A selection of the latest media coverage for the University in the local, national and international press.
Colleagues who would like to learn more about the University in the news, or working proactively or reactively with the media, should contact the Press Office.
- Daily highlights of University news coverage
- See here for Covid-19 comments by Professor Martin Michaelis/Dr Mark Wass, School of Biosciences
Recent selected coverage w/c 29 March 2021:
- Meteor particles from 430,000 years ago discovered in Antarctica – Dr Matthias van Ginneken, Daily Mail. Also featured in CNN, The Independent, Evening Standard, BBC, Metro, National Geographic, Times of India, all UK Regionals online and more. See our press release.
- Broadcast: Professor Alex Stevens joins BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the reclassification of GHB.
- Pandemic’s damage to UK education and mental health will last a decade – Professor Dominic Abrams, New Scientist. See our press release.
- Chinese celebrities forced to pick between Beijing and the West over Uyghur abuses – Jamie Gruffydd-Jones, Daily Telegraph.
- Here’s What Will Actually Convince People to Get Vaccinated – Professor Giovanni Travaglino, Time. Also featured in MailOnline, Men’s Health, MSN, HotAir, El Comercio Digitial and more. See our press release.
- Broadcast: Dr Mark Wass joins BBC South East to discuss the easing of lockdown in England.
- Canterbury Pollution: Signs at crossings ‘can cut emissions’ – Professor Dominic Abrams, Dr Tim Hopthrow and Dr Fanny Lalot, BBC. Also featured on BBC South East, BBC Radio Kent and Kent Online. See our press release.
- Third of employers say home working had boosted productivity, research finds – Dr Heejung Chung, People Management.
- Lockdown extended: Could Boris Johnson delay roadmap? Expert’s four crucial conditions – Professor Martin Michaelis, Express Online.
- Covid vaccine rates for every neighbourhood in Kent – Professor Martin Michaelis, KentOnline.
- Bawa urges vigilance against illicit financial flows – Professor Gbenga Oduntan, Punch.
- US AZ vaccine trial – Dr Jeremy Rossman, Naked Scientist.
- Broadcast: Darren Weir joins BBC Radio Kent to discuss Labour’s call on the Government to shake up the Justice System.
Previous selected coverage for March:
- UK faces ‘Covid decade’ due to damage done by pandemic, says report – Professor Dominic Abrams, The Guardian. Also featured in MailOnline, ITV, Northern Echo, Nottingham Post, Lancashire Telegraph and more. See our press release.
- ‘Covid shame’ is stopping people reporting symptoms or even properly social distancing, new report warns – Dr Giovanni Travaglino, Daily Mail. Also featured in Hindu Business Line, MSN New Zealand, WhatsNews2Day, WGN News at Ten (Chicago). See our press release.
- Broadcast: Fernando Otero joins BBC Radio Kent to discuss Alan Turing’s contributions.
- Statistical Model Predicts New Dates for Early Stone Tools – Dr Alastair Key and Dr David Roberts, Archaeology. Also featured in MSN Malaysia, ScienceAlert, EL Universal World, Interesting Engineering, The Jerusalem Post and more. See our press release.
- This Is Why COVID Vaccines Can Have Side Effects – Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass, IFL Science! Also featured on BBC Radio Kent, Technology Networks, Daily Express, Lab News. See our expert comment.
- How does Blood Type Influence Epidemic Severity? – Professor Peter Ellis, Labmate. See our press release.
- Broadcast: Dr Heejung Chung joins BBC Radio Kent to discuss Flexible working, a year after the pandemic forced workers to work from home.
- The Immune System Impairs Antibiotics Effectiveness – Dr Mark Shepher, Labroots. See our press release.
- Government announcements leverage by scammers and cyber criminals during the pandemic, study reveals – Professor Jason Nurse, The Scotsman. Also featured in TechExplore and Edinburgh Evening News. See our press release.
- Feargal Cochrane: Northern Ireland – Ironic or just unfortunate? – Professor Feargal Cochrane, Irish News.
- Home vs Office: Bridging work’s gender divide – Dr Heejung Chung, CGTN.
- Antibiotic Effectiveness Hampered by Our Own Immune System – Dr Mark Shepherd, Technology Networks. Also featured in Newswise, Agenparl, ScienMag and more. See our press release.
