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Kent selected to meet public sector learning and development needs

By Emily Collins | 11 June 2025

Kent is delighted to be the only university awarded a place on a new framework designed to support the public sector to more efficiently source … Read more

Turning dust into gold: finding value in cherry and seaweed waste

By Emily Collins | 10 June 2025

Kent scientists are working with companies to transform wasted cherries into healthy, nutritious food ingredients and using seaweed waste to boost agricultural crop health and … Read more

Taking action on plastic pollution

By Emily Collins | 09 June 2025

According to the UN Environmental Programme about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced globally every year. If historic growth trends continue, global production of primary … Read more

Project to increase and share technical skills and expertise launches

By Emily Collins | 20 May 2025

The exciting £3m externally funded Technical Platform for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (T-PIKE) project will see technical staff and businesses across the Eastern Arc region … Read more

Kent and Medway Business Summit 2025

By Emily Collins | 19 May 2025

On Tuesday, Kent hosted its 9th Kent and Medway Business Summit, welcoming businesses and policymakers to our Canterbury campus for a day of discussion around the … Read more

World first OCT-Raman diagnostics system to provide fast AI-enabled breast cancer diagnosis

By Olivia Miller | 13 May 2025

A team of researchers are working with surgeons to install a unique AI-enabled combined Optical Coherent Tomography (OCT) and Raman spectroscopy system at Nottingham City … Read more

Celebrating the science and art of British hops and beer

By Emily Collins | 12 May 2025

On Thursday 8 May, researchers, brewers and hop growers from across England gathered on our Canterbury campus to celebrate British hops and beer made with … Read more

Stop Food Waste Day: helping businesses turn food waste into profit

By Emily Collins | 30 April 2025

It’s estimated that 45% of root crops, fruit and vegetables produced globally is lost or wasted every year. To help change this, Kent researchers have … Read more

Business leaders gather on campus to mark renewed support for local area

By Emily Collins | 30 April 2025

Kent recently joined local business leaders on its Canterbury campus to celebrate the start of another year as Patrons of the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce. … Read more

Supporting the national effort to create fairer food systems

By Emily Collins | 23 April 2025

Professor Ben Lowe from Kent Business School is contributing to a major UKRI-funded research project aimed at tackling food inequality across the UK. The Food Systems … Read more

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