University of Kent - Research http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/ The latest research news from the UK's European university Copyright: (C) University of Kent en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 01:16:33 +0100 New book uncovers why Britons love variety theatre http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/BritainHadTalent/2013 Britain's long love affair with variety theatre is due to its combination of the personality of performers, the rapport... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:46:07 +0100 /research/stories/BritainHadTalent Motivation for corporate philanthropy differs across company hierarchy http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/motivation-for-corporate-philanthropy/2013 A new paper by Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the University's Centre for Philanthropy, highlights a distinct difference in... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:10:52 +0100 /research/stories/motivation-for-corporate-philanthropy Prestigious architecture book prize for Kent lecturer http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/prestigious-architecture-book-prize-david-haney/2013 Dr David Haney, Lecturer in Architecture at the University, has been awarded a prestigious book prize by the Society of Architectural... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:43:50 +0100 /research/stories/prestigious-architecture-book-prize-david-haney Cartoon archive among top 100 websites worth preserving for future generations http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/cartoon-archive-among-top-100/2013 The website of the British Cartoon Archive (BCA) at the University of Kent has been chosen by library curators and other... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:43:30 +0100 /research/stories/cartoon-archive-among-top-100 Northern Ireland's 'reluctant peace' http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/feargal-cochrane-book-northern-ireland/2013 A new book by Feargal Cochrane, Professor of International Conflict Analysis at the University, looks at 30 years of conflict... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:36:40 +0100 /research/stories/feargal-cochrane-book-northern-ireland 'Humane and generous' UK welfare state still feasible http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/humane-and-generous-uk-welfare-state-still-feasible/2013 A new book by Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy at the University, suggests that the UK can still afford an... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:38:51 +0100 /research/stories/humane-and-generous-uk-welfare-state-still-feasible Law lecturer wins prestigious book prize http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/law-lecturer-wins-prestigious-book-prize-nicola-barker/2013 A University of Kent law lecturer has won a prestigious legal book prize for her feminist critique of same-sex marriage. Dr... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:38:34 +0100 /research/stories/law-lecturer-wins-prestigious-book-prize-nicola-barker Kent research reveals lost lion populations going unnoticed http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/LostLionPopulations/2013 New research by conservationists from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:07:13 +0100 /research/stories/LostLionPopulations Kent scientists help to explore the differences in how the public may interpret art http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/ArtInterpretation/2013 A collaborative research project between the University of Kent and the Turner Contemporary has examined ways in which art... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:31:35 +0100 /research/stories/ArtInterpretation Kent invited to join UK's new cyber research institute http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/CyberResearchInstitute/2013 The University of Kent has been selected for the UK's new Academic Research Institute for cyber threats. Funded by a... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:26:16 +0000 /research/stories/CyberResearchInstitute Public workshops lift curtain on theatre research http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/Liftingthecurtain/2013 A new series of public workshops and talks that will provide people with an opportunity to learn more about theatre skills... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:58:56 +0000 /research/stories/Liftingthecurtain Starring role for Kent engineers in creation of world's largest ground-based telescope http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/ALMAtelescope/2013 The University of Kent has been involved in the one of the world's largest astronomy projects which saw the completion... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:46:51 +0000 /research/stories/ALMAtelescope New intervention helps promote tolerance in individuals http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/new-intervention-helps-promote-tolerance-milica-vasiljevic/2013 Psychologists have shown that diversity promotes tolerance towards different groups if it catches people by surprise. In... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:02:00 +0000 /research/stories/new-intervention-helps-promote-tolerance-milica-vasiljevic Kent conservationists call for radical change to 'war on poaching' http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/WaronPoaching/2013 Widespread extinction of highly endangered and valued species will occur without a radical change to the way the wildlife... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:47:57 +0000 /research/stories/WaronPoaching New Furedi book examines trust in the aftermath of Jimmy Savile scandal http://www.kent.ac.uk/research/stories/new-furedi-book-examines-trust-in-the-aftermath-of-jimmy-savile-scandal/2013 A new book and work of public sociology by Frank Furedi, Honorary Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, explores... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:14:22 +0000 /research/stories/new-furedi-book-examines-trust-in-the-aftermath-of-jimmy-savile-scandal