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
Category: Research News
Future-proofing society’s use of synthetic biology in plant science
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pint of Science festival returns to Medway
University of Kent students and lecturers from Medway School of Pharmacy are set to take their research from the lab to Medway’s community venues as part of … Read more
World first OCT-Raman diagnostics system to provide fast AI-enabled breast cancer diagnosis
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









