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New understanding of magnetic monopoles could signal new technologies

By kem39 | 16 August 2019

A breakthrough in understanding how the quasi-particles known as magnetic monopoles behave could lead to the development of new technologies to replace electric charges. SPS … Read more

HOYS-CAPS projects engages its 1000th audience member

By kem39 | 04 July 2019

The citizen science project HOYS-CAPS (Hunting for Outbursting Young Stars with the Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science) is engaging with amateur astronomers to study … Read more

MSc by Research Projects Available for 2019/20

By alj32 | 23 April 2019

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

SPS staff join forces with Discovery Planet to offer a vision for a future without plastic pollution

By alj32 | 21 November 2018

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

Public Engagement in the School of Physical Sciences

By kem39 | 28 September 2018

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 Penelope Wozniakiewicz shortlisted for experiment with the international space station

By kem39 | 27 April 2018

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

Dr Chris Serpell secures £65k funding for collaborative project with BioSciences to fight challenging diseases

By kem39 | 19 March 2018

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

Kent’s Applied Optics Group hosts Image Guided Therapies Network Meeting

By kem39 | 01 March 2018

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

Kent physicist leads new understanding of “spin” in particles

By kcb | 07 December 2017

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 and BioSciences researchers showcase the green future of batteries

By kem39 | 03 November 2017

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

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