King’s College London is one of the world’s top 20 universities and one of the oldest in England: a multi-faculty research-led university institution based in the heart of London. It was the Sunday Times Best UK University for Graduate Employment, 2013, and was equal first for PhD completion rates. King’s has more than 25,000 students (of whom more than 10,000 are postgraduates) from more than 145 countries worldwide, and nearly 6,600 employees. It is one of the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an annual overall income of nearly £590 million. It offers an intellectually rigorous environment supported by welcoming and caring traditions, and is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, learning and understanding in the service of society, both in the UK and internationally. he King’s College 2 PRINCIPAL 6 NEWS TLondon annual REPORT reviews the College’s work each year by featuring a sample of the research and teaching currently taking place at King’s. It is the Principal’s report to the College Council. This edition of the REPORT covers the year 2012-13.
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innovation& The Principal and President, Professor Sir Rick Trainor, reflects on developments at King’s in 2012-13. ALFREDO FALVO
3 After particularly fast-paced that undergraduate recruitment to students of the School of Arts & change in higher education last year, King’s since then has remained very Humanities. Improving student academic year 2012-13 has seen buoyant, and we look forward with living accommodation is also a King’s introducing a number of confidence to maintaining and major objective, and important innovations to enable the College to enhancing our position in this new activities in this respect include the continue to thrive in the increasingly environment, which includes ongoing redevelopment of King’s competitive UK and international prioritising improvements in students’ College Hall to provide improved university environment. experience of King’s. student rooms and social facilities, Among the particular causes for and our plans to develop the former celebration have been the two Nobel Student success Mulberry Business Park at Canada Prizes presented to alumni of King’s The ways in which students Water, London SE16, to provide (Professors Peter Higgs and Michael currently enjoy and benefit from 770 new student rooms and office Levitt, see page 6), and the award to their time here is vividly illustrated and other premises (see page 11). the College by Her Majesty the through the annual report of the Our programme of widening Queen of a Regius Professorship in President of King’s College participation continues to encourage Psychiatry to mark her Diamond Students Union on pages 60-62, students from non-traditional Jubilee (see page 6). And, although as well as by student successes backgrounds to apply to university league-tables by no means reflect the such as winning the National and provides enhanced financial full picture of our performance, it is Student Apprentice competition, and other support for them during especially gratifying to report that which showcases the UK’s top their higher education. Among the College has continued to achieve business talent and entrepreneurial several projects that are contributing success in international tables, ability (see page 8). Perhaps not to this agenda this year is the particularly in the QS World surprisingly, King’s was the Sunday establishment of the King’s College University Rankings, where King’s is Times Best UK University for London Mathematics School. one of the world’s top 20 universities Graduate Employment in 2013. Funded by the Department for and sixth in the UK (see page 6). We are continuing to build Education, this will provide 60 King’s was also joint first in the on areas of strength to maximise places a year for sixth-formers Higher Education Funding Council our research performance and to with a particular aptitude for for England’s list for PhD completion provide our students with a world mathematics, including those rates (see page 11). class, research-led teaching and with limited access to high-quality The higher education scene learning environment. Developing maths education elsewhere changed dramatically in September the College’s estate remains central (see pages 48-53). 2012, with the start of major to this aim, and the opening of our reductions in government financial new Virginia Woolf Building on Global dimension support for teaching in universities Kingsway in summer 2013 (see The feature on pages 26-33 reports and the admission by King’s and page 10), for example, provides on the increasingly important global most other English universities of the high-quality accommodation and dimension of higher education. first undergraduates to pay fees of facilities for many of the academic King’s approach to internationalism £9,000 a year. I am pleased to say staff and postgraduate research is based on building a faculty and student body that is internationally- oriented, in particular through collaborations with university partners in other countries, and on the study of countries that will be the powerhouses of cultural, economic, political and scientific change in the 21st century. The 100th anniversary in 2013 of the move of King’s College Hospital to Denmark Hill has led us to salute the relationship between the College and the Hospital (see We are continuing to build pages 54-59), and the way in which it has developed into the current on areas of strength to maximise King’s Health Partners (KHP) our research performance and which brings together the College and the three leading NHS to provide our students with a Foundation Trusts in southeast London. We were delighted to hear, world class, research-led teaching as Report went to press, that and learning environment. KHP has been re-accredited
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by the Department of Health as an practitioners, producers, policy Academic Health Science Centre makers and participants across arts (AHSC) for a further five years: and culture, is reviewed on pages one of only six centres to receive 12-19. The advent of Science this status. Gallery at King’s reflects the fact Two excellent examples of the that this cultural engagement way this pioneering collaboration extends across all the College’s brings together world-class research, Schools of study, and this teaching and clinical practice for the interdisciplinarity of approach is benefit of patients are the scientific also exemplified by the breadth of expertise, and the interface with King’s research on food and eating, other disciplines, that characterise as illustrated here on pages 40-47. the research of the King’s Dental World questions|King’s answers, Institute (see pages 20-25), and is one of the three largest fundraising the work of the Centre for the campaigns to be launched by UK Developing Brain (see pages 34-39). universities. As reported on pages The Centre has received a €15 63-65, it is supporting research million grant from the European that addresses some of the world’s Research Council to further our most challenging problems, as well understanding of human brain as improving the lives of students development around the time of and staff at King’s. The campaign birth and thus to reduce the number was publicly launched in 2010, of children who suffer brain damage and I am delighted to report that, in this crucial period. thanks to the generosity of our alumni, friends and supporters, we Arts and culture are now nearing our target of £500 Another important and very million. Our campaign efforts will, exciting area of collaboration that however, continue in earnest, as has developed swiftly over the last there remains much still to be done two years is that between the in the areas of cancer; child health; College and the arts and cultural neuroscience and mental health; sector. The work of Cultural leadership and society, and the Institute at King’s, under the emerging world order. leadership of Deborah Bull, in connecting the College with
5 ATLAS EXPERIMENT © 2008 CERN; PHOTOGRAPHER: CLAUDIA MARCELLONI. chemical systems. systems. chemical for complex models of multiscale development Warshel for the Arieh and Karplus Martin with Chemistry for Prize Nobel the awarded was King’s, at physics in BSc his received also who Levitt, Michael Professor 1860s. the in Maxwell Clerk James with starting King’s, at physics in discoveries of tradition remarkable the highlights award His College. of the doctor honorary and afellow is King’sat and PhD and MSc BSc, his took boson, Higgs the of mechanism the of discovery for the Englert François with for Physics Prize Nobel the awarded was who FKC, FRSE FRS CBE CH WarePeter Higgs Professor Nobels. received now have institutions associated its and King’s of 12 members that meaning awarded 2013 Nobel Prizes, Two King’s of have been alumni Two new Nobels 6
