News archive 2007

21 Dec 2007	Review of the King's year
The 2007 REPORT illustrates a sample of the immense and innovative research, teaching and commercialisation undertaken at King's, one of the world's top 25 universities, in the 2006-7 academic year.
19 Dec 2007	Strand Building closure update
Following the loss of the internal electrical power supply to the Strand Building, this building will remain closed into January. The rest of the Strand Campus is open for business as usual.
19 Dec 2007	Knife crime: a review
A coherent evidence-based strategy that recognises the deeper structural causes of inequality, poverty and social disaffection is needed to address knife related offending according to a report published today by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London.
18 Dec 2007	UK researchers tackle chronic pain
A consortium of UK researchers, including scientists from King's, known as the London Pain Consortium (LPC) is aiming to develop a better understanding of and new ways to treat the causes of chronic pain. To facilitate this the Wellcome Trust has awarded the LPC £5 million.
17 Dec 2007	Strand Building closure
The loss of the internal electrical power supply to the Strand Building means that this building will remain closed for the rest of the week. The rest of the Strand Campus is open for business as usual.
14 Dec 2007	Unique Research Translator appointment
Dr Julie Lotharius has been appointed as the UK's first university-based Research Translator. She will embark on a ground-breaking pilot scheme, based at King's, identifying opportunities for translating laboratory research into human studies as the basis of new clinical practice.
12 Dec 2007	Mathematician elected LMS President
It has been announced that Professor Brian Davies, FRS, one of Britain's leading mathematical analysts, has been elected President of the London Mathematical Society for two years from November 2007. Professor Davies is a member of the Department of Mathematics at King's College London.
12 Dec 2007	Russell Group response to research budget allocations
Responding to today's government announcement on science and research budget allocations, Director General of The Russell Group, Dr Wendy Piatt, said: ‘The Russell Group welcomes the government's continued support of the UK's internationally renowned research base.'
10 Dec 2007	Recent alumnus killed in Afghanistan
Trooper Jack Sadler, 21, who completed a War Studies degree last summer, was tragically killed in an explosion while on patrol in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan last week.
10 Dec 2007	Who's new in 'Who's Who'
Seven King's academics have been listed for the first time in the 160th annual edition of Who's Who published today (10 December 2007). Who's Who recognises people of influence and interest in all fields.
10 Dec 2007	Director of Stem Cell Research appointed
Leading stem cell scientist Dr Alan Colman, has been appointed as the new Director of Stem Cell Research at King's College London. Internationally renowned for his contribution to stem cell and developmental biology, Dr Colman will be joining the Health Schools on 1 May 2008.
07 Dec 2007	Young black people and criminal justice
A unique ‘roundtable' discussion between young people, practitioners, policy makers and leading thinkers took place on Friday (7 December) at King's College London.It explored practical solutions to tackling the criminalisation of young black people.
05 Dec 2007	REPORT 2007 out now
The 2007 King's College London REPORT illustrates a sample of the immense and innovative range of research, teaching and commercialisation undertaken at King's in the 2006-7 academic year.
04 Dec 2007	Ian McEwan to give reading at King's
Author Ian McEwan will read from his acclaimed novel Atonement at the College on Wednesday 5 December. The book, recently made into a film directed by Joe Wright starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, features nursing scenes at St Thomas' Hospital.
30 Nov 2007	Post Australian election debate
The Menzies Centre for Australian Studies at King's, in partnership with the London Chapter of Advance Global Australian Professionals, hosted a post Australian election seminar at the Strand Campus last night.
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