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Financial Times 30th June 2005
Local authorities and police are stepping up their use of antisocial behaviour orders to tackle yobbish behaviour ranging from dropping litter on the streets to running crack houses.Financial Times 30th June 2005
John Edmonds, research fellow in the Department of Management, co-wrote an article on how the UK's labour market compares to the rest of the EU.Daily Telegraph 29th June 2005
The head of the universities' funding council wrote off concern over the closure of chemistry and physics departments as "moral panic" yesterday and praised new cross-curricular courses such as forensic science.Daily Telegraph 28th June 2005
New drugs, which mimic the action of hormones, could help to transform the treatment of the 1.8 million British people who have "adult onset" or "Type 2" diabetes. At present, sugar highs and lows are poorly controlled in up to half of all people with the disease.Radio 4 Today Programme 28th June 2005
The publication of his book 'The Official History of Falklands Campaign' led to a round of interviews for Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies, including the Today Programme, BBC Breakfast News, BBC News 24, Radio 5 Live, BBC Radios Scotland and WalesBBC News Online 28th June 2005
Nuclear weapons were on board Royal Navy ships dispatched from Gibraltar to the Falklands in 1982, the official history of the conflict reveals. Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman's book commissioned by the government draws on public evidence and secret documents.Guardian (Educ Supp p2) 28th June 2005
Should the elite universities receive more Government money because their degrees are better? No way, say the former polytechnics. Article reports on the next big funding dilemma - and the latest feud between old and new institutions. Reference is made to Chemistry at King's.Guardian (Educ Supp p20) 28th June 2005
A profile of Bill Rammell, the universities minister, who is driven by a passion to give others the access to education that he had.BBC Radio 4 (21.00-21.30) 28th June 2005
In this week's Case Notes, Mark Porter explores what today's dentists can do for our dental health - from support for the phobic to high tech dental treatments. He talks to Dr Janice Fiske and Professor Richard Palmer from the Dental Institute at King's.Financial Times (p4) 28th June 2005
Scientists have demanded tougher action from the Government to protect and promote their subjects in universities. A report is expected today from HEFCE on how it intends to support subjects deemed to be of strategic to the economy.Daily Telegraph (p1) 28th June 2005
Maths teaching in schools and universities has entered a "spiral of decline" and the Government has failed to grasp the nature of the crisis, said leading mathematicians from seven universities, including King's, in a report yesterday.The Independent (p12) 28th June 2005
According to new figures, most of the cannabis consumed in Britain is now cultivated domestically. Mike Hough, Professor of Criminal Policy at King's, co-wrote a report published in April 2003 which predicted that home-grown cannabis would soon account for as much as half of all consumption. He comments 'I think these figures suggest that it is truer now than when we wrote that report. If the easy availability of growing equipment makes it possible to isolate people from criminal supply networks, that has to be a good thing'.Daily Telegraph (p7) 27th June 2005
High-flying graduates in Britain are more likely to seek careers that offer longer holidays and a sense of contributing to society than their counterparts in the rest of Europe, according to research by Universum, into new recruits.King's press release related to 'Prisoner total rises 15% in six years '
The Times T2 (p6) 26th June 2005
'The Official History of the Falklands Campaign' by Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies at King's, is serialised in The Times this week.Sunday Times (Style Magazine p36) 26th June 2005
Article says that there is often a simple reason why couples have trouble conceiving. Following a few lifestyle rules could greatly increase the chances. Peter Braude, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at King's, is quoted about weight. 'If obese women lost even 10 per cent of their body weight, they could improve their chances of success.'