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International Development welcomes new Head of Department

Exciting new era for department as it storms up latest world university rankings

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King's announces progress and ambitious targets with updated Climate & Sustainability Action Plan

King’s is delighted to publish the second iteration of our Climate & Sustainability Action Plan to set out our ambitions to address the climate emergency

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Research Director appointed for King's Business School's new Centre for Sustainable Business

Centre will provide businesses with practical solutions to transition to more sustainable practices

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King's achieves first-class sustainability ranking

King’s placed fifth in the UK in rankings from People & Planet

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Impact on a local, national, and global scale: King's publishes report highlighting contributions towards UN's Sustainable Development Goals

The report details some of the diverse ways King’s work aligns with the SDGs to support the global effort to build a better world.

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Progress on poverty reduction falling short of UN's Global Goals

Bleak projections predict extreme poverty is on the rise in low-income countries and UN targets will be missed

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Celebrating the King's community driving forward sustainability

Staff, students and alumni came together at the King’s Climate & Sustainability Awards 2023 to celebrate the efforts of those helping to make King’s a more...

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Wastewater microfibres contributes to potential pollution on Kenyan coastline

Researchers from King’s and Northumbria University found that microfibres released from washing clothes may pose problems for East African ecosystems

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Boost your employability this summer with an internship

10 part-time paid internships offer King’s students the opportunity to experience life in a start-up.

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King's students and staff spotlight climate and sustainability across February

King’s Sustainability hosts 39 events across February as part of King’s Climate & Sustainability Month to shine a light and come together on these global...

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Engineers in Business Competition winners announced

Three finalists pitched their ideas in last night’s final to be crowned the first Engineers in Business Competition winner.

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King's hosts the London Student Sustainability Conference 2023

Hosted at King’s, students from 10 London-based universities came together to present and learn about the work inspiring positive impacts around the world.

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Project on household water insecurity receives €2 million in funding

A research project analysing insecure water access in Europe and the United States has been awarded €2 million by the European Research Council (ERC).

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Progressive water policy needs to be intrinsically linked to human rights and sustainability

King’s Water Centre has launched four policy papers that explore how we can ensure we have a just and sustainable water future.

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Fast-growing cities in the US also have increasing numbers of residents without access to piped water, finds new report

A new in-depth report finds an increase in households without piped running water – what the authors call ‘plumbing poverty’ – in some of America’s wealthiest...

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