More than 150 people attended the launch of the King's Collaborative Scheme for Early Career Researchers showcase, Creative Impacts, on Tuesday, where the winning research project was announced.

Executive Director for Culture, Munira Mirza attended the launch and announced the winning project as Belief Kill, Belief Cure, which addresses mental healthcare inequalities for the black community in Southwark and Lambeth. The project was led by Dr Louisa Codjoe from the Department of Health Service & Population Research in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, who won a £500 prize towards her future research. 

Representatives from faith communities and the NHS also attended a round table event about the project on Thursday, after viewing the showcase. 

The programme supports PhD students and researchers in establishing relationships with cultural sector or technology industry partners, helping address a challenge many PhD students and Early Career Researchers face: how can they make their research have an impact beyond academia. 

Other projects showcased at the event were: 

• Grand Designs in Roman Britain - led by Francesca Bologna, Department of Classics, Faculty of Arts & Humanitites 
• Invisible Nature of Fatigue in IBD - led by Dr Wladyslawa Czuber-Dochan, Department of Adult Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care 
• Ithemba Ilitsha (New Hope) - led by Dr Sharron Frood, Department of Child & Family Health, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care 
• Outside In - led by Ruth Bowyer, Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine 
• Synaptic Counterpoint - led by Jenny Greig, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience 
• Re-imagining Disaster recovery in the Andaman Islands - led by Sophie Blackburn, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy  
• The Soul-Deep Arts Project - led by Meera Ladwa, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine 

Find out more about the Creative Impacts projects here