … Read more

The School of Biosciences proudly announces the launch of the School’s new website. We hope you’ll enjoy browsing the new style pages showcasing the School … Read more

Students from 20 secondary schools in Kent and Medway have been getting a science lab masterclass at the University of Kent’s School of Biosciences. Thirty-one … Read more

Laura Petch, a second year School of Biosciences PhD student in the Kent Fungal Group, has been made a “Champion” of the Microbiology Society. This … Read more

  Responsible for 17.9 million of deaths in 2015 (32% of total deaths worldwide), heart disease is a major killer. The improvement of available treatments … Read more

Dr Jenny Tullet, Lecturer in Biogerontology, in the School of Biosciences, has been awarded the Faculty of Sciences Prize for Consolidator Research. The award is in recognition … Read more

Professor Mick Tuite from the School of Biosciences has been elected to a Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. The Academy, the honorific leadership group … Read more

Research led by Dr. Anastasios Tsaousis and Prof. Martin Michaelis of the School of Biosciences has established the first long-term cultivation system for Cryptosporidium at … Read more

The School of Biosciences has been ranked 1st in the UK for Graduate Prospects in the Time’s Good University Guide 2018. The Times newspaper uses … Read more