As a Right to Food university, Kent is committed to supporting food systems that advance human health and environmental sustainability in society. This starts with … Read more
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Major boost for UK hops industry
A pioneering collaborative project between University of Kent researchers and Wye Hops alongside National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), the British Hop Association, The Hop Plant Company and LGC genomics has been awarded … Read more
Ros and Andrew Holden STEM Scholarship
This STEM scholarship has been generously funded by Ros and Andrew Holden and will fund the tuition fees of a Kent-based widening participation student studying … Read more
£14m for Kent-led project to advance recycling of rare metals
Kent bioscientist Professor Martin Warren is set to lead a national consortia which aims to use biology to recover and recycle rare earth elements after securing funding … Read more
Kent and Discovery Park host showcase of collaborative innovation
Over 100 academics, clinicians, business people and public sector representatives came together at an event organised in collaboration with Discovery Park last week, to celebrate … Read more
Mind the gap: engaging with the black community on stem cell donation
On Monday 4 December the new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion published a report stating that minority ethnic and mixed heritage … Read more
Kent research to support seaweed project in Zanzibar
University researchers are helping county Kent-based seaweed technology business Nutri-San develop new techniques to transform seaweed extracts into a plant-based thickening agent for use in the food … Read more
Friend or foe? Study reveals the evolution of controversial human gut microbe
Blastocystis is one of the most common microbes in the human gut, but whether it is harmful or helpful is still a matter of controversy. Blastocystis … Read more
Professor Alan Bull – friend, colleague and true polymath
It is with great sadness that we heard recently about the passing of our esteemed friend and colleague, Professor Alan Bull, who has died at … Read more
Bioscience Work Experience Week
It’s official: the application form for our annual Bioscience Work Experience Week is finally live! This year’s event will be taking place from Monday the … Read more