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COMMENT: 'Polite littering' is a rubbish problem - here's why the British approach to tackling clean ups is not working

Since moving to London almost a decade ago, I’ve always been struck by the drink tins, sandwich packs and free newspapers draped on and wedged in every nook...

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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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Two King's Entrepreneurs reach 2024 Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition Final

Sanchitha K Ratnakara and Yassin Ali will represent King's in the 2024 Mayor's Entrepreneur's Competition final in May.

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Venture Crawl returns with first-ever walking crawl for King's

London university students explore some of the city’s most innovative hotspots at Venture Crawl 2024.

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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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King's community comes together to learn and take action for Climate & Sustainability Month 2024

The month saw thousands of King’s staff, students and alumni engaged in climate events across the University

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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 scientists discover enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics

New method of chemical recycling achieves full degradation of plastics within 24 hours

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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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Bush House solar panel installation leads energy saving projects topped out

The team at Estates & Facilities continue in their march to increase energy efficiency across King’s with a couple of multi-year projects topping out as we...

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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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Exchanging ideas on key climate actions needed at COP28

Students, academics, staff and visitors came together to discuss priorities for climate action ahead of this year’s COP28 meeting of world leaders.

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Idea Factory Competition returns with Open Pitch Night

A new event format saw 34 teams from across King’s College London pitch their early-stage ideas.

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King's staff empowered to make sustainable changes across university

The relaunches of the Sustainability Champions scheme will ignite inspired staff to develop and implement sustainable initiatives for their departments.

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Climate Action Network relaunch sees King's community ready to dive into sustainability

Students and staff from across King’s came together to tackle sustainability and maximise positive impact

Climate Action Network Relaunch 2023

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