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 E-Mail A new study by the international network Women In Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) has highlighted the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) issues faced by women and marginalised groups working within that field. The network has also set out a calling in approach to address these issues. The study, led by Dr Jennifer Leigh and Dr Jennifer Hiscock (both University of Kent) alongside WISCs wider team of international researchers, found that both men and women in the supramolecular co...

 E-Mail Research from the University of Kent has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for understanding brain and memory function. This discovery may be the beginning of a new understanding of brain function and in treating brain diseases such as Alzheimers. In a paper published by Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Dr Ben Goult from Kents School of Biosciences describes how his new theory views the brain as an organic supercomputer running a complex bi...

 E-Mail New research from the University of Kent reveals social cohesion with immigration is best ensured through childhood exposure to diversity in local neighbourhoods, leading to acceptance of other groups. The research, which is published in Oxford Economic Papers, builds on the Nobel Laureate economist Thomas Schellings Model of Segregation, which showed that a slight preference by individuals and families towards their own groups can eventually result in complete segregation of communi...

 E-Mail Research from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, revealing vital clues for the discovery of antiviral drugs. Researchers compared SARS-CoV-2 and the closely related virus SARS-CoV, the cause of the 2002/03 SARS outbreak. Despite being 80% biologically identical, the viruses differ in crucial properties. SARS-CoV-2 is mor...

 E-Mail Research from the University of Kent has demonstrated a decline in son preference by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, the study also shows that fertility decisions are still influenced according to son preference. The paper, Is son preference disappearing from Bangladesh?, surveyed a nationally representative sample of Bangladeshi women of childbearing age, born between 1975 and 1994, to assess how son preference is evolving. The term son preference refers to any situa...

 E-Mail Researchers from the University of Kent have developed a computer algorithm that can identify differences in cancer cell lines based on microscopic images, a unique development towards ending misidentification of cells in laboratories. Cancer cell lines are cells isolated and grown as cell cultures in laboratories for study and developing anti-cancer drugs. However, many cell lines are misidentified after being swapped or contaminated with others, meaning many researchers may work with...