Professor Mark Smales from the School of Biosciences talks about Covid-19 testing Follow the COVID-19 related research taking place at the three Universities making up … Read more
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Understanding the health needs in South East Asia
Dr Anastasios Tsaousis visited two developing countries in South East Asia recently, collecting data for his future research. In September 2019, Dr. Anastasios Tsaousis was … Read more
Help with the fight against COVID-19
The School of Biosciences is supporting Kent hospitals to increase the number of coronavirus tests that can be carried out each day. The School of … Read more
Bin less, recycle more – a student-led community project
Do you feel we use too much single-use plastic which ends up in landfill or is burnt? The School of Biosciences is working on a … Read more
Growing Kent and Medway
The School of Biosciences at the University of Kent, are part of the £18m bid led by East Malling Research (NIAB-EMR), termed Growing Kent & … Read more
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
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
Researchers to participate in €3.7m parasite study
The animal disease Cryptosporidiosis – which can also pose a threat to human health – occurs when young cattle get infected by parasites and can … Read more
Diagnosing sleeping sickness with a £1 test
Researchers in the School of Biosciences have developed a simple and cost-effective test to diagnose sleeping sickness, a disease widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. The test … Read more
Improving the lives of cancer patients with a simple strategy
Researchers from the School of Biosciences have helped develop a new standard of care for cancer patients who need to have their voice-boxes replaced, vastly … Read more