Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/social-media.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-21T08:42:51Z MISS Seil Collins

The number of people diagnosed with eating disorders has increased by 15% since 2000, according to a new study by King's College London and UCL Institute of Child Health.

2013-05-21T05:00:00Z 2013-05-20T14:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/May/Eating-disorders-increase.aspx MISS Marianne Slegers

With nearly a year to go until the start of the 2014 World Cup, King's Brazil Institute hosted a panel discussion last night on the changing global perceptions of Brazil and the country's image in the eyes of the media.

2013-05-20T14:58:00Z 2013-05-20T15:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/05-May/Brazil-still-not-a-priority-in-the-eyes-of-the-media.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Scientists at King's College London have discovered that Vitamin D has the potential to significantly reduce the symptoms of asthma. The study, led by Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz from the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma at King's, highlights Vitamin D as a possible new treatment for the condition.

2013-05-20T09:00:00Z 2013-05-17T17:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/05-May/Vitamin-D-could-provide-new-and-effective-treatments-for-asthma.aspx MISS Marianne Slegers

The King's Russia Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of three new senior lecturers: Dr Marc Berenson, Dr Gulnaz Sharafutdinova and Dr Adnan Vatansever.

2013-05-16T15:10:00Z 2013-05-17T10:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/05-May/Kings-Russia-Institute-expands-with-three-new-research-staff.aspx MISS Kate Vine

New research, conducted by Ipsos MORI for the Royal Statistical Society and King's College London reveals important challenges in trust in and the value given to statistics.

2013-05-16T12:14:00Z 2013-05-16T12:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/05-May/Trust-in-the-use-of-statistics-remains-low.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Dr Harold E Varmus, Director of the US National Cancer Institute, spoke at King's last night about the US government's global programme to tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

2013-05-09T09:44:00Z 2013-05-09T14:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/05-May/Fulbright-Lecture-International-Relations-in-Science--Medicine.aspx MISS Kate Vine

King's College London is delighted to announce that Dan Abramson has been appointed as the first Head of the new King's College London Mathematics School, due to open in 2014.

2013-05-08T09:46:00Z 2013-05-16T16:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/05-May/Kings-appoints-first-Head-to-new-Maths-School.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research from King's Institute of Psychiatry reveals the mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells, offering a potential new avenue for drug discovery.

2013-05-07T09:16:00Z 2013-05-17T16:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/May/Stress-on-brain-cells-anti-depressant-drugs.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Latin America is set for a full scale 'cancer-crisis' unless urgent measures are taken to increase investment in public healthcare and extend access to remote populations outside affluent urban areas.

2013-05-01T11:30:00Z 2013-05-02T09:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/05-May/Experts-warn-Latin-America-overwhelmed-by-challenge-of-cancer.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Researchers at King's Institute of Psychiatry have been awarded £1.3m by the NIHR to assess the effectiveness of self-management education for adults with poorly-controlled epilepsy.

2013-04-30T09:12:00Z 2013-05-07T09:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/April/epilepsy-education-trial.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Leading research institutions and hospitals across London, including King's, will unite to transform the care of lung cancer with plans to invite patients over a population of six million into a pioneering new programme of clinical trials.

2013-04-25T09:09:00Z 2013-04-25T09:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/Kings-joins-London-Lung-Cancer-Alliance.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the famous edition of Nature, which revealed the secrets of DNA and detailed the physical and chemical basis of how characteristics are passed down through the generations. Two of the three historic papers about the structure of DNA published in Nature magazine on 25 April 1953 were written by scientists from the Randall Institute at King's College London.

2013-04-25T09:09:00Z 2013-05-02T09:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/The-discovery-of-the-structure-of-DNA.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

Broadcaster and travel writer Michael Palin spoke at King's Brazil Institute last night following his recent BBC documentary series profiling Brazilian culture and the country's rise as a global power.

2013-04-23T16:27:00Z 2013-04-24T16:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/Michael-Palin-at-Brazil-Institute-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Scientists from King's Institute of Psychiatry have identified patterns of epigenetic changes involved in autism, shedding light on the biological mechanism by which environmental influences regulate the activity of certain genes involved in the development of autism.

2013-04-23T09:10:00Z 2013-05-01T09:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/April/Epigenetics-autism.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Members of the team behind Obama's successful 2012 re-election bid joined other technology experts at King's College London this week to share insights into the US Presidential campaign that revolutionised political campaigning in a digital age.

2013-04-19T17:11:00Z 2013-04-23T10:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/Lessons-for-UK-from-US-digital-campaign-experts.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have achieved previously unseen levels of control over the travelling direction of electromagnetic waves in waveguides.

2013-04-19T09:42:00Z 2013-04-19T09:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/Scientists-spin-photons-to-send-light-in-one-direction.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A new study by King's Institute of Psychiatry reveals the deep similarities in how the brain regulates behaviour in arthropods and vertebrates. The findings shed new light on the evolution of the brain and behaviour.

2013-04-11T21:00:00Z 2013-04-23T09:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/April/Strikingly-similar-brains-of-man-and-fly-may-aid-mental-health-research.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Taking inspiration from the 'Wall of Fame' on the King's central campuses, the Institute of Psychiatry main entrance has been transformed with a series of new picture windows.

2013-04-10T16:13:00Z 2013-04-12T09:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/April/new-face-of-the-IoP.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Hundreds of Europeans have travelled to Syria since the start of the civil war to fight with rebels against the president, according to a new survey by experts at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King's College London.

2013-04-08T17:17:00Z 2013-04-08T17:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/European-fighters-in-Syrian-conflict.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London has appointed Ralph Luck OBE to the new post of Real Estate Development Director with effect from 15 April.

2013-04-08T09:43:00Z 2013-04-08T09:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/Ralph-Luck-appointed-as-Real-Estate-Development-Director.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

The Tagore Centre for Global Thought has been officially inaugurated at King's College London, in a ceremony attended by Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Honourable Minister of Culture, Government of India, and Dr Virander K Paul, Deputy High Commissioner of India in London.

2013-04-03T14:29:00Z 2013-04-03T14:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/Tagore-Centre-for-Global-Thought.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

New research published in the journal Cell Metabolism has identified a key mechanism in the immune system involved in the development of obesity-linked type 2 diabetes. The findings open up new possibilities for treatment and prevention of this condition, which is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide.

2013-04-03T10:36:00Z 2013-04-03T10:29:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/Key-link-between-obesity-and-type-2-diabetes-discovered.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Led by King's Institute of Psychiatry, a major new evaluation of the Time to Change campaign shows it is possible to change how the public treat people with mental health problems, but that long term focus is needed to remove discrimination completely.

2013-04-03T09:13:00Z 2013-04-10T17:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/April/Evaluation-of-Time-to-Change.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London has celebrated the launch of its 2013 international Summer Schools programme in Mumbai. The event, held at Jai Hind College on 1st April, was attended by faculty from King's and the principals of the city's leading undergraduate colleges.

2013-04-02T14:23:00Z 2013-04-02T16:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/04-April/India-Summer-Schools-2013.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Professors Shitij Kapur and Sir Simon Wessely, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, are contributors to a major new report by the Academy of Medical Sciences - Strengthening academic psychiatry in the UK. The report calls for a breakdown of unhelpful boundaries between psychiatry and neuroscience and makes recommendations for strengthening academic psychiatry to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental ill health.

2013-03-29T00:01:00Z 2013-03-28T17:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Report-calls-for-strengthening-of-academic-psychiatry.aspx MISS Kate Vine

An international team of scientists including researchers from the Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London has found new evidence that links faster 'biological' ageing to the risk of developing several age-related diseases – including heart disease, multiple sclerosis and various cancers.

2013-03-28T09:42:00Z 2013-03-28T09:35:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Faster-biological-ageing-linked-to-age-related-diseases.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A major new report co-authored by experts from King's Institute of Psychiatry states that smoking in people with mental health conditions is neglected by the NHS.

2013-03-28T06:00:00Z 2013-04-02T14:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/March/Smokers-with-mental-health-conditions.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Winners of the annual King's College London Lion's Den programme were announced last week, with eight finalists pitching their ideas to the judging panel, competing for a total prize fund of £19,000.

2013-03-27T16:24:00Z 2013-03-27T16:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Lions-Den-2013-winners.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

A new consortium involving researchers from King's is to exploit ongoing research to identify genes that are essential for mouse development in order to investigate the origins of developmental diseases and birth defects in humans.

2013-03-25T13:42:00Z 2013-03-26T12:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/biohealth/newsevents/newsrecords/2013/Mar/5-million-award.aspx MISS Seil Collins

To celebrate International Women's Day, King's Institute of Psychiatry invited Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England and the Government's principal medical advisor, to talk about the challenges for women in science.

2013-03-25T07:59:00Z 2013-04-02T08:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/March/Inspiring-Women.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Men who have children at older ages are more likely to have grandchildren with autism compared to younger grandfathers, according to new research from King's Institute of Psychiatry.

2013-03-21T09:01:00Z 2013-04-02T17:29:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/March/Older-grandfathers-autism-risk.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Scientists from King's College London are warning that millions of people may be exposed to risk of developing kidney failure and bladder cancer by taking herbal medicines that are widely available in Asia.

2013-03-19T08:58:00Z 2013-03-22T17:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Millions-of-people-in-Asia-potentially-exposed-to-health-risks-of-popular-herbal-medicines.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Results from a clinical trial into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), led by King's Institute of Psychiatry show that lithium carbonate is ineffective at treating the disease.

2013-03-18T13:18:00Z 2013-03-18T13:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/March/Lithium-shows-no-benefit-to-MND-patients.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Men who have served in the UK Armed Forces are more likely to commit a violent offence during their lifetime than their civilian counterparts, according to new research by King's College London.

2013-03-15T04:00:00Z 2013-03-21T13:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/March/violent-offending-UK-military.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The new King's College London Report is published this week.

2013-03-12T10:34:00Z 2013-03-12T10:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Kings-annual-Report-published.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

A study by researchers at King's College London highlights a link between lifelong exercise and improved brain function in later life.

2013-03-12T08:57:00Z 2013-03-12T08:53:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Lifelong-exercise-holds-key-to-cognitive-well-being.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

New research published in the Journal of Dental Research describes an advance in efforts to develop a method to replace missing teeth with new bioengineered teeth generated from a person's own gum cells.

2013-03-11T09:23:00Z 2013-03-11T09:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Biological-tooth-replacement-a-step-closer.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

European women who reject feminism often see it as obsolete or associated with extreme views, according to research from King's College London.

2013-03-08T10:30:00Z 2013-03-12T10:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Young-women-may-reject-feminism-as-marginal-and-old-fashioned.aspx MISS Kate Vine

An independent panel of experts led by Dr Kim Wolff, Reader in Addiction Science at King's College London, was asked by the Department for Transport in April 2012 to make recommendations about which drugs listed in the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) should be included in regulations for the new drug-driving offence.

2013-03-07T11:54:00Z 2013-03-07T11:52:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Kings-expert-advises-government-on-drug-driving.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London is delighted to announce the launch of the digital edition of La entretenida, which takes a bold and innovative approach to the editing of Spanish Golden Age plays.

2013-03-07T10:03:00Z 2013-03-07T09:57:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Launch-of-new-digital-edition-and-translation-of-La-entretenida-by-Miguel-de-Cervantes.aspx MISS Alexandra Johnstone

Researchers at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, at King's College London, have developed a groundbreaking new garment for patients who suffer the rare skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

2013-03-06T10:03:00Z 2013-03-11T10:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/newsevents/news/2013/Wound-Care-Project-wins-Guardian-Award.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Scientists at King's College London have developed a new, key material that could lead to considerable improvements in ultrasound technology, enabling the production of high-quality, high-resolution images in biomedical applications.

2013-03-06T09:50:00Z 2013-03-06T09:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/New-material-could-bring-sharp-clarity-to-ultrasound-imagery.aspx MISS Marianne Slegers

King's College London has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kuwait Life Sciences Company (KLSC). The agreement, signed by Professor Keith Hoggart, Vice-Principal (International), will focus on delivering elite medical education to healthcare professionals in Kuwait and other countries in the Gulf region.

2013-03-05T16:44:00Z 2013-03-05T17:03:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Kings-signs-agreement-to-deliver-elite-medical-education-in-Kuwait.aspx MISS Seil Collins

King's Institute of Psychiatry and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have been awarded £295,335 by Janssen Pharmaceutica to fund nine scholarships for the MSc in Global Mental Health.

2013-03-04T18:13:00Z 2013-03-15T11:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/March/Scholarships-for-MSc-in-Global-Mental-Health.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London, The Wellcome Trust and Advent Venture Partners today announced the formation of a new UK biotechnology company, CoCo Therapeutics Ltd, to progress the research of Professor Jonathan Corcoran into the development of new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.

2013-03-04T15:00:00Z 2013-03-04T13:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/New-drug-discovery-company-for-Alzheimers-research.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The EU needs to strengthen its commitment, and its strategic toolkit, to prevent mass atrocities, such as those perpetrated in Syria, according to a new report by the Task Force on the EU Prevention of Mass Atrocities, co-chaired by Professor Christoph Meyer, released today.

2013-03-04T14:46:00Z 2013-03-04T14:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/EU-commitment-needed-on-preventing-mass-atrocities.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Materials from the pioneers of modern genetics, including Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin from King's, have been collected together for the first time and made freely available in a £3.9m digitisation project from the Wellcome Library.

2013-03-04T13:27:00Z 2013-03-04T13:29:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Codebreakers-the-story-of-DNA.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

New research in the Journal of Clinical Investigation reveals that tumours in melanoma patients deliberately create conditions that knock out the body's 'premier' immune defence and instead attract a weaker immune response unable to kill off the tumour's cancerous cells.

2013-03-04T09:00:00Z 2013-03-01T16:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/03-March/Cancer-tumours-halt-immune-response.aspx MRS. Anna Smirnova

You can follow the daily lives of several King's students on twitter and Facebook this week.

2013-02-25T14:31:00Z 2013-02-25T14:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/Whats-it-really-like-studying-at-Kings-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

People with disabilities are at a greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mental ill health when victimized, according to new research by King's Institute of Psychiatry and UCL.

2013-02-21T11:31:00Z 2013-03-05T09:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/February/risk-of-violence-and-mental-illness.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Leading cultural organisations have signed a letter of intent to confirm their partnership with King's in a co-ordinated season of events for the Shakespeare quatercentenary in 2016.

2013-02-21T09:37:00Z 2013-02-21T10:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/A-season-of-content-made-glorious-by-cultural-partnerships.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

A series of studies published today, led by some of the world's most eminent cancer experts, including Professor Richard Sullivan at King's College London, outline some of the biggest challenges to the improvement of cancer care for children and young people.

2013-02-20T10:51:00Z 2013-02-20T10:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/Improvement-in-child-cancer-survival-threatened-by-lack-of-new-drug-development.aspx MISS Kate Vine

The Department of Digital Humanities at King's is partnering with the Royal Opera House and digital agency POP on one of the first collaborative projects funded by the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts programme.

2013-02-19T17:49:00Z 2013-02-21T14:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/Kings-partners-with-Royal-Opera-House-on-digital-project.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Researchers from King's Institute of Psychiatry have discovered that tau, a key constituent of the tangles present in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, can be released from healthy neurons in the absence of cell death.

2013-02-15T15:12:00Z 2013-02-21T12:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/February/properties-for-tau-dementia-research.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

A new exhibition launched today explores the development of monoclonal antibodies and how they began to be applied to improving our understanding of disease and advancing treatment options.

2013-02-14T09:50:00Z 2013-02-14T09:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/New-exhibition-explores-a-healthcare-revolution.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research by Professor Alan Rushton at King's and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering gives new insight into the long-term effects and outcomes for children adopted from abroad.

2013-02-13T09:59:00Z 2013-02-15T16:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/February/British-Chinese-adoption-study.aspx MISS Seil Collins

King's Institute of Psychiatry has launched the world's first post-graduate course on early intervention in psychosis.

2013-02-11T13:02:00Z 2013-02-15T15:35:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/February/MSc-in-Early-Intervention-in-Psychosis.aspx MISS Kate Vine

An international team of scientists led by King's College London has discovered 24 new genes that cause refractive errors and myopia (short-sightedness). These findings could lead to finding better treatments or ways of preventing the condition in the future.

2013-02-11T09:50:00Z 2013-02-11T09:45:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/24-new-genes-for-short-sightedness-identified.aspx MISS Kate Vine

A single infusion of binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP) could make a huge difference to people affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

2013-02-08T10:50:00Z 2013-02-08T11:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/First-in-human-trial-of-a-new-drug-for-arthritis.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Scientists at King's College London have demonstrated the ability to deliver a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle, and shown for the first time that this technique is powerful enough to enable specialised immune cells in the skin to kick-start the immunising properties of the vaccine.

2013-02-05T09:17:00Z 2013-02-05T09:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/02-Feb/Injection-free-vaccination-technique.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's is to be bestowed the prestigious Regius Professorship of Psychiatry by Her Majesty the Queen to mark the Diamond Jubilee.

2013-02-04T16:01:00Z 2013-02-04T15:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/The-Queen-awards-prestigious-Regius-professorship-to-Kings.aspx MISS Kate Vine

A study led by King's College London has identified a new genetic variant associated with stroke. By exploring the genetic variants linked with blood clotting – a process that can lead to a stroke – scientists have discovered a gene which is associated with large vessel and cardioembolic stroke but has no connection to small vessel stroke.

2013-02-01T09:00:00Z 2013-01-31T17:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/New-stroke-gene-discovery-could-lead-to-tailored-treatments.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research by King's Institute of Psychiatry has shown that recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is possible for some patients, and has identified two treatments most likely to lead to recovery.

2013-01-31T09:38:00Z 2013-01-31T09:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/January/recovery-from-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have found that some second-trimester markers for Down's syndrome detected by ultrasound increase the risk of giving birth to a child with the condition.

