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We are aware of complaints regarding the conduct of a member of staff and are looking into this. We do not condone inappropriate or abusive behaviour. This being taken seriously and is being dealt with as a priority.
We are aware of complaints regarding the conduct of a member of staff and are looking into this. We do not condone inappropriate or abusive behaviour. This is being taken seriously and is being dealt with as a priority.
@mudderclucker
Hi Meghna, thank you for raising this with us. We do not tolerate racism or any form of prejudice or discrimination levelled at anyone based on their skin colour, ethnicity or religion. Such behaviour is subject to our misconduct processes. We are looking into this serious matter
We were thrilled to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to
@CSI_KCL
yesterday.
The Princess Royal spoke to researchers, clinicians and patients to understand how
@KingsNursing
is improving people’s experience of life limiting conditions, death and dying.
HRH, The Princess Royal,
@RoyalFamily
opened a new teaching ward used to train the next generation of healthcare professionals and named after the first black nurse in the NHS, Kofoworola Abeni Pratt.
@KingsNursing
@kingsmedicine
On Friday 8th March The Duchess of Sussex will join a panel discussion convened by
@QueensComTrust
to mark
#IWD2019
The event, hosted
@KingsCollegeLon
, will bring together a special panel of female thought-leaders and activists to discuss a range of issues affecting women today.
We’re pleased to confirm that we will accept all offer holders who have met or exceeded their offer conditions for their chosen King’s degree* (not dependent on external funding i.e Dentistry). We know how hard students have worked to achieve the results that they deserve. (1/4)
We're delighted to announce our decision to bring our cleaners & security staff in-house in 2019. Bringing the people who deliver these vital services fully into the King’s community is fully aligned with our mission to make the world a better place...
It is with great sadness that we learn today of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, our Patron. Our sincere condolences are with the Royal Family and those close to her.
“Be in no doubt, international students are welcome in the UK.”
It was fantastic to welcome the Education Secretary
@bphillipsonMP
to King’s today, and to hear recognition for the valuable contributions international students make to our universities, communities, and country.
the fact that taylor shouted out king’s college where she did her first ever UK show and where i studied at uni and set up the taylor swift society 😭
#LondonTSTheErasTour
🫶
Historic protests are ongoing in
#Iran
, sparked by the death of 22-year-old
#MahsaAmini
in police custody.
As protests enter a third week, Ahou Koutchesfahani (
@ahou_doe
) an expert on social media & Iranian women’s rights discourse
@warstudies
, explains the situation.
#KingsQs
Professor Sir Simon Wessely from
@KingsIoPPN
, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
Read more here👇
Upon leaving Bush House, Her Majesty and The Duchess were presented with bouquets by Miss Mei Lan Poon (1st year Computer Science) and Miss Asra Polat (2nd year Econimics, student representative for
@Kingspol_econ
)
#LifeAtKings
Following a police incident on London Bridge, Guy’s Campus has been temporarily locked down. Staff and students are advised not to travel to the area at this time.
We're incredibly proud to announce
@CitizensUK
has named King's as the first ever Refugees Welcome University! We've been recognised for supporting forcibly displaced young people to ensure their education is not disrupted.
The past week has been a very challenging time for anyone who cares about equality and justice. At King’s, we deplore all forms of racism. We also know that we have to look hard at our own behaviours and structures, challenging ourselves as well as others. (1/4)
We are pleased to announce that Professor Shitij Kapur has been appointed as our incoming President & Principal and will return to King’s in June 2021.
Pleasure to host
@The_ACU
yesterday for discussion on how
#highereducation
can help build a better world. We were honoured to host HRH The
#DuchessofSussex
, university leaders, academics and international scholarship students for this important conversation
We're proud of our community's work in the fight against COVID-19. One nurse has paused her studies to train junior ICU nurses and
@KingsNMS
engineers collaborated with
@UniofOxford
to develop a new prototype for ventilators.
#unisupport
#KingsTogether
New research from
@KingsIoPPN
shows nearly half of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff are likely to meet the threshold for PTSD, severe anxiety or problem drinking during the
#COVID19
#pandemic
@ProfNGreenberg
Read more👇
King’s researchers have found six distinct COVID-19 ‘types’ with particular symptom clusters, which could give advanced warning of demand for hospital care and respiratory support.
@kingsmedicine
@Kingsimaging
@TwinsUKres
#WeareKings
Delighted to announce that a new Mars rover has been named after King's scientist and DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin! 👩🏻🔬🚀 …
#Womeninscience
#WomeninSTEM
🎉 We’re delighted to be partnering with the Raheem Sterling Foundation (
@RSfoundation
) and the University of Manchester (
@OfficialUoM
) to offer scholarships to support Black British students from socio-economically underrepresented backgrounds
⬇️
King's is delighted to announce that
@HillaryClinton
will launch our new event series, World Questions, on 13 November 🎉!
Secretary Clinton will be in conversation with
@JuliaGillard
, former Australian Prime Minister and Chair of
@GIWLkings
>
A joint statement from King's,
@GSTTnhs
and
@GSTTCharity
on the statues of Robert Clayton and Thomas Guy:
'Like many organisations in Britain, we know that we have a duty to address the legacy of colonialism, racism and slavery in our work.' 1/5
Today we brought together university leaders, academics &
#students
to discuss how we can build a better world through
#highered
. We were honoured to be joined by HRH The Duchess of Sussex. Thanks to
@KingsCollegeLon
for hosting!
