Meet Dr Wei-Feng Xue, programme director of Biochemistry. Dr Xue received his PhD degree at the department of Biophysical Chemistry, Lund University in Sweden in … Read more
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Scientists build bioreactors and engineer bacteria to advance biofuel research
Researchers from the School of Biosciences have designed and built equipment that can be used to investigate bacterial biofuel production at a fraction of the cost of … Read more
Kent’s STEM portfolio boosted with £1 million government funding
We are pleased to announce that the University has been awarded £1.148 million from the latest Office for Students (OfS) Capital Funding Competition in recognition of our commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). … Read more
Research reveals parasitic threat to dairy industry and humans
Collaborative research led by Kent’s School of Biosciences has found the prevalence of the parasite Cryptosporidium to be greater than presumed, equating to a serious threat to the dairy … Read more
Researchers use gene-editing to create single sex mice litters
Researchers from Kent’s School of Biosciences and the Francis Crick Institute have used gene editing technology to create female-only and male-only mice litters with 100% efficiency. This proof of principle … Read more
New potential factor contributing to severity of COVID-19 identified
Kent’s School of Biosciences and the Institute of Medical Virology at Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, have identified a protein that may critically contribute to severe forms of COVID-19. … Read more
Professor Garrett new Chair of Pancreatic Cancer UK’s Scientific Advisory Board
The University welcomes the appointment of Michelle Garrett, Professor of Cancer Therapeutics in the School of Biosciences, as the new Chair of Pancreatic Cancer UK’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The … Read more
New embryo identification IVF method set to boost dairy industry
Research from the University of Kent, the University of Nottingham and L’Alliance Boviteq Inc., has established a method of significantly improving in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in cattle. This breakthrough … Read more
Research finally reveals ancient universal equation for the shape of an egg
Researchers from Kent’s School of Biosciences, the Research Institute for Environment Treatment (Ukraine) and Vita-Market Ltd have discovered the universal mathematical formula that can describe any bird’s egg existing in … Read more
Marina Ezcurra receives NBIC funding.
Magnitude Biosciences, Perfectus Biomed Group and University of Kent Project Funded by National Biofilms Innovation Centre for Tackling and Exploiting Biofilms. The joint project for … Read more