Professor Mark Smales from the School of Biosciences talks about Covid-19 testing Follow the COVID-19 related research taking place at the three Universities making up … Read more
Category: International impact
Coronavirus RNA found in the semen of young COVID-19 patients
In the on-line newsletter, The Conversation, Prof Martin Michaelis and Drs Peter Ellis and Mark Wass (School of Biosciences) have commented on recent work showing … Read more
Understanding the health needs in South East Asia
Dr Anastasios Tsaousis visited two developing countries in South East Asia recently, collecting data for his future research. In September 2019, Dr. Anastasios Tsaousis was … Read more
The impact of the microbiome on our gastrointestinal health
Volunteers needed for a Research study Our gut microbes have been linked with many aspects of our health and are an emerging field of research. … Read more
New MSc-R projects in COVID-19 areas starting September 2020
The School of Biosciences is actively engaged in finding new ways to combat the COVID-19 crisis. The School has just announced four new projects suitable for … Read more
School alumnus, Dr Steve Rogers, becomes new research head at Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University Australia has welcomed the new Director of Research and Innovation, Dr Steve Rogers, who brings with him research and high-level leadership experience … Read more
Success in business start-up competition
John Arceno (final year Biology undergraduate) together with Alan Gurung (final year Philosophy and Politics undergraduate) have won £1000 in the Business Start-Up Journey finals, … Read more
New research identifies potential drug combinations to treat COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Kent, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and the University of Marburg, Germany, have identified a drug combination with the potential … Read more
Final Year student helps improve clinical test for HCMV infection in immunosuppressed patients
Undergraduate student completes successful 8-week final year research project in collaboration with clinical virologists at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford Carmen Ma has used PCR and … Read more
Work to develop a coronavirus vaccine and diagnostic reagents
Researchers in the School of Biosciences are working to help generate a vaccine against coronavirus and at the same time are also providing support to … Read more