IDREAMSTOCK faculty.’ teaching and research renowned internationally and facilities edge cutting has and reputation a high enjoys areas, of range abroad in ‘world is it class that meaning again received QS five star status, and academics, international of proportion the and students international of number reputation, employer reputation, academic for 100 of out over 90 King’s scored students. international of proportion and academics international of proportion academic, per citations ratio, student to staff academic employer reputation, reputation, academic on based are scores The running. year third for the UK the in sixth as position its retained has published in September 2013, and higher education institutions, Rankings World QS the world in University King’s was ranked 19th equal in the King’s inworld top20 of the top 800 global global 800 top the of
PAUL GRUNDY at the earliest opportunity. earliest the at for patients treatment into translated enables research findings to be Trust Foundation NHS Maudsley and London South the with association continued Its health. mental into research pioneering led has foundation its since which (IoP), Psychiatry of King’s Institute quality of teaching and research at high exceptionally the of reflection a as College the to awarded was health, mental or psychiatry with associated be to first the is which Chair, This Jubilee. Diamond her King’s to mark to Psychiatry of Professorship aRegius awarded has Queen the Majesty Her Queen awards Regius Chair
DAVID TETT PHOTOGRAPHY in the next edition of Report of edition next the in included be Trainor will Professor to tribute Afull history. social and economic speciality, his in society learned leading the Society, History Economic the of President elected King’s, and in March 2013 he was at History Social of Professor is He co-operation. university level US/UK high improving in and overseas education higher British promoting played a major role in has he and 2009, to 2007 from (UUK) UK Universities of President substantially.’ Trainor Professor was have improved strengths academic College’s the guidance whose under College, the of leader distinguished ‘a as highly him described King’s, the Marquess of Douro, of Council the of Chairman the 2004, since College’sthe interests progressing in commitment and skill Trainor for his Professor to gratitude his 2014.1 October extending In on Exeter of Rector as FRSE CBE Cairncross Frances Ms succeed academic year 2013-4 and will the of end the at College the leave Trainor will Professor King’s, leading of 10years 2013.After June in Oxford, College, Exeter of Rector next the as appointed was Trainor, Rick Sir Professor King’s, of President and Principal The Principal tomove toOxford .
GREG FORD scientific expertise. expertise. scientific and clinical his to relating bodies charitable of number for a roles advisory as well as UK, the and Australia in positions research and clinical prestigious many held He has London. and Adelaide in aneurologist as 1974 in Tasmania trained and of University the at medicine in qualified Byrne Professor background, by clinician and Aneuroscientist London. College University of Provost Vice and School Medical the of Head he was 2009 to 2007 from and Australia, in university University, largest the and Vice-Chancellor of Monash President been has Byrne Professor 2014. 2009 September Since King’s of from President and Principal new the as appointed been AO has Byrne Edward Professor New Principal
News Dean of King’s. of Dean Cathedral, while remaining Salisbury at Canon Sarum and Theologian Canon appointed been also has Burridge Professor XVI. Benedict Pope former the Ratzinger, work Joseph of the upon expounding or to relating research academic in distinction 2010 in recognise to introduced was –which Theology’ in Prize ‘Nobel the as to referred sometimes – Prize the awarded be to Catholic non- first the is Burridge Professor by Francis. Pope Prize Ratzinger 2013 the with presented been has Interpretation, Biblical of Professor King’s of and Dean Burridge, Richard Canon Reverend The Pope’s prize for Dean
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News for Graduate Employment in 2013. in Employment Graduate for University UK Sunday Times Best the King’s was entrepreneurs. top and academics professionals, of range awide of front in ability entrepreneurial and talent UK’s business the top showcase to country the around all from students together brings which competition, the of final the at Cathy So were awarded £5,000 Chaffey, Daniela Gonzalez and Mark Slesers, Edvards enterprises. business medium and small from exports increase could UK the how on apresentation making and hours, nine in 10 challenges performing sales; to-business business- and business-to-customer including tasks, of a number contestants set competition the acumen, business and skills practical develop to students helping at 2013.Aimed July in competition Apprentice Student National the won King’s of students A team National Student Apprenticewin 8
ALFREDO FALVO to girls and young women. young and girls to mathematics and engineering promoting science, technology, individuals and organisations to presented Awards are WISE The footsteps. her in follow women to other for inspiring and awhole as society and industry science, to contribution significant her for2013, November in award Achievement Lifetime (WISE) Engineering and Women the Science in with Royal Princess The by HRH presented (IoP), was Psychiatry of Institute King’s at Psychology Clinical of Elizabeth Kuipers, Professor WISE award 2008. in award institutional Bronze a gained first and 2007 since SWAN Charter Athena the of amember been King’s has medicine. and mathematics technology, engineering, science, in equality gender to commitment recognises Charter Award. The Bronze its of renewal successful the with SWAN Charter Athena by the recognised been has disciplines science in equality gender to King’s commitment Athena SWAN Bronze Award
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Honorary doctorates First pre-eclampsia test Honours Honorary doctorates of King’s were The lives of hundreds of babies a Among King’s staff and alumni awarded to seven highly year in the UK could be saved recognised in the 2013 New Year’s distinguished people in 2013. The thanks to a new rapid blood test for Honours list was Professor Simon first was bestowed on Nobel Prize- pre-eclampsia. Researchers at Wessely from King’s Institute of winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse, King’s and at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Psychiatry (IoP), (above) who was President of the Royal Society, in NHS Foundation Trust have found awarded a knighthood for services January, and in November former that testing the level of a protein to military healthcare and Prime Minister the Rt Hon Sir John called placental growth factor psychological medicine. The Major KG CH (above) was one of (PlGF) in pregnant women before citation described how Professor six recipients at a special ceremony 35 weeks can accurately diagnose Wessely had ‘dramatically in the College Chapel. The others this type of high blood pressure in improved mental health services for were Professor Garret A Fitzgerald pregnancy, which leads to some the Armed Forces.’ Sarah Cowley, FRS, Director of the Institute for 1,000 baby deaths each year in this Visiting Professor of Community Translational Medicine and country. The PlGF blood test gives Practice Development at the Therapeutics at the University of an accurate result in just 15 minutes National Nursing Research Unit at Pennsylvania; Professor Tom Kibble and identifies 96 per cent of women King’s, received a DBE for services CBE FRS, Emeritus Professor of who will need to be delivered to health visiting; Professor Janet Theoretical Physics at Imperial within the next 14 days. Treasure, Director of the Eating College London; Professor Dame Disorders Unit at the IoP, received Hermione Lee FBA FRSL, an OBE for services to people with biographer, literary critic and eating disorders; David Clark, President of Wolfson College, Visiting Professor at the IoP, was Oxford; Dr Susan Resnick, Chief awarded a CBE for services to of the Laboratory of Behavioral mental health, and Dr Lisa Neuroscience and the Brain Aging Appignanesi, Visiting Professor in and Behavior section of the the Department of English, received National Institute on Aging in the an OBE for services to literature. USA, and Professor John Sexton, President of New York University. Sir John Major is Chairman of the College’s World questions|King’s answers fundraising campaign board.
