Research to improve young people’s health and wellbeing through sport
Spear has secured funding to evaluate high-profile projects supporting underrepresented groups to improve health and wellbeing through sport in cricket and rugby.
23 November 2022
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Research shows immediate reporting of chest X-rays can cut lung cancer diagnosis time in half
Findings from a study looking into providing patients with the result of their chest X-ray immediately, to cut lung cancer diagnosis time in half, have been published in the medical journal Thorax.
14 November 2022
Founding medical students start clinical placements in Kent and Medway
Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) founding students are staring their clinical placements in NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) and the four acute hospital trusts in Kent and Medway.
10 November 2022
Canterbury Christ Church University in top 20% of English universities for its work with the public and third sectors
Canterbury Christ Church University’s commitment to working with local businesses, communities and supporting regional economic growth has been recognised in a national assessment for Higher Education
27 September 2022
Talking therapies project started in lockdown gains charity status
Keep Talking Services started by students to support local people during lockdown has received registered charity status.
27 September 2022
Ancient Egyptian mummified head scanned at Maidstone Hospital for research
An ancient mummified Egyptian head has been examined using a computed tomography (CT) scanner at Maidstone Hospital with the aim to reveal and reconstruct the hidden history of the individual.
12 July 2022
Canterbury Christ Church University research recognised as world leading in national assessment
The University has more than doubled the proportion of world leading research produced and more than quadrupled the world-leading impact its research has on people’s lives in REF 2021 figures.
12 May 2022
Could artificial intelligence (ai) be the answer to cutting lung cancer diagnosis by half?
A research study is being trialed in the NHS using Artificial Intelligence (AI) hoping to reduce the amount of time in diagnosing lung cancer by half.
07 March 2022
£1million funding will aid new research to help Kent communities access healthcare
Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) will be able to advance research into helping local communities access essential healthcare thanks to a £1million grant from Oak Foundation.
04 March 2022
A virtual reality ‘Shopping Task’ could help test for cognitive decline in adults
New research from Kent and Medway Medical School and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London
28 January 2022
Dr Nick Woznitza awarded MBE for services to the NHS and radiography
Dr Nick Woznitza, Senior Lecturer in the School of Allied and Public Health Professions, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List for services to the NHS.
31 December 2021
Imagining future guilt helps athletes turn away from doping
Appealing to athletes' sense of 'future guilt' through psychological intervention could prove a powerful weapon in the fight against doping, according to a new study.
15 December 2021