Monthly Archives: June 2013

The Speechless Poet

Posted on June 28, 2013 by

Howdy everybody, this week was full of lovely encounters with participants. I met a wonderful and humorous man who had suffered from many health drawbacks in his life and yet kept his hope and love for other people and life … Continue reading →

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A strange one

Posted on June 23, 2013 by

Morning Sunday, this has been a very different and weird week for me. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, heavy flooding in my hometown in Germany caused massive damage in my family’s business and unimaginable tragic situations for families … Continue reading →

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NEWS RELEASE: Time perception altered by mindfulness meditation

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Richard Barber

New published research from psychologists at the universities of Kent and Witten/Herdecke has shown that mindfulness meditation has the ability to temporarily alter practitioners’ perceptions of time – a finding that has wider implications for the use of mindfulness both … Continue reading →

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PRESS RELEASE: Student named national cancer charity’s top volunteer

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Richard Barber

An exceptional University of Kent student who steered the student-led group Kent Marrow to sign up over 100 people to the national bone marrow donor register has been named as a top volunteer by blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan. Katy … Continue reading →

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We are speeding up

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

Here we are again for my end of week blog. It was a stressful week! The reward for all the testing: our first 20 participants. Not too bad! So we finally got our blood pressure tester and lung capacity tester … Continue reading →

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NEWS RELEASE: Asthma inhaler project wins student Entrepreneur of the Year award

Posted on June 14, 2013 by sw462

Ryan England has been named the University of Kent’s ‘Student Entrepreneur of the Year’ at its recent annual Employability Points scheme rewards ceremony. Ryan, who won the award for his project to customise the appearance of asthma inhalers to make … Continue reading →

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It slows down

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Howdy people, there we are again for my blog of the week. Unfortunately, I cannot really tell you so much. Because of some personal distractions caused by flooding in my home town in Germany, I was working quite slow the … Continue reading →

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Respiratory Clinic Launch: Tuesday 14 May

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Richard Barber

Tuesday 14 May,2013 marked the official launch for the University’s Respiratory Clinic at the School of Exercise and Sports Science which was hosted by Dr John Dickinson and his team at Medway Park Sports Centre. The event showcased how the … Continue reading →

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PRESS RELEASE – University of Kent founder member of new academic health science network

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Richard Barber

The University of Kent has been chosen by the NHS to be a founder member of a new Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. NHS England announced on 23 May, 2013 that it was establishing 15 … Continue reading →

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PRESS RELEASE – Bioscientist helps explain the madness of King George III

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Richard Barber

University of Kent bioscientist Professor Martin Warren will showcase his research into what caused the madness of George III when he speaks at an event to celebrate the anniversary of the king’s 275th birthday. Professor Warren, who is Head of … Continue reading →

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