News 9 DAVID TETT PHOTOGRAPHY California, Berkeley. California, of University the at Law of Professor Distinguished Maxeiner William C the previously was 2013, summer King’s at in Law of School Poon Dickson The of Dean became who Caron, David Professor (Education). Chancellor Pro-Vice was she where Birmingham of University the King’sto from came O’Brien Professor London. of University Mary, Queen at Research and International Affairs for Vice-Principal formerly Welchwas 2013.Professor April in Literature English of Professor and (Education) Vice-Principal became 2013, and Professor Karen O’Brien January from Studies Renaissance of Professor and &Sciences) (Arts Vice-Principal as King’s joined Welch Evelyn (above) Professor New appointments 10
MICHAEL DONALD for Literature 100 years ago in 1913. Prize Nobel the win to European musician who became the first non- and writer 1941): poet, Bengali the Tagore (1861- Rabindranath of birth mark the 150th anniversary of the to celebrations of part as India, of Government Culture, of Ministry the with partnership in founded was It dilemmas. and questions global contemporary of number a addressing whilst traditions India’s with intellectual audiences engage to established been Tagore has the Centre Institute, King’s India prestigious the in 2013.Housed April in King’s at inaugurated Thoughtwasofficially TagoreThe for Global Centre Tagore Centrefor GlobalThought 2004. in Societies Conflict Post-in Professor Visiting first College’s the as including ever since, King’s to visitor frequent a been has and 1960s, the King’s at in theology in bachelor’s master’s and degrees Tutu Desmond his took Campus. Strand the at space nightclub Tutu’s, Union Student former the of use new and refurbishment November 2013 to mark the King’s in visited Leah, wife his and Laureate, Peace Nobel and Africa South of Tutu, Archbishop former Desmond Reverend Most The Tutu visitsKing’s
PHIL SAYER Sir Leslie Stephen. Leslie Sir biographer and writer father, the their did as College, the attended also Bell) Vanessa artist the (later Vanessa sister Her history. and German Latin, Greek, in classes 1897 took she where 1902, to from Kensington in Department King’s Ladies’ the at student Stephen), a was who Virginia Woolf (then Virginia critic and novelist writer, the after named is Campus, Strand the of part is which building, The Humanities. & Arts of School the of students staff and postgraduate research academic the of for many facilities and accommodation providing 2013, of summer the during opened Kingsway on Building Woolf College’sThe Virginia new Virginia Woolf Buildingopens
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PATRICK BARTH tercentenary celebrations. tercentenary Shakespeare the King’s led of Gollancz Israel Sir Professor 1916, In Shakespeare. of works the of understanding public in the London of role pivotal the emphasise will beyond and capital the in activities creative and exhibitions programmes, performances, public of Aseries death. Shakespeare’s of anniversary 400th the marking 2016 in celebrations the lead will educational institutions, King’s and creative cultural, leading UK’s the of some of a consortium As co-ordinator of Shakespeare400, Shakespeare400
News PHIL SAYER processes for research degrees. selection and College’s admissions the and candidates doctoral King’s to given feedback and monitoring supervision, the both of quality the reflect results The 72.9 of cent. per England in average anational with compared years, seven within degree research starters have qualifiedwith a degree research College’sfull-time 2013. Nearly 87 per cent of the August in for England Council Founding Education Higher the by released data to according rates, completion for PhD universities top two country’s the of one King’s is Equal topfor PhDcompletion at a British university. aBritish at Greek Modern in professorships 1918, established two only of one is King’s at in founded Chair, Koraes The antiquity. since novel Greek the identity, and Greek modern and medieval late of formation the in reception classical present; the to century 12th the from culture and history, literature, Greek spans Academy. research His British the aFellow of elected been has King’s, at &Literature Language History, &Byzantine Greek Modern of Professor Koraes Beaton, Roderick FBA for Beaton
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News molecule. DNA the of structure helix double showedthe King’s,FranklinRosalindwhich of Dr by ago X-ray yearsfamous 60 taken image, diffraction of Glass sculptures by Shelley Jamesformed part Photo 51: from DNA to the Brain, exploring the 12
JANA CHIELLINO Academia/art
Academia art? King’s has embarked on a bold and unique collaboration between the arts and academia
13 ive minutes’ walk from across the creative and cultural Deborah Bull’s office in sectors. In this role, she has already FSomerset House will take you established Cultural Institute at to some of the world’s most famous King’s, with its home on the Strand arts venues, including the National Campus, and she is leading on the Gallery, the National Theatre, the development of Science Gallery at Southbank Centre, and Ms Bull’s King’s, part of the Global Science former home in Covent Garden, Gallery Network of eight Science where she danced with The Royal Gallery locations to be developed in Ballet before becoming Creative partnership with leading universities Director of the Royal Opera House in urban centres worldwide by from 2008. 2020. As Director, Cultural Now, as Director of Cultural Partnerships, she is providing strong Partnerships for King’s, she provides leadership, clear strategic direction leadership for the College’s cultural and developing effective teams to ambitions, enriching and extending build on this unequalled advantage its partnerships and collaborations to fulfil the College’s cultural ALFREDO FALVO
The Innovation programme provides a bridge between the College’s research
and the creative and cultural sectors, NIKKI PUGH so that new knowledge and expertise developed through academic research can realise its full potential and impact. For example, a collaboration with the Imperial War Museum pairs War Studies specialists and historians from King’s with curators from the Museum, supporting the development of a collecting policy for items from the post-1945 era.
