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The PhD student revolutionising how cyclists can assess performance

By School of Natural Sciences | 15 November 2024

Callum Barnes, a physics PhD student at Kent, has been on an incredible journey to reach a career highlight of working with Norwegian triathlete and world champion … Read more

Tour de force

By School of Natural Sciences | 15 July 2024

Combining his love of science, tech and cycling, Kent PhD student Callum Barnes is revolutionising the way Olympic and everyday cyclists can assess their performance. … Read more

Workshop on Tensor Networks for Chiral Topological Phases

By School of Natural Sciences | 09 October 2023

Support received from International Quantum Tensor Network Dr Gunnar Möller has been awarded funds from the International Quantum Tensor Network, to run a focus-workshop on … Read more

STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (ERF) 2023

By School of Natural Sciences | 06 July 2023

We are looking to host a prestigious STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship in the School of Physics and Astronomy. Potential applicants are encouraged to read the … Read more

Kent Talk – Curious or helpful? Motivating science in the modern world

By School of Natural Sciences | 10 May 2023

Scientists are motivated by many different and sometimes conflicting notions – they want to understand, explore, explain, help, cure diseases, improve lives, solve problems, invent, … Read more

7th Stephen Gray Lecture 9th March 2023

By Nikki Gregory | 14 March 2023

The University of Kent, Division of Natural Sciences hosted the 7th Stephen Gray Lecture with guest host Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell from the University of … Read more

Kent team create material that can stop supersonic impacts

By Nikki Gregory | 14 December 2022

A Kent team, led by Professors Ben Goult and Jen Hiscock, has created and patented a ground-breaking new shock-absorbing material that could revolutionise both the … Read more

Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans

By Nikki Gregory | 18 November 2022

Researchers at Kent are excited to be part of the nationwide analysis effort on the Winchcombe meteorite. This meteorite fell near Winchcombe on 28/2/21 (for more … Read more

Kent Astronomers join new satellite mission that could help understand extra-terrestrial life

By Nikki Gregory | 14 October 2022

Kent scientists will be part of a ground-breaking satellite project that will monitor how energy released by stars can affect the habitability of distant planets. … Read more

A new use for quantum computers

By Nikki Gregory | 30 September 2022

Computing has come a long way – the smartphone you probably carry in your pocket is thousands of times more powerful than room-filling supercomputers that … Read more

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