News archive 2007

27 Feb 2007	New report predicts soaring cost of dementia
Dementia costs the country £17 billion per year according to a new, hard hitting report prepared by epidemiologists at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's and economists from the London School of Economics. It reveals the social and economic impact dementia has on the country and calls for urgent action.
26 Feb 2007	Independent film-making: Terence Davies
Over three decades, Terence Davies has established himself as one of the UK's premier independent film-makers, winning numerous awards at international festivals. On Thursday 1 March at 18.15 he will be ‘In Conversation' at King's, discussing independent film-making in Britain.
23 Feb 2007	King's/DTI report on corporate governance
A Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) commissioned-report on UK corporate governance has been published by a team of experts from the Department of Management. It identifies the major drivers of good corporate governance, analyses the content of UK regulatory initiatives, and evaluates gaps in the content and implementation of UK policy.
21 Feb 2007	First Sea Lord lecture
Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, spoke to War Studies' students on the 20 February on how the Royal Navy is adjusting to, and will operate within, the changing strategic environment. The lecture was at the invitation of The Laughton Naval History Unit in War Studies.
20 Feb 2007	King's applications success story
The number of people applying to study undergraduate programmes at King's has increased by 8 per cent – higher than the national average of 6.4 per cent. In particular, there has been an exceptional 50 per cent increase in applications to the School of Physical Sciences & Engineering.
16 Feb 2007	German Minister to speak at King's
Ursula von der Leyen, the German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, will give a keynote lecture during her visit to London at King's on Monday 19 February. His Excellency Wolfgang Ischinger, the German Ambassador to the UK, will introduce the lecture.
15 Feb 2007	New Fellowships and Honorary Degrees
The King's College London Council approved ten Fellowships, eight Honorary Fellowships and five Honorary Degrees at its last meeting.
14 Feb 2007	Nye: Liddell Hart lecture and King's first Honorary Degree
Joseph Nye, widely recognised as one of the foremost thinkers on foreign policy, and one of the ten most influential scholars of international relations (as voted for in 2005), will be presented with the first Honorary Degree of the University of London, awarded by King's College London, today prior to delivering the prestigious Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives annual lecture.
13 Feb 2007	Aromatherapy and cancer study
A major new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, in conjunction with Cancer Research UK, says aromatherapy really helps cancer patients. Aromatherapy can significantly lift anxiety and depression according to an authoritative study in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
13 Feb 2007	King's new links with India
The Principal and Chairman of Council of King's College London have led a successful delegation from the College to India to develop further links, and raise the College's profile. Their visit culminated in a meeting with the President of India and the announcement of five new scholarships for Indian nationals.
09 Feb 2007	“I will bear witness” – Holocaust exhibition
A new exhibition at King's College London seeks – through material drawn largely from poet, novelist and man of letters HG Adler's own working library and private papers – to document the origins and course of the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews.
08 Feb 2007	Professor wins media award
Alison Wolf, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King's, won the prestigious ‘Magazine Feature of the Year Award' in the Workworld media awards announced on 24 January 2007 at a ceremony held at Bafta.
07 Feb 2007	Greek play tradition continues with ‘Trachiniae'
This year's King's Greek play, Sophocles's Trachiniae, runs until the 9 February at the College's Greenwood Theatre. The Greek play - performed annually since 1953 - is the only production in the country to be staged in the original Greek. Trachiniae is a multimedia production which aims to be comprehensible to audiences with all levels of Greek ranging from none to advanced.
06 Feb 2007	Wild foods in Mesolithic Britain: Ray Mears at King's
Survival and bushcraft expert Ray Mears and paleoethnobotanist Gordon Hillman gave animated accounts of their 10-year programme of work on the diet of man in Britain during the Mesolithic period 10,000 to 6,000 years ago to a packed auditorium at King's on 2 February. This also featured in the recent BBC 2 Ray Mears' Wild Food television series.
05 Feb 2007	£2.3 million boosts online dental training at King's
King's College London has secured £2.3 million over three years for an innovative online learning project to train dentists in specialist subjects. The initiative, which will be run by King's Dental Institute, is largely funded by HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) and the Department of Health.
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