2013-01-30T16:23:00Z 2013-01-30T16:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/Ultrasound-reveals-markers-for-Downs-syndrome.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Embarrassment and not wanting to waste their doctors' time are more frequently reported by British people than in other countries, according to new research led by King's and UCL. This may be holding British people back from presenting early with symptoms of cancer.

2013-01-30T09:12:00Z 2013-02-05T09:54:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/January/British-stiff-upper-lip.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London has been awarded a six year €15m 'Synergy grant' by the European Research Council (ERC) to map the development of nerve connections in the brain before and just after birth.

2013-01-29T14:25:00Z 2013-01-31T10:33:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/€15m-to-understand-how-the-brain-develops.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London is part of a European consortium of scientists who have today been awarded a grant of over one billion Euros, over ten years, to simulate 'everything we know about the human brain' in supercomputers.

2013-01-28T12:50:00Z 2013-01-28T12:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/Human-Brain-Project-Funded.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

A new series of podcasts will explore the concept of waiting, with one of 15 'listening posts' – specially designed stations where people can listen to the podcasts - to be based at King's.

2013-01-28T11:41:00Z 2013-01-28T12:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/While-You-Wait-podcasts.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Targeted psychological interventions aimed at teenagers at risk of emotional and behavioural problems significantly reduce their drinking behaviour, and that of their schoolmates, according to a trial led by King's Institute of Psychiatry.

2013-01-24T11:51:00Z 2013-01-30T09:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/January/Adventure-trial.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research from King's Institute of Psychiatry has found that adolescents whose verbal performance drops off are at increased risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders many years later.

2013-01-22T13:06:00Z 2013-01-24T12:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/January/Verbal-ability-and-psychosis.aspx MISS Seil Collins

King's Institute of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Tony Charman its Department of Psychology.

2013-01-22T09:52:00Z 2013-01-22T11:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/January/Prof-Tony-Charman.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

U.S. Secretary of State for Defense Leon Panetta made his farewell speech to Europe today at King's College London.

2013-01-18T18:31:00Z 2013-01-21T13:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/Outgoing-Leon-Panetta-gives-final-speech-in-Europe-at-Kings.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

New maths qualification needed to improve England's poor participation in maths post-16.

2013-01-15T12:01:00Z 2013-01-15T12:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/New-maths-qualification-needed.aspx MISS Kate Vine

The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London welcomed Joaquin Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Competition, and Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, for a debate on the modernisation of state aid policy.

2013-01-14T12:50:00Z 2013-01-15T15:29:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/EU-Commissioner-speaks-at-Kings.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Professor David Caron has been appointed as the new Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London. He is due to take up his appointment in mid 2013.

2013-01-14T10:13:00Z 2013-01-14T10:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/New-Law-Dean.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

An independent report, published today by the Academies Commission, has outlined key priorities to ensure the success of academies in the future. Professor Becky Francis from the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King's is Director of the Commission.

2013-01-10T15:00:00Z 2013-01-11T09:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/Academies-report-published.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Professor Rick Trainor, Principal of King's, has been elected President of the Economic History Society.

2013-01-09T16:40:00Z 2013-01-09T16:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/Principal-elected-President-of-the-Economic-History-Society.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

An international study by scientists in China, the UK and USA has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia.

2013-01-09T11:52:00Z 2013-01-09T12:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/01Jan/Passive-smoking-increases-risk-of-severe-dementia,-according-to-study-in-China.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards, according to new research from King's which contradicts a widely held belief that smoking relieves stress and giving up makes people feel more on edge.

2013-01-04T12:04:00Z 2013-01-22T13:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/January/Smoking-and-anxiety.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Men and women with mental health disorders, across all diagnoses, are more likely to have experienced domestic violence than the general population, according to new research from King's Institute of Psychiatry.

2013-01-03T10:39:00Z 2013-01-07T16:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/December/Domestic-violence.aspx MISS Kate Vine

King's staff and alumni have been recognised in the 2013 New Year's Honours list.

2013-01-02T15:52:00Z 2013-01-07T11:42:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/New-Years-Honours.aspx MISS Kate Vine

A team of scientists led by King's College London has identified a particular set of genes that interact with one another to regulate pain in humans, and found that differences in these genes may influence people's sensitivity to pain.

2012-12-21T10:14:00Z 2012-12-21T10:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Genetic-differences-may-influence-sensitivity-to-pain.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Several collaborative projects in which King's is involved were highlighted in the Life Sciences Strategy update published by the government this week.

2012-12-14T16:54:00Z 2012-12-14T16:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Kings-projects-recognised-in-governments-Life-Sciences-Strategy.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London has signalled its interest in joining the Futurelearn online higher education initiative led by The Open University, with the aim of providing students from the UK and around the world with free access to some of the country's top universities.

2012-12-14T12:27:00Z 2012-12-14T12:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Futurelearn-–-new-online-higher-education-initiative.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London is planning a specialist school for talented young mathematicians as part of the Government's plans to improve mathematics education in the state sector and increase the number of mathematically talented young people with the right levels of attainment to study STEM subjects at top-rated universities.

2012-12-14T09:00:00Z 2012-12-17T10:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Kings-College-London-plans-specialist-maths-school-for-sixth-formers.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Prevalence of common mental health problems in S.E. London is twice as high as the English national average, according to new research from King's. The study highlights the negative impact living in a city can have on mental health.

2012-12-13T11:31:00Z 2013-01-04T09:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/December/Selcoh-study.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A study led by King's Institute of Psychiatry reveals that the public find it acceptable to reward people for changing their health-related behaviour, as long as it works. In the past, such incentives have provoked negative public reactions.

2012-12-11T13:02:00Z 2012-12-11T12:56:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/December/Rewarding-people-to-live-healthier-lives.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a defective gene at the root of Vici syndrome, a rare inherited disorder which affects infants from birth, leading to impaired development of the brain, eyes and skin, and progressive failure of the heart, skeletal muscles and the immune system.

2012-12-11T10:42:00Z 2012-12-11T10:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Faulty-gene-linked-to-condition-in-infants.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London continues to formulate strong links with India through a number of interesting activities and events, organised by the London University International Partnership (LUIP).

2012-12-11T09:51:00Z 2012-12-18T16:54:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Kings-builds-strong-links-with-India.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London announces today that it will welcome the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine to the Department of History from August 2013.

2012-12-07T16:25:00Z 2012-12-13T09:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Top-History-Unit-Moves-to-Kings.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, hosted a celebration event in London last week to formally close this year's UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Study India Programme.

2012-12-07T09:16:00Z 2012-12-07T09:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Kings-celebrates-end-of-2012-UKIERI-Study-India-Programme.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Scientists have identified the key molecular pathway leading to depression, revealing potential new targets for drug discovery, according to research led by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry.

2012-12-06T15:38:00Z 2012-12-14T10:05:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/December/Pathway-leading-to-depression.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Parents whose children move far away from home are less likely to become depressed than parents with children living nearby, according to a new study of rural districts in Thailand led by scientists at King's Institute of Psychiatry.

2012-12-06T12:28:00Z 2012-12-12T09:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/December/Thailand-empty-nest.aspx MISS Seil Collins

An international consortium of scientists, led by King's has launched the EMERALD global mental health project to improve mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries.

2012-12-04T09:59:00Z 2012-12-13T11:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/December/EMERALD.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by King's Institute of Psychiatry provides the most detailed understanding yet of the brain processes involved in teenage alcohol abuse.

2012-12-03T22:00:00Z 2012-12-06T15:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/December/IMAGEN-teenage-drinking.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Outstanding achievements of the College community have been recognised and celebrated at the sixth annual King's Awards.

2012-12-03T16:34:00Z 2012-12-13T15:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Kings-Awards-2012-Celebrating-staff--student-achievement.aspx MRS. Anna Smirnova

You can follow the daily lives of several King's undergraduate students on Twitter and Facebook this week.

2012-12-03T15:42:00Z 2012-12-03T17:06:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/12-Dec/Whats-it-really-like-studying-at-Kings.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

An article in the journal Science, co-authored by Professor Martin Williams of the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at King's College London, examines how science and policy have addressed air pollution effects on human health, ecosystems and climate change in Europe.

2012-11-30T09:56:00Z 2012-11-30T09:53:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Integrating-science-and-policy-to-address-the-impacts-of-air-pollution.aspx MISS Seil Collins

On November 15th 2012, King's Institute of Psychiatry collaborated with the Institute of Ideas for the first time to create a Maudsley Debate on the challenges associated with legal highs. The podcast is now available.

2012-11-28T10:03:00Z 2012-11-28T15:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/Maudsley-Debate-Nov-2012.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's hosted a debate on Friday which examined Queen Elizabeth's contribution to public life during her 60 years on the throne and the changing role of the Monarchy during this period.

2012-11-27T16:35:00Z 2012-11-27T16:33:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Queen-Elizabeth-sets-gold-standard-during-60-years-on-the-throne.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research from King's Institute of Psychiatry suggests that the molecular mechanism leading to schizophrenia may be different in patients who fail to respond to anti-psychotic medication compared to patients who do respond.

2012-11-26T13:52:00Z 2012-11-28T15:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/response-to-medication.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have identified several cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking and high blood pressure, which may be associated with the accelerated decline of memory, learning, attention and reasoning in older adults.

2012-11-26T09:36:00Z 2012-11-28T15:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Smoking-and-high-blood-pressure-may-be-linked-to-ageing-of-the-brain.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London, one of the world's top 30 universities, held a highly popular pre-university programme at the Singapore International School in Mumbai this Diwali.

2012-11-23T11:05:00Z 2012-12-14T16:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Kings-organises-successful-pre-university-course-in-Mumbai.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

In a paper published today, Andy Pratt, Professor of Culture, Media and Economy at King's, argues that the relationship between culture and the economy has changed, challenging the popular view that, in times of austerity, culture is the first to suffer.

2012-11-23T09:52:00Z 2012-11-26T13:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Culture-thriving-in-age-of-austerity.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

We are delighted to announce the establishment of the Desmond Tutu Scholarships.

2012-11-22T15:52:00Z 2012-11-23T11:06:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Desmond-Tutu-Scholarships-2013.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Pregnant women with mental health disorders are facing too many barriers to help them quit smoking during pregnancy despite their willingness to accept support, finds a new study led by King's Institute of Psychiatry.

2012-11-21T10:29:00Z 2012-11-28T16:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/pregnancy-mental-health-disorders-smoking.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Scientists at King's Institute of Psychiatry have discovered the molecular pathway that drives the changes seen in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, revealing new targets for drug discovery that could be exploited to combat the disease.

2012-11-21T10:16:00Z 2012-12-04T09:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/Discovery-of-molecular-pathway-of-Alzheimers.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

A team of experts from King's College London have played a major role in delivering an international conference on food and water security in Qatar.

2012-11-20T15:45:00Z 2012-11-20T15:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Kings-Water-Research-Group-co-convenes-global-conference-on-food-and-water-security.aspx MRS. Anna Smirnova

King's entertained the latest intake of postgraduate scholarship students at a welcome event recently.

2012-11-20T14:58:00Z 2012-11-26T12:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Scholarship-students-welcomed-to-Kings.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

New research at King's College London may lead to improved solar cells and LED-displays.

2012-11-20T10:00:00Z 2012-11-23T14:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Nanoscale-rainbows-could-lead-to-improved-solar-cells-and-TV-screens.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean and Head of School of King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry was appointed Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen at a special ceremony on Friday.

2012-11-20T09:42:00Z 2012-11-20T15:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/Dean-Honorary-Doctor-University-of-Copenhagen.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, on 19 November 2012.

2012-11-19T12:00:00Z 2012-11-28T12:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Kings-signs-partnership-agreement-with-Tata-Memorial-Centre.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Set up by King's Institute of Psychiatry and SLAM, OASIS pioneered the integration of research and clinical practice and has become one of the world's largest early intervention services for people at high risk of psychosis.

2012-11-16T09:40:00Z 2012-11-21T10:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/OASIS.aspx Jessica Reid

Carmine Pariante, Professor of Biological Psychiatry at King's IoP and Dr Sean Cross, Visiting Lecturer at King's IoP and Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at SLaM have been honoured at the Royal College of Psychiatry Awards.

2012-11-15T13:45:00Z 2012-11-15T14:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/RCPsych-Awards.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London has today announced the launch of the biggest ever scholarship programme for Law in the UK and rest of Europe aimed at the brightest and best students from around the world.

2012-11-15T10:35:00Z 2012-11-15T11:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Kings-launches-The-Dickson-Poon-Scholarship-Programme.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research by King's Institute of Psychiatry suggests that a specific gene called AKT1 may be key in understanding why some people develop psychosis from smoking cannabis when others do not.

2012-11-15T09:53:00Z 2012-11-15T09:53:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/cannabis-psychosis.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have uncovered a protein required by cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body, highlighting it as a potential target for future treatments to prevent secondary cancers (metastases).

2012-11-14T09:42:00Z 2012-11-14T09:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Targeting-a-specific-protein-in-cancer-cells-could-prevent-them-spreading,-according-to-new-study-.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The author Bill Bryson was one of four distinguished recipients to be awarded an honorary doctorate of King's College London at the College's 2012 Honorary Degree Ceremony, held on 13 November in the Chapel at King's Strand Campus.

2012-11-14T09:22:00Z 2012-11-14T09:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Bill-Bryson-receives-honorary-doctorate.aspx MISS Seil Collins

An independent inquiry into the state of care for people with schizophrenia and psychosis in England, chaired by Prof Sir Robin Murray from King's Institute of Psychiatry calls for a widespread overhaul of the system.

2012-11-14T04:00:00Z 2012-12-13T15:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/The-Schizophrenia-Commission.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Doctors who have been on long term sick leave find it hard to return to work because they are overwhelmed with feelings of shame and failure, and fear the disapproval of colleagues, finds new research led by King's Institute of Psychiatry.

2012-11-12T14:27:00Z 2012-11-12T14:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/Sick-doctors-return-to-work.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Professor Simon Wessely from King's Institute of Psychiatry has been awarded the John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science 2012 for "his ambition and courage in the field of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Gulf War syndrome."

2012-11-07T14:31:00Z 2012-11-14T10:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/Standing-up-for-Science.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Technologies that enhance human functions such as memory, hearing and mobility could dramatically change how people work over the next decade, according to a workshop hosted by four of the UK's national academies and chaired by Professor Genevra Richardson, from The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's.

2012-11-07T10:38:00Z 2012-11-07T10:35:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Human-enhancement-technologies-set-to-change-UK-workforce.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the first president of the UK Supreme Court, will join King's this week as Dickson Poon Distinguished Fellow and Visiting Professor in The Dickson Poon School of Law.

2012-11-06T15:00:00Z 2012-11-06T14:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Lord-Phillips-joins-Kings-as-Distinguished-Fellow-and-Visiting-Professor.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council (MRC) today announced a £12.75 million initiative to create a catalogue of high-quality adult stem cells, so-called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells). The initiative is led by King's College London and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

2012-11-06T09:55:00Z 2012-11-06T09:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/13m-investment-in-stem-cell-research.aspx MISS Kate Vine

The number of government 'tsars' is on the increase and their work is directly impacting government policy, according to the first in-depth review of tsars, carried out by researchers at King's College London.

2012-11-06T08:05:00Z 2013-04-30T11:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/11-Nov/Policy-tsars-are-here-to-stay-but-more-transparency-is-needed.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research from King's proves that 'text mining', or using the power of computers to read the entire biomedical knowledge base, is a promising new tool in the search for Alzheimer's disease biomarkers.

2012-11-01T16:03:00Z 2012-11-07T14:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/November/Text-mining.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Medications used to treat hypertension, diabetes and skin conditions could be doubling as treatments for Alzheimer's within 10 years according to researchers.

2012-10-31T10:36:00Z 2012-10-31T10:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Everyday-drugs-could-combat-dementia,-according-to-major-study.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Over a thousand people have expressed their views about the information they want in order to make a personal choice about whether or not to go for cancer screening themselves.

2012-10-30T10:21:00Z 2012-10-30T10:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Public-want-to-know-about-benefits-and-harms-of-cancer-screening.aspx MRS. Anna Smirnova

In October the International Marketing and Student Advice teams entertained students from various regions at a number of welcome events.

2012-10-26T12:24:00Z 2012-11-06T14:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/International-team-hosts-regional-welcome-events.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London has opened its first international office in the USA as part of its strategy to build global partnerships for research collaboration and encourage mobility of staff and students.

2012-10-24T17:26:00Z 2012-10-24T17:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Kings-opens-US-office-for-outreach-and-partnerships.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's will be celebrating Go Global from Monday 29th October – an annual week hosted by Study Abroad & Internships promoting opportunities for students to spend time abroad as part of their degree and for staff to learn more about joint degree programmes and international partnerships.

2012-10-24T14:57:00Z 2012-10-24T14:56:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Go-Global-2012-–-Discover-international-opportunities-at-Kings.aspx MISS Kate Vine

As Skyfall, the latest film in the Bond saga premiers this week, King's Dr Finola Kerrigan and colleague Dr Daragh O'Reilly (University of Sheffield) argue that brand is no longer a singular entity, but is in fact the product of collaboration between the brands with which it interacts.

2012-10-24T14:41:00Z 2012-10-24T14:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Shaken,-not-stirred-Branding-James-Bond.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

An evening reception at King's Maughan Library formally marked the transfer of Canning House Library to the College last night.

2012-10-24T14:05:00Z 2012-10-24T14:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Kings-boosted-by-Canning-House-Library-collection-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Army personnel who become ill during deployment are just as likely to develop mental health problems on their return to the UK, as personnel who are injured, according to new research from the King's Centre for Military Health Research.

