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Care homes could overtake hospitals as most common place to die

Care homes could overtake hospitals as most common place to die
Description
Researchers from King's College London have found that deaths occurring in care homes in England and Wales could more than double in the next 25 years if recent trends continue.
Date:
Wednesday 11th October 2017

Scientists reveal how inflammation affects the life of brain cells

Scientists reveal how inflammation affects the life of brain cells
Description
New King's College London research reveals how blood inflammation affects the birth and death of brain cells, which could offer new treatment targets for antidepressants.
Date:
Wednesday 11th October 2017

How to support the educational aspirations of care leavers

How to support the educational aspirations of care leavers
Description
Report on launch of Dr Jenny Driscoll's new book 'Transitions From Care To Independence' at King's Policy Institute, attended by audience of social workers
Date:
Tuesday 10th October 2017

New study to take on depression in young people

New study to take on depression in young people
Description
A major new study will investigate global risk factors for depression by analysing data about family and social environment, stressful experiences, brain images, and biological data, in 10-24 year olds from the UK, Brazil, Nigeria and Nepal.
Date:
Tuesday 10th October 2017

Multimedia services at the Maughan Library

Multimedia services at the Maughan Library
Description
Improvements to the multimedia services at the Maughan Library
Date:
Monday 9th October 2017

Promising new prostate cancer test developed

Promising new prostate cancer test developed
Description
An easy to produce prostate cancer tracer, a substance vital for the discovery of cancers, has been developed by King's College London PhD student Jennifer Young.
Date:
Monday 9th October 2017

Dr Jessica Rapson's monograph published in paperback

Dr Jessica Rapson's monograph published in paperback
Description
Dr. Jessica Rapson's monograph Topographies of suffering: Buchenwald, Babi Yar, Lidice. The book explores the Holocaust via three sites: the former concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany; the mass grave at Babi Yar, Ukraine; and the razed village of Lidice, Czech Republic. Bringing together recent scholarship from cultural memory and cultural geography, Dr Rapson focuses on the way these violent histories are remembered via the physical sites in which difficult pasts can be represented and understood in the present.
Date:
Monday 9th October 2017

New name for the Faculty

New name for the Faculty
Description
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery has recently been renamed the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care.
Date:
Monday 9th October 2017

Discover the magical world of opera

Description
King's College London's new free online course leads learners through 400 years of opera history to explore the inner-workings of the art form through exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and the V&A museum. Sign up today and join the social conversation at #FLInsideOpera
Date:
Monday 9th October 2017

Music room refurbishment

Description
Extensive refurbishment of around 40 teaching and music practice rooms has taken place in the South East Block (SEB) and South West Block (SWB) at the Strand Campus.
Date:
Friday 6th October 2017

King's reach semi-final of Enactus World Cup

King's reach semi-final of Enactus World Cup
Description
Enactus KCL reached the semi-final at the Enactus World Cup last week, placing in the top 16 of 36 countries.
Date:
Friday 6th October 2017

The making of a male midwife

The making of a male midwife
Description
It's 40 years since men were first allowed to train as midwives in the UK, but they still only make up a tiny proportion of the profession. BBC Magazine have been speaking to some of our male midwifery students about their experiences.
Date:
Friday 6th October 2017
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