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Nature's capacity to 'bounce-back' when species are lost vastly overestimated

The idea that ecosystems carry plenty of back-up, so if a small number of species become extinct there is little harm, has been greatly overestimated...

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Bowel cancer in young people is rising – UK public can help find answers in major new trial

Bowel cancer in young people is on the rise globally, and researchers from King’s College London are calling on the UK public to help them discover why.

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Higher daily step counts linked to fewer mental health problems in early adolescence

Every extra walk to school, kickabout in the park or trip to the shops could be doing more for teenage mental health than first thought, according to new...

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King's co-leads £22m London health and social care partnership

King’s College London is co-leading a new partnership uniting London’s health and care community, underpinned by a significant investment in the city’s...

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Beyond Net Zero: What Does Business Responsibility Mean after Climate Disaster?

Nepal’s climate disaster demonstrates why business responsibility must extend beyond net zero and emergency donations.

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Kings convenes defence and security discussion at Labour Party Conference

King’s College London brought together policymakers, political figures, journalists and researchers to examine the UK’s defence and security priorities at a...

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Cracking crimes with canines – forensics experts build database of dog DNA

Forensic scientists are using DNA from dogs to help the police solve crimes.

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King's launches initiative to accelerate scientific discovery with AI

King's Autonomous Labs is a new initiative helping researchers use artificial intelligence, robotics and automation to accelerate experiments, supported by a...

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Mediterranean diet linked to lower likelihood of acne in adults

Eating a Mediterranean diet has been linked to lower likelihood of acne in adults.

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UKRI leader meets King's academics and entrepreneurs

Senior leadership, spinout founders and academics at King’s met the leader of UKRI to discuss how the university can support and contribute to government...

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Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi CBE appointed Vice President for International at Royal Academy of Engineering

Implemented following the recommendations of a recent governance review, the new role on the Academy’s Trustee Board will oversee all international activity...

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Patients enrol in UK-wide study investigating cancer inequalities

The first patients have enrolled in major new research investigating how cancer outcomes differ across ethnic groups, ancestries, and socioeconomic...

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King's College London announces a new Medical Research Council Doctoral Landscape Award in Biomedical Sciences

The King’s College London and MRC Doctoral Landscape Award in Biomedical Sciences is one of fourteen Medical Research Council (MRC) Doctoral Landscape Awards...

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'Dark genome' reveals different routes to inflammation in clonal haematopoiesis

A new study has revealed that two of the most common mutations found in an age-related blood condition may be associated with inflammation through distinct...

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South African mining community compensated for less than 5% of losses

A new way of counting loss and damage* from researchers at King’s College London and the University of KwaZulu-Natal shows how far mining compensation in...

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