2012-10-24T12:26:00Z 2012-11-01T16:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/October/Illness-and-mental-health.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London, one of the UK's premier research universities, and Ipsos MORI, one of the country's best-known and longest-established research companies, have formed a partnership to bring together researchers from both institutions to develop new opportunities and enhance the excellence and impact of the work that both do, it was announced today.

2012-10-23T13:35:00Z 2012-10-23T15:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Kings-College-London-and-Ipsos-MORI-form-research-partnership.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have identified a gene involved in the development of breast cancer, which could lead to the earlier detection and treatment of the disease.

2012-10-23T09:12:00Z 2012-10-23T10:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Key-gene-in-breast-cancer-development-identified.aspx MISS Seil Collins

King's Institute of Psychiatry launches its new 'Making a Difference' series. Ground-breaking research from the IoP has made, and continues to make, an impact on how we understand, prevent and treat mental illness and other conditions.

2012-10-22T11:18:00Z 2012-10-24T12:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/about/difference/Making-a-Difference.aspx MISS Seil Collins

King's Institute of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Ann McNeill to the IoP Addictions Department. Her move to the IoP means that King's will become the 10th university to join the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies.

2012-10-19T13:56:00Z 2012-12-13T14:54:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/October/Smoking-cessation-expert-joins-the-IoP.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A new study, by a team of international researchers led by King's Institute of Psychiatry has revealed that over three quarters (79%) of people with depression report having experienced some form of discrimination.

2012-10-17T18:08:00Z 2012-10-23T10:53:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/October/discrimination.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Genetic markers cannot predict which patients with major depression will respond to anti-depressant drugs, according to a large collaborative study led by researchers at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry.

2012-10-16T22:27:00Z 2012-10-23T11:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/October/Genetic-tests.aspx MISS Seil Collins

King's Institute of Psychiatry celebrates Ada Lovelace Day as part of our Women in Science Initiative, with a short podcast of staff and students sharing stories of STEM women who have inspired them.

2012-10-16T17:48:00Z 2012-10-17T17:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/podcasts/celebrating-women-in-science.aspx MISS Kate Vine

King's College London is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Evelyn Welch as Vice-Principal (Arts and Sciences) and Professor of Renaissance Studies, with effect from 1 January 2013.

2012-10-16T16:16:00Z 2012-10-25T13:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/New-Vice-Principal-for-Arts-and-Sciences-at-Kings.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Grand Challenges Canada has awarded $US 852,000 to an international team of researchers including King's to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental health intervention delivered by community health workers in Zimbabwe.

2012-10-15T15:20:00Z 2012-10-15T15:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/October/Friendship-Bench.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Children living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to feel that they benefit from medication to treat the condition and do not feel that the medication turns them into 'robots', according to a report published today by researchers at King's College London.

2012-10-15T11:00:00Z 2012-10-17T11:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/ADHD-medication-helps-children-make-moral-choices.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

'At the End of the Day', a public debate held last night by King's and the Christian Evidence Society, explored the ethical, moral and spiritual questions raised by end-of-life issues.

2012-10-12T15:39:00Z 2012-10-12T15:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Assisted-dying-debate-draws-esteemed-speakers.aspx MISS Seil Collins

The Institute of Psychiatry at King's regrets to announce the recent death of Professor Griffith Edwards, CBE, Emeritus Professor of Addiction Behaviour at the IoP.

2012-10-12T12:59:00Z 2012-10-15T10:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/October/Professor-Griffith-Edwards-CBE.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers part-funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust have identified how particular parts of the intestinal immune system and the bacteria in the gut can interact to alter an individual's risk of developing Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Results are published online today in Immunity.

2012-10-11T17:00:00Z 2012-10-11T16:05:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Researchers-unlock-biological-conductor-for-inflammation.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The School of Arts and Humanities at King's is welcoming over 50 new, permanent academics this year as the College consolidates its expertise in the Humanities, Literatures, Modern Languages and the Creative Arts, strengthening its world-leading reputation in these areas.

2012-10-11T11:57:00Z 2012-10-15T11:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Scholars-congregate-at-Kings.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's is delighted to announce that Hall McKnight have won the competition to redevelop the Quadrangle at King's College London's historic Strand Campus.

2012-10-10T10:35:00Z 2012-10-10T10:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/quadrangle-architectural-competition-winner-.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

An animation of a small boy breathing, created by acclaimed artist Dryden Goodwin in collaboration with King's air pollution expert Professor Frank Kelly, will illuminate London's Westminster skyline this month.

2012-10-09T09:42:00Z 2012-10-09T09:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/breathe-animation-brings-air-pollution-research-to-life.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Researchers from King's have identified new biomarkers for antidepressant treatment response, an important step towards developing personalised treatments for depression.

2012-10-08T13:19:00Z 2012-10-08T13:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/September/Biomarkers-for-depression.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Researchers King's, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust have been awarded £ 449,990 for research into the health effects of human trafficking.

2012-10-08T13:09:00Z 2012-10-11T12:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/October/Human-trafficking.aspx MISS Kate Vine

The School of Arts & Humanities at King's launches its annual Arts & Humanities Festival in October, which this year explores the theme of Metamorphoses: Transformations and Conversions. A wide array of talks, performances, exhibitions and much more will be open to the public from 13 – 27 October.

2012-10-08T11:52:00Z 2012-10-08T15:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/10-Oct/Arts--Humanities-Festival-2012-Metamorphoses.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London is the best university in the UK for graduate employment, according to the 2013 Sunday Times University Guide, published yesterday (30 September). The College was Sunday Times 'University of the Year' in 2010.

2012-10-01T15:42:00Z 2012-10-01T15:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/Kings-wins-Sunday-Times-Best-University-for-Graduate-Employment-award.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London, Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified for the first time a key factor responsible for declining muscle repair during ageing, and discovered how to halt the process in mice with a common drug.

2012-09-27T09:22:00Z 2012-09-27T09:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/scientists-make-old-muscles-young-again-in-attempt-to-combat-ageing.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's Brazil Institute staff and students are celebrating this week after winning a prestigious Brazilian International Press Award for their work to promote Brazilian culture in the UK.

2012-09-26T11:21:00Z 2012-09-26T11:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/kings-brazil-institute-wins-award.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Improved home care resources for people with conditions such as dementia, who would prefer to die at home, are key to providing better end of life care and reducing the strain of the UK's ageing population on the NHS, according to researchers at King's College London.

2012-09-25T10:17:00Z 2012-09-25T10:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/palliative-care-experts-call-for-better-home-care-to-support-ageing-population.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Rising scores in secondary maths examinations in England over the past 30 years do not appear to stem from real increases in mathematical understanding, according to a major research study from King's College London, published today.

2012-09-24T11:50:00Z 2012-09-24T11:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/Pupils-maths-performance-similar-to-1970s.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a gene linked to age-related degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the spine, a common cause of lower back pain.

2012-09-21T15:15:00Z 2012-09-21T15:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/new-back-pain-gene-identified-in-largest-genetic-study-of-its-kind.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Clear, credible information given to the public is essential in reducing the psychological impact of major disasters such as the Fukushima nuclear accident, according to new research led by King's and the HPA.

2012-09-21T10:33:00Z 2012-09-21T13:29:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/September/Fukushima-.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

A new test designed to identify growth hormone misuse in sport has been developed by scientists at King's, the University of Southampton and University of Kent at Canterbury.

2012-09-17T13:00:00Z 2012-09-17T12:56:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/New-test-to-crack-down-on-growth-hormone-misuse.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London has launched the second phase of its strategic partnership agreement with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), to build on existing joint projects and allow for more collaboration in science, health and medicine.

2012-09-17T12:54:00Z 2012-09-17T14:03:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/kings-and-jnu-expand-strategic-partnership.aspx MISS Kate Vine

King's College London will oversee the White Mars human sciences research project on the first ever winter crossing of Antarctica: The Standard Chartered Trans-Antarctic Winter Traverse (TAWT) expedition.

2012-09-17T11:54:00Z 2012-09-18T10:54:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/Kings-hosts-White-Mars.aspx MISS Seil Collins

The British public is highly supportive of the UK Armed Forces but the majority remain opposed to UK involvement in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, a study led by King's Military Health Research Centre has found.

2012-09-17T10:31:00Z 2012-09-20T11:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/September/Armed-Forces.aspx Miss Despina Koniordou

Researchers at the IoP, in collaboration with colleagues in China, the Netherlands and the USA have been awarded €574,000 to fund a new ambitious staff exchange scheme to share cutting edge research in biological psychiatry.

2012-09-14T10:05:00Z 2012-09-19T09:53:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/September/international-exchange-scheme.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Donating to universities and colleges in the UK is more widespread than ever before, according to a report published by HEFCE today. Professor Rick Trainor, Principal of King's, was a member of the Review Group, chaired by Professor Shirley Pearce, former Vice‑Chancellor of Loughborough University.

2012-09-12T15:24:00Z 2012-09-12T15:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/principal-contributes-to-review-of-philanthropy.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The Taliban, led by Mullah Mohammad Omar, are open to a general ceasefire and/or political agreement which could lead to a US military presence in Afghanistan after 2014, but will not negotiate with President Karzai or his administration, who the organisation considers corrupt and weak, according to a new Briefing Paper from King's College London, published today by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

2012-09-11T16:02:00Z 2012-09-11T15:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/taliban-open-to-a-ceasefire-and-willing-to-accept-us-military-presence-in-afghanistan-up-to-2024.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers are developing a new vaccine for hayfever which could be more effective, less invasive for patients and less expensive than vaccines already available to patients within the NHS.

2012-09-11T14:39:00Z 2012-09-11T14:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/hayfever-vaccine-study-raises-hopes-for-new-allergy-treatment.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

King's College London has entered into an agreement with skincare company Aethic to develop the first sunscreen based on MAA's (mycosporine-like amino acids), produced by coral.

2012-09-11T14:26:00Z 2012-09-11T14:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/kings-to-develop-unique-sunscreen-with-aethic.aspx MISS Seil Collins

The King's Clinical Trials Unit has been awarded full Clinical Trials Unit registration by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, in recognition of its expertise in centrally coordinating multicentre clinical trials, trial design, data management, and analysis.

2012-09-10T12:51:00Z 2012-09-11T08:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/September/clinical-trials-expertise-at-Kings.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

ImmuNext, founded by scientists at King's College London, has announced a research and drug development agreement with Janssen Biotech Inc to develop a new cancer drug to trigger the body's own immune system to fight the disease.

2012-09-07T16:18:00Z 2012-09-17T15:42:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/new-cancer-drug-in-development.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

If lessons had been learned from the Equitable Life collapse in the late nineties, the severity of the banking crisis might have been lessened saving taxpayers millions, according to a report from King's College London, launched today.

2012-09-07T15:00:00Z 2012-09-07T14:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/lessons-from-equitable-life-squandered.aspx Miss Despina Koniordou

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's have analysed, for the first time, how relatives of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia talk about genes to explain the presence of schizophrenia in the family.

2012-09-06T18:27:00Z 2012-09-14T10:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/September/gene-talk.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) last week announced its decision to revoke London Metropolitan University's licence to sponsor students from outside the European Union.

2012-09-05T09:51:00Z 2012-09-05T09:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/statement-regarding-london-metropolitan-university-and-international-students.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The First World War is one of the most widely covered topics in further and higher education and schools, but according to a new JISC report, little is known about what aspects of the War are being taught, the key research questions or indeed the digital content available to support education and research in this area.

2012-09-04T16:17:00Z 2012-09-04T16:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/09-Sept/first-world-war-are-we-getting-the-complete-picture.aspx Miss Despina Koniordou

New research from King's and Duke University (US) finds that persistent cannabis use during adolescence can cause lasting harm to a person's intelligence, attention and memory.

2012-08-28T09:41:00Z 2012-09-19T09:52:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/August/cannabis-IQ.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's have established a significant link between asthma and an immune response called 'Th17', previously only attributed to inflammatory conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

2012-08-22T12:37:00Z 2012-08-22T12:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/08-Aug/study-reveals-new-link-to-asthma.aspx MISS Seil Collins

In August 2011, riots that started in London spread across England with widespread rioting, arson and looting. In a new paper, researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's examine the events from a psychosocial point of view.

2012-08-21T10:21:00Z 2012-08-21T09:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/August/London-riots.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has identified genetic variants linked to signaling pathways in the brain likely to be involved in causing bipolar disorder.

2012-08-21T09:49:00Z 2012-08-28T10:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/August/bipolar-disorder.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London, in collaboration with European research institutes ICFO (Barcelona) and AMOLF (Amsterdam), have succeeded in mapping how light behaves in complex photonic materials inspired by nature, like iridescent butterfly wings.

2012-08-20T12:16:00Z 2012-08-20T12:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/08-Aug/scientists-shed-light-on-glowing-materials.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

The number of older people (aged 65 and over) living with cancer in the UK is set to more than treble by 2040 – from 1.3 million in 2010 to 4.1 million – according to a new study by King's College London researchers.

2012-08-20T10:55:00Z 2012-08-20T15:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/08-Aug/cancer-incidence-set-to-treble-.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Researchers at King's have found that although early teenagers enjoy science at school, they are instead seeking careers in the business sector, suggesting the emergence of an Alan Sugar inspired 'apprentice generation'.

2012-08-14T16:11:00Z 2012-08-15T16:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/08-Aug/Apprentice-generation-pursue-careers-in-business.aspx MR. Jack Stonebridge

Researchers at King's College London have developed the first artificial functioning blood vessel outside of the body, made from reprogrammed stem cells from human skin. The team also saw the cells develop into a blood vessel inside the body for the first time.

2012-08-14T10:42:00Z 2012-08-14T10:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/08-Aug/pioneering-heart-disease-treatment.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

King's PhD student Katherine Grainger MBE, together with rowing partner Anna Watkins, has won Olympic gold in the women's double sculls, making history as the first British woman to win medals at four successive Olympic Games.

2012-08-03T12:58:00Z 2012-08-03T13:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/08-Aug/Golden-girl-Grainger.aspx MISS Kate Vine

A major review of the information people receive when they are invited for cancer screening (about what they can expect, and the benefits and harms) is under way.

2012-08-03T12:24:00Z 2012-08-03T14:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/08-Aug/Cancer-screening-information-review.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Two treatments found previously to be the most effective for patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have now been found to be the most cost-effective treatments, according to research led by King's.

2012-08-02T10:00:00Z 2012-08-14T16:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/August/Treatments-for-CFSME-also-cost-effective.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Alison Duthie joins King's as Director of Programming, King's Cultural Institute.

2012-08-02T09:20:00Z 2012-08-02T14:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Alison-Duthie-joins-Kings-Cultural-Institute.aspx MISS Kate Vine

The London 2012 anti-doping facilities, operated by King's College London, will be developed after the Olympic and Paralympic Games into a world-class resource that could help revolutionise healthcare.

2012-08-01T15:32:00Z 2012-08-03T11:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Olympic-lab-legacy.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research from King's Centre for Military Health Research finds that 12.6% of UK military personnel were violent on return home from deployment in Iraq, violence was also linked to experiences of combat and trauma during deployment.

2012-07-26T14:30:00Z 2012-07-31T17:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/July/Violence-amongst-Army-personnel-on-return-from-combat.aspx MISS Seil Collins

The internet and new media could play a vital role in the delivery of mental health care, according to a series of research papers published in the Journal of Mental Health.

2012-07-26T10:00:00Z 2012-08-13T11:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/July/Mental-health-20.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Games visitors and athletes will be able to access real-time information about air pollution levels thanks to an updated app and website.

2012-07-25T11:30:00Z 2012-08-03T11:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Air-pollution-app-for-Games-visitors.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Vitamin supplementation is an important public health issue with potential significant impact on maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality.

2012-07-25T09:00:00Z 2012-07-24T14:03:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Vitamins-in-pregnancy-review-.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

Study finds nurse workforce issues have a significant impact on patient care.

2012-07-25T08:36:00Z 2012-07-25T10:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/newsevents/news/2012/RN4CAST-nursing-workforce.aspx MISS Kate Vine

A PhD student at King's has uncovered four previously unseen stories by Katherine Mansfield, the prolific modernist writer.

2012-07-24T11:14:00Z 2012-07-24T14:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Kings-student-discovers-lost-writings-of-Katherine-Mansfield.aspx MISS Kate Vine

Dr Elisabeth Ehler, Research Leader in the Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, has won the British Heart Foundation's national competition, 'Reflections of Research'.

2012-07-19T09:51:00Z 2012-08-03T11:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Kings-triumphs-in-matters-of-the-heart.aspx MISS Kate Vine

NASA astronauts, Nobel Prize winning scientists and aerospace experts from King's College London teamed up last week for a special summer school enabling young scientists to learn how to design an experiment to be carried out in space.

2012-07-18T15:17:00Z 2012-07-18T15:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/SPACE-RACE-FOR-BUDDING-SCIENTISTS.aspx MISS Kate Vine

King's Brazil Institute last night celebrated the official launch of its first photography exhibition in the Inigo Rooms, Somerset House East Wing. The exhibition, featuring iconic works by the celebrated Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, is being co-hosted by the Arden Collection.

2012-07-13T11:40:00Z 2012-08-16T12:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/salgado-exhibition-launch.aspx MISS Amber Burrow-Goldhahn

The African Leadership Centre (ALC), part of the Global Institutes group at King's College London, recently held a debate in Nairobi on youth engagement in the political process in Africa. The debate was second in the King's Africa series, was addressed by King's alumnus Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

2012-07-12T16:50:00Z 2012-07-13T10:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/TUTU-AT-AFRICAN-LEADERSHIP-CENTRE.aspx Miss Despina Koniordou

The Institute of Psychiatry's Parade of Stars brings IoP academics together to share their ground breaking work. Meet our academics in this introductory video and recordings from the event.

2012-07-09T11:06:00Z 2012-07-24T14:57:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/podcasts/parade-of-stars1.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Over 3,000 King's students will graduate this summer, with three ceremonies taking place at Southwark Cathedral in early July and six at the Barbican Centre in October. Around 2,600 students also graduated at ceremonies held in January.

