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
Greenfoot: transforming the way programming is taught
Pedagogical and technical research at the University of Kent has developed Greenfoot, a software system to support the learning of programming at school level (age … Read more
Mary Rose: protecting our heritage through chemistry
The long-term stability of the ship’s timber depends on stabilising the sulfur problem, the attack on the wood by oxidised sulfur compounds. Kent researchers Emeritus Professor … Read more
Preventing female early marriage in Bangladesh
Improving the Capacity of Non-Profit Organisations to Shape Programmes and Policies for the Prevention of Female Early Marriage in Bangladesh. Since 2014, Dr Zaki Wahhaj , … Read more
Catching cancer – Rapid Diagnosis
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a blood/bone marrow cancer, which affects over 250,000 people per year worldwide. High mortality rates associated with leukaemia can be, … Read more
Britain’s place after Brexit
Professor Richard Whitman’s research investigates how Britain’s foreign policy is changing as a consequence of leaving the EU and how that impacts on external relationships … Read more
Driving flexible working practices
Flexible working is becoming an increasingly popular tool used by countries and companies to address work life balance needs. Dr Heejung Chung from the School … Read more
#DigitalReboot InnovateIT: what’s your idea?
On the 13th February 2019 SAGA, an insurance company which started 65 years ago in a small hotel in Folkestone, that has now become the … Read more
Innovation Weekender 2021
An exciting three day virtual course for students to address real-life business challenges with industry mentors and develop a new skill set to take with … Read more
Youtility KTP: School of Computing supports start-up with machine learning
With the support of Research and Innovation Services, Dr Fernando Otero and Dr Matteo Migliavacca from the School of Computing and London-based fintech start-up Youtility … Read more