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Month: October 2022

Kent researchers to co-investigate public perceptions of administrative fairness in the digital welfare state

By Lyle Young | 24 October 2022

Two academics from the Division of Human and Social Sciences, Dr Ben Seyd (School of Politics and International Relations) and Professor Aleksandra Cichocka (School of … Read more

Positive Environmental Futures – ‘Trees are culture: an arboricultural ramble over the University’s southern slopes’

By Lyle Young | 21 October 2022

On Thursday 15 September 2022, as part of the Staff Conference 2022, Dr William Rowlandson (Modern Languages) and Dr Kaori Nagai (English) – both of … Read more

Connor Styche to share his experience of inclusivity in the workplace at the Kent HR Conference 2022

By Emily Collins | 18 October 2022

The UK Government’s most recent National LGBT Survey found that of 100,000 LGBT people surveyed, ‘23% had experienced a negative or mixed reaction from others … Read more

A summer of knowledge exchange in action

By Emily Collins | 18 October 2022

Following almost two years of not being able to host face-to-face events due to the covid-19 pandemic, our research and innovation community at the University … Read more

University of Kent partnership to improve IVF success rates awarded ‘Outstanding’ by Innovate UK

By Emily Collins | 13 October 2022

A second Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the University of Kent and London Women’s Clinic (LWC) has been awarded an ‘A’ for Outstanding by Innovate … Read more

International ‘New Doctoral’ biotechnology research funding opportunity

By Lyle Young | 10 October 2022

Professor Colin Robinson (PI) and Professor Mark Smales (Co-I) from the School of Biosciences have been awarded a £530,000 grant from the EU for their … Read more

A data-driven approach to assessing agricultural plastic waste

By Lyle Young | 06 October 2022

Dr Lijuan Wang, (Lecturer in Electronic Engineering, CEMS) has won the EPSRC New Investigator Award for the project “Automatic quality assessment of waste plastic bales … Read more

Do Strictly’s same-sex pairings promote inclusivity in ballroom dancing?

By Lyle Young | 04 October 2022

BBC’s move on Strictly Come Dancing leads us to question: To what extent has BBC’s featuring of same-sex dance couples encouraged increased societal acceptance of … Read more

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