2012-07-09T09:43:00Z 2012-07-11T10:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Graduation-and-Fellowships.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

Researchers at King's College London say 'sex-testing' policies introduced for athletes in time for the London Olympic Games this summer are significantly flawed and should be withdrawn.

2012-07-06T11:08:00Z 2012-08-06T11:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Sex-testing-regulations-flawed-and-should-be-withdrawn-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research suggests there may be common causes for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, however the biological reasons underlying this relationship are still unknown.

2012-07-05T17:30:00Z 2012-07-05T17:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/July/Common-causes-for-ASD,-schizophrenia-and-bipolar.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

John Ellis, Professor of Theoretical Physics at King's, has today joined his colleagues in CERN as they reveal compelling evidence that they have discovered a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson.

2012-07-04T11:35:00Z 2012-07-05T10:06:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/07July/Higgs-boson-discovery-at-CERN.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's brings us closer to understanding the mechanisms behind multiple personality disorder and finds evidence suggesting the condition is not linked to fantasy.

2012-07-03T21:30:00Z 2012-07-03T16:29:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/June/multiple-personality-disorder.aspx MISS Seil Collins

On Channel 4 tonight, Dr David Veale from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's encouraged men across the UK to take part in some unique research being carried out by King's Health Partners.

2012-07-03T21:00:00Z 2012-07-03T16:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/July/Dr-Veale-encourages-men-to-take-part-in-unique-study.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's have been awarded £1.9m by the National Institute for Health Research for research into visual hallucinations.

2012-06-29T23:25:00Z 2012-06-28T12:56:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/June/visual-hallucinations.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

The Department of Political Economy has been awarded £720,000 for two projects by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)'s Rising Powers and Future Research Leaders programmes.

2012-06-29T14:52:00Z 2012-07-09T12:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/Department-of-Political-Economy-awarded-720,000.aspx MISS Amber Burrow-Goldhahn

King's Brazil Institute is set to be at the heart of a season of Brazilian cultural events this summer with an exhibition of works featuring the celebrated Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, co-hosted by the Arden Collection.

2012-06-27T11:52:00Z 2012-06-27T12:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/Brazilian-season-at-Kings.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

The Schools of Arts and Humanities and Social Science and Public Policy at King's have cemented an esteemed partnership with The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney, enabling an unparalleled opportunity for international student exchange and joint program initiatives between the two institutions.

2012-06-19T14:51:00Z 2012-06-28T11:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/Kings-and-Sydney-join-forces.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

A team of researchers led by Dr Mark Mulligan from the Department of Geography from King's, in collaboration with colleagues in Colombia, the UK, USA and Switzerland, have developed the first ever system to monitor deforestation across the whole of Latin America in near real-time using satellite data.

2012-06-19T12:04:00Z 2012-06-22T10:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/Deforestation-tracker-Rio20-launch.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

A new report reveals the scandal of insufficient mental health treatment provision in Britain – and how little the NHS does about it. Mental illness is now nearly a half of all ill health suffered by people under 65 yet only 25% receive treatment.

2012-06-19T10:20:00Z 2012-06-20T14:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/How-mental-health-loses-out-in-the-NHS.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

An impressive number of academics across King's College London and King's Health Partners have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours this year.

2012-06-18T13:06:00Z 2012-06-20T15:57:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/queens-birthday-honours.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

The London 2012 Festival Press Office will be based at King's for the period of the Festival from 20 June to 9 September.

2012-06-15T10:11:00Z 2012-06-28T12:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/06June/London-2012-Festival-Press-Office-at-Kings.aspx MISS Seil Collins

The extent to which our development is affected by nature or nurture – our genetic make-up or our environment – may differ depending on where we live, according to new research by the Institute of Psychiatry at King's.

2012-06-12T09:33:00Z 2012-06-19T11:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/June/Nature-or-nurture.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Researchers warn that mental health service users should be extra vigilant during heat waves as they are more susceptible to the negative effects of extreme temperatures.

2012-06-11T09:58:00Z 2012-06-12T09:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/June/Service-users-at-risk-during-hot-weather.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

A host of experts from King's College London will take part in The Times Cheltenham Science Festival once again this year.

2012-06-08T13:23:00Z 2012-06-19T13:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Kings-brings-cutting-edge-science-to-Cheltenham.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Experts from King's College London have warned that cases of permanent nerve damage caused by dental implants could rise further if steps are not taken to address risks and prevent injury.

2012-06-08T13:17:00Z 2012-06-28T11:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Dental-implants-may-cause-preventable-nerve-damage.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

A delegation of senior academics from University of São Paulo (USP) – one of King's international strategic partners – recently spent a week at King's hosted by the Graduate School, in order to share best practise on doctoral completion rates.

2012-06-07T12:41:00Z 2012-06-07T14:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/USP-Graduate-School-visit.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research by the Institute of Psychiatry King's College London and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden finds that premature birth constitutes a single, independent risk factor for a range of severe psychiatric disorders later on in life.

2012-06-07T11:35:00Z 2012-06-11T09:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/June/Premature-birth-linked-to-increased-risk-of-mental-health-problems.aspx MISS Seil Collins

The Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Francesca Happé as the new Head of Department and Director for the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) Centre.

2012-06-07T11:20:00Z 2012-06-11T11:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/June/New-Head-of-Department-and-Director-for-the-IoPs-MRC-SGDP-Centre.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Researchers and surgeons from King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust are piloting 'touchless' technology in the operating theatre.

2012-05-31T14:46:00Z 2012-06-01T09:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Pioneering-touchless-technology-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A new study by researchers at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry finds there is little evidence available on the health of trafficked children and men or people trafficked for other forms of exploitation.

2012-05-30T09:50:00Z 2012-06-11T08:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/May/Lack-of-evidence-about-human-trafficking.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

King's has achieved a First Class Honours Award and has been ranked 45th in the People & Planet Green League 2012.

2012-05-29T11:22:00Z 2012-05-29T12:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/First-Class-Honours-in-Green-League-2012.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

King's College London will share a grant of £5million to establish platform technology for the emerging field of synthetic biology, Universities and Science Minister David Willets has announced today.

2012-05-24T16:21:00Z 2012-05-25T09:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/5million-investment-in-synthetic-biology.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

Greg Dyke has said that the biggest challenge facing the BBC in the coming years is 'money, money, money', at a round table discussion on the future of the Corporation hosted by Patrick Wright, Professor of Literature and Visual & Material Culture, at King's.

2012-05-24T13:44:00Z 2012-06-12T10:26:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Greg-Dyke-addresses-BBC-Future.aspx Miss Despina Koniordou

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry at King's finds that conventional estimates of dementia incidence in middle-income countries have been too optimistic - levels might be much the same as in higher-income countries.

2012-05-23T12:06:00Z 2012-05-30T09:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/May/1066-dementia.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

On Tuesday 8 May King's College London celebrated the launch of its new widening participation initiative, K+. Building on the success of the Extended Medical Degree Programme, and drawing on guidance from the Hughes Report and from OFFA, the new K+ scheme focuses on building long-term relationships with those who have the potential to succeed at King's, but who may face barriers to doing so.

2012-05-21T11:52:00Z 2012-05-21T12:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Official-launch-of-new-WP-initiative.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Researchers from King's College London have uncovered a new mechanism of action for a group of asthma drugs already on the market, which could enable more effective treatment for patients with a particular type of allergic asthma – between 30 to 50 per cent of sufferers.

2012-05-21T10:13:00Z 2012-05-21T15:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Asthma-drug-discovery-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

The Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Richard Brown as the new Head of Department for Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry.

2012-05-18T12:27:00Z 2012-05-23T12:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/May/Prof-Richard-Brown-new-HoD-Psychology.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

On Thursday 16 May, representatives from the Chilean scholarship provider CONICYT(The National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research) met with Professor Vaughan Robinson, Director of the Graduate School, and Mark Chan Poon, International Marketing Manager, for the official signing of a scholarship agreement between CONICYT and King's College London.

2012-05-17T11:33:00Z 2012-05-18T12:45:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Kings-and-BECAS-Chile-sign-scholarship-agreement.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Imanova, a new state-of-the-art imaging centre, was formally launched this week at a showcase event attended by Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, and representatives from the founding organisations.

2012-05-16T12:49:00Z 2012-05-16T12:44:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/World-class-imaging-centre-launched.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

George Benjamin, Professor of Composition at King's, performed Jubilation: the music of George Benjamin, a London 2012 Festival countdown event, at the Southbank Centre this weekend.

2012-05-16T09:43:00Z 2012-05-16T12:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/George-Benjamins-Note-of-Jubilation.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research from King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry provides new insight into the effect of antipsychotic medication and lithium on brain structure. The findings may hold clues to new treatment approaches.

2012-05-16T09:21:00Z 2012-05-18T13:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/May/Psychiatric-Medication-and-Brain-Structure.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

A report commissioned by the NSPCC, conducted in collaboration with King's College London, reveals the level that 'sexting' has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure to provide sexually explicit pictures of themselves, a threat that appears to come from friends and peers rather than strangers.

2012-05-15T17:49:00Z 2012-05-16T09:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Sexting.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

A brain cancer trial that uses a patient's tumour to develop their own personalised vaccine is being piloted for the first time in the UK by King's College Hospital and King's College London.

2012-05-14T15:45:00Z 2012-06-13T11:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Brain-Cancer-Vaccine.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Experts from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's are playing a key role in developing a new mental health research strategy in Europe.

2012-05-11T10:48:00Z 2012-05-16T10:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/May/European-Roadmap-for-Mental-Health.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A panel led by Professor Martin Williams of the Environmental Research Group at King's has reached an international agreement to update the 'Gothenburg Protocol', setting more ambitious targets to reduce trans-boundary air pollution across the northern hemisphere.

2012-05-10T13:48:00Z 2012-05-10T13:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/05May/Tackling-international-air-pollution.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

A boat marking the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad has been launched today by Gregg Whelan, Creative Research Fellow at King's, and his project colleague, Gary Winters.

2012-05-08T12:38:00Z 2012-07-30T11:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Collective-Spirit-afloat-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain.

2012-05-08T09:10:00Z 2012-05-11T11:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/May/The-antisocial-brain.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

King's College London is celebrating Olympic and Paralympic Games glory today after its Scientists in Sport programme triumphed at the first ever Podium Awards for London 2012 inspired projects.

2012-05-04T13:59:00Z 2012-05-04T14:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Scientists-in-Sport-strikes-Gold-at-Podium-Awards.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Scientists at King's are pioneering a UK trial of a retinal implant for patients with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition that gets worse over time.

2012-05-02T17:03:00Z 2012-05-03T09:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Kings-leads-UK-trial-of-retinal-implant.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A new study led by the Institute of Psychiatry at King's shows improvements in behaviour towards people with mental health problems in England, during the first year of the national anti-stigma programme, Time to Change.

2012-05-02T10:26:00Z 2013-02-20T16:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/May/Reduction-in-mental-health-discrimination.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Almost 70 years since World War II, a Masters student from the Department of Defence Studies has previewed her film which depicts a soldier heading into battle with the enemy, in an act that, 'undoubtedly saved considerable casualties and damage', according to his commendation for the Military Medal.

2012-05-01T11:04:00Z 2012-05-04T15:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Capturing-the-Craftsman.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

King's is supporting Universities Week 2012 – a national campaign which aims to increase public awareness of the wide and varied role of the UK's universities.

2012-04-30T11:32:00Z 2012-05-02T10:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Kings-supports-Universities-Week-2012.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research from King's finds that children who are bullied in childhood are up to three times more likely to self harm up by the age of 12.

2012-04-27T01:00:00Z 2012-05-02T10:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/April/Bullied-children.aspx Miss Despina Koniordou

In a Comment in this week's edition of The Lancet, Professor Simon Wessely from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's takes a critical look at the case of Anders Breivik.

2012-04-27T01:00:00Z 2012-04-27T09:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/April/The-case-of-Anders-Breivik.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Scientists have launched a project to develop a new therapy for Type 1 diabetes. It is hoped the therapy will control the autoimmune responses that underlie the inflammation that leads to diabetes and prevent it from developing.

2012-04-26T16:29:00Z 2012-04-30T09:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Work-starts-on-new-therapy-to-prevent-Type-1-diabetes.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

DNA from the heart's own cells plays a role in heart failure by mistakenly activating the body's immune system.

2012-04-26T10:01:00Z 2012-05-02T10:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Rogue-DNA-plays-key-role-in-heart-failure.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

The London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today marked the successful accreditation of the London 2012 Anti-Doping Laboratory.

2012-04-24T10:45:00Z 2012-04-24T16:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/London-2012-Anti-Doping-Laboratory-Receives-Seal-of-Approval.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Researchers at King's College London, in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, have identified a group of 'ageing' genes that are switched on and off by natural mechanisms called epigenetic factors, influencing the rate of healthy ageing and potential longevity.

2012-04-20T10:17:00Z 2012-04-20T10:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Ageing-genes.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

A new study could revolutionise the way women with breast cancer will be diagnosed and treated in the future by reclassifying the disease into 10 completely new categories based on the tumour's genetic 'fingerprint'.

2012-04-19T16:36:00Z 2012-04-19T16:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Landmark-breast-cancer-study.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

King's scientists have officially launched the Good Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Association today at a conference in Leiden, the Netherlands.

2012-04-16T16:27:00Z 2012-04-16T16:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/New-association-for-good-practice-in-Chinese-medicine-research.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

On the centenary anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a King's expert says people's knowledge of the notorious liner is based on cultural anecdotes rather than historical and scientific fact.

2012-04-13T09:51:00Z 2012-04-16T11:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Sinking-the-Titanic-Myth.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Individuals with better cognitive function in childhood are less likely to end up on long-term sick leave in adult life, according to new research by the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London.

2012-04-12T11:58:00Z 2012-04-24T09:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/April/sick-leave.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has launched its first summer school outside the UK for students in the Mumbai region.

2012-04-11T09:49:00Z 2012-04-11T11:26:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Mumbai-Summer-School.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Andy Allford has been appointed as the College's Head of Sports & Active Lifestyles in the Department of Student Experience Support.

2012-04-05T15:42:00Z 2012-04-05T16:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/04April/Kings-College-London-appoint-Andy-Allford-as-Head-of-Sports--Active-Lifestyles.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's shows that illicit drug use in people aged 50-64 has increased ten-fold in England since 1993.

2012-04-05T01:00:00Z 2012-04-12T11:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/April/Drug-use-in-older-adults.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A team of neuroscientists from the Institute of Psychiatry have developed a digital atlas of the human brain for iPad based on cutting edge neuro-imaging research from the IoP's NatBrainLab.

2012-03-29T12:57:00Z 2012-04-03T17:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/March/Brain-app.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research suggests that a combination treatment of gene therapy and bone marrow transplants could be a promising treatment for infants with Batten disease, a rare but fatal neurological disorder.

2012-03-26T23:00:00Z 2012-03-26T13:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/March/Batten-disease.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A breakthrough using cutting-edge stem cell research could speed up the discovery of new treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).

2012-03-26T23:00:00Z 2012-08-24T10:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/March/Stem-cell-study-aids-quest-for-MND-therapies.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers at King's College London will collaborate in an examination of the 1215 Magna Carta, which will result in the first clause-by-clause commentary on its content in a hundred years.

2012-03-26T10:02:00Z 2012-03-26T10:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Magna-Carta.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers at King's College London have identified a gene which offers cells a 'safety belt' against genetic damage by stopping them dividing at the wrong time.

2012-03-22T11:11:00Z 2012-03-22T11:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Gene-gives-cells-a-safety-belt-against-genetic-damage.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Results of the international RN4CAST study into links between nursing workforce issues and patient outcomes in 13 countries have been published in the British Medical Journal.

2012-03-21T16:05:00Z 2012-03-21T17:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/newsevents/news/2012/RN4CASTstudy.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A conference celebrating the life of pioneering surgeon, and King's Professor, Joseph Lister is taking place at King's this week.

2012-03-21T12:55:00Z 2012-03-21T12:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Life-and-legacy-of-Lister-at-Kings.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's alumnus Peter Higgs, who first proposed the 'Higgs Boson' particle, joined forces last week with John Ellis, King's Clerk Maxwell Professor of Theoretical Physics, in a public lecture to celebrate the history of modern physics.

2012-03-20T12:43:00Z 2012-03-20T12:35:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/From-Maxwell-to-Higgs-the-history-of-physics-.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has been announced as a partner university in a new national scheme aimed at raising the aspirations of young people across England.

2012-03-19T14:26:00Z 2012-03-19T14:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Kings-College-London-in-new-widening-participation-initiative.aspx MISS Seil Collins

King's is leading an international consortium of scientists in the largest ever academic-industry collaboration to find new methods for the development of drugs for autism spectrum disorder.

2012-03-19T09:37:00Z 2012-03-26T12:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/March/EU-AIMS.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The new King's College London Report is published this week.

2012-03-13T12:56:00Z 2012-03-13T12:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Kings-annual-Report-published.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The widely-held belief that Africa is urbanising faster than anywhere else in the world is a myth, according to research from the Department of Geography.

2012-03-09T17:09:00Z 2012-03-12T10:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/Report-highlights-myth-of-Africas-urbanisation.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers at King's College London and Hiroshima University, Japan, have identified a specific gene linked to throat cancer following a genetic study of a family with 10 members who have developed the condition.

2012-03-08T17:05:00Z 2012-03-08T17:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/New-throat-cancer-gene-uncovered.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research has found that the dementia drug donepezil, widely used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease, also helps in moderate to severe patients, potentially opening up treatment for twice as many sufferers worldwide.

2012-03-08T01:00:00Z 2012-09-26T16:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/March/Dementia-drugs-can-help-more-patients-with-AD.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A group of leading independent Indian academics and policy makers has published a landmark report this week on the future direction of Indian foreign policy as the nation stands at a crossroads in its development.