Three new prototypes which allow l InkVisible (above) allows audiences audiences to engage in new ways with to engage directly with artworks artworks and museum objects emerged and sculpture. It aims to challenge out of Cultural Institute’s Arts & Digital perceptions of the meaning and value of Creative Labs held this year: art by permitting people to ‘graffiti’ over artworks using laser pens and kinetic l CultureMe posts personalised cultural tracing software. InkVisible was developed artefacts on to Facebook users’ walls, by Dr Gretchen Larsen from King’s based upon their status updates. ‘I’m Department of Management, together with hoping to bring randomness, tangential Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and irrelevance and inspiration back to the creative technologist Nikki Pugh. daily commute,’ explained Paul Vetch, from the King’s Department of Digital Cultural Institute is continuing to work Humanities, who worked with the London with each of the project teams to further Review of Books in developing the app. develop the prototypes and encourage their uptake and use across the museum l The ‘haptic’ robotic glove, and gallery sector. developed by academics from the King’s departments of Informatics, Management and War Studies with colleagues from the Crafts Council, allows the wearer to virtually ‘touch’ precious objects that are usually locked away in museums and galleries.
14 ambitions, taking this engagement cultural sector, and with a track King’s will focus on collaborations to a new level that is unique for record in the arts, to work across between art and science, Cultural academia. the College to provide leadership Institute at King’s connects the for its cultural ambitions. In a sense, College with practitioners, On the edge that positions me on the edge, on producers, policy makers and ‘For some time, universities have the perimeter between the cultural participants across arts and culture, been aware of the need to engage sector – including the public – and creating space where conventions the public with what they do, and the College. I feel as if my role are challenged and original there is now a growing awareness is to stand there like some sort perspectives emerge. of the potential of cultural engage- of a colossus, trying to bring them ment,’ she says. ‘I think what is all together.’ Strategic aims unusual at King’s is that rather than The College’s recently-approved ‘The Institute has four over-arching taking someone from within the strategy for culture at King’s strategic aims,’ Ms Bull explains. College and asking them to face provides a structure for exploiting ‘First, we’re providing a neutral outwards, King’s has brought in potential synergies and mutual space and analytical rigour to
someone from the outside who is benefits between academia and the support the cultural sector in Academia/art very clearly identified with the arts. While Science Gallery at addressing common questions and JANA CHIELLINO JANA
Presenting Practice In the Beginning was the End The changing environment – in – a co-production between the Institute, particular, technological and social Somerset House and dreamthinkspeak, shifts – is causing arts practice to directed by Tristan Sharps – led change, too, with emerging, hybrid art participants on a surreal fictional journey forms suggesting new relationships (above) through the usually unseen between artists and audiences and the vaults, cellars and vast underground lines between creator and observer spaces below the College and Somerset becoming increasingly blurred. Through House. Makers and builders collaborated its Presenting Practice programme, with engineers, 3D video practitioners, the Institute is creating new forms of electronic hackers and lab technicians collaboration and engagement that from the College’s Physics Department, explore and exploit these developments, interweaving a range of technologies into drawing around 35,000 people into the production and creating a powerful projects at King’s this year such as this story which attracted audiences of some art installation (above) recreating part 20,000, and generated excellent reviews. of the former Plant Science Department of King’s.
15 shared concerns, through cultural and learning opportunities, ensuring articulate their role and purpose. enquiry. Second, we’re facilitating that students and academics have ‘The cultural sector needs the collaborations between academics, access to the very best artistic and analytical tools, the research arts organisations, cultural cultural practice.’ Four strategic expertise and the networks that an producers and policy makers, programmes flow from those aims: academic institution like King’s can in order to achieve productive Cultural Enquiry; Innovation; provide, in order to move beyond knowledge exchange and drive Presenting Practice; and anecdote to provide compelling innovation. Third, we’re engaging Collaborative Teaching, Research evidence of the role that culture artists, academics and a broader and Learning. can play in tackling key social public as partners in artistic and individual concerns,’ she says. practice, recognising that every Beyond anecdote ‘With its wealth of research act of creation is an act of research, As Ms Bull points out, in the expertise, its history, and its and the public – and their response UK’s current socio-economic and location at the heart of what is – is part of that process. And lastly, intellectual environment, there arguably the world’s arts capital, we’re acting as a broker for is a pressing need for cultural King’s is ideally placed to play collaborative research, teaching organisations to understand and a central role in this.’
The Joy of Influence reflected the belief of its curator, the novelist and essayist Andrew O’Hagan, who
is Professor of Creative Writing at MICHAEL DONALD King’s, that every novelist has what he describes as their ‘shadow art, the one that isn’t ours, the one we might covet, feeling it knows something about us.’ This highly successful series of talks produced by Cultural Institute and curated by Professor O’Hagan brought six of the English-speaking world’s most celebrated novelists (Kazuo Ishiguro, Colm Tóibín, Alan Warner, Lavinia Greenlaw, Sarah Hall and John Lanchester) to King’s, each to discuss a different great art form that is close to their heart.
Kazuo Ishiguro with Professor Andrew O’Hagan.
Digital Double is a recent project with Headlong, a theatre company that has transformed George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four for the stage. King’s academics including Dr Btihaj Ajana (Digital Humanities) and Professor Alex Callinicos (European & International Studies) have been collaborating with the creative team to explore the relationship between the systems of surveillance described in Orwell’s novel and the operation of surveillance in contemporary Britain to ask ‘how is Big Brother watching us now?’, with a mobile app, (see www.kcl.ac.uk/cultural/ culturalinstitute/showcase/current/pp/ knowledgeproducers/1984-App-Project- Explore-Your-Digital-Double.aspx) that creates a data double – a digital identity – for each user.
