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Research revealing the true toll of domestic abuse

Tim Woodhouse, an NIHR Doctoral Local Authority Fellow in the Centre for Health Services Studies, was interviewed on BBC ...
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Alumna Millie Knight lights Paralympic Flame ahead of 2026 Games

At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Millie and her guide Brett Wild took home Silver Medals in the Downhill and ...
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Cricket scholars | Kent Sport

List of current Cricket scholars as part of our Sports Scholarship Scheme ...
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Number of parents using surrogates in England and Wales quadruples in 10 years

Research co-led by Dr Kirsty Horsey of Kent Law School has found that more parents in England and Wales are having babies through surrogacy. The number of parental orders, which transfer legal ...
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New study proves pets increase human life satisfaction and wellbeing

Having a cat or a dog as a companion can increase human life satisfaction and wellbeing as much as family and friends do, according to new Kent-led research. Analysis from economics researchers ...
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Research finally reveals ancient universal equation for the shape of an egg

Researchers from Kent’s School of Biosciences, the Research Institute for Environment Treatment (Ukraine) and Vita-Market Ltd have discovered the universal mathematical formula that can describe any ...
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Chickens ‘closer to dinosaurs’ than other birds

New research suggests that chickens have experienced fewer gross genomic changes than other birds as they evolved from their dinosaur ancestor. Professor Darren Griffin and a team at the University’s ...
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Kent and Greenwich announce ‘trailblazing’ collaboration

The partnership will lead to the creation of a new “super-university”, the London and South East University Group* – a new model bringing both institutions under one structure whilst enabling each ...
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The smell of death can trigger fight or flight in humans

New research from a team led by a psychologist at the University suggests humans, like other species, can perceive certain scents as threatening. Dr Arnaud Wisman, of the School of Psychology, found ...
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Research shows the human imagination becomes more active with age

Research from Kent, commissioned by English Heritage, has shown that, contrary to popular opinion, the adult imagination is not only as vivid as that of a child but even becomes more active with age.
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Future plans for Kent

Across the University we have started work on the development of our next institutional strategy, which is focused on ensuring we do more to put students at the heart of everything we do and what Kent ...
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PinkPantheress among Kent honorary graduands for July 2025

Singer-songwriter and record producer, PinkPantheress is among eight impactful individuals who will receive an honorary degree from Kent in July. PinkPantheress, who grew up in Canterbury, Kent before ...