King's College London

On display in Bush House Arcade until the end of October, the exhibition brings together projects supported through the One King's Impact Fund.

Among them is NYRA, a social enterprise co-founded by Elizabeth Young, Project Manager in the Department of International Development and Dr Amanda Lenhardt, Lecturer in Development Policy and Practice at King's, which has developed a platform enabling direct investment in climate-smart farming and biodiversity projects in Ghana and Madagascar.

Closer to campus, Root-to-Tip brings together expertise in nutrition, marketing and catering to explore how making use of parts of vegetables that are often discarded — such as butternut squash peel and cauliflower leaves — can increase fibre intake while reducing waste. Using King's Food outlets as a 'Living Laboratory', the project has developed dishes that increase fibre content by 2.6g per serving and saves 30 tonnes of CO₂ every year. The project is co-led by Dr Rachel Gibson, Reader in Nutrition and Graeme Collie, Associate Director of Catering. 

Featured projects also focus on improving health, inclusion and access. Melanie Amna Abas, Professor of Global Mental Health, and Dr Gabrielle Samuel, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Justice and Health at King's, are working with a network of partners in Africa and internationally to co-produce a prototype for the first guided self-help app for depression designed specifically for African countries.

Meanwhile, Dr Nicola Bailey and Dr Irene Di Giulio, both Senior Lecturers in Engineering at King's, are working directly with people with limb differences to co-develop assistive technologies that remove barriers to participation in sport, including specialist rowing equipment and improvements to prosthetic technology.

Together, the projects illustrate the One King's Impact approach, which brings together the university's assets and expertise across research, education and operations. It encourages collaboration across disciplines and sectors, and with partners and communities, to achieve meaningful and lasting societal change.

The exhibition opened this summer as part of the One King's Impact Summit & Celebration, which brought together King's staff, students and community partners to share learning, connect, and celebrate impact across the University.

The Summit featured panel discussions and practical workshops on skills for impact-driven work, from storytelling and impact measurement to funding, cross-sector collaboration and theory of change. Panel discussions brought together OKI project leads, community partners, senior leadership and students to explore what genuine collaboration looks like in practice, and to look ahead to the next phase of One King's Impact.

Closing the day, Professor 'Funmi Olonisakin, Vice President (International, Engagement & Service), said that One King's Impact helps build bridges between disciplines, sectors, and knowledge and lived experience: "One King's Impact is not simply a strategy. It is a collective endeavour, shaped by the people in this room and the communities we work alongside"

Plan your visit

The One King's Impact Showcase is free to enter, so drop in to Bush House Arcade between lectures or meetings and bring visitors to showcase how King’s serves society through academic excellence. You will leave with a clear picture of what our community can achieve by co-producing work across academic boundaries and with a sense of pride.

Find out more about the One King’s Impact approach.