Category: research

At the School of Physical Sciences, we are a dynamic research community, producing innovative and interdisciplinary research. Our work has application in many industries, including … Read more

Dr Rob Barker from SPS, is leading a team researching the potential of cellulose – a natural polymer – to create “plastic-like” materials. In a … Read more

Dr Vicky Mason tells us more about what Public Engagement is, and why it should be integral to life here at SPS. “Having just returned … Read more

Dr Wozniakiewicz is developing a project for a new type of dust particle collector that would sit outside the space station and collect orbital debris. … Read more

Working alongside Prof. Michelle Garrett at the School of Biosciences, I will be laying the groundwork for a very different way to tackle difficult diseases … Read more

Last month, Prof Adrian Podoleanu and other members of the Applied Optics Group (AOG) hosted around 50 participants in Darwin Conference Centre for an Image Guided … Read more

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

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