We’re supporting
#ClapForOurCarers
👏 at 8pm to thank all of the NHS staff, current and retired, many of whom are our staff and students! Please share any pictures and videos you take with us so we can show our colleagues and friends how much we appreciate them
#WeAreKings
❤️
'We have therefore decided to remove statues of Robert Clayton and Thomas Guy from public view, and we look forward to engaging with and receiving guidance from the
@MayorofLondon
’s Commission on each.' 3/5
We are delighted to be selected as one of 24
#EuropeanUniversity
alliances as part of
@CircleU_eu
! We will empower our students and staff to mobilize knowledge to make the 🌍 a better place. Together, we’re building the universities of the future!
#KingsTogether
#WeAreKings
✨ Taylor Swift is touring Europe next year!
🎸 But did you know her first UK gig was at
@kclsu
student union in 2008?
🎶 Do you remember it all too well?
#TSTheErasTour
🔗 ➡️
The app is being trialled by 5000 twins and their families from the
@TwinsUKres
cohort, helping researchers separate genetic effects from environmental factors.
You can download the app here:
#unisupport
#KingsTogether
It is with great sadness that we learn today of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. Our sincere condolences are with Her Majesty The Queen, the Royal Family and those close to him during this time:
🥳
#StrandAldwych
is official open.
🟢 This project has transformed one of the capital’s most congested & polluted streets into a bright, welcoming destination
🟢 The space will connect the community with exciting new art, experiences & learning
⬇️
We are delighted that His Majesty The King has become our Royal Patron, continuing a long and valued association between the University and The Monarch.
Read more ⬇️
King’s has fully divested from fossil fuels almost 2 years ahead of schedule.
Our commitment to responsible investment is led by
@KCLSustainable
& is a core part of our wider commitment to
@serviceatkings
& contributing to
#ClimateAction
Read more👇
This year, King's was named the first ‘Refugees Welcome University’ by
@CitizensUK
for our commitment to welcoming forced migrants to the King's community and for offering a comprehensive programme of education and research on migration.
#RefugeeWeek2020
We're thrilled to receive an institutional Athena Swan Silver Award from
@AdvanceHE
recognising the advancement of gender equality in higher education 🎉
The
#airpollution
that we
#breathe
every day is largely invisible, but is killing us. How did it get this bad and how can we stop it? Listen to
@drgaryfuller
on air pollution as the 'Invisible Killer' on
#SoundCloud
>
We are greatly saddened to learn that Dame Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81.
One of Britain's most iconic fashion designers, Vivienne Westwood has a lasting impact on the history of King’s, designing our academic dress for graduations in 2008.
👏👏
@FunmiOlonisakin
our Vice President & Vice Principal (International) has once again been named in the
#powerlist2021
of 100 most influential Black Britons in the Public, Third Sector and Education category. We feel incredibly lucky to have you here at King's, 'Funmi!
Congratulations to King's alumni
@ImaniLara
and
@dinaashersmith
, and the rest of the Women's 4x100m relay team on their silver medal in Paris tonight!🥈
Today, Hillary Rodham Clinton will be here at King's in conversation with
@JuliaGillard
to kick off our
#WorldQuestions
series 🤩! Follow the discussion live from 3pm:
We are delighted that nursing student, Owami Davies has been today found safe and well. We know what a relief this will be for Owami’s family and friends, and the King’s community.
Welcome to London! Welcome to King’s! We hope all our students are enjoying
#WelcomeWeek
. In this film learn more about King's: what we believe in, what we stand for and how we’re striving to make the world a better place in London & around the world
#LifeatKings
#KingsandLondon
Scientists have found Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, have iron coated teeth.
@AaronLeBlanc6
(
@kingsdentistry
) says the study gives us clues to how dinosaurs like the T-rex may have ripped apart their prey
#ScienceatKings
Read more⬇️
#IWD2021
: Today we’re celebrating our women academics, students and alumni who have achieved so much this year and whose research has been fundamental to our understanding of COVID-19. (1/2)
We are deeply saddened by the passing of theoretical physicist and King's alumnus Peter Higgs whose work on particle physics was critical to our understanding of the Universe.
We were proud to mark our medical student's achievements today in a virtual celebration!
Professor Sir Robert Lechler congratulated our future doctors, looking ahead to further success.
@kingsmedicine
#WeareKings
#unisupport
Congratulations to Sir Roger Penrose who has been jointly awarded the
#NobelPrize
in Physics for his discovery showing that the general theory of relativity leads to the formation of black holes. Sir Roger was at King's between 1961 and 1963
@KingsNMS
We're beyond excited that King's alumna Dr Rosalind Franklin is a front-runner for the new £50 note! Read more about Dr Franklin's pioneering work here:
#SpotlightKings
…
#STEM
#science
#DNA
King’s has launched a free online course outlining the impact that
#AI
is having on the higher education sector.
The new course is open to anyone interested in HE, including educators, professional services staff, management, policymakers & students.
👇