2012-03-07T15:24:00Z 2012-03-07T15:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/NonAlignment-20-Recommendations-for-Indian-foreign-policy-in-the-21st-century.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

François Hollande, the French Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party came to King's on Wednesday as part of his campaign visit to London. He addressed a packed Great Hall where supporters, students and a buzzing media pack heard his vision for the future of Europe during a day-long trip to the UK.

2012-03-02T14:29:00Z 2012-03-05T11:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/03March/François-Hollande-on-UK-campaign-trial-at-Kings.aspx MISS Seil Collins

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry finds that stroke is the leading cause of death in people over 65 in developing countries, and that education helps protect against early mortality.

2012-02-29T00:00:00Z 2012-03-09T17:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/feb/older-people-in-developing-countries.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry have found a link between molecular tags on our DNA and the weight of the cerebellum, a region of the human brain, providing clues to the causes of schizophrenia and autism.

2012-02-24T10:57:00Z 2012-02-28T16:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/feb/Epigenetics.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is developing a business case for the creation of a new, single academic healthcare organisation which would provide both physical and mental healthcare.

2012-02-21T15:39:00Z 2012-02-21T15:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Kings-Health-Partners-proposes-creation-of-single-academic-healthcare-organisation.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers from King's College London have provided the first experimental evidence confirming a great British mathematician's theory of how biological patterns such as tiger stripes or leopard spots are formed.

2012-02-20T11:52:00Z 2012-03-12T13:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Scientists-prove-Turings-tiger-stripe-theory-.aspx MISS Seil Collins

SMS reminders could reduce the number of missed psychiatric appointments by 25-28%, representing a potential national yearly saving of over £150 million, according to research at the Institute of Psychiatry

2012-02-20T00:00:00Z 2012-02-24T11:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/feb/SMS-reminders.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has received a gift of £6 million from a Hong Kong based alumnus, the largest donation of its kind in the university's history, which will be invested in the King's China Institute.

2012-02-16T09:16:00Z 2012-02-16T09:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Kings-China-Institute-to-become-world-leader-in-study-of-contemporary-China-after-transformational-gift-from-Hong-Kong-based-alumnus.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Two new studies show that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a safe and effective treatment for women experiencing symptoms of the menopause, suggesting CBT could be an alternative to hormone replacement therapy.

2012-02-15T00:00:00Z 2012-03-09T17:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/feb/CBT-menopause.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

Scientists at King's College London and the National Diabetes Centre (Sri Lanka) have found evidence of a high number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes among the young urban population in Sri Lanka.

2012-02-14T00:00:00Z 2012-02-15T11:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Sri-Lanka-Diabetes-Warning.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Professor Sir Rick Trainor, Principal of King's College London, has been appointed to the Commission on the Future of Higher Education in England, which will address how the sector can respond to the challenges it will face over the next 20 years.

2012-02-13T14:57:00Z 2012-02-13T14:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Principal-appointed-to-Commission-of-Future-of-HE.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new project at the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London which will allow researchers to explore the lands of medieval England as never before has received over half a million pounds of funding.

2012-02-13T12:00:00Z 2012-02-15T08:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Mapping-the-Medieval-Countryside.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

King's and University of North Carolina, strategic partners since 2005, have announced the launch of a joint online gateway dedicated to highlighting the breadth and depth of the strategic partnership.

2012-02-13T00:00:00Z 2012-02-13T16:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/UNC-Kings-alliance-launches-partnership-website.aspx MISS Seil Collins

A new report examining the impact of entertainment on the well-being of UK Armed Forces, finds that it plays an important role in sustaining morale, and hence may help protect service personnel against psychological disorders.

2012-02-11T01:00:00Z 2012-03-09T17:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/feb/BBF-Report.aspx MISS Seil Collins

One of the first studies to investigate the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in low and middle income countries finds that MCI does not depend on socio-demographic factors, and is associated with disability and neuropsychiatric symptoms.

2012-02-08T00:00:00Z 2012-03-09T17:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/feb/Mild-cognitive-impairment.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

New research by King's College London and Cardiff University has identified the switch which releases zinc into cells, which could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer.

2012-02-07T09:58:00Z 2012-02-07T09:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Zinc-control-could-be-path-to-breast-cancer-treatment.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

First editions by Charles Dickens and other early and rarely seen materials associated with the author will be showcased at a new e-exhibition going online at King's this week, to coincide with the writer's bicentenary.

2012-02-06T11:12:00Z 2012-02-10T15:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Dickens-online-after-200-years.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's is hosting an exhibition marking the centenary of the death of the surgeon Joseph Lister, whose pioneering use of antiseptic surgery makes him one of our most celebrated medical scientists.

2012-02-06T09:30:00Z 2012-02-06T09:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Celebrating-the-life-of-Lister.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have co-funded a groundbreaking programme of asthma research at the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma at King's.

2012-02-03T15:28:00Z 2012-02-03T15:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/4m-boost-for-MRC-Asthma-UK-Centre-.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from King's College London, Oxford University, Vietnam and the USA.

2012-02-03T10:56:00Z 2012-02-03T10:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/02Feb/Goldilocks-gene-could-determine-best-treatment-for-TB-patients.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research reveals how the brain appears to adapt to compensate for the effects of long-term ADHD medication, suggesting why ADHD medication is more effective short-term than it is long-term.

2012-02-01T00:00:00Z 2012-02-01T15:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/feb/Brains-and-ADHD-medication.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Department of War Studies celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special event on Friday 29th September - 'War Studies: a Department and a Discipline, Past, Present and Future.'

2012-01-31T13:45:00Z 2012-02-03T11:44:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/War-Studies-celebrates-50-years.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Research at National Addiction Centre at King's has played a central role in the Department of Health's (DH) recent declaration to commission Phase 2 of the supervised Injectable Opioid Treatment programme.

2012-01-30T00:00:00Z 2012-01-31T13:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Supervised-IOT.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London held the official inauguration ceremony yesterday for its new India Institute, which is aiming to become the leading international centre for the study of contemporary India.

2012-01-27T13:40:00Z 2012-01-31T10:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Kings-India-Institute-launch.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

New research finds that exposure to war and its effect on mental health are linked to a substantial increase in health care costs which remain high years after the conflict, especially for those who remain in the conflict zone rather than migrated.

2012-01-25T00:00:00Z 2012-01-25T15:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/healthcare-costs-post-conflict.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Department of Digital Humanities at King's, Britain's first such academic department, will join with the Centre for e-Research (CeRch) to create one of Britain's largest academic units specialising in digital studies.

2012-01-23T16:47:00Z 2012-01-23T16:42:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Centre-for-e-Research-joins-Digital-Humanities.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today unveiled the WADA accredited anti-doping laboratory which will operate during the London 2012 Games.

2012-01-19T13:03:00Z 2012-02-03T16:33:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/London-2012-unveil-Anti-Doping-Laboratory.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

According to a new study from researchers at the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's, an increasing number of people in the UK are dying at home.

2012-01-19T10:12:00Z 2012-01-19T10:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Dying-at-home-is-on-the-rise-.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease can inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin, new research by scientists at King's College London has uncovered.

2012-01-16T00:00:00Z 2012-01-20T13:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Scientists-shed-new-light-on-link-between-killer-cells-and-diabetes.aspx MISS Isabella Fitzpatrick

A new scientific study led by researchers at King's College London has shown that oxidants have a positive function in the body in helping to regulate blood pressure.

2012-01-16T00:00:00Z 2012-05-02T10:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Study-shows-oxidants-help-maintain-healthy-blood-pressure.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new study by an international team of researchers, including scientists from King's, shows that implementing 14 key air pollution control measures could slow the pace of global warming, save millions of lives and boost agricultural production.

2012-01-13T09:21:00Z 2012-01-24T12:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Study-urges-smart-targeting-of-pollution-sources-to-save-lives-and-climate.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety. The facial expression for the emotion of anxiety comprises an environmental scanning look that appears to aid risk assessment.

2012-01-13T00:00:00Z 2012-01-13T18:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/facial-expression-for-anxiety.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has appointed Julia Crick as Professor of Palaeography and Manuscript Studies in the School of Arts & Humanities.

2012-01-12T00:00:00Z 2012-01-12T17:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Professor-Palaeography-Manuscript-Studies.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Children as young as ten already see a career in science as 'not for me'. Despite the majority of children enjoying the subject at school and viewing scientists positively, fewer than 17% are interested in pursuing a career in science, according to research from King's College London, published today.

2012-01-11T10:16:00Z 2012-01-11T10:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Science-career-not-for-me-say-majority-of-10-year-olds.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Memantine, a drug used to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease, is ineffective for people with Down's syndrome aged 40 and over, according to a study led by researchers at King's and published in The Lancet.

2012-01-10T10:51:00Z 2012-01-19T13:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Drug-ineffective-in-fight-against-Alzheimers-in-Downs-syndrome-patients.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Brain imaging studies have allowed scientists to differentiate the effect on the brain of specific chemicals found in cannabis, providing the first experimental evidence of the effect cannabis has on the importance people attach to things they perceive.

2012-01-10T09:15:00Z 2012-03-09T17:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Brain-response-to-THC.aspx MISS Kate Vine

The Government will save less than half of the £270 million it predicts through the proposed reforms to legal aid, and planned cuts will actually result in additional costs for the taxpayer by shifting the burden on to other areas of the public purse, according to a report published by King's College London.

2012-01-09T15:14:00Z 2013-01-02T11:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/legal-aid.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers based jointly at King's College London and the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, have found that a type of immune cell, called a Langerhans cell, can facilitate development of skin cancer caused by exposure to harmful synthetic toxins in the environment.

2012-01-06T11:42:00Z 2012-01-19T13:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Immune-cell-can-trigger-skin-cancer-caused-by-toxins.aspx MISS Seil Collins

Decisions on drug policy are too rarely informed by scientific evidence of their effectiveness, according to research led by Professor John Strang, Director of the National Addiction Centre at King's College London published in The Lancet.

2012-01-06T00:00:00Z 2012-03-09T17:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2012/jan/Drug-policies.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's staff, including Professor Dinesh Bhugra from the Institute of Psychiatry, and alumni have featured in the 2012 New Year's Honours list.

2012-01-05T10:13:00Z 2012-01-05T10:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/New-Years-Honours-2012.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Police Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Specialist Operations team have successfully completed a Masters level course at King's.

2012-01-04T14:35:00Z 2012-01-13T17:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/Radicalisation-Project-Graduation.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine at King's College London is officially launched today with the arrival of the incoming Head of Department, Nikolas Rose, Professor of Sociology.

2012-01-03T12:04:00Z 2012-01-03T12:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2012/01Jan/New-Department-of-Social-Science-Health--Medicine-launched.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A team of scientists and clinicians, led by researchers at King's College London and St George's, University of London, are calling for a review of penicillin dosing guidelines for children, that have remained unchanged for nearly 50 years.

2011-12-16T10:03:00Z 2011-12-16T10:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/12December/Penicillindosesforchildrenshouldbereviewed,sayexperts.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Much more work must be done to reduce the gap between the policy ideal and the practical reality of shared decision-making between patients and clinicians, according to new research from King's College London.

2011-12-16T10:02:00Z 2011-12-19T17:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/12December/Patient-practitioner-partnerships-not-yet-realistic.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

People aged 30 or over who choose to re-train as barristers are at a significant disadvantage to younger applicants, according to new research from King's College London.

2011-12-15T09:46:00Z 2011-12-15T15:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/12December/Age-barrier-for-breaking-into-Bar.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at King's College London have captured the first live images of a key molecular switch in the body's natural defence system against tumour cells.

2011-12-14T10:51:00Z 2011-12-14T10:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/12December/Scientists-discover-important-cancer-defence-switch.aspx MISS Alexandra Johnstone

Flu vaccination campaigns aimed at nurses should be reviewed to address common misconceptions according to new research findings from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King's College London.

2011-12-08T15:32:00Z 2011-12-14T11:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/newsevents/news/2011/flucampaigns.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Stem cell scientists at King's College London today announced that they have submitted to the UK Stem Cell Bank (UKSCB) their first clinical grade human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines that are free from animal-derived products, known as 'xeno-free' stem cells.

2011-12-06T16:23:00Z 2011-12-21T19:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/12December/Stem-cell-research-UK-reaches-significant-milestone.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

King's College London is pleased to announce that Deborah Bull has accepted the newly created role of Director, King's Cultural Partners, and will join King's in March 2012.

2011-12-05T15:26:00Z 2012-06-07T11:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/12December/Kings-College-London-appoints-Deborah-Bull-Executive-Director-Kings-Cultural-Institute.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Scientists at King's have found that the body's surveillance for cancer causing damage and its response to allergies share a common pathway, according to research published in the journal, Science.

2011-12-02T15:29:00Z 2011-12-02T15:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Cellsuseallergicresponsetoprotectagainstcancercausingdamage.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Lucy Thorne, a final year PhD student in Virology at Imperial College London has won the London Heat of FameLab UK 2012, a national competition to find new voices of science communication.

2011-12-02T10:40:00Z 2011-12-02T11:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/FameLabatKings.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

King's College London on Monday broke ground on an innovative facility that will accelerate neuroscience research, with a goal to fast-track the development of treatments for people suffering from disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and epilepsy.

2011-11-29T15:45:00Z 2011-12-02T14:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Groundbreaking-research-institute.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Ragnar Löfstedt, Professor of Risk Management at King's College London, has recommended a suite of health and safety regulations be axed to reduce the red tape of legislation and ease the burden on business, in a review for Government published today.

2011-11-28T14:38:00Z 2011-11-28T14:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Health-and-Safety-rules-will-be-overhauled.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has launched its 'Enhanced Support Dentistry Programme', a widening participation initiative which aims to give talented students from any background the opportunity to embark on a career in dentistry.

2011-11-25T15:59:00Z 2011-12-09T13:52:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Kings-launches-new-widening-participation-programme-Dentistry.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Birthplace in England study has shown the important differences between birth settings in benefits and risks for the mother and baby

2011-11-25T09:59:00Z 2011-11-25T12:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Landmark-birthplace-study.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's has received a £3.5 million gift from the Indian Avantha Group to endow a Chair that accompanies the Directorship of the India Institute.

2011-11-23T11:11:00Z 2011-11-23T12:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/IndiaInstituteAvanthaChair.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers at King's College London have discovered how one of the most common household painkillers works, which could pave the way for less harmful pain relief medications to be developed in the future.

2011-11-23T10:02:00Z 2011-11-23T16:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/First-study-reveal-paracetamol-works-could-lead-less-harmful-pain-relief-medicines.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

There is enough water in the major basins of the world to double their food production in the next decades, scientists have found.

2011-11-22T09:09:00Z 2011-11-25T17:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/The-world-has-enough-water-to-double-food-production.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism they have termed 'developmental stalling', that might explain how errors in the development of human embryos are naturally corrected to prevent birth defects.

2011-11-21T14:25:00Z 2011-11-21T14:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Newdiscoveryinembryodevelopment.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

King's College London is set to open a Russia Institute in 2013, which will aim to become the leading international centre for the study of contemporary Russia.

2011-11-21T10:37:00Z 2011-11-30T16:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/KingsRussiaInstitute.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Despite self-harm being one of the strongest predictors of completed suicide, 90% of young people who self-harm as adolescents cease self-harming once they reach young adulthood.

2011-11-17T13:07:00Z 2011-11-17T14:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Studyfinds1in12teenagersself-harmbutmoststopbytheirtwenties.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Scientists have developed a rapid method that can be used to simultaneously screen patients for a range of genetic and acquired clinical conditions from a single dried blood spot.

2011-11-16T14:58:00Z 2011-11-16T14:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Newscreeningmethodtodetectarangeofconditions.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

The first joint event between the three Global Institutes at King's – a debate entitled 'Who wants to be the next superpower?' was held in the Safra lecture theatre last night.

2011-11-15T13:13:00Z 2011-11-15T16:53:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/GlobalInstitutesdebate.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Nobel Laureate Sir Tim Hunt opened the first ever international meeting on bacterial infection as a cause of cancer, held at King's College London recently.

2011-11-08T12:06:00Z 2011-11-08T12:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Nobel-Laureate-opens-international-cancer-conference-at-Kings.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how severe the future illness course of a patient with psychosis will be, according to research led by Dr Paola Dazzan at the Institute of Psychiatry.

2011-11-07T17:05:00Z 2011-11-07T16:06:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/11November/Scientists-make-progress-towards-using-brain-scans-predict-psychotic-episodes.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London's Honorary Degree Ceremony was held on 3 November 2011 in the Chapel at the Strand Campus.

2011-11-04T09:48:00Z 2011-11-04T09:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Honorary-doctorates-2011.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Two genome wide studies involving more than 50,000 participants have identified new genetic risk factors for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

2011-10-31T12:41:00Z 2011-10-31T12:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/IoP-researchers-collaborate-in-most-powerful-genetic-studies-of-psychosis-to-date.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Sir Deryck Maughan, distinguished alumnus and principal benefactor of the College's Maughan Library, took to the podium at the Yale Club in New York this past Tuesday as part of the America|What Next? series of alumni events across the East Coast of America.

2011-10-31T11:03:00Z 2011-10-31T11:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/US-alumni-events.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's has hosted a meeting of minds with some of its key cultural partners to develop new ideas for how the sector can work with the academic community.

2011-10-31T10:58:00Z 2012-01-13T17:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Creating-impact-through-cultural-collaborations.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Professor Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, Director of the Genetic Department at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology at Tubingen, launched the King's International Lecture series this week.

2011-10-27T16:42:00Z 2011-10-27T17:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Nobel-Prize-winning-scientist-opens-International-Lecture-Series.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Research has shown that a genetic marker, called Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism (5HTPP), can be used to predict whether a child suffering from anxiety disorder will benefit from cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).

