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When partners demand perfection, sex suffers

Women who perceive that their sexual partner is imposing perfectionist standards on them may suffer sexual dysfunction as a result, psychologists at the University have found. In the first in-depth study of how different types of sexual perfectionism affect women … Continue reading

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Research shows potential for emergence of new Ebolavirus

New research has highlighted the potential for the emergence of a new form of Ebolavirus that causes disease in humans. A team from the University’s School of Biosciences examined the differences between Ebolaviruses that cause severe disease in humans and the … Continue reading

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New Approach to Autism

In a Kent research project entitled Imagining Autism, children with autism engaged in a series of interactive sensory environments such as ‘outer space’, ‘under the sea’ and ‘the arctic’. Each environment was designed for them to encounter a range of stimuli and respond … Continue reading

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Research on Competitive Cycling

Today’s blog is an account from the Head of School here at the University of Kent’s School of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Professor Louis Passfield has been head of SSES since 2007 and before this time worked as a sports … Continue reading

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Nanoprobe development to help uncover DNA secrets

New research directed by Dr Neil Kad, of the School of Biosciences, has led to the use of the nanoprobe to study how individual proteins interact with DNA. Invisible to the human eye, this tiny triangular probe can be captured … Continue reading

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Genetics expert welcomes ruling on gene editing

Commenting on the decision by the regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), Professor Griffin said it demonstrated that the UK now ‘leads the world’ in both the science and social science of research into early human development. Professor … Continue reading

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BILD – Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support Conference

BILD are holding a Conference on 18 March 2016 in Leeds. Active support and positive behaviour support implemented well will both create the right conditions to improve the quality of life experienced by people with learning disabilities and their carers. … Continue reading

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Learning Disability Services 2016 Workshop Series

Making Research Count These CPD certified workshops explore aspects of working with people with learning disabilities.  The speakers will present current research with a practice focus leaving time for lively discussion and debate. Dr Jill Bradshaw & Lisa Richardson will … Continue reading

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“let’s talk about domestic violence” A free event for women with learning disabilities

The Tizard Centre are running a free event including workshops, videos and speakers all concentrating on the subject of domestic violence focusing on women with learning disabilities. This is being held at the Rochester Corn Exchange on Monday 22 February 2016 1300 … Continue reading

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Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentship 2016

Applications are invited for a Leverhulme Trust 3 year PhD studentship, on the project: Imagining the self in fictional worlds: evidence from Autism Spectrum Disorder (see also www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/research/ark/). The studentship will be undertaken under the supervision of Dr Heather Ferguson … Continue reading

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