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
Category: research
Public Engagement in the School of Physical Sciences
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kent researcher develops BBC online project on feet for school pupils
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
Wanted: Professor of Chemistry
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
Research Round-up Summer 2017
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