General Medical Council (GMC) decisions about doctors who qualify outside the UK are more likely to have far reaching consequences (high impact decisions), finds research led by King's College London, published in the British Medical Journal today. Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/ReportondoctorsfacingGMCactionpublished.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-21T08:35:25Z MR. Neil Carpenter

The Prime Minister of the Bahamas visited King's this morning to view the Caribbean exhibit at the Maughan Library. The Rt. Hon. Hubert Alexander Ingraham and Mrs Ingraham stopped by for a guided tour of the exhibit, and a brief tour of the other special library collections.

2011-04-28T16:25:00Z 2011-05-03T10:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/PrimeMinisteroftheBahamasvisitsKings.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A major breakthrough in creating effective new treatments for allergic asthma has been discovered by Asthma UK funded scientists at King's College London.

2011-04-26T15:11:00Z 2011-04-26T15:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Newadvanceinasthmaresearch.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

King's College London has submitted an Access Agreement to the Office of Fair Access (OFFA) in which it proposes to charge £9,000 tuition fees for all full-time UK/EU undergraduate students from September 2012.

2011-04-20T09:10:00Z 2011-04-20T12:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Announcementontuitionfeesandstudentfinancialsupport.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

The Sultan of Brunei has been awarded an honorary degree from King's College London. Through the award of the degree at this ceremony, it is hoped that the existing links between King's College London and Brunei Darussalam will continue to grow and develop.

2011-04-18T12:40:00Z 2011-05-05T10:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/SultanofBruneiawardedhonorarydegree.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

A study of personal names recorded in a major English medieval record source has revealed that 'William' was by far the most common name among the men listed in it. Beth Hartland, one of the Research Fellows on the AHRC-funded Henry III Fine Rolls Project at King's, has compiled lists of the personal names, both male and female, which occur in the Fine Rolls between the dates 1216-1242.

2011-04-15T16:26:00Z 2011-04-20T10:54:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Williammostpopularmedievalname.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Eight genes which control levels of the main steroid produced by the adrenal gland, believed to play a role in ageing and longevity, have been uncovered by an international consortium of scientists, co-led by King's College London.

2011-04-15T10:45:00Z 2011-04-15T12:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Genesthatcontrolageingsteroididentified.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

King's College London and Imperial College London are set to join the partners behind the world-leading medical research institute: the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI).

2011-04-14T10:29:00Z 2011-04-14T12:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Kingssettojoinscientificpowerhouse.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

An international group of scientists has used a powerful new X-ray technique to observe for the first time at the molecular scale how muscle proteins change form and structure inside a contracting muscle cell.

2011-04-12T17:09:00Z 2011-04-12T17:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/X-raysshednewlightonmuscleregulation.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

The UK research community will soon have access to world-class medical imaging facilities in London with the signing of an agreement today between an alliance of leading London-based universities, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

2011-04-12T12:24:00Z 2011-04-12T12:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Jointventureinworld-classmedicalimaging.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma at King's today, to learn more about some of the latest cutting-edge research taking place at the Centre.

2011-04-06T10:26:00Z 2011-04-06T10:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/HRHtheDuchessofGloucestervisitsKings.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Scientists at King's College London have discovered specific cells responsible for ensuring that different parts of the eye come together during development, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.

2011-04-06T10:15:00Z 2011-04-06T10:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Studyrevealshowtheeyeisformed.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

Scientists have identified a gene that appears to play a role in regulating how much alcohol people drink, in a study of over 47,000 people published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

2011-04-05T12:29:00Z 2011-04-05T12:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Scientistsfindgenelinkedtoalcoholconsumption.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Scientists from King's College London have uncovered the first genetic evidence that shows cells found on the surface of blood vessels can act as stem cells to assist in both organ growth and tissue repair.

2011-04-05T09:00:00Z 2011-04-05T09:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Newstemcellresearch.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Researchers at King's College London and Osaka University in Japan have identified specific bone marrow cells that can transform into skin cells to repair damaged skin tissue, according to a study published today in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

2011-04-05T09:00:00Z 2011-04-05T09:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/Scientistsmakeskinrepairdiscovery.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

A new Head has been announced for the world's largest department of Digital Humanities at King's College London. Professor Andrew Prescott, who will take up the appointment to the Chair of Digital Humanities in summer of 2011, is a former curator of manuscripts at the British Library.

2011-04-01T12:47:00Z 2011-04-01T12:44:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/NewDigitalHumanitiesHead.aspx