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Funding boost for research hubs that drive Government health policy

Research to drive Government policy in the fields of addiction, dementia, reproductive health and end-of-life care will be carried out in the coming years in England following a funding boost of more than £100 million. The National Institute for ...

01 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Humans migrating to Europe 45,000 years ago ‘were resilient to harsh climate’

Modern humans ventured into northern Europe under extremely cold climate conditions and were living side by side with Neanderthals more than 45,000 years ago, according to new evidence. Average temperatures around that time would have been ...

31 Jan 2024 at 16:00

Jailed Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist found ‘hope’ in UK refugee scholarship

A Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist who described surviving gunshots and a year jailed as a political prisoner has said gaining a scholarship for refugees at a UK university gave him “hope in a hopeless place”. Makomborero Haruzivishe ...

11 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Country’s first ‘super-university’ to be created with merger of two institutions

Two institutions have announced they will combine to create the UK’s first “super-university”, and say their merger will be “a blueprint for other institutions to follow”. The universities of Kent and Greenwich are planning to merge ...

10 Sept 2025 at 11:45

Two dead after meningitis and septicaemia outbreak at university

Two people have died after an outbreak of an “invasive” disease causing meningitis and septicaemia at a university. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was notified of 13 cases with signs and symptoms of meningitis and ...

15 Mar 2026 at 21:41

School pupil among two dead in meningitis outbreak

A school pupil is the second person to have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. The student was in Year 13 at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham and is understood to have died on Saturday. The other ...

16 Mar 2026 at 12:03

Meningitis outbreak: Students in university halls in Kent to be offered vaccine

Students in university halls in Kent are to be offered the meningitis B vaccine, Wes Streeting has said, as officials work to stem the spread of infection in an “unprecedented” outbreak. The Health Secretary said most ...

17 Mar 2026 at 16:32

Meningitis outbreak: Tribute paid to student who died as hundreds seek treatment

Three schools have confirmed cases of meningitis after an outbreak killed two students and others were admitted to hospital. One of those who died was a year 13 student called Juliette, who was described by her ...

16 Mar 2026 at 22:21

People who attended nightclub urged to get antibiotics amid meningitis outbreak

People who visited a nightclub in Kent have been urged to get antibiotics amid a meningitis outbreak which has killed two students. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is advising anyone who visited Club ...

17 Mar 2026 at 07:41

15 cases of meningitis reported to UKHSA in Kent outbreak

Meningitis B confirmed as strain behind outbreak that has left two dead

Fifteen cases of meningitis have been reported to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in Kent, up from 13 reported previously. The UKHSA, which is investigating the outbreak that left two young people ...

17 Mar 2026 at 12:31

Meningitis: Health chiefs dealing with ‘explosive’ and ‘unprecedented’ outbreak

Meningitis: Health chiefs dealing with ‘unprecedented’ outbreak of infection

Thousands of students in Kent are being urged to get vaccines and take antibiotics as health chiefs deal with an “unprecedented” and “explosive” outbreak of meningitis. Some 15 cases of meningitis have ...

17 Mar 2026 at 20:42

Students in halls in Kent to be offered meningitis B vaccine over coming days

A targeted vaccination programme will roll out for students living in halls at the University of Kent after an “unprecedented” outbreak of meningitis. Some 15 cases of meningitis have so far been ...

18 Mar 2026 at 06:54

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