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Category: Sustainability, Environment and Natural Resources

New research reveals the impact of different species and their traits on human wellbeing

By Lyle Young | 11 July 2023

New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and wellbeing, with human-biodiversity interactions delivering wellbeing gains equating … Read more

Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Kent and NatureMetrics to optimise eDNA services

By Emily Collins | 14 June 2023

When researchers Dr Kat Bruce, Prof. Doug Yu and Prof. Alfried Vogler realised the potential molecular methods for species and ecosystem monitoring had to revolutionise the world … Read more

Silvio Caputo will Co-Lead on Horizon Europe Grant funded ‘GreenME’ project

By Lyle Young | 25 April 2023

Dr Silvio Caputo (School of Architecture and Planning) will be the co-lead on GreenME, a project which will develop ways in which a broader green … Read more

Three business collaborations awarded Growing Kent and Medway funding

By Lyle Young | 03 April 2023

The University of Kent has secured funding for 3 projects through the Growing Kent & Medway Business Innovation Voucher Scheme The vouchers were awarded on … Read more

DNA Fertility Screening in Livestock

By Lyle Young | 21 March 2023

This project is enabling further development and deployment of Kent-developed screening tools for two of the most common genetic causes of infertility in livestock: chromosomal … Read more

Kent sustainability event to accelerate the region’s transition to net zero

By Emily Collins | 10 March 2023

We are excited to be collaborating with the Discovery Park, Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Greenwich to provide a platform for discussion … Read more

3i University Network funds 6 Kent projects to strengthen cross-border collaborations

By Emily Collins | 15 February 2023

The Interregional Internationalisation Initiative (3i) University Network – a collaboration between Kent and three other Universities – has awarded over €50,000  to fund six projects that will … Read more

AHRC grant awarded for ‘Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis’

By Lyle Young | 19 January 2023

Dr Kaori Nagai (School of English) has been awarded £30,000 from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to establish a research network titled ‘Rethinking … Read more

Dr Ramin Raeesi Awarded £180k funding for Green Corridor Project

By Emily Collins | 13 January 2023

Kent Business School has been awarded £180k funding to work on a project with The Port of Dover and other academic and industrial partners within the Green Corridor at Short Straits (GCSS) consortium to … Read more

How Kent is leading the way to a net-zero emissions and hydrogen future

By Emily Collins | 01 December 2022

At Kent, we are backing the UK’s ambition to lead a net-zero emissions and hydrogen future. We recognise that as an anchor institution for research … Read more

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