Kent academics Professor Mark Smales and Professor Kathy Kotiadis are set to lead an £8.2 million project supported by a £3.8m Research England grant which will unite England’s world-class diagnostics expertise … Read more
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Biomedical Sciences at Kent: ‘Diverse. Exciting. Supportive environment.’
Read this interview with Julia Stanovnik to find out about her experience studying Biomedical Science with a Placement Year at Kent. WHY KENT? ‘I’d heard … Read more
A Year in Professional Practice
Interview with Nivedita Bhadra Nivedita Bhadra is a BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science with a Year in Professional Practice student, who undertook a placement at Pfizer … Read more
Community workshops to put ageing under the microscope
Kent’s leading experts on the science of ageing will be inspiring the local community to embrace their inner scientist in a series of free, interactive … Read more
From Welcome Week to Wellcome Trust Award
Dr Becky Hall’s scientific career began when she first set foot in the Kent teaching laboratories as an undergraduate Biochemistry student. Back then, she had … Read more
Kent partnership secures Bezos funding to create sustainable food solutions
Kent has partnered with Imperial College London to secure $30 million in funding from the Bezos Earth Fund to launch a Centre for Sustainable Protein which will … Read more
Bridging the gap between studies and practice: Shania Jeevan’s placement experience
Shania Jeevan is a Biomedical Science student returning from her professional placement year. Read below for a brief chat about her experiences. Hi Shania! Tell … Read more
Hops, rocks and plastic-eating yeast: Kent to support five sustainable food trials
Plastic waste, soil health and marketing of UK hops are just some of the challenges that academics in the School of Biosciences and School of Chemistry and Forensic … Read more
Cryptosporidium found in supermarket pre-washed vegetables
Cryptosporidium has been discovered in pre-washed vegetables from major supermarkets in Kent by researchers in the School of Biosciences. The water-borne and food-borne parasite Cryptosporidium, which … Read more
Kent ‘scientists help save UK pint from climate change’
A collaboration between Dr Helen Cockerton from the University’s School of Biosciences and local hop breeder Dr Klara Hajdu (Wye Hops) is beginning to attract media attention for what … Read more