16 Key role brokered 15 internships in the they are passionate and driven; and But, she emphasises, ‘At the same cultural sector. they see the world not as it is, but time, arts and culture also have Innovation is key to her strategy. as it could be. All this can be of a key role to play at King’s – in ‘Arts and culture inspire new ways huge benefit to King’s.’ enhancing the student experience, of thinking and drive innovation demonstrating academic impact, because artistic practice is, by its What the future looks like engaging a wider public, widening very nature, interdisciplinary. This will undoubtedly involve participation, building the College’s It’s at the boundaries between taking the College into places that reputation and driving innovation.’ disciplines that innovation is most are outside its comfort zone. ‘Until In its first year of operation, likely to occur. Artists share the now, King’s has perhaps tended to Cultural Institute’s programmes characteristics of great innovators: partner with organisations that look of activity engaged 124 academics they are acute observers of human like itself – building-based, historic, and 221 students from across the behaviour; they unite the head and something royal in the title, several College, 183 artists and cultural the hand; they experiment with hundred years of history. But organisations, and 47,217 audience instinctive knowledge; they seek actually, if you want to think about
members, while the Institute ways to subvert habitual responses; the future, you might want to look Academia/art
Photo 51: from DNA to the Brain explored the famous X-ray diffraction image, taken 60 years ago by Dr
JANA CHIELLINO JANA Rosalind Franklin of King’s, which provided the crucial piece of the jigsaw for the discovery of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. This exhibition, sited just metres from where Franklin’s photo was captured in the early 1950s, showcased installations by artist Christine Donnier-Valentin, photographs by Marcus Lyon, and glass sculptures by Shelley James, which were born out of collaboration with archivists, neuroscientists and X-ray crystallographers at King’s. Lectures, workshops and a highly successful family day (below) examined not only the historic moment but also the impact of the discovery of DNA on contemporary neuroscience and its potential to pioneer new ground in biomedicine. JANA CHIELLINO JANA CHIELLINO JANA
17 at organisations that look a bit committed, to be an advocate and employ with her Board, but it’s clear like the future: that’s to say, non- to be very clear. ‘You have to be to me that you cannot genuinely building-based, flexible, itinerant comfortable about flying in the face experiment and expect always to and very, very small. We’re of convention from time to time, or succeed. We can be too negative broadening the palette from which leading people to a place they may about failing – failing is a way of King’s academics can identify not understand,’ she says. ‘That’s learning. We should acknowledge potential partners, introducing them the world I’ve operated in, and I’m that and celebrate it. I’m fond of to artists and arts organisations that comfortable in it. quoting Samuel Beckett on this: we think are doing interesting work, ‘The thing about working in this “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. or heading off in new and area of experiment is that you can’t Try again. Fail again. Fail better”.’ innovative directions.’ assume everything will succeed. At the Royal Opera House I would Space for bold things Interface happily say to the Board, “If a When Ms Bull engaged with King’s As someone who has always worked percentage of what I’m doing she anticipated that the College at the interface between the present doesn’t fail, then I’m failing”,’ would be familiar with this level of and the future, Ms Bull knows how she explains. ‘It’s not the kind of risk – perhaps because scientific and important it is to be passionate and language an executive would usually other forms of research also require
As part of King’s Cultural Challenge, 12 King’s students pitched their brand- new responses to urgent, real-world questions in a competition to win EVE MCGOWAN internships at the V&A, Southbank Centre, Royal Opera House and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among the winners was Kate McEnery whose response to the ‘I hate Shakespeare!’ challenge set by the RSC was ‘The Dark Bard Rises’ programme for 16-25 year olds. This aims to engage young fans of franchises such as Twilight and The Hunger Games by highlighting the darkest themes of Shakespeare through live performances of Hamlet and Macbeth in the style of a ‘flash mob.’ For the V&A, Stella Toonen pitched ‘Designing the Future City,’ which challenges visitors to think about their urban environment and the ways they interact with it, through an underground gallery.
Cultural Enquiry part in Cultural Olympiad programmes In August 2013, one year on from the in their local communities around the London Olympics, Cultural Institute country. Through this Enquiry, Cultural at King’s launched its first cultural Institute hoped to capture the expertise enquiry, testing the case for a co- that was developed over the five years ordinated approach to the integration of planning and delivering this cultural of culture and the arts within major programme, and after hearing evidence sporting events. The power of and reviewing existing research, the culture to add value to what was an Enquiry recently published its findings and extraordinary sporting occasion was recommendations. Beyond Performance: widely acknowledged, from the one A Cultural Enquiry into major events and billion viewers worldwide who watched culture can be found online at www.kcl. Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony for ac.uk/cultural/culturalinstitute/showcase/ the Games to the 43 million who took current/ce/MajorEvents.aspx
18 experimentation and wrong things which signify the change you a national role in academic-arts turnings in order to progress. And want to see. Especially if you’re partnership,’ she says. ‘I think to date, that has been the case. ‘My attempting something that is the experience of developing experience has been that King’s has relatively complex or new, you need these broader partnerships will initiated, supported and embraced to be able to point to the event or be interesting for the College in this, and we’ve had a huge number the project, and say “this is what it helping to shape its national agenda. of academics engaging with us, with means”.’ The last year or so has We’ll therefore be looking to build strong support from the Schools and therefore seen some exciting art and on existing partnerships outside departments and the College cultural events, projects and London, and on the interest that’s leadership. I think King’s is up for activities at King’s, delivering being expressed by people in other the challenge, and is creating space against the four strategic aims. parts of the country in what we’re for bold things to happen.’ doing. It’s important to remember At the same time, she accepts National role that although we have strong local that she and her team need to show, Looking ahead, Ms Bull is intrigued presence and international demonstrate and illustrate what can by the potential for King’s to play a connections, King’s is also part of
be done. ‘When you’re setting up role nationally in this area. ‘We the UK – and paid for by the UK Academia/art something new you need to do really are in a unique place to build tax-payer.’
Deborah Bull danced with The Royal Ballet from 1981 to 2001, rising through
DAVID TETT DAVID the ranks to become Principal Dancer and performing an extensive range of roles, from Swan Lake and Sleeping INGRID RASMUSSEN Beauty to innovative new works. In 2001 she joined the Royal Opera House Executive to devise and implement strategies for developing new art, new artists and new audiences, becoming Creative Director in 2008, and she took the lead on the Royal Opera House’s 2012 Olympic programming. Her work for television and radio over the last 15 years has included the award-winning The Dancer’s Body and programmes on topics as diverse as the law and ageing. She writes and speaks on the arts across a range of media and is author of four books including Faber’s At King’s Ms Bull is also leading the Pocket Guide to Ballet (2005) and The College’s plans to develop Science Gallery Everyday Dancer (2011). She has served at King’s, on the College’s Guy’s Campus on Arts Council England, as a Governor at London Bridge. This innovative venue of the South Bank and the BBC and as for science and art collaboration, close to a judge for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. the Shard, has won capital funding awards In 1999 she was awarded a CBE for of £7 million from the Wellcome Trust her contribution to the arts. She joined and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity and is King’s in March 2012, and in September scheduled to open in 2015, with a mission 2013 she was appointed a member of to ‘ignite creativity and discovery where the Council of the Arts and Humanities science and art collide.’ The Gallery will Research Council (AHRC). generate and host dynamic exhibitions, events, performances and festivals, bringing science, technology and health into dialogue with the arts and design in an unprecedented way, inspiring new thinking and driving innovation. It will be free to visit, and expects to attract some 250,000 visitors a year, with a focus on 15-25 year olds. The Director is Dr Daniel Glaser, previously Head of Special Projects in Public Engagement at Wellcome Trust.
