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A quantum mechanics expert at the University has unlocked the secret of why electrons have a mysterious property called ‘spin’. Professor Paul Strange, of the … Read more

SPS students completed placements this summer in a range of fields, including the European Space Agency (ESA) and Tesla Engineering Ltd. Luke Cornwell, a third … Read more

University of Kent researchers Sofia Villar-Perez from the School of Physical Science’s Functional Materials Group (FMG) and Misty Peterson and Viktorija Makarovaite from BioScienes Kent … Read more

Primary school pupils taking part in a national BBC online science initiative can investigate how people’s feet are adapting to modern terrain types, thanks to … Read more

The School of Physical Sciences is on the hunt for an outstanding Professor of Chemistry who can provide inspirational leadership, innovative research and a strategic … Read more

Between 6th and 8th September, Kent’s Applied Optics Group organised and hosted the 2nd Canterbury Conference on Optical Coherence Tomography (2CCOCT) – an international conference … Read more

Dr. Rob Barker has been awarded a £1.5 million grant following the EPSRCs New Industrial Systems workshop in May. The initial proof-of-concept project, “Optimising Me Manufacturing Systems”, will … Read more

On their first ever outing, the School of Physical Sciences (SPS) team “Let’s Get Physical” gave an excellent performance in the 2017 Vice Chancellor’s Cup, coming … Read more

Professor Adrian Podoleanu (University of Kent), has been awarded a proof of concept grant from the European Research Council to develop an adapter that will allow Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) … Read more

A planetary science researcher at the University is to take part in a NASA-linked research workshop to analyse the shape of asteroids. Agata Rozek (pictured), … Read more