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The Indian Express 31st January 2008
Dr Harsh Pant, Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, writes about India's future and its status as a super power.Independent (Educ Supp p3) 31st January 2008
Susan Bassnett, pro vice-chancellor at Warwick University, writes in an opinion column that universities are almost impossible beasts to manage.Independent (Educ Supp p6) 31st January 2008
Britain is becoming the world's most popular destination for overseas students. Article looks at the reasons why they brave the red tape and dodgy climate.The Times (p25) 31st January 2008
The proportion of women recruited by leading companies fell last year despite an increasing majority of university graduates being womenThe Times (p4) 31st January 2008
Graduates on a fast track teacher training programme are to mentor bright children from deprived backgrounds in a £15 million scheme to gain skills and confidence to choose a university course, and increase numbers of university students from poor householdsThe Times ((p18) 31st January 2008
Letter to the Editor highlighting that twenty million children and adults in the UK suffer from allergies. Amongst the signatories were Gideon Lack, Professor of Paediatric Allergy, King's College, London and Tak Lee, Asthma UK, Professor of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, King’s College LondonEvening Standard (p7) 30th January 2008
Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, argues that the stop and search on the streets of London is unfair and racist.Daily Telegraph 29th January 2008
Teenagers could be left without jobs under Government plans to increase the education leaving age to 18 which could also damage the economy, according to a report. Alison Wolf, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management, who wrote the report, said many companies would stop 'hiring the young' amid fears they will face 'yet another set of inspections and inspectors'.Guardian (Educ Supp p10) 29th January 2008
Article asks how much of the cost of research should funding bodies pay?Guardian (Educ Supp p9) 29th January 2008
Tensions are surfacing over proposals to restructure the union that represents FE and university lecturers, article reports.Guardian (Educ Supp p10) 29th January 2008
The jury is still out on the new system for checking international postgrads 'to protect national security', article says.Daily Telegraph (p1) 29th January 2008
Three hours of exercise a week can slow the ageing process and give you a body 10 years younger than a more sedentary person of the same age, say researchers in the Twin Research Unit.King's press release related to 'Exercise makes you 10 years younger'
BBC London News 28th January 2008
Professor Tim Spector, Head of the Twin Research, Genetic and Epidemiology Unit at King's College London and Dr Lynn Cherkas comment on the research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine about exercise in leisure time prolonging lifeKing's press release related to 'Exercise in leisure time prolongs life'
Daily Mail (p7) 28th January 2008
A teenager has become the first transplant patient to switch blood groups - at estimated odds of six billion to one. Richard Thompson, a paediatric hepatology expert at King's, said Demi-Lee's case appeared to be unique.Guardian (p7) 28th January 2008
Staff at McDonald's will gain the equivalent of A-levels in running burger restaurants after the fast food giant won government approval to become an exam board. - Also reported in The Daily Telegraph p 2Daily Telegraph (p4) 28th January 2008
School-leavers are to be guided into apprenticeships that suit their interests using a university-style clearing scheme, Gordon Brown will announce.Guardian (p1) 28th January 2008
The government's attempt to reform the system for choosing judges to create a more diverse judiciary is failing - David Foskett (a King's alum) was listed as one of the 10 high court judges under new diversity rules.Daily Mail (p21) 28th January 2008
Professor Chris Shaw, Institute of Psychiatry, refutes a statement written by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, attacking the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.Channel 4 27th January 2008
Dr Stephen Minger, Director of the Stem Cell Biology Laboratory at King's College London, comments on Politician Evan Harris for the political awards