Category: Hot off the press!

The School of Biosciences proudly congratulates Dr Ben Goult, Lecturer in Biosciences, on receiving a 2016 Research Grant from the Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP). The highly … Read more

The winners of this year’s University Research Prizes for 2016, saw 3 awards going to the School of Biosciences. The scheme, in its second year, … Read more

Researchers from the School of Biosciences have developed a quick and simple diagnosis method, similar to a dipstick pregnancy test, to fight a deadly sleeping sickness. The … Read more

The team, including Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass at Kent’s School of Biosciences, found that flubendazole – a drug used against parasitic worms … Read more

Biosciences UG/PG students are warmly invited to attend the Employability Event being held on 4th November 2015, the talks will be held in Stacey Lecture Theatre … Read more

Enzastaurin is a compound that is under clinical investigation as anti-cancer drug. It has been developed as inhibitor of protein kinase beta, a serine/threonine kinase … Read more

A new drug that blocks cancer’s escape route from chemotherapy could be used to treat deadly lung and pancreatic cancers. Scientists, including Michelle Garrett, Professor of … Read more

The School of Biosciences has risen to 20th position in the ranking of 102 UK Universities by the Guardian newspaper. This latest good news follows … Read more

  Dr. Chris Toseland who recently joined the School of Biosciences has been awarded almost £1.5 million by the Medical Research Council for a Career … Read more

New biosciences research at the University could point the way to greater understanding of the heart mutations that cause sudden cardiac arrest. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is … Read more