2011-10-26T10:07:00Z 2011-10-27T16:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Sensitivity-gene-predicts-whether-anxious-children-will-benef-it-from-CBT.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has honoured one of its best-known alumni and fellows, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, with a reception and dinner to celebrate his 80th birthday.

2011-10-24T12:35:00Z 2011-10-24T12:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Kings-honours-Tutus-80th.aspx MR. Neil Carpenter

A new partnership to mark the shifting trends in international higher education has been launched this week at King's.

2011-10-21T18:00:00Z 2011-10-21T17:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Higher-education-partnership-launch.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Senator George Mitchell, former US Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, received an honorary doctorate from King's at a reception yesterday in the Great Hall.

2011-10-18T12:56:00Z 2011-10-18T13:33:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Senator-George-Mitchel-lreceives-honorary-degree.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A comprehensive database developed by King's College London researchers that features the chemical components found in traditional Chinese medicines has been released to market this month, allowing researchers to explore age-old remedies in the search for tomorrow's new drugs.

2011-10-18T10:42:00Z 2011-10-18T10:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/21st-century-database-of-traditional-Chinese-medicine-released.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's has successfully secured a 10-year contract extension worth more than £50 million to educate Armed Forces personnel at the Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) in Shrivenham.

2011-10-18T09:01:00Z 2012-01-13T17:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/NewMODcontract.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's is hosting a range of events this month as part of the first ever London Science Festival, including a discussion on DNA research, a debate on the future of drugs and a talk on how to treat a heart attack.

2011-10-17T11:00:00Z 2011-10-17T14:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Kings-London-Science-Festival.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

King's College London and Imperial College London have now formally joined the partnership behind The Francis Crick Institute.

2011-10-12T12:45:00Z 2011-10-13T12:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Kings-joins-scientific-powerhouse.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Principal Professor Rick Trainor signed an agreement yesterday at the Brazilian Embassy, creating the Rio Branco Chair, a prestigious international position at the College.

2011-10-11T13:28:00Z 2011-10-11T13:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Rio-Branco-Chair-at-Brazil-Institute.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Eating fruit such as apples could be up to four times more damaging to teeth than carbonated drinks, according to a new study led by Professor David Bartlett at the King's Dental Institute.

2011-10-11T13:00:00Z 2011-10-11T13:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Study-shows-acidic-food-and-drink-can-damage-teeth.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Cyber war, long considered by many experts within the defence establishment to be a significant threat, if not an ongoing one, may never take place according to Dr Thomas Rid of King's College London.

2011-10-10T10:55:00Z 2011-10-10T09:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Cyber-war-might-never-happen.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Lord Nigel Crisp, former NHS Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health is to lead a Centre at King's College London, part of King's Health Partners, that aims to improve the health of people in lower and middle income countries around the world.

2011-10-06T17:31:00Z 2011-10-11T17:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Lord-Crisp-leads-Kings-Health-Partners-Global-Health-initiative.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The number of social care workers being paid less than the minimum wage is five times higher than previously believed, according to research from King's College London.

2011-10-05T19:00:00Z 2012-01-13T17:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Nearly-ten-per-cent-care-workers-paid-less-than-minimum-wage.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Environmental Research Group (ERG) at King's has launched two new free applications to help people to know their air: a new Android version of the popular LondonAir iPhone app; and LondonAir for Chrome, a neat browser extension, which condenses the entire air quality information for London into a few easy to navigate tabs.

2011-10-03T10:57:00Z 2011-10-03T10:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/10October/Two-new-ways-to-know-your-air.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Physicists at King's have discovered a means of making glass more transparent - by coating it in a thin layer of gold.

2011-09-26T14:26:00Z 2012-01-13T17:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/A-touch-of-gold-makes-glass-more-see-through.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Cancer experts from around the world, led by Professor Richard Sullivan at King's College London, have advised that 'a radical shift in cancer policy is required', as a report on the affordability of cancer care in high income countries is published today.

2011-09-26T13:09:00Z 2011-09-27T12:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/Cancer-a-global-challenge.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Children with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) may have poorer lung function and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma, due to lower levels of vitamin D in their blood, according to a study by researchers at King's College London.

2011-09-26T09:53:00Z 2011-09-26T10:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/Vitamin-D-Deficiency-Linked-with-Severe-Asthma.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

For the fifth year, members of the College community gathered to celebrate the achievements of staff, students and alumni at the 2011 King's Awards.

2011-09-23T12:21:00Z 2011-09-23T12:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/2011-Kings-Awards-celebrated.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's is launching a brand new Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts, allowing students to study across a range of areas including history, geography, politics, languages, music and religion.

2011-09-15T12:33:00Z 2012-01-13T14:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/New-Liberal-Arts-degree-launched.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Professor David Cowan, Director of the Drug Control Centre at King's College London, has warned athletes who take prohibited performance-enhancing substances that the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the 'riskiest yet.'

2011-09-13T23:20:00Z 2011-09-13T17:26:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/Anti-doping-expert-warns-cheating-athletes.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new report by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry reveals that the majority of dementia sufferers worldwide go undiagnosed.

2011-09-13T13:19:00Z 2011-09-13T13:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/Report-calls-governments-increase-early-diagnosis-treatment-dementia.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's Health Partners has launched an ambitious new centre dedicated to improving the health and well-being of women in London, the UK and around the world.

2011-09-09T16:59:00Z 2011-09-13T11:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/Chief-Medical-Officer-launches-Womens-Health-Academic-Centre.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

To celebrate GSK's scientific contribution to the London 2012 Games, British Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Romero has unveiled the biggest 2012 logo on the side of GSK's headquarters in London.

2011-09-08T15:27:00Z 2011-09-08T15:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/A-sign-of-things-to-come.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Reflecting its strength in life sciences, King's College London has introduced a new undergraduate degree to its portfolio – MSci Chemistry with Biomedicine – the only programme of its kind in the UK.

2011-09-07T12:01:00Z 2011-09-07T11:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/Kings-College-London-launche-sunique-Chemistry-degreeas-new-department.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Centre for Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI) at King's will play a major role in a £4 million project to build new partnerships and commercial opportunities between academia and the 'Creative Economy'.

2011-09-06T23:41:00Z 2012-01-13T17:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/09September/Leading-role-CMCI-mult-million-pound-project.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers at King's College London have discovered how coral produces natural sunscreen compounds to protect itself from damaging UV rays, leading scientists to believe these compounds could form the basis of a new type of sunscreen for humans.

2011-08-31T00:01:00Z 2011-08-31T08:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/Tropical-coral-create-novel-sun-screens-human-use-scientists.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Dr Dianne Rekow, Senior Vice Provost of Engineering and Technology at New York University (NYU) and Provost of Polytechnic Institute of NYU, has been appointed as the next Dean of the Dental Institute at King's.

2011-08-24T15:40:00Z 2011-08-24T15:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/Kings-appoints-new-Dean-Dental-Institute.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A worldwide study led by King's researchers has found no clear evidence that exclusive breastfeeding for four months or longer protects against childhood eczema.

2011-08-24T09:38:00Z 2011-08-24T12:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/Prolonged-breast-feeding-not-protect-against-eczema.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Environmental Research Group (ERG) at King's has updated its London Air Quality Network website, making information on air pollution more accessible to the public than ever before.

2011-08-22T15:54:00Z 2011-08-22T15:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/New-improved-air-pollution-website.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Principal Professor Rick Trainor attended a Presidents' Summit this week at University of Hong Kong (HKU), as part of the institution's centenary celebrations.

2011-08-19T17:30:00Z 2011-08-19T17:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/Principal-attends-Presidents-Summit-University-Hong-Kong.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

The Department of Health announced today (18 August) that it will pledge over £112m of funding over the next five years to two National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs), and a new Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at King's.

2011-08-18T00:10:00Z 2011-08-18T10:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/112millionforbiomedicalresearch.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The secrets embedded in one of the earliest maps to show Britain in its geographically recognised form have been uncovered, as researchers launch the newly digitised Gough Map.

2011-08-15T11:33:00Z 2012-01-13T14:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/Unravelling-the-Mysteries-of-Medieval-Gough-Map.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

People who have experienced maltreatment as children are twice as likely to develop both multiple and long-lasting depressive episodes as those without a history of childhood maltreatment, according to a new study.

2011-08-15T09:31:00Z 2011-08-12T17:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/Childhood-maltreatment-long-term-depression-risk-poor-response-treatment.aspx MR. Ian Meadows

Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are associated with fertility problems and negative attitudes to pregnancy, according to a study.

2011-08-03T10:47:00Z 2011-08-09T11:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/08August/Research-eating-disorders-fertility-reveals-mixed-picture.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new report published today by the Academy of Medical Sciences examines the use of animals containing human material (ACHM) in biomedical research and calls for a national expert body to be set up to advise on this complex and sensitive area of research.

2011-07-22T11:25:00Z 2011-07-22T10:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/07July/Report-use-animals-containing-human-material-published.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Professor Francesca Happé at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London was yesterday awarded the 2011 Rosalind Franklin Award by the Royal Society. The award was granted in recognition of her scientific achievements, her suitability as a role model and her proposal to promote women in science.

2011-07-21T15:55:00Z 2011-07-21T16:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/07July/Professor-Francesca-Happé-awarded-Rosalind-Franklin-Award.aspx contensis

Over 3,000 King's students have graduated this summer, with nine ceremonies taking place at the Barbican Centre and Southwark Cathedral. Around 2,500 students also graduated at ceremonies held in January.

2011-07-20T15:46:00Z 2011-08-09T10:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/07July/Kings-celebrates-graduations-fellowships.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London is holding an exhibition of historic printed Bibles to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible.

2011-07-13T10:16:00Z 2012-01-13T14:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/07July/Kings-hosts-Bible-exhibition.aspx contensis

King's College London has now received formal approval of its Access Agreement from the Office of Fair Access (OFFA).

2011-07-12T15:05:00Z 2011-08-09T10:48:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/07July/Announcement-tuition-fees-financial-support.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Researchers at King's College London have found a molecule in the body which controls sensitivity to pain from UVB irradiation, identifying it as a new target for medicines to treat pain caused by other common inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

2011-07-07T10:25:00Z 2011-07-07T12:29:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/07July/Discovery-why-sunburn-hurts-could-lead-new-pain-relief-drugs-inflammatory-conditions.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A team from the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's College London, partnered with South West Public Health Observatory and Whole Systems Partnership, has made a major contribution to the Palliative Care Funding Review for England, published today (1 July).

2011-07-01T11:19:00Z 2011-07-01T11:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/07July/Major-palliative-care-funding-review-published.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

In a study published today in the journal Current Biology, researchers from Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) King's College London have found that babies as young as three months are able to tune in to the sound of our voices and perceive different emotions, even when they are asleep.

2011-07-01T08:55:00Z 2011-08-08T12:05:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Babies-tune--human-voices-even-when-asleep.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's has launched a new portfolio of innovative technologies and intellectual property (IP) now available under 'Easy Access Intellectual Property (IP)', a bold initiative that sees valuable university IP released to companies for free, using quick and simple agreements.

2011-06-29T15:12:00Z 2011-07-01T11:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/KingslaunchesEasyAccesstoitsintellectualproperty.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Dr Laurence Scott has been named as an academic media commentator and broadcaster of the future today. The part-time lecturer in Comparative Literature and English at King's caught the eye of the joint BBC Radio 3 and Arts and Humanities Research Council judging panel when he applied to the search for media experts.

2011-06-29T11:49:00Z 2012-01-13T14:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/King-of-the-airwaves.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London has been awarded a prestigious three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) worth nearly £250,000 jointly by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and Unilever to investigate the effects of plant-derived food supplements on cardiovascular health.

2011-06-23T11:52:00Z 2011-06-23T11:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Kings-Unilever-partnership-diet-cardiovascular-health.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Domestic violence in pregnancy is linked to depression and childhood behavioural problems, suggests new research by scientists from the Health Services and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's.

2011-06-23T11:26:00Z 2011-06-23T11:23:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Domestic-violence-pregnancy-linked-child-behavioural-problems.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Recommendations for a new Air Quality Index have been published today by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP), in which King's plays a key role.

2011-06-22T18:32:00Z 2011-06-23T09:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/EnvironmentalResearchGroupadvisesonNewAirQualityIndex.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Europe's leading organisation dedicated to educational fundraising, marketing and supporter development has honoured the Principal, Professor Sir Richard Trainor, for his leadership within the UK's Higher Education community.

2011-06-17T14:17:00Z 2011-06-17T17:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Principal-honoured-Leadership-Higher-Education.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Two leading experts from the Division of Cancer Studies at King's presented their latest research into cancer survival this week at the National Cancer Intelligence Network conference in London.

2011-06-17T11:59:00Z 2011-06-17T14:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Latest-cancer-research-unveiled.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

A new spin-out company created at King's College London, Centron Diagnostics Ltd, is launching its revolutionary new technology this week – a device that measures central blood pressure easily, speedily and non-invasively.

2011-06-14T10:17:00Z 2011-06-22T11:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Kings-spin-out-company-launches-new-technology.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London announced today that it is set to launch a Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine to be led by Professor Fiona Watt, former president of the International Society of Stem Cell Research.

2011-06-14T10:07:00Z 2011-06-14T10:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Kings-appoints-world-leading-stem-cell-expert-Centre.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London is pleased to support Universities Week 2011 - a national campaign demonstrating the benefits of universities within UK society.

2011-06-13T11:33:00Z 2011-06-17T17:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Kings-supporting-Universities-Week-2011.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's College London, part of King's Health Partners, in an IDBS-led collaborative partnership with Quantix and the University of Manchester have been awarded funding from the Technology Strategy Board worth £1.5m to the consortium.

2011-06-13T10:18:00Z 2011-06-13T10:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Kings-Health-Partners-wins-Technology-Strategy-Board-Funding.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's will be welcoming two high profile researchers from the USA next year, as part of the prestigious Fulbright scholarship programme.

2011-06-09T16:38:00Z 2011-06-09T18:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Kings-welcomes-new-Fulbright-scholars.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

King's academics will be sharing their expertise at the The Times Cheltenham Science Festival again this year, on topics as diverse as shell shock, treatments for diabetes and what a biscuit can tell you about engineering.

2011-06-06T16:17:00Z 2011-06-20T11:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Kings-speakers-Cheltenham-Science-Festival.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

General Sir Rupert Smith received an Honorary Fellowship at the MA Graduation Ceremony held at the Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) in Shrivenham on Friday 27 May.

2011-06-03T10:25:00Z 2011-06-03T10:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/HonoraryfellowshipforGeneralSirRupertSmith.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Cancer Research UK-funded researchers at King's College London have identified a way of eliminating leukaemic stem cells, which could in the future lead to new treatments that may enable complete remission for leukaemia patients.

2011-06-02T17:00:00Z 2011-06-02T17:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/06June/Stem-cell-treatment-to-prevent-leukaemia-returning-step-closer.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Helen McCutcheon as its new Head of School. Professor McCutcheon currently holds the position of Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of South Australia.

2011-05-31T16:10:00Z 2011-05-31T16:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/SchoolofNursingMidwiferyannouncesnewHeadofSchool.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI), in which King's will be a partner, is to be re-named The Francis Crick Institute in honour of one of the UK's greatest scientists.

2011-05-25T08:38:00Z 2011-05-25T09:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/FrancisCrickInstitute.aspx Miss Erin Seymour

People suffering serious mental illness can expect to live up to 18 years less than the national average, according to the latest research from King's Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) for Mental Health.

2011-05-19T12:59:00Z 2011-05-20T12:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Seriousmentalillnessshortenslives.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Researchers at King's College London have used cells found naturally in the body, to re-educate the immune system to prevent rejection of an organ transplant while remaining capable of fighting infections and cancer.

2011-05-19T10:30:00Z 2011-05-19T10:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Celltherapytopreventorganrejection.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

King's College London has been awarded a prestigious Industry Interchange Award from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to understand the interactions between genes and ingredients in food, and how they can affect human health.

2011-05-19T09:53:00Z 2011-05-20T10:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/KingswinsIndustryInterchangeAward.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

The HERO Review by the Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London, for Morgan Sindall Group plc proposes more effective MoD partnering with local authorities and the private sector, new approaches to home ownership and separation of MOD operational and support responsibilities.

2011-05-18T17:02:00Z 2011-05-19T14:33:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Studycallsfornewapproachestodefenceestate.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery at King's College London premiered a performance of 'A Nightingale Sang' at London's Southbank Centre on Friday 13 May.

2011-05-17T15:05:00Z 2011-05-18T09:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/SchoolofNursingMidwiferysingatSouthbankCentre.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Researchers at King's have achieved a breakthrough in understanding a biological process which causes many common cancers, including lung and breast cancer. The achievement opens up new possibilities for the development of improved cancer drugs.

2011-05-17T12:02:00Z 2011-05-18T09:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Octopusprovidescancerbreakthrough.aspx MR. Kyle Christie

Research led by King's College London has discovered the first solid evidence that genetic variations on chromosome 3 may cause depression.

2011-05-16T16:22:00Z 2011-06-22T10:45:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Scientistsfindgeneticlinktodepression.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

King's College London has signed an agreement to work with the Harris Federation of South London Schools in a widening participation partnership.

2011-05-16T15:08:00Z 2011-05-16T14:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Newaccesspartnershiplaunched.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

In honour of International Day of the Midwife (IDM) on Thursday 5 May, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) released the report 'The Socio-economic Value of the Midwife,' which highlights the important role of midwives during pregnancy and childbirth.

2011-05-16T15:01:00Z 2011-05-09T17:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Reporthighlightsvalueofmidwives.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

A team of researchers, led by King's College London and the University of Oxford, have found that a gene linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels is in fact a 'master regulator' gene, which controls the behaviour of other genes found within fat in the body.

