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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

Partnership approach to reduce healthcare inequalities in coastal communities

By Emily Collins | 09 June 2025

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

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

Future-proofing society’s use of synthetic biology in plant science

By Emily Collins | 05 June 2025

Kent sociologist, Professor Joy Y. Zhang, has been awarded a £1.88 million grant from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to lead a pioneering project which aims … Read more

Investigating the potentially dangerous effects of two prescription drugs on elite cyclists

By Emily Collins | 28 May 2025

University researchers are investigating the potentially dangerous and performance enhancing effects that the painkillers tapentadol and dihydrocodeine could have on elite cyclists. Led by Lex … Read more

REF 2029 Sub-Panel leadership announcement

By Emily Collins | 27 May 2025

The four UK higher education funding bodies, working with the REF Main Panel Chairs and Advisory Panel members, have appointed chairs and deputy chairs for … Read more

A judge’s perspective: how to master research storytelling in 180 seconds

By Emily Collins | 22 May 2025

There was a buzz of nervous excitement in the air at Kent’s Graduate and Researcher College (GRC) this week, as twelve PhD students from across … Read more

New study to test if wall squat exercise can lower blood pressure

By Olivia Miller | 21 May 2025

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

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

Rethinking fables in an age of environmental crisis

By Emily Collins | 20 May 2025

The power of the fable as a tool to help society think differently about climate change, AI and other pressing global challenges is being celebrated … Read more

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