Keele University

24 April 2018

‘Pitch black’ planet is one of the darkest ever discovered

Researchers from Keele University have discovered a planet that absorbs 99% of light, making it one of the darkest planets ever found.

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20 April 2018

Are humans still evolving? Freediving people have evolved to stay underwater longer

Jan Hoole, Lecturer in Biology writes for The Conversation UK.

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18 April 2018

Leading chemist appointed as new Head of School

Professor Mike Watkinson has taken up his position as Keele’s new Head of the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences.

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16 April 2018

NASA launches satellite 'TESS' in hunt for exoplanets

Coel Hellier, Professor of Astrophysics writes for The Conversation UK.

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12 April 2018

Parents want the HPV vaccine for their sons – new research

Sue Sherman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology writes for The Conversation UK.

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11 April 2018

Research finds parents want boys to receive the HPV vaccine too

Research conducted at Keele University has found that many parents of boys are unaware of the dangers of HPV - the Human Papillomavirus, and once made aware, want the vaccine for HPV to be offered to boys as well as girls.

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09 April 2018

Keele astrophysicists to pinpoint when and where stars and planets were born

The Keele University Astrophysics Group has been awarded a £435,000 grant from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to explore the formation and fundamental properties of stars and (exo)planetary systems.

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