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
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
Kent hosts 2nd international conference on Optical Coherence Tomography
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
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
SPS Team “Let’s Get Physical” comes 4th in VC Cup
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
Welcome to our new students for 2017-18!
Join us for our induction week events 18th-22nd September SPS is pleased to welcome all new students who will be joining us from next week. … Read more
Now we are Twenty
The School of Physical Sciences, SPS, came into the world twenty years ago on the 1st of this month. It was a difficult birth. The … Read more
OCT becoming more accessible with new grant for SPS researcher
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