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News highlights from around the School in 2011. A selection of news stories from previous years can be found by following the links to the left. Alternatively, visit the College's News Centre.Selected news stories
The Department of War Studies, hosted a conversation with the President of the World Bank, Mr Robert Zoellick on 10 November. Mr Zoellick discussed the connections between the global financial crisis and its intrinsic links to economy and security with Professor Mats Berdal, Professor of Conflict, Security and Development in the Department of War Studies.
Academics from the Defence Studies Department have been awarded over $42,000 of funding from the Strategic Studies Institute.
Last night (Thursday 20 October) King’s hosted a Traditional Architecture Group (TAG) Debate between noted British Philosophers Alain de Botton and Roger Scruton.
The Defence Studies Department (DSD) at King's was first awarded the contract to educate Armed Forces personnel at the Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) in Shrivenham in 2000.
Dr Karen Lowton, Institute of Gerontology, has been awarded over £160,000 to conduct research into the lives of adult survivors of childhood liver transplant.
Professor David Guest has been named in the top ten HR Most Influential UK thinkers.
A Management Department alumnus has become the youngest member of the Turkish Parliament in history. Bilal Macit graduated from the MSc in Public Services Policy and Management in 2010, and was elected as a deputy for the AK (Justice and Development) Party this year, at the age of 27
Professor Patrick Le Galès has been elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
A team led by Professor Martin Wooster from the Department of Geography's Environmental Monitoring & Modelling Group, recently took part in a week-long exercise in Dorset, where a number of prescribed fires were lit for research purposes.
Prime Minister Visits Royal Air Force College Cranwell
On 16 June the Right Honourable David Cameron, visited Royal Air Force College Cranwell, in Lincolnshire to review the Graduation of No 23 Initial Officer Training Course and No 17 Specialist Entry PM Visits Royal Air Force College Cranwelland Re-entrant Course.
On 16 June the Right Honourable David Cameron, visited Royal Air Force College Cranwell, in Lincolnshire to review the Graduation of No 23 Initial Officer Training Course and No 17 Specialist Entry PM Visits Royal Air Force College Cranwelland Re-entrant Course.
The Department of Education & Professional Studies held its Annual Education Lecture 16 June. We welcomed Mayor of London, Boris Johnson to the College to discuss Classics Education in Schools.
President of Liberia visit
The President of Liberia and Africa’s first elected female Head of State, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, spoke on Sunday 12 June 2011 at King’s College London, where she discussed her government’s achievements over the period of her leadership, since 2005.
The President of Liberia and Africa’s first elected female Head of State, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, spoke on Sunday 12 June 2011 at King’s College London, where she discussed her government’s achievements over the period of her leadership, since 2005.
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.
Major General John Lorimer, head of strategic communication at the Ministry of Defence, gave a lecture last night (10 May) at King’s on UK military operations in Afghanistan.
Professor Anatol Lieven's new book, Pakistan: A Hard Country (Penguin) was launched at the College on Tuesday 26 April. The event was chaired by Professor Mats Berdal and was attended by representatives from the High Commission for Pakistan, the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Defence as well as Merlin, the UK's leading international health charity, and the Deputy News Editor for Al Jazeera English.
King’s College London Business Club (KCLBC), the College’s award winning student enterprise society, has just returned from Dubai, UAE, where 20 participants took place in their International Insight series overseas trip.
Crown Copyright
On Tuesday 29 March 2011, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh returned to the Defence Academy to mark the 10th Anniversary of his opening of the Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) building.
UK Health & Safety Regulation Review
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.
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.
Vocational education reviewVocational courses have little or no value in the labour market, suggests an independent review published today by the Department of Education. The review was compiled by Professor Alison Wolf, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King’s College London.
Ground-breaking MA with Southbank CentreSouthbank 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. MA Education in Arts & Cultural Settings.
Pressure on pay in private sector mountsA 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.
European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2011
On Friday 4 February the Department of Geography hosted the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2011 Programme Committee meeting. The European Geosciences Union is the largest European Earth and Planetary Sciences organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence geosciences and planetary and space sciences.
Pressure on pay in private sector mountsA 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.
European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2011
On Friday 4 February the Department of Geography hosted the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2011 Programme Committee meeting. The European Geosciences Union is the largest European Earth and Planetary Sciences organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence geosciences and planetary and space sciences.
£5.2M for social science studentshipsThe 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.
Launch of the new joint MA / MSc Creative CitiesMA/MSc Creative Cities is an innovative joint programme between the Centre for Culture, Media & Creative Industries and the Department of Geography that critically examines the ideas, practices and policies of ‘creative cities’.