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[email protected] INTOUCH, THE TRANSFORMATION ISSUE. ISSUE HEART OF CULTURE LIVER DISEASE ON RADICALISM Virginia Woolf Building Autumn 2016 Connecting through culture: Academics and clinicians reflect Dr Shiraz Maher outlines King’s College London Deborah Bull outlines King’s on the research and innovations how greater understanding of 22 Kingsway Since we published the last issue of InTouch, the world as we know London WC2B 6LE it has changed. On 23 June, the UK voted to leave the European plans to share and develop that have made King’s Liver radicalisation can influence cultural projects in London Unit the largest transplant policy and help build peace. © King’s College Union, and in doing so ushered in Theresa May as the new Prime London 2016 Minister. By the time InTouch arrives on your doorstep, the USA and beyond. centre in Europe. will also have elected a new President and, whichever way the InTouch is published by vote goes: the result will be of historic importance. One thing is the university’s Fundraising certain, we are living in a time of great and constant change. & Supporter Development Department. The opinions expressed in it are those Throughout this issue, we address some of the ways in which of the writers and not the world is changing, and highlight how King’s is making a positive necessarily those of impact.