A research partnership of universities, community health providers and local councils co-led by Professor Sally Kendall has been awarded funding by the National Institute for … Read more
Category: Health, Social Care and Wellbeing
New study to test if wall squat exercise can lower blood pressure
Research has found that a wall squat is one of the most effective exercise types for lowering blood pressure. Following the success of a previous … Read more
New report uncovers hidden history of fundraising for hospital scanners
A new research report highlights the crucial role of historic fundraising in shaping experiences of healthcare today. Each year millions of CT and MRI scans … Read more
Ankle injury study with Bundesliga teams highlights pressures of returning to play
New research undertaken with football teams in the Bundesliga has shown a trend between ankle injury recurrences and the speed of returning to play after … Read more
World-leading collection reaches 3,000 drug-resistant cancer cell line milestone
The Resistant Cancer Cell Line (RCCL) collection at Kent and the Dr Petra Joh Research Institute in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has reached a new milestone and … Read more
New study proves pets increase human life satisfaction and wellbeing
Having a cat or a dog as a companion can increase human life satisfaction and wellbeing as much as family and friends do, according to … Read more
Tackling health inequalities for women in the South East
The event will bring together 150 key people across the region including clinicians, commissioners, patients, medical students, business innovators and academics to help tackle health … Read more
Stand-up comedy workshops can aid eating disorder recovery
Kent-led research has broken new ground by showing that stand-up comedy workshops can complement conventional approaches to eating disorder recovery. Comedy For Coping, a six-week … Read more
Kent and Discovery Park host showcase of collaborative innovation
Over 100 academics, clinicians, business people and public sector representatives came together at an event organised in collaboration with Discovery Park last week, to celebrate … Read more
Kent researchers recognised as being in the top 1% by citations in their field
Researchers from across three Kent Schools have been included in the prestigious Clarivate list of Highly Cited Researchers 2023, recognising their significant and broad influence … Read more