An exciting collaboration between the University and Discovery Planet, a Thanet-based, Community Interest Company (C.I.C) set up to bring exciting learning and creative experiences directly to … Read more
Kent signs MoU with Discovery Park
The University and Discovery Park have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them work together in a number of strategic areas including Industrial Biotechnology, Neurosciences … Read more
Innovation Bootcamp prepares postgraduate science students for onward careers
Postgraduate students from the University’s Division of Natural Sciences developed their understanding of the key entrepreneurial elements required to build a start-up in the science … Read more
Meet your academic- Dr Wei-Feng Xue
Meet Dr Wei-Feng Xue, programme director of Biochemistry. Dr Xue received his PhD degree at the department of Biophysical Chemistry, Lund University in Sweden in … Read more
International Women’s Day with Dr Barrie Rooney
Introducing Dr. Barrie Rooney, the Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Kent. A role which aims to increase the translation of research … Read more
National Careers Week
This week marks National Careers Week. To start the week we are highlighting the amazing career services provided at the University of Kent. The University … Read more
Postgraduate Open Event – Wednesday 23 February 2022
Are you thinking about taking the next step after your undergraduate degree? Or perhaps you’re wanting to return to university to enhance your career prospects? … Read more
Expert Comment: Covid-19 measures might be removed but what is the long-term plan?
Boris Johnson announced that all formal Covid-19 measures, including the obligation to self-isolate when positive, may be removed this month (February 2022). Independently of the … Read more
Researchers discover why the Omicron variant causes less severe disease
A new study by researchers from Kent and Goethe-University Frankfurt shows that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is less effective than Delta at blocking a cellular defence mechanism … Read more
Scientists build bioreactors and engineer bacteria to advance biofuel research
Researchers from the School of Biosciences have designed and built equipment that can be used to investigate bacterial biofuel production at a fraction of the cost of … Read more