 He went on to establish the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry at University of Southampton where he remained throughout his career.He became Professor of Physiology and Biochemistry in 1966 and went on to become the Dean of Science, Chairman of the School of Biochemical and Physiological Sciences and Head of the Department of Neurophysiology.Kerkut's book "The Implications of Evolution" pointed out some existing unsolved problems and points of concern for evolutionary studies.