Bioscientists from the University of Kent have made a landmark research breakthrough in synthetic biology that could help support the NHS and UK healthcare industry … Read more
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Where are they now? Timo Kuerten
Timo Leopold Kuerten graduated in 2019 with a BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science. We caught up with him to see what he has been up to … Read more
Where are they now? Mikayala King
Mikayala King graduated in 2004 with a degree Biochemistry with Medical Biosciences. We caught up with her to see what she has been up to. … Read more
Where are they now? James Reading
James graduated in the 2000’s with a BSc in Cellular and Molecular Immunology. We caught up with him to see where his course has taken … Read more
Listen to Your Heart
Discovery Planet partnered with Dr Emma Hargreaves, Lecturer in Microbiology and Public Engagement Coordinator in the school of Biosciences, to deliver three days of workshops … Read more
Teaching Innovation Award for Natural Sciences
The University of Kent Natural Sciences department has won a Teaching Innovation Award! Congratulations to Dr Alexandra Moores, Dr Emma Hargreaves and Candis Roberts for … Read more
Biosciences receive BBSRC grant towards identifying cancer treatment
Professor Martin Michaelis (School of Biosciences) has recently won award funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) This project continues an existing collaboration … Read more
Ground-breaking discovery made in fight against incurable cancers
Researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (MSOP) – a partnership between the universities of Kent and Greenwich – in collaboration with colleagues from Inselspital (University Hospital of … Read more
Transmission of Strep A disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Kent-led research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the transmission patterns of a broad range of infectious diseases including group A streptococcus (GAS) … Read more
Kent team create material that can stop supersonic impacts
A Kent team, led by Professors Ben Goult and Jen Hiscock, has created and patented a ground-breaking new shock-absorbing material that could revolutionise both the … Read more