- Daily honoured for diversity work as NCTJ awards handed out – Student Adam Landau wins ‘Best student project’ category, Hold the Front Page.
- Broadcast: Dr Mark Wass joins KMTV to discuss the safety issues surrounding the AstraZeneca vaccine.
- Filming of Generation Genome series created by KMTV in collaboration with the BFI’s YACF and the University of Kent begins – Professor Darren Griffin, KentOnline. See our press release.
- The impact of mindfulness on businesses in the work from home era – Samantha Evans, Business Review.
- Wales’ biggest mistake in the coronavirus pandemic and the thousands who died – Professor Martin Michaelis, Wales Online.
- New scholarship to support local medical Student – Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
- Graduate employment fared better during pandemic, ONS figures suggest – Catherine Robinson, University Business.
- Broadcast: Dr Mark Wass joins BBC Radio Kent to discuss the announcement by Professor Chris Whitty warning against speeding up lockdown rules.
- Children gaming online during Covid lockdown improves mental health, study Claims – Dr Dieter Declercq, Daily Express. See our press release.
- The E484K mutation – a ‘backdoor’ to undoing vaccine efforts – Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass, Labmate. See our expert comment.
- Lifting The Lid On How Domestic Abusers Use Technology – Professor Jason Nurse, ScienMag. See our press release.
- Research Foresees an End to Deregulated Competitive Public Transport – Professor Roger Vickerman, Transport & Logistics. Also featured in Science Daily, ScienMag, News Medical. See our press release.
- To understand the Capitol insurrection, we need to understand trauma – Professor Karen Douglas, Toronto Star.
- Study highlights barriers for women and marginalized groups in supramolecular chemistry – Dr Jennifer Hiscock and Dr Jennifer Leigh, TechCodex. Also featured in Gamersgrade, Phys Org, ScienMag. See our press release.
- China’s five-year plan focuses on scientific self-reliance – Professor Joy Zhang, Nature.
- ‘I am close to quitting my career’: Mothers step back at work to cope with pandemic parenting – Dr Heejung Chung, Financial Times.
- Broadcast: Heart FM – Professor Chris Farmer has been awarded a grant of £270,000 to investigate whether a specific type of exercise can lower blood pressure. See our press release.
- How Cosmic Rays Help Scientists Tell How Old Dead Stuff Is: An Exuberant, Plain Language Primer On Radiocarbon Dating, in 20 Facts – Professor Matthew Skinner, Forbes.
- Broadcast: Dr Sarah Johns joins CBBC to look at the differences between human and animal babies.
- UK lockdown easing timeline: Dates for easing lockdown – is it too soon? – Professor Martin Michaelis, Daily Express.
- How roundworms could inspire new treatments for obesity and other food-related diseases – Dr Jennifer Tullet, Fierce Biotech. Also featured in Gamers Grade, TechCodex, Phys.Org. See our press release.
- Broadcast: Dr Catherine Robinson joins BBC Radio Kent to discuss the Budget and what it means for Kent.
- New Theory of Memory Treats the Brain as a Giant Supercomputer – Dr Ben Goult, Technology Networks. Also featured in Levante El Mercantil Valenciano, Science Daily, ScienMag, MSN Spain and more. See our press release.
- Hackers are using home office selfies to steal your personal data – Professor Jason Nurse, Techradar. Also featured in TechnoCodex, TechFans.
- Lord Rennell: the unsung British hero who took on the Mafia – Dr Philip Boobbyer, The Telegraph.
- The social returns of ending son bias – Dr Zaki Wahhaj, Jordan Times. See our press release.
- ‘There is no bomb’: what I learned taking a polygraph test – Professor Theresa Gannon, The Guardian.
- Is it too soon for a Nobel Prize for the Covid vaccine? – Dr Beth Breeze, THE.
- Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns – Professor Joy Zhang, ABC News. Also featured in Daily Mail, Toronto Star Online, Clarin, Taiwan News Online, Korea Times and more.
- Broadcast: Professor Martin Michaelis joins BBC Radio Kent, to discuss the Brazilian variant of coronavirus and whether it is too early to open schools.