2011-05-16T14:06:00Z 2011-05-16T14:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Masterswitchgeneforobesityanddiabetesdiscovered.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

It is 150 years since the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell demonstrated the first colour photograph during a Royal Institution lecture on colour theory.

2011-05-16T10:40:00Z 2011-05-16T14:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/MaxwellatKings.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Scientists at King's College London have for the first time uncovered a gene responsible for Adams-Oliver Syndrome (AOS), a condition which can cause birth defects of the heart, limbs or blood vessels.

2011-05-13T12:02:00Z 2011-05-13T11:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Geneticcluetocommonbirthdefectsfound.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Major General John Lorimer, head of strategic communication at the Ministry of Defence, gave a lecture last night at King's on UK military operations in Afghanistan. The lecture was chaired by Dr John Gearson, Director of the Centre of Defence Studies.

2011-05-11T16:03:00Z 2011-05-12T09:57:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/MajorGeneralJohnLorimerAfghanistanLecture.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Scientists at King's College London are embarking on a project to develop a network of state-of-the-art sensors capable of detecting hidden explosives.

2011-05-11T12:47:00Z 2011-05-11T16:06:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Bombdetection.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

The UK's biggest-ever study to discover the genes that cause the incurable autoimmune disease, lupus, is set to considerably advance understanding of the disease and could result in a genetic test predicting who is most likely to develop the condition.

2011-05-10T14:30:00Z 2011-05-11T16:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/UKsbiggest-everstudytosearchforgenesthatcauselupus.aspx MISS Antonina Surdi

People with the commonest form of motor neuron disease (MND) called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are more likely to have relatively long ring fingers, reveals research from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's.

2011-05-10T11:27:00Z 2011-05-10T11:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Fingerlengthcluetomotorneurondisease.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A study co-led by researchers at King's shows that the percentage of men who had a radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate and surrounding cancer cells) and survived for 15 years is higher than men who were only given treatment at signs of further progression of prostate cancer, an approach known as 'watchful waiting.'

2011-05-06T16:21:00Z 2011-05-06T16:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Prostatecancertreatmentstudy.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

King's researchers in the Division of Cancer Studies have developed new technology for the identification and validation of microRNA (miRNA) targets in research and clinical diagnostics, resulting in an exclusive licence agreement with Sigma Life Science announced today.

2011-05-03T17:08:00Z 2011-05-18T16:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Newtechnologyinexclusivelicencedeal.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Scientists at King's have pioneered a new method of identifying early in pregnancy which healthy first-time mothers are at risk of developing pre-eclampsia, a potentially life threatening condition that complicates one in 20 first pregnancies.

2011-05-03T13:04:00Z 2011-05-11T16:00:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/05May/Testforpre-eclampsiadeveloped.aspx 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

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.

2011-04-06T11:02:00Z 2011-04-06T10:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/04Apr/ReportondoctorsfacingGMCactionpublished.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

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 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 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 MR. Benjamin Stevens

Ten King's staff and students were honoured for their big ideas and entrepreneurial spirit yesterday evening as they benefited from a total of £10,000 prize money and development funding at the 2010-11 King's College London Graduate Business Plan Competition finals.

2011-03-30T14:15:00Z 2011-03-30T17:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/LionsDenwinnersannounced.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

London 2012 partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and King's College London, a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory, launch a nationwide 'Scientists in Sport' schools outreach programme.

2011-03-24T17:19:00Z 2011-03-24T17:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ScientistsinSport.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A group of leading researchers and clinicians, led by Professor Irene Higginson OBE at King's College London, will today (Thursday) call for delivery of end-of-life care across Europe to be reviewed, and investment in research increased, in order to meet people's needs more effectively at the end of their lives.

2011-03-24T10:30:00Z 2011-03-25T16:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Palliativecaresurveypublishedtoday.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Health Minister Lord Howe has today opened a new suite of facilities dedicated to experimental medicine at Guy's Hospital, in the heart of London.

2011-03-24T00:28:00Z 2011-03-23T17:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Ministeropensexperimentalmedicinehub.aspx MRS. Katherine Barnes

Professor Ragnar E. Löfstedt, Professor of Risk Management and the Director of King's Centre for Risk Management, Department of Geography, has been appointed to chair a government review of health and safety in the workplace.

2011-03-22T16:55:00Z 2011-03-22T18:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/UKHealthSafetyRegulationReview.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams delivered the King's College London Commemoration Oration last night (21 March) at the Great Hall, Strand Campus.

2011-03-22T12:16:00Z 2011-03-22T14:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ArchbishopofCanterburygivesCommemorationOration.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

IDBS, a global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, will provide a unique, enterprise translational medicine platform for the Integrated Cancer Centre at King's Health Partners.

2011-03-21T11:57:00Z 2011-03-21T11:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/NewITplatformtosupportpersonalisedcancercare.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A Phase II trial to treat skin erosions in patients suffering from the severe genetic skin disorder, Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB), begins today, led by a team of scientists and clinicians at King's Health Partners.

2011-03-16T11:53:00Z 2011-03-16T11:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newskindisorderclinicaltrialbegins.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

Justin Hayward-Young, King's alumnus and lead singer of hotly-tipped bandThe Vaccines talked exclusively to Comment and Roar before their recent gig at Tutu's.

2011-03-15T15:02:00Z 2011-03-15T15:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Drippingwithjenesaisquoi.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

In the magnificent Duke's Hall at the Royal Academy of Music, Professor Jan Palmowski, Head of the School of Arts & Humanities, welcomed a big audience to the Arts & Humanities Alumni Concert 2011 on 26 February.

2011-03-14T13:04:00Z 2011-03-14T17:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/ArtsHumanitiesalumniconcert.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

The second Creative Economy report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is officially launched today (11 March) at King's College London by Edna Dos Santos-Duisenberg, Chief of the Creative Economy and Industries Programme at UNCTAD. Professor Andy C Pratt, Head of the Centre of Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King's advised UNCTAD on the report. The report has re-shaped the landscape of government agencies discussing this sector, and provides an important touchstone for future debate.

2011-03-11T17:39:00Z 2011-03-14T09:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/UNreportlaunched.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

The King's College London Jazz Society is hosting the prestigious University of London Battle of the Big Bands on 27 March.

2011-03-10T18:01:00Z 2011-03-10T17:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/BattleoftheBigBands.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

The King's College London Think Tank is the first student-led policy institute in London.

2011-03-10T18:01:00Z 2011-03-10T18:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/StudentthinktanklaunchesatKings.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

For the first time a group of MPs and Peers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for dentistry visited King's College London's Dental Institute today, to learn more about dental education in the UK and the importance of its links with clinical service provision and research, both dental and across healthcare.

2011-03-10T14:43:00Z 2011-03-10T14:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/MPsandPeersvisitDentalInstitute.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

King's College London and the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol have won funding from the Intellectual Property Office to pioneer easy access to their intellectual assets. The £80,000 award from the Intellectual Property Office will be used to fund a collaborative project to move the free Intellectual Property (IP) concept on to create a consortium of open-innovation universities.

2011-03-09T15:58:00Z 2011-03-09T16:39:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/FundingtoexpandIntellectualProperty.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Students from King's will be involved in a pilot scheme as part of the new International Citizen Service (ICS) programme, launched today by Prime Minister David Cameron.

2011-03-09T14:08:00Z 2011-03-09T14:56:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newvolunteeringinitiativelaunched.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

Scientists at the National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health at the King's College London Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) are the first to use an advanced computer program to accurately detect the early signs of Alzheimer's disease from a routine clinical brain scan.

2011-03-07T17:10:00Z 2011-03-07T17:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Fast,accuratetestforAlzheimers.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Using midwives and other maternity staff more effectively is the key to improving maternity care in hospitals, according to findings of a review led by King's, commissioned by The King's Fund.

2011-03-07T10:00:00Z 2011-03-04T17:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Maternityworkforcereviewpublished.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Scientists have identified a single mutated gene that causes Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, a disorder of the bones causing progressive bone loss and osteoporosis (fragile bones).

2011-03-07T09:58:00Z 2011-03-04T16:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Geneforseverebonediseasediscovered.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

Shared space schemes for integrated street design – where segregation between cars, pedestrians and other road users are reduced or removed – have little benefit for street users, finds research led by Professor Rob Imrie from King's College London.

2011-03-03T17:26:00Z 2011-03-07T16:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Sharedspacestudy.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

The low-level vocational courses taken by many young people have little or no value in the labour market, suggests an independent review published today by the Department of Education.

2011-03-03T14:47:00Z 2011-03-04T11:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Vocationaleducationreview.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Researchers from King's College London, University of Dundee, and St George's, University of London have identified potential new means to treat tuberculosis (TB).

2011-03-01T11:45:00Z 2011-03-01T11:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/Newtuburculosisresearch.aspx Miss Erin Seymour

Information on New guidance to tackle alcohol problems

2011-02-28T17:00:00Z 2011-02-28T16:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Newguidancetotacklealcoholproblems.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A team of scientists and clinicians across King's Health Partners together with Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. have developed an exciting non-invasive imaging technique which tracks the build up of plaque in arteries, the main cause of cardiovascular disease leading to heart attack and stroke.

2011-02-28T15:00:00Z 2011-02-28T14:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Newheartimagingtechnique.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

The quality of stroke care in the UK is improving, but significant inequalities still exist, according to a study by a team of researchers and clinicians at King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, as part of King's Health Partners.

2011-02-25T17:15:00Z 2011-02-25T17:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Strokecarestudypublished.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

King's College London is the first university to be recognised by BSI for effective energy management by achieving Energy Management Standard BS EN 16001. The standard represents the latest best practice in energy management building upon existing national standards and initiatives.

2011-02-21T16:56:00Z 2011-02-22T17:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/KingsfirstuniversitytoachieveEnergyManagementStandard.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

The Apprentice's Margaret Mountford and the MD of Groupon UK are visiting King's next week as part of two student events championing entrepreneurship.

2011-02-18T14:30:00Z 2011-02-18T14:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Studentshostentrepreneurevents.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

Two effective treatments benefit up to 60 per cent of patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), according to a collaborative trial by King's College London and colleagues from Queen Mary, University London, and the University of Edinburgh, published in the Lancet today.

2011-02-18T10:17:00Z 2011-02-18T15:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/SafeandeffectivetreatmentsforCFSME.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

A paper published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine provides the most detailed assessment thus far of civilian deaths in the course of the recent Iraq war.

2011-02-16T16:08:00Z 2011-02-16T16:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/AnalysisofViolentDeathsofIraqiCiviliansbetween2003–2008.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

Alex Brazier, a third year medical student at King's, came third in a gruelling, alternative endurance race called 'Tough Guy' at the end of January.

2011-02-16T11:31:00Z 2011-02-16T11:54:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/03March/HalfToughGuy,halfmedicalstudent.aspx MR. Neil Carpenter

Southbank Centre and King's College London are partnering for the first time with the launch of a unique Master's programme linking education and culture. The MA in Education in Arts & Cultural Settings is the first of its kind.

2011-02-11T13:58:00Z 2011-02-11T16:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Ground-breakingMAwithSouthbankCentre.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

A wealth of documentary evidence relating to theatres and society in early-modern London has for the first time been brought together online, in an international project led by the University of Southampton, with significant contributions from the Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King's.

2011-02-07T19:21:00Z 2011-02-07T16:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/TalesofLondonsearlytheatres.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A donation of nearly £3 million to King's College London and Cicely Saunders International will transform end of life and palliative care across the world. The money will be used to identify and train the future leaders in this field who kick start, and therefore dramatically improve care and understanding in this Cinderella subject, as well as initiating much needed research in the area.

2011-02-07T16:01:00Z 2011-02-04T12:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/28millionforpalliativecare.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

A survey by King's College London and law firm Speechly Bircham reveals that employers are facing a sustained increase in workplace unrest as austerity measures, longer working hours, stress and a genuine skills gap take their toll on the UK workforce.

2011-02-04T11:46:00Z 2011-02-04T12:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Threattoemployersandworkforceproductivity.aspx MR. Brett Trewern

A new Dental Academy based at the University of Portsmouth was officially opened yesterday by Health Minister Lord Howe. The Academy is an innovative education partnership between King's College London's Dental Institute and the University of Portsmouth

2011-02-03T12:07:00Z 2011-02-04T16:14:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/NewDentalAcademyopenedbyHealthMinister.aspx Miss Erin Seymour

Research from the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS) at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) King's College London, published today in PLoS ONE, has shown for the first time that measures used to judge the effectiveness of schools are partly influenced by children's genes.

2011-02-03T11:04:00Z 2011-02-03T10:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Childrensgenesinfluenceresponsetoeducation.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

The MRC Centre for Transplantation has been awarded a £2.1 million grant from the Medical Research Council (MRC), to fund a three year clinical study into the efficacy of the drug Mirococept in renal transplantation.

2011-02-02T19:06:00Z 2011-02-02T17:13:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/21millionawardedforstudyintoextendingthelifeofkidneytransplants.aspx MR. Neil Carpenter

King's College London's UN World Food Programme society has recently joined up with a national programme, Fareshare, a charity which aims to tackle two significant problems in Britain; food poverty and food waste.

2011-02-01T14:47:00Z 2011-02-11T16:36:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/02Feb/Studentvolunteersaidlocalcommunities.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Award-winning production company The Opera Group has commenced a groundbreaking three-year residency at the Department of Music at King's College London. The partnership was brokered by King's Business.

2011-01-28T16:21:00Z 2011-01-28T16:24:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/FirstOperaGroupinresidence.aspx MR. Benjamin Stevens

Scientists have discovered a gene that defies conventional rules, with the copies inherited from mum and dad working in two very different ways.

2011-01-27T10:06:00Z 2011-01-27T12:38:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/Brainversusbrawnageneticdiscovery.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

An international team of scientists led by King's College London has taken a step closer towards developing optical components for super-fast computers and high-speed internet services of the future. This has the potential to revolutionise data processing speeds by transmitting information via light beams rather than electric currents.

2011-01-26T10:50:00Z 2011-01-26T10:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/Artificialmaterialadvancessuper-fastcomputers.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded King's College London approximately £5.2 million to support postgraduate studentships and training in the social sciences.

2011-01-25T15:54:00Z 2011-01-26T09:59:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/52Mforsocialsciencestudentships.aspx Miss Erin Seymour

Children as young as three with low levels of self-control are more likely to have physical health problems, financial difficulties and a criminal record in later life regardless of background and IQ.

2011-01-25T12:07:00Z 2011-01-25T12:05:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/Childhoodself-controlpredictshealth,wealthandcrime.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

The Government should develop a co-ordinated programme of teacher training in fieldwork to promote a more effective and inspirational approach to teaching science and mathematics using outdoor sites and venues in our towns and countryside, according to a report by the Outdoor Science Working Group (OSWG).

2011-01-21T09:56:00Z 2011-01-21T10:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/Moreoutdooreducationneeded.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A team of medical experts at King's College London, based at St Thomas' Hospital, is looking to recruit mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding their infants to join an important study to test the theory that the early introduction of certain foods into infants' diets may stop them developing allergies.

2011-01-19T14:08:00Z 2011-01-19T14:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/Familiesneededforchildhoodallergiesstudy.aspx Miss Erin Seymour

The Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London has secured research funding from the Department of Health to improve cancer survival rates.

2011-01-12T17:08:00Z 2011-01-12T17:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/47milliontoimproveoutcomesforthoseaffectedbycancer.aspx Miss Erin Seymour

King's College London scientists funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) have shown, for the first time, how our brain 'wiring' develops in the first few months of life.

2011-01-12T11:16:00Z 2011-01-12T13:47:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/Scientistsshowbrainwiringinbabies.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

An innovative device which cancels out the noise of the dental drill could spell the end of people's anxiety about trips to the dentist, according to experts at King's College London, Brunel University and London South Bank University, who pioneered the invention.

2011-01-10T09:55:00Z 2011-01-07T17:02:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/Newdevicetoremovedentaldrillnoise.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

King's College London has featured prominently in the 2011 New Years Honours list.

2011-01-04T16:48:00Z 2011-01-05T17:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2011/01Jan/NewYearsHonoursList.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

A poll of 500 business leaders reveals British businesses are failing employees with mental health conditions, from recruitment through to on-the-job support.

2010-12-21T14:27:00Z 2010-12-22T10:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Fightingstigma.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Researchers at King's College London and the University of East Anglia have discovered that women who consume a diet high in allium vegetables, such as garlic, onions and leeks, have lower levels of hip osteoarthritis.

2010-12-15T09:59:00Z 2010-12-15T09:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Garliccouldprotectagainsthiposteoarthritis.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Fewer than one in five students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland study any kind of maths after GCSE, representing the lowest levels of participation in a comparative study of 24 countries published by the Nuffield Foundation today. Levels of participation are higher in Scotland, where just under half of students study maths after S4, but still below the average.

2010-12-14T12:19:00Z 2010-12-14T11:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Internationalcomparisonofsecondarymathematics.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Researchers at King's College London have discovered that leukaemic stem cells can be reversed to a pre-leukaemic stage by suppressing a protein called beta-catenin found in the blood.

2010-12-13T17:37:00Z 2010-12-13T17:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Criticalleukaemiastemcelldiscovery.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

King's College London Dental Institute's Flexible Graduate Programme has received recognition with a $548,000 donation from leading health care product provider company, Henry Schein, Inc. The money will fund training, scholarships and awards.

2010-12-13T12:10:00Z 2010-12-14T16:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/$05mdonationfordentalinitiative.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Scientists at King's are working on creating versions of starfish compounds in the search for treatments for inflammatory conditions such as asthma, hay fever and arthritis.

2010-12-10T10:38:00Z 2010-12-10T10:37:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Starfishinspiretreatmentsforinflammation.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Professor Simon Lovestone, Director of Research, King's Health Partners (KHP), has secured funding of over £1 million from the Alzheimer's Research Trust (ART) which includes ART's largest ever single grant of £715,000.

