University of Kent

The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as Cantuar. for post-nominals) is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom.

Is it possible to stop the spread of viruses during surgeries using electric fields?

Using gene editing technology to create female-only and male-only mice litters with 100% efficiency

Turning intentions into actions with a new wearable brain-machine interface

Nature documentaries talk about threats to nature but rarely show those threats

Researchers analysing recent BBC and Netflix nature documentaries found that although they increasingly mention threats to nature, visual depictions of these threats remain scarce, potentially misleading audiences on the state of the natural world. The findings are discussed in a Perspective published in the British Ecological Society journal People and Nature Researchers from Bangor University,

Nature documentaries talk about threats to nature but rarely show those threats

Saving the tiger with a profiling tool used to catch serial criminals

A geographic profiling tool used to catch serial criminals could help reduce the casualties of human-tiger conflict, according to University scientists who collaborated on an innovative conservation research study. The results of their research, published in Nature Communications, help explain how villagers in Sumatra coexist with tigers. If used pre-emptively it could have helped cut attacks by half,

Saving the tiger with a profiling tool used to catch serial criminals

Inhibiting an enzyme common to all animals prolongs lifespan in flies and worms

The lifespans of flies and worms are prolonged by limiting the activity of an enzyme common to all animals, finds a UCL-led study. The enzyme – RNA polymerase III (Pol III) – is present in most cells across all animal species, including humans. While it is known to be essential for making proteins and for

Inhibiting an enzyme common to all animals prolongs lifespan in flies and worms

Computer experts identify 14 themes of creativity

The elusive and complex components of creativity have been identified by computer experts at the University of Kent. Dr Anna Jordanous, lecturer in the School of Computing, worked with language expert Dr Bill Keller (University of Sussex) on how to define the language people use when talking about creativity, known in the field as computational

Computer experts identify 14 themes of creativity

Social media technology rather than anonymity is the problem

Problems of anti-social behaviour, privacy, and free speech on social media are not caused by anonymity but instead result from the way technology changes our presence. That’s the startling conclusion of a new book by Dr Vincent Miller, a sociologist at the University and an expert on the information society and developing media. In contending

Social media technology rather than anonymity is the problem

Biodiversity Considerations Overshadowed by Climate Change

Kent research suggests that recent high levels of media coverage for climate change may have deflected attention and funding from biodiversity loss. In a paper published by the journal Bioscience, Kent conservationists also recommend that, to prevent biodiversity from becoming a declining priority, conservationists need to leverage the importance of climate change to obtain more

Biodiversity Considerations Overshadowed by Climate Change

Accidental nanoparticle discovery could hail revolution in manufacturing

The nanoparticles were discovered accidentally on the rough surfaces of a reactor designed to grow carbon nanotubes A nanoparticle shaped like a spiky ball, with magnetic properties, has been uncovered in a new method of synthesising carbon nanotubes by physicists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Kent. Carbon nanotubes are hollow,

Accidental nanoparticle discovery could hail revolution in manufacturing

Nasty bacteria get gagged with plastic

Everyone knows that when certain bacteria are present in an environment, they can cause infections. These infections can take the form of diseases such as bubonic plague, cholera, leprosy, and tuberculosis. The problem isn’t simply that the bacteria are present, however, it’s that they communicate with one another – essentially coming up with a battle

Nasty bacteria get gagged with plastic

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UMaine, UMaine-Machias and UMaine-Fort Kent to help new and existing Mainers ‘Finish Strong’
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University of South Alabama Records Growth in Enrollment
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As Ozempic use grows, so do reports of possible mental health side effects
Many people taking Ozempic and related drugs have reported mental health concerns. Those side effects aren't in Ozempic's instructions for use. Are the problems a coincidence or related to the drug?
Kent State University reducing tuition for podiatric medicine students
The Board of Trustees approved reducing tuition for the college by nearly $14,000 for Ohio resident students, a decrease of more than 30% from the current tuition rate.
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'First growth as a university since 2012.' What we know about Kent State's enrollment
Kent State University’s freshman enrollment is slightly lower than it was last year, but university officials are still optimistic about the growth the school is experiencing in other areas. The Kent ...
Say cheese: University buys Elizabethan manuscript on cheese making
The University of Leeds Libraries has bought the earliest known book about cheese making in Britain. ‘A pamflyt compiled of Cheese, contayninge the differences, nature, qualities, and goodnes, of the ...
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‘Spectacular’ statue of a fish-tailed ‘minion’ god found at ancient Roman burial site
The stone statue depicts Triton, a fish-tailed god of the sea, according to a Sept. 13 news release from the Canterbury Archaeological Trust (CAT). Triton was the son and minion of Neptune, who was ...