Animal and yeast cells all contain a network of filaments known as the actin cytoskeleton that helps to maintain cell shape. When a cell grows, … Read more
Category: International impact
Royal Society 4 year Industry Fellow Award
Professor Martin Warren from the School of Biosciences, has been awarded a prestigious 4 year Royal Society Fellowship. Professor Warren and his lab will be … Read more
Stepping into Mindfulness
Biosciences students adopting the “astronaut” position during a mindfulness meditation session. The term mindfulness was first used in 1979 when Jon Kabat Zinn (a biochemist) … Read more
Determining gene function will help understanding of processes of life
Scientists at the University have developed a new method of determining gene function in a breakthrough that could have major implications for understanding the processes … Read more
Biosciences Students Celebrate Graduation in 2019
The School of Biosciences saw their final year Undergraduate students graduating on 15 July in the grand surroundings of Canterbury Cathedral. The official graduation ceremony … Read more
eARC Synthetic Biology Conference 29 June 2019
It’s free and everyone is welcome. Simply sign up and come along! A one-day Eastern ARC Synthetic Biology conference, Synthetic Biology on the Rise: Improving Therapeutics … Read more
Graduate School Prizes Awards Ceremony
Research Title: Fast Kinetic Studies of Human Cardiac Myosins Congratulations to School of Biosciences PhD student, Chloe Johnson, who was recently announced as a winner … Read more
New MSc at the Bioscience and Business interface
Delivering a laboratory milestone that underpins a new bioscience business concept We are pleased to be launching (in September 2019) a new taught MSc in … Read more
Still considering your options for next year?
If you feel you would like to gain some more research experience, check out our one-year Master’s by Research opportunities The projects below are currently … Read more
Between Worlds concert at Kent inspired by cancer research
A new piece of music by renowned violinist and composer Anna Phoebe, inspired by research from the University’s School of Biosciences, will premiere on Friday … Read more