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Obesity treatment risks becoming a 'two-tier system', researchers warn

Treatment for obesity in the UK could become a “two-tier system” where the most vulnerable patients miss out altogether.

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Care Work launches new Community of Practice

The project is welcoming participants. First online meeting: 18 November

Care Work Community of Practice

NMPC student wins prestigious award for mental health campaigning

Sophie Du Plessis wins the 2025 Janey Antoniou Campaigner of the Year award from Rethink Mental Illness.

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Advancing Hearing Health Through Innovation and Public Engagement

Participants from a recent Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) workshop have shared valuable insights and responded positively to the...

Dr Lukas giving a demo at the PPIE Workshop

New book sets out a practical roadmap for purpose-led organisations facing the climate crisis

The Purpose-Driven Organisation in Times of Climate Crisis brings together climate science and management research to help leaders embed purpose and...

Atta sexdens is a species of leafcutter ant belonging to the tribe Attini, native to America

King's quantum scientist enters semifinal of major global competition

Dr Eleanor Crane and team could be recipients of a $5 million dollar prize pot in the XPRIZE Quantum Applications competition.

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TwinsUK data helps uncover hidden mutations that could drive cancer

New research using data from the TwinsUK cohort has helped reveal how naturally occurring DNA mutations in healthy tissue may contribute to ageing and the...

Researcher pipetting in the laboratory.

Former King's students recognised globally in Study UK Alumni Awards 2025

Enchia Tsai was one of four international UK alumni announced winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards, and Dr M Tasdik Hasan was a finalist.

Collage of two photos, Enchia Tsai (left) and Tasdik Hasan (right)

King's Arts & Humanities acquires two new Steinway pianos for the Department of Music

The Steinway models B and D, considered the gold standard in piano making, are already in use by Music students at King’s.

Closeup of a Steinway piano

New King's technology restores chemotherapy effectiveness against resistant cancer cells

Scientists from King’s have successfully applied a new technology that disarms one of the most potent weapons cancer cells use to weaken the effects of...

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Use of blood pressure and pulse monitoring device shows promise for maternal health in Sierra Leone

A new study shows that the use of a simple maternity innovation that measures the mother’s blood pressure and pulse can be scaled nationally in Sierra Leone...

CRADLE 5 device used in Sierra Leone

Modern slavery risk in UK housebuilding could be hidden in plain sight

The review highlights serious gaps in understanding modern slavery in the sector.

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King's awarded £2.7m to develop device that kills nail fungal infections

King’s has been awarded a grant worth £2.7m to take OnchyMed – a “first-in-class” treatment for nail fungal infections – into clinical trials.

Nail fungal infection

New Data Empowerment Clinic launches to tackle 'missing profession' of the 21st Century

The first dedicated educational infrastructure of its kind, the Clinic will support grassroots data empowerment movements globally and enable students to gain...

Prof Sylvie Delacroix and Suha Mohamed at a lectern in front of a screen

Arts & Humanities 2025 Supervisory Excellence Award winners announced

Professor Susannah Ticciati, Professor of Christian Doctrine and Dr Shuangyu Li, Reader in Clinical Communication and Cultural Competency, have been announced...

Split screen picture of Shuangyu Li and Susannah Ticciati

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