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SOVEREIGN, ISM/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Dental science Dental
Everything from the neck up The work of King’s Dental Institute embraces all aspects of science.
21 ‘Generally, people think of dentistry as drilling holes and filling them up again. But the reality is that there’s an incredible richness and breadth to the science that we’re engaged in’ … explains Professor Dianne Rekow, chemistry, biology and medicine. breadth and depth is the team that Dean of the Dental Institute (above) The general medical significance of is developing a means to replace at King’s. ‘And this broad-ranging oral health is becoming increasingly missing teeth with new science is not only a vital part clear; and not only do many diseases bioengineered teeth generated from of the education we provide for have oral implications, but also it is a person’s own gum cells. As our students, but is also crucial to now evident that some diseases can described in the Journal of Dental the Institute’s research enterprise. be diagnosed first from the way they Research in March 2013, the team, It’s true to say that our dentists are manifest themselves in the mouth. led by Professor Paul Sharpe, has now engaged with everything from Moreover, there is a high correlation isolated adult human gum (gingival) the neck up.’ between inflammatory conditions tissue from patients and grown more King’s Dental Institute defines in the mouth and conditions of it in the lab, and then combined it its vision in broad terms as ‘to including diabetes, cardiovascular with the mesenchyme cells of mice. understand disease, enhance health disease, low birth-weight babies, ‘When this combination is and restore function’, and it is not and perhaps dementia. transplanted into the mice,’ hard to find examples of the wide- Professor Rekow explains, ‘they are ranging, in-depth scientific Biomarkers able to grow natural teeth expertise and knowledge, and the Saliva contains biomarkers which containing dentine and enamel, as interface with other disciplines, that may ultimately make it a more well as viable roots and crowns with enable the Institute’s dental effective source for diagnosing nearly natural anatomy. Soon the researchers and practitioners to fulfil disease than blood and urine. Oral team hopes to identify a way of that far-reaching aim. cancers are the dentist’s domain, but creating these conditions with all- For example, the use of injectable dentists need to be able to human tissues, in humans.’ ‘scaffolds’ that can carry stem cells understand and analyse the way in Another fascinating piece of to rebuild missing bone and other which they are intimately science, emerging from the same tissue is a field in which maxillo- connected with cancers elsewhere area of regenerative research, is facial surgeons and material in the body. evidence that confirms the theory of scientists are leading the way, One of the examples cited by how biological patterns such as tiger incorporating aspects of engineering, Professor Rekow of this scientific stripes are formed, first proposed by CHAD LITTLEJOHN
King’s research has confirmed the theory of how biological patterns such as tiger stripes are formed, first proposed by British mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing in the 1950s.
22 GREG FUNNELL materials andtechniques. environmentnew testingfor accessible easily an Biophotonics researchers canusethe mouthas restore function’ restore enhance health and disease, understand ‘to A King’s team developing is ameans to replace missing teeth with new bioengineered teethbioengineered new with teeth missing generated from a person’scells. a gum fromowngenerated
GREG FUNNELL investigators. This reflects the the reflects This investigators. senior to junior of spectrum an effective balance across the with staff, research-active of mass acritical by creating favour its in works Rekow says, Professor which, asize over of 100: team research a managing investigators principal 16 of now consists Division 1994, this in up set was it since steadily grown Having Division. Biology Cell &Stem Development Institute’s Craniofacial tissue. into cells stem differentiate to medicine regenerative in used be can morphogens, called involved, chemicals the that suggests also but development, vertebrate in relevant widely be to that’s likely mechanism a demonstrates only not 2012, in Nature Genetics in online published and Council Research Medical the by Jeremy Green’s funded research, Professor stripes.’ of generation the work at in system inhibitor activator- an of identification experimental first the provided now has mice in mouth the of roof the in found ridges the of study ‘Our out. Rekow points Professor biology,’ in motif afundamental are zebrafish, or tiger a on stripes the to follicles hair and vertebrae from 1950s. ‘Regularly-spaced structures, code-breaker Alan Turing in the and mathematician British great the Both these examples are from the the from are examples these Both
Rekow says. Rekow Professor excellence,’ research for crucial are that synergies the create to mass critical the and science the in diversity and breadth the ‘We’restudents. have to enough big research over postgraduate 100 and courses taught on postgraduates 365 some students; undergraduate 800 academic and research staff; nearly over 270 with Europe, in largest the of one and UK the in school dental largest the is which Institute, King’s Dental the of scale general equipped with a special confocal confocal special a with equipped endoscope an of end distal the via light coherent By focusing tissue. and cells molecules, biological study to imaging using involves which work, biophotonics by their excited particularly is Rekow Professor techniques. and materials new for environment testing accessible, easily auseful, as mouth the using imaging, diagnostic and cell stem together materials, researchers in brings group the particular, In tissue. diseased or damaged image and regenerate repair, to strategies novel developing on is focus the where Division, & Biophotonics Biomimetics Biomaterials, its from comes Institute the of characteristic is that science the of depth and breadth the of example A further Novel strategies 23
PHIL SAYER Dental science optical unit, this technique provides Indeed, many of the staff in this ‘As a result of input an instant, non-invasive means of group are clinically qualified, with diagnosing cancerous tissue and medical training and other expertise from King’s, the pinpointing it during surgery. such as in dermatology. ‘It’s amazing to be able to see ‘Saliva is a natural cocktail of national UK Biobank blood cells in the vessels in real nucleic acids, proteins, growth incorporated saliva as time, non-invasively, and without factors, hormones and bacteria, using any ionising radiation,’ she and investigating these has enabled the third diagnostic says. ‘And if there is cancer us to understand the way in which fluid, alongside blood developing you can spot the it regulates and maintains the health changes in the way the vessels of the mouth,’ explains Professor and urine’ develop, so that you can identify Rekow. ‘It also has wide-ranging pathologies. Then, during surgery, roles in speech, swallowing, taste, the surgeon can also see exactly digestion and immunity, as well where and how much tissue to as in helping teeth to stay healthy. incise. Our researchers and Moreover, the fact that it’s much practitioners use this technology easier to collect saliva samples for looking mainly in and near than those of blood or urine makes the mouth, but with the endoscope it an attractive tool for basic you could in fact look almost research, point-of-care systems, anywhere in the body – at ulcers in diagnostic biomarkers, mass the stomach, for example, or screening for whole body disease wherever an endoscope can reach. and clinical monitoring. So the application and the breadth ‘In particular, exploring saliva’s is really exciting.’ role in the detection of systemic disease is an important part of our Impact beyond dentistry research portfolio. As a result of Investigations in the Institute’s input from King’s, the national UK Mucosal & Salivary Research Biobank incorporated saliva as the Division also encompass basic third diagnostic fluid, alongside and applied research, involving blood and urine, and has collected collaboration with colleagues in saliva samples from some 120,000 other parts of the Institute and the people across the country. These College and with external partners, samples have been stored in a and outcomes that impact beyond central liquid nitrogen facility at dentistry and have implications for UK Biobank and will be available medicine much more widely. to the research community for PHIL SAYER GREG FUNNELL GREG
Because saliva samples are much easier to collect than blood or urine, it is an attractive tool for mass screening for whole body disease and clinical monitoring.
