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New York Times 30th April 2006
In a major feature Sir Michael Rutter, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, and Terrie Moffitt, Professor of Social Behaviour & Development, are quoted on issues around genes and the environment.Observer (Review p3) 30th April 2006
Interview with Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who plays Mr Eko in Channel 4's Lost series, who studied law at King's.New Scientist (p17) 29th April 2006
Food is a sensitive issue for many western women, but it now seems this is showing up in how female brains react to food. Article about how Rudolf Uher and colleagues at the Institute of Psychiatry have used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to test reactions to food in the brains of men and women. They are applying the findings to patients with eating disorders.Financial Times 28th April 2006
Sussex University is expected to abandon plans to close its chemistry department following the recommendation of an influential academic committee that instead it should invest more money in chemistry.Times Higher (p64) 28th April 2006
In the second round of Research Council UK Fellowship Awards designed to nurture postgraduate talent, King's has won 12 Fellowships. This puts the College seventh in the UK for the most number of these awards.Times Higher (p9) 28th April 2006
Universities raised a record £299 million from their alumni last year, £57 million more than the year before.Times Higher (p8) 28th April 2006
Feature looks at the winners and losers in a Metrics v RAE grant allocation system. King's is listed as one of the losers if the funding council's grant was based on the College's research council income.Times Higher (p6) 28th April 2006
Article examines the likely candidates for chief executive of a British version of the US National Institutes of Health. They include Colin Blakemore, Chief Executive of the MRC, Richard Sykes, Rector of Imperial College, Dame Nancy Rothwell, Manchester University, and Sally Davies, Department of Health.Times Higher (p2) 28th April 2006
Divisions in academia could lead to the loss of its negotiating power.Times Higher (p1) 28th April 2006
The careers of promising young researchers could be blighted if the research assessment exercise is replaced with a metric-based system for allocating university-wide research grants, a study from the Higher Education Policy Institute has warned.Guardian 27th April 2006
Enver Solomon of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's, writes that there is a whiff of xenophobia about how the story of foreign national prisoners is being discussed and reported.Independent (Educ Supp p6) 27th April 2006
The Government is encouraging universities to cram honours degrees into two years. Article asks how many students want to study more quickly and would the degrees be worth having, anyway?R4 The World Tonight 26th April 2006
A feature on the remit of the Home Office, in the light of the calls for Charles Clarke's resignation, included an interview with Rob Allen, Director of the International Centre for Prison Studies. He said it was unusual for one department to take care of police and immigration and various other responsibilities.ITV Meridian (South East and South England) 26th April 2006
News item ran during day time news bulletin and again on the evening news about the work of Pfizer and King's College London and King's College Hospital on a new chronic pain hub for the development of better treatment and medication for chronic pain sufferers.Guardian (Educ Supp p10) 25th April 2006
Feature asks is expanding what counts as higher education a way for the government to meet its 50 per cent participation target?Guardian (Education Supp p12) 25th April 2006
Unions to hold emergency mediation session today with employers.BBC News online 24th April 2006
Higher education in the UK had an income of £18bn in the last academic year, latest statistics show. This was 6.5 per cent higher than the 2003-04 total of £16.9bn, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency.Guardian online 24th April 2006
The endowment and investment income of British universities has jumped by almost 24% as institutions put more resources into targeting benefactors and alumni.