2010-12-09T15:02:00Z 2010-12-09T15:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/KingsHealthPartnerssecureslargestgrantfromAlzheimersResearchTrust.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Having to spell your name when dealing with a call centre operator is a source of frustration to an increasing number of people, especially those called 'Jacqueline' or 'Patricia', concludes a study of how people's personal names are recorded, released by King's College London.

2010-12-08T12:31:00Z 2010-12-08T12:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Jacquelineisthehardestnametospell.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Researchers at King's College London are developing ways of working out a person's individual exposure to traffic pollution when travelling to, from, and around London.

2010-12-08T09:07:00Z 2010-12-08T09:20:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Newtrafficpollutionstudylaunched.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Continued low participation in science and mathematics post-16 is a serious concern for the UK. The publication of new figures by PISA, showing disappointing increases in attainment in science and mathematics among 15 year olds in England, raises serious concern.

2010-12-07T16:50:00Z 2010-12-08T10:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/PoorPISAresultsjustthetipoftheiceberg.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Dr Peter Stokes, Research Fellow at the Centre for Computing in Humanities at King's has received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council as part of the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7).

2010-12-07T10:20:00Z 2010-12-07T10:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/DigitalResourceforPalaeography.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

The Jacobs Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Europe in the field of youth development, announced Professors Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's as the recipients of the second annual Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize.

2010-12-03T13:59:00Z 2010-12-07T10:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/KingsProfessorswinresearchprize.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

As an important new study into the causes of agitation and aggression in people with Lewy body dementia gets underway at King's College London and Newcastle University, Britain's largest dementia brain bank network is appealing to people to become brain donors and help bring Lewy body dementia research into the 21st century.

2010-12-01T12:03:00Z 2010-12-01T11:57:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Dec/Newstudyintounder-researchedformofdementia.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

King's College London, in collaboration with Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in The Netherlands, has discovered a new gene associated with Hypospadias, the congenital malformation of the male genitalia.

2010-11-29T11:08:00Z 2010-11-29T10:57:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Scientistsfindgenelinkedtomalebirthdefect.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

The King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, has been awarded a new grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for £347,034.50. The research grant for the project titled 'Are the Armed Forces understood and supported by the public? British Social Attitudes towards the military and contemporary conflict' will run for two years from January 2011 to January 2013.

2010-11-26T12:44:00Z 2010-11-26T12:45:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/MajornewstudyintothepublicsperceptionoftheArmedForces.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

A project to translate and digitalise documents drawn up for Henry III to record money and favours owed to him, is nearing completion. The 'Fine Rolls' of Henry III are written in Latin on parchment, with one for every year of his 56 year reign, some containing more than 35,000 words, and measuring up to three metres in length.

2010-11-25T12:06:00Z 2010-11-26T11:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/HenryIIIdocumentsbroughttolife.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A team of computer scientists in the Department of Informatics at King's College London is developing innovative software which could significantly improve the quality and reliability of cloud computing, thanks to a prestigious funding award.

2010-11-25T10:52:00Z 2010-11-25T12:46:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Kingspioneersnewgenerationsoftware.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

A study led by King's, commissioned by The Stroke Association, reveals for the first time the extent of the financial impact of having a stroke, making stroke survivors amongst the most vulnerable in society.

2010-11-24T15:23:00Z 2010-11-24T15:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Surveyofstrokesurvivorspublished.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Researchers at King's College London's Department of Twin Research have discovered, as part of a large international consortium, 30 new genes that control the age of sexual maturation in women, the Journal Nature Genetics published today.

2010-11-22T17:29:00Z 2010-11-22T17:28:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Geneslinkpubertytimingandbodyfatinwomen.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Professor Sir Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's, has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award 2010 by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

2010-11-22T14:22:00Z 2010-11-22T14:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/LifetimeAchievementAward.aspx MISS Emma Reynolds

Professor Richard Sullivan and Professor Arnie Purushotham, from the Integrated Cancer Centre at King's Health Partners (KHP ICC), outlined policy solutions for the global cancer challenge in a briefing on health issues for G20 leaders last week.

2010-11-19T14:51:00Z 2010-11-19T14:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/KingscancerexpertscontributetofirsteverG20healthbriefing.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

The Centre for e-Research (CeRch) at King's College London will play a key role in the design and implementation of a major European research infrastructure that will bring together Holocaust archives from around Europe and elsewhere.

2010-11-18T15:30:00Z 2010-11-18T15:27:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/MajorEUHolocaustResearchproject.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

The Middle East & Mediterranean Studies Programme, The Centre for the Study of Divided Societies and the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) are launching the 'Conversation with Diplomacy' project at King's College London, which is funded by King's Business.

2010-11-17T14:18:00Z 2010-11-17T14:17:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/NewFCO-Kingscollaboration.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

King's student Katherine Grainger MBE won a record fifth world title at the World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand in November.

2010-11-15T17:11:00Z 2010-11-15T17:08:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/KatherineGraingercrownedWorldchampionforfifthtime.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

A group of distinguished speakers took part in an event to mark the Centenary of the birth of former King's College London Principal General Sir John Hackett GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC at the Strand Campus last night. General Sir John Hackett, one of the most distinguished names of WWII, was Principal of King's College London from 1968-1975.

2010-11-12T16:26:00Z 2010-11-12T16:32:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/GeneralSirJohnHackettCentenaryLectures.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

The danger posed by groups such as the Real IRA and Continuity IRA is now at its greatest level in over a decade, and is likely to increase finds a new report commissioned by the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence's (ICSR) at King's College London.

2010-11-12T10:24:00Z 2010-11-12T10:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Reportonviolentdissidentsthreatpublished.aspx MS. Alison Denyer

In a bid to accelerate drug discovery, NEWMEDS – an international academic-industry collaboration with King's College London as its academic lead - has pooled resources to form the largest database of clinical trial data ever created in psychiatric research.

2010-11-10T10:06:00Z 2010-11-10T10:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Largestclinicaltrialdatabaseinpsychiatricresearch.aspx Emma Reynolds

The preservation of a protein found in particular synapses in the brain plays a key role in protecting against vascular dementia after a stroke, say researchers at King's College London.

2010-11-08T21:00:00Z 2010-11-09T09:26:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Scientistsmakeadvanceindementiaresearch.aspx Alex Bevis

Following the launch of the College's £500 million fundraising campaign, alumni and friends in the United States will have the opportunity to hear first hand from the Principal about the Campaign, in particular the Neurosciences & mental health theme, at a series of topical debates tackling war and mental health issues.

2010-11-08T10:48:00Z 2010-11-08T12:16:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/CampaigngoestoUS.aspx Emma Reynolds

The College's Honorary Degree Ceremony was held yesterday evening in the Strand Chapel. The Chairman of Council, the Marquess of Douro, and the Principal, Professor Rick Trainor, conferred Honorary Degrees on eight highly-distinguished recipients.

2010-11-03T16:47:00Z 2010-11-08T12:21:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/HonoraryDegrees2010.aspx Brett Trewern

Sir John Major, the Prime Minister from 1990-97, has been named as the Chairman of the King's College London £500 million fundraising campaign, World questions| King's answers, which launched today.

2010-11-03T13:59:00Z 2010-11-03T15:25:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/500mCampaignlaunchedtoday.aspx Brett Trewern

Today King's College London will spearhead a new era of university fundraising with the global launch of World questions| King's answers. This £500 million campaign aims to deliver research that will address many of the world's most challenging problems.

2010-11-03T09:36:00Z 2010-11-03T15:19:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/500mCampaignlaunchestoday.aspx Alex Bevis

The Graduate School has just signed an agreement with FIDERH, a funding agency managed by the Central Bank of Mexico making the College eligible to receive FIDERH scholarships for Mexican Masters and PhD students wishing to study at King's.

2010-11-01T16:55:00Z 2010-11-01T17:18:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/PostgraduatescholarshipsforMexico.aspx Alex Bevis

People who engage in regular physical activity outside work – however intense – are less likely to have symptoms of depression, according to new research published in the November issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

2010-11-01T11:18:00Z 2010-11-02T13:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/Nov/Exerciserightformentalwell-being.aspx Emma Reynolds

King's College London will be one of nine universities involved in a world-first initiative to deliver new treatments and medicines to patients faster.

2010-10-26T15:52:00Z 2010-10-26T15:50:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/World-firsttodeliverfastertreatments.aspx Alex Bevis

The King's China Institute celebrated its official opening on 22 October in the presence of HE Mr Liu Xiaoming, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China. Proceedings began with the unveiling of a bronze statue of Confucius outside the Maughan Library and continued with a two-day forum on The Analects of Confucius.

2010-10-25T12:03:00Z 2010-10-25T12:03:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/KingsChinaInstitutelaunched.aspx Alex Bevis

The heads of over 20 US and UK universities and other top higher education leaders are meeting in New York this week for the first in a series of senior policy dialogues led by the British Council. Professor Rick Trainor, King's Principal, is a member of the delegation and a speaker at the conference.

2010-10-21T14:41:00Z 2010-10-21T15:41:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/UKUSUniversitiesexplorefurtherlinks.aspx Alex Bevis

The School of Arts & Humanities at King's College London throws open its doors to the public from 25-30 October for its annual week of lectures, debates and exhibitions showcasing the diversity and impact of its research on society.

2010-10-20T11:14:00Z 2010-10-21T09:35:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/ArtsHumanitiesWeek2010.aspx Alex Bevis

Dr John Gearson, Department of War Studies, chaired a seminar with General David Petraeus, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and graduate students of the Department in advance of a speech by the General at the Royal United Services Institute.

2010-10-20T10:23:00Z 2010-10-20T17:31:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/GeneralPetraeusatWarStudiesseminar.aspx Alex Bevis

Reverend Jesse Jackson launched a new action-research coalition group to help tackle the issue of Black and Asian people being disproportionately stopped and searched in the UK at an event at King's College London.

2010-10-19T11:29:00Z 2010-10-19T16:30:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/JesseJacksonlaunchesStopSearchGroup.aspx Alex Bevis

The King's Brazil Institute was officially launched on Friday 15 October with a panel discussion entitled 'Brazil at a Crossroads? The Elections of 2010'. This timely event, as Brazil is in the midst of elections, was attended by two ambassadors.

2010-10-18T17:37:00Z 2010-10-20T17:11:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/KingsBrazilInstitutelaunched.aspx Emma Reynolds

Research into genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to psoriasis are reported in five papers published online this week in Nature Genetics.

2010-10-18T15:15:00Z 2010-10-18T17:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/Researchersincreaseunderstandingofgeneticsusceptibilitytopsoriasis.aspx Emma Reynolds

The Principal, Professor Rick Trainor, has warned against possible government cuts to arts and humanities at a debate at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature

2010-10-15T15:05:00Z 2010-10-15T15:15:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/Principalfightscutstoarts.aspx Emma Reynolds

Giving antidepressants to women with postnatal depression early is likely to result in the greatest improvement in symptoms.

2010-10-13T16:30:00Z 2010-10-13T16:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/Treatmentsforpostnataldepressionassessed.aspx Alex Bevis

King's graduates and post doctoral researchers have an opportunity to make a difference via the Lion's Den business plan competition launched this week.

2010-10-12T14:33:00Z 2010-10-12T16:03:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/Kingsbusinessplancompetitionlaunched.aspx Alex Bevis

Mario Vargas Llosa, one of Latin America's most significant novelists and leading author of his generation, a former member of staff and Honorary Fellow of the College, has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature.

2010-10-12T09:55:00Z 2010-10-15T17:09:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/TenthNobelPrizeWinner.aspx Alex Bevis

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched new mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guidelines with important contributions from Professors at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London and Centre for Global Mental Health, King's Health Partners.

2010-10-08T00:00:00Z 2010-10-11T14:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/KingscontributestoWHOInterventionGuidelines.aspx Alex Bevis

A new iPhone app, 'Navigating Nightingale', is to be previewed at a Story of London festival event tonight at the Maughan Library at King's College London's Strand Campus.

2010-10-07T16:44:00Z 2010-10-11T15:22:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/NightingaleapppreviewedatStoryofLondonfestival.aspx Alex Bevis

Scientists at King's College London have discovered that some 'free radicals' protect the heart, providing a possible reason why trials of antioxidant therapies for heart disease have so far failed.

2010-10-06T10:20:00Z 2010-10-05T10:12:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/Freeradicalsshowntoprotecttheheart.aspx MS. Alex Bevis

Professor Rick Trainor, King's Principal and Dr Frances Dow, Chair of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission recently signed an agreement that makes the College one of Marshall's University Partners.

2010-10-01T00:00:00Z 2010-11-09T11:43:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/NewMarshallScholarship.aspx Alex Bevis

A special preview event in conjunction with The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival will take place at King's featuring prize winning writer Rose Tremain on 5 October.

2010-10-01T00:00:00Z 2010-10-20T17:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/oct/CheltenhamLiteratureFestivalpreview.aspx Alex Bevis

A radio station and 3-D models for teaching nursing students to recognise patient wounds that may develop in hospitals, are among the student activities and teaching initiatives set to benefit from the College's Annual Fund.

2010-09-30T13:15:00Z 2010-10-06T11:40:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/AnnualFundlaunchesKingsradio.aspx Alex Bevis

The 2010 King's Awards reception took place last night (Thursday 23 September) in the Weston Room, Maughan Library. For the fourth year, members of the College community gathered to celebrate the excellence and contributions of staff and students.

2010-09-29T11:17:00Z 2010-10-11T15:34:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/RecognisingsuccessKingsAwards2010.aspx Alex Bevis

King's College London has appointed Professor Sunil Khilnani as Director of the King's India Institute. Sunil Khilnani is currently the Starr Foundation Professor and Director of the South Asia Studies Programme at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC – a programme which he founded. He is expected to take up his new position at King's in July 2011.

2010-09-29T11:16:00Z 2010-10-05T15:49:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/KingsIndiaInstituteappointsDirector.aspx Alex Bevis

The Opening of Year service will be held on Wednesday 29 September at 13.10 in the College's Chapel at the Strand Campus. The service celebrates the start of the new academic year and the preacher will be the Most Revd Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. The service is open to all.

2010-09-29T11:16:00Z 2010-09-30T15:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/OpeningofYearService.aspx Alex Bevis

A landmark report on the Global Economic Impact of Dementia finds that Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are exacting a massive toll on the global economy, with the problem set to accelerate in coming years. The Report was jointly authored by Professor Anders Wimo of the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; and Professor Martin Prince, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London.

2010-09-29T11:15:00Z 2010-10-07T16:55:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/MassiveglobalcostofAlzheimers.aspx Alex Bevis

King's College London, in collaboration with the University of Warwick, yesterday hosted the Festival of Learning, the culmination of the King's Warwick Project drawing on the outcomes as well as wider examples of innovation in teaching and learning from other universities.

2010-09-29T11:14:00Z 2010-10-11T15:05:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/KingshostsFestivalofLearning.aspx Alex Bevis

Experts from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Transplantation at King's have revealed exciting new scientific developments for people with an organ transplant, intended to help prevent rejection of the new organ and extend its life.

2010-09-29T11:14:00Z 2010-09-15T16:45:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/Extendingthelifeofthetransplant.aspx Brett Trewern

More than £1million has been left to King's College London by a former student who studied dentistry in the 1940s. Diana Trebble (née Jennings), who died in February last year, left two thirds of her estate to King's and her gift will be used to create an open scholarship for postgraduate dental students called the 'Diana Trebble PhD Scholarship'.

2010-09-29T11:14:00Z 2010-09-20T11:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/Dentalone-in-a-million.aspx Alex Bevis

Louise Archer, Professor of Sociology of Education, Department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College London, will lead a coordinating team of educational researchers for the Targeted Research Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education (TISME).

2010-09-29T11:14:00Z 2010-09-17T12:51:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/KingsacademictoleadSTEMInitiative.aspx Alex Bevis

Nearly two thirds of the public do not want to see children locked up behind bars until at least the age of 12, rising to 14 for young people convicted of a non-violent crime, according to a new poll. The poll supports the findings of a major new research report by Dr Jessica Jacobson, Professor Mike Hough and colleagues at the Institute for Criminal Policy Research.

2010-09-29T11:14:00Z 2010-10-11T14:58:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/Publicsayslockupfewerchildren.aspx Alex Bevis

A new university world league table has been produced by the THE in partnership with Thomson Reuters, following the end of the relationship between THE and QS, which for a number of years had produced the well established THE/QS world university rankings table.

2010-09-29T11:14:00Z 2010-10-11T15:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/THEThomsonReutersuniversityleaguetable.aspx Alex Bevis

King's has risen two places to 21st position in the world in the 2010 QS international world rankings, formerly the Times Higher Education/QS rankings.

2010-09-29T11:10:00Z 2010-10-11T15:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/Kingsrisesinworldleaguetable.aspx Alex Bevis

The Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced a major independent review of vocational education for 14- to 19-year-olds, to be led by Alison Wolf, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management.

2010-09-17T10:37:00Z 2010-10-05T16:10:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/Expertheadsvocationalreview.aspx Alex Bevis

EyeResearchers from the Department of Twin Research at King's College London have identified genes associated with two common eye problems, myopia and glaucoma. The findings have been published in this week's edition of Nature Genetics.

2010-09-13T00:00:00Z 2010-10-11T15:07:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/GenesforMyopiadiscovered.aspx Alex Bevis

King's College London has been awarded the title of 'University of the Year 2010/11' from The Sunday Times, one of the most prestigious and influential newspapers in the world.

2010-09-12T00:00:00Z 2010-10-19T12:04:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/KingswinsUniversityoftheYear.aspx Alex Bevis

One of the most ambitious large-scale projects in Human Genetics has been launched today.

2010-09-07T00:00:00Z 2010-10-11T15:01:00Z http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2010/sept/LargesteverEpigeneticsprojectlaunched.aspx