24 studying a wide range of diseases.’ (CBT), our investigators have been explains Professor Rekow, who The Institute’s Division of able to eliminate the need for general at the most recent conference, at Population & Patient Health also anaesthesia for these patients. Three Harvard in April 2013, addressed uses a wide range of research special training sessions can avoid the conference on the topic of methods, from epidemiology to the need for a general anaesthetic women in dentistry and leadership focus groups, and works closely for patients who need an injection, issues. ‘More than 100 dental with clinicians, educationalists, and five such sessions can be enough leaders have benefited from this social and behavioural scientists to enable a patient to receive routine programme over the past seven and statisticians. Its research dental care.’ years, and it continues to grow includes evaluating the organisation The Institute’s research has from strength to strength, helping and delivery of oral health care a global emphasis, and one of its to promote a cavity-free world. services; modelling the dental most important contributions ‘To sum up – we make a workforce for career patterns, internationally is the Senior Dental difference. Our Dental Innovation training needs and recruitment, Leaders Programme: a high- and Translation Centre enables and the motivation and skill-mix powered, annual six-day conference discoveries to be transformed into in this area, as well as the promotion designed to equip senior oral health advances in patient care, health of oral health and wellbeing. This leaders worldwide with the strategic care policy and new products – science Dental group’s research is concerned with leadership and management skills all aimed at improving health. how social factors such as they need. First conceptualised Our particular focus on “everything education, social status, poverty, in 2007 by Professor Raman Bedi, from the neck up” informs and belief systems influence both Head of King’s Centre for international understanding oral and mental health. International Child Oral Health, of disease and health in general ‘One of our important this intensive event is run in and influences the health of the contributions in this area is in the partnership with Harvard School whole body.’ field of dental anxiety,’ Professor of Dental Medicine and sponsored Rekow explains. ‘There are some by Henry Schein Inc and people who are “deathly afraid” Colgate-Palmolive. of dentists, often avoiding any treatment until their pain becomes International network intolerable – and then they can ‘The aim is to create an only be treated under general international network of leaders anaesthesia. In 2008 King’s to foster collaboration, knowledge launched the UK’s first Health exchange and mutual support in Psychology Service to provide solving the complex oral health support for people who are very challenges in their countries, and anxious about visiting the dentist. to improve the state of oral health Using cognitive behavioural therapy at the local, state, and federal levels,’
‘We’re big enough to have the breadth and PHIL SAYER diversity in the science and the critical mass to create the synergies that are crucial for research excellence’
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SIMON DESIMON TREY-WHITE DE TREY-WHITE International
The new internationalism King’s approach to internationalism is based on collaborations with partners with a shared ethos and similar aims; on building a faculty and student body that is internationally- oriented, and on the study of countries that will be the power houses of cultural, economic, political and scientific change in the 21st century.
27 ing’s ranking among the world’s top 20 universities (QS, September 2013) and JO MIESZKOWSKI K its position in the heart of London, arguably the world’s leading capital city, make it a highly attractive destination for international students and staff. ‘The number of international students here has doubled since 2004,’ points out the Principal, Professor Rick Trainor. ‘Almost one in three of the College’s students are now from overseas, and we have almost 30,000 overseas alumni from 180 countries, who have
King’s alumni groups Research sans frontières European Federation of Pharmaceutical 01: Angola 37: Kuwait Research that crosses international Industry Associations and scientists from 02: Argentina 38: Luxembourg 03: Australia NSW 39: Malaysia boundaries, that is funded by 14 European centres of excellence to find 04: Australia QLD 40: Mauritius new methods for the development of 05: Bahamas 41: Mexico international bodies and involves major 06: Bangladesh 42: Netherlands collaborations with overseas partners, drugs for autism spectrum disorder. 07: Belgium 43: New Zealand is becoming increasingly common for 08: Brazil 44: Nigeria Social dance 09: Brunei 45: Norway King’s academics. 10: Canada 46: Pakistan A £1.79 million grant from the European 11: Chile 47: Peru 12: China Beijing 48: Portugal Autism Interventions Research Council (ERC) will enable Professor 13: China Shanghai 49: Qatar 14: Croatia 50: Romania For example, European Autism Ananya Jahanara Kabir of the Department 15: Cyprus 51: Saudi Arabia of English (right) to investigate the use 16: Denmark 52: Singapore Interventions – A Multicentre Study for 17: Dominican Republic 53. Slovakia Developing New Medications (EU-AIMS), of social dance to understand dialogues 18: Egypt 54: South Africa 19: France 55. South Korea led by Professor Declan Murphy of King’s across postcolonial worlds separated 20: Germany Berlin 56: Spain by linguistic barriers, to explore cultural 21: Germany Bonn 57: Switzerland Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and Roche 22: Germany Munich 58: Syria Neurosciences, is receiving €30 million contact between African and Indian heritage 23: Grand Cayman 59: Taiwan 24: Greece 60: Thailand (the world’s largest single grant for autism populations in sugar plantation colonies 25: Hong Kong 61: Turkey and to trace Lusophone links between Goa, 26: Hungary 62: UAE research) from the European Commission 27: India Delhi 63: USA Boston Area to enable drug companies from the Mozambique, Angola and Brazil. 28: India Mumbai 64: USA Chicago 29: Indonesia 65: USA New York Tri-State 30: Iran 66: USA Philadelphia 31: Ireland 67: USA San Francisco 32: Israel 68: USA Southern California 33: Italy Milan 69: USA Southern Tri-state 34: Italy Rome 70: USA Washington DC Area 35: Japan 71: Vietnam 36: Kenya
28 contributed enormously to King’s Distinctive features In Professor Keith Hoggart’s and its associated institutions, ‘Our position as a late starter has experience, UK universities’ including as generous donors to the enabled us to assess the pros and internationalisation can be seen by College’s work.’ King’s also has cons of what other universities many countries as being primarily more than 1,700 international have done,’ points out Professor focused on student recruitment. academics and researchers from Keith Hoggart, Vice-Principal ‘They dislike the fact that when you over 80 different countries, forming (International) up to September look behind the International Office some 40 per cent of its academic 2013. ‘It meant that from the outset door in many UK universities, most staff body. we could impose discipline on our of what you find is the recruitment The College has, however, actions that secured real advantages team,’ he points out. He also warns been a relative latecomer among for us, and gave us opportunities about inequalities in some UK UK universities in international to heighten commitments to the universities’ overseas campuses. strategy terms, especially when College’s fundamental values, while ‘These have been heralded as compared with those that established also allowing distinctive features beacons of home quality in a foreign campuses and offices overseas of the institution to be promoted land. However, for some cases,
several decades ago. and amplified.’ whereas perhaps 10 per cent of their International i TERRA- TOM CAMPBELL TOM
Cardiovascular More recently, Professor Zayats has Sciences of Western Switzerland, and Another ERC grant of £1.28 million is received a grant of £1.78 million from is funded by the Nature Conservancy. enabling Dr Alberto Figueroa, Senior the ERC to investigate ‘Frontiers in Thanks to a new collaboration with Lecturer in Computational Modelling, to nanophotonics: integrated plasmonic Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Terra-i work towards personalising cardiovascular metamaterials devices’. is being extended from Latin America medicine by developing an image-based to all other tropical areas. computer modelling framework for Deforestation moves Environmental monitoring expert subject-specific cardiovascular simulation. Dr Mark Mulligan, Reader on Geography, Nanomaterials is the recipient of several international The EU-funded BONAS project, led grants. The Terra-i system (www.terra-i. for King’s by Professor Anatoly Zayats org, above), which processes data of the Department of Physics (see from NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites Report 19, 2011) has brought together to monitor changes in deforestation every King’s specialists in nanomaterials 16 days, is the result of collaboration with colleagues from across Europe between King’s, the International Center to develop state-of-the-art sensors for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia capable of detecting hidden explosives. (CIAT) and the University of Applied
29 UK-based faculty are on teaching- its head,’ Professor Hoggart says. only contracts, in their overseas ‘Internationalism would start at ventures this figure could be as high home, creating a faculty and student as 70 per cent. The divergence in body that is more internationally- operating styles, and the inequality in oriented. Firstly, our staff and student experience, are hard to sell.’ students would be encouraged to internationalise, with financial and Collaboration other incentives to encourage A key lesson from these examples exchanges, joint research and joint for King’s was that internationalism degrees with key overseas partners. would be better enhanced through Secondly, we established a group of collaborations with overseas Global Institutes charged with partners with a shared ethos and enticing staff and students to engage similar aims, with an emphasis on with international partners. This reciprocity and mutuality. ‘We enabled us to offer teaching King’s and Hong Kong University became turned the recruitment strategy on programmes focusing on selected strategic partners in 2006.
King’s and India One example of the long-term and multi- faceted approach that is characteristic of the College’s Global Institutes is the work of the King’s India Institute. In collaboration with high-ranking colleges in the Universities of Mumbai and Delhi, King’s International Summer Schools provide Indian university students and staff with an opportunity to experience King’s quality teaching and learning without leaving India. Scholarships enable the best students from the Indian summer schools to join King’s London summer school, and the College has also begun offering pre- university programmes for high school students in India.
Exchanges LSE and Oxford. The Gurukul Chevening As a joint initiative with the British Council programme brings selected young Indian and Delhi University in June 2013 King’s professionals for a three-month intensive welcomed students with a range of executive programme in London, while the disabilities from Delhi to a programme to Chevening Parliamentarians Programme develop a global perspective on disability enables young Indian politicians to engage support in higher education. A reciprocal with King’s academics, UK policymakers visit to Delhi is planned for 2014. Also with and government officials. Dr Rudra the British Council, King’s has secured a Chaudhuri has served as a consultant to study abroad agreement with the state British commanders in Afghanistan, and government of Tamil Nadu to receive worked closely with the FCO to provide gifted students from underprivileged confidential stakeholder conferences and backgrounds, with accompanying workshops on the economic and political academics, to spend a semester at King’s. future of Afghanistan, India-Pakistan relations, and reconciliation with the Expertise Taliban, as well as tailored modules for King’s expertise on India is widely the FCO and other government agencies. recognised – not least by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), and King’s Cultural Institute (see pages 12-19) the India Institute has recently won two partnered with the India Institute on the prestigious contracts previously run by the inaugural exhibition in King’s new Inigo
30 SIMON DE TREY WHITE collaborations is to increase the the increase to is collaborations for their ethos the partnerships, university the with As Institute. Development International King’s and Institute, King’s Russia King’s; at Studies American North of Institute the Institute; China Lau the Institute; King’s Brazil Institute; King’s India include Institutes College’sThe Global Global Institutes sector institutions.’ third- and government business, countries’ those with relationships deeper develop and countries 34 regional cancer centres. As theonly as amodelprocess for therest ofIndia’s Tata MemorialCentre (TMC)inMumbai, major international peerreview ofthe Director oftheCentre, developed thefirst led by Professor Arnie Purushotham, community inIndia.Ateam from KHPICC withtheclinicalcancer partnership Centre (KHPICC)hasamajorstrategic King’s HealthPartners Integrated Cancer Cancer partnership Dayanita Singh(left) the work ofIndia’s leading photographer, Rooms exhibition space, whichshowed Science Museumin2017. Phalkey oftheIndiaInstitute for the which willbecurated by DrJahnavi Indianscience oftwentieth-century history research for amajorexhibition onthe initial Institute hasalsosupported . King’s Cultural vision,’ heexplains.vision,’ ‘Global cancerhealth trust andconstantengagement inashared arepartnerships based onreciprocity, sustainable, mutuallybeneficial ‘We take theview that themost Purushotham gave thekeynote lecture. summit inