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King's scientists to help build world's largest dark matter detector

Physicists from King's are working with universities across the UK to build an advanced dark matter detector ten times the size of the previous record holder.

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King's ranked number one for sociology and social policy

The 2025 Guardian University Guide highlights excellence of social science at King's

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Multiple ways to evolve tiny knee bone could have helped humans walk upright

The evolution of bones in primates’ knees could have implications for how humans evolved to walk upright, a new study has found.

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King's helping businesses understand the benefits of Artificial Intelligence

Business owners can enhance their knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it might affect them thanks to a new course from King’s College London.

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UK's first MedTech Venture Builder backs 12 new companies

The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) has launched its inaugural MedTech Venture Builder programme, funded by Research England.

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Food insecurity putting mums-to-be at risk

Pregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and mental health...

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Sharks are abandoning stressed coral reefs in warming oceans

Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new study finds.

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Drugs prescribed off-label may do more harm than good

A new study from King’s College London shows that off-label prescriptions of a common antidepressant doesn’t help breathlessness in patients with respiratory...

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U-Belong project teams up with UK students to combat loneliness at university

The King’s-led U-Belong project has launched a new interactive toolkit to equip students with the tools they need to build a sense of belonging at university.

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Digital Futures Institute appoints Daniel Susskind as Research Professor

The Digital Futures Institute has appointed the economist, author and former government advisor as its new Research Professor.

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King's academic makes Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Dr Sarah Perry, Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Digital Humanities, has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2024 for her novel, Enlightenment.

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New technology holistically images deep living tissue for the first time

The new device could lay the groundwork for an entirely new kind of osteoarthritis treatment.

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20-year study finds rates of PTSD and common mental disorders on the rise in Armed Forces personnel and veterans

The latest research from the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King’s College London and commissioned by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs...

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Unit Annual Report 2023

A year of transitions at the Unit

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