Kent research has found that by using polygraph testing on individuals convicted or suspected of committing a sexual offence police can better protect the public. … Read more
Month: March 2021
Teaching English to refugees
Students at University of Kent have been teaching English to young refugees from a range of backgrounds. Recently arriving in the country unaccompanied by adults, … Read more
Restoring the Palace of Westminster
Research into the Houses of Parliament’s Victorian ventilation system between sustainability and heritage. Dr Henrik Schoenefeldt is based in the School of Architecture and Planning. … Read more
Transforming how humans interact with technology
Human-design centred approach in using technology to understand the underlying clinical/physiological data A significant proportion of the adult population commonly suffer from musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, … Read more
Improving the science of making babies
In-vitro fertilization or simply ‘IVF’ is a technique used to assist people who would be unable to conceive naturally (because of fertility issues), or to … Read more
La Cristiada: A Civil War
Research into one of Mexico’s bloodiest civil wars in history and the impact this had on the local community. University of Kent researcher Dr Mark Lawrence has … Read more
Empowering ethnic minority workers on their journey to leadership
Historically Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups’ career progression has often been analysed simply by looking at the formal side – application, appraisal and … Read more
Saving Kosovo’s farming industry
Small family farms across the globe are in need of support, in poor countries such as Kosovo the critical need is to assist them to … Read more
Police use new methods to identify suspects
Stuart Gibson and Chris Solomon from the School of Physical Sciences have designed a computer program (EFIT6) that generate facial likenesses using a cognitive interview … Read more
Counting butterflies
Over the past four decades about three-quarters of UK butterfly species have declined in either their abundance or distribution. Butterflies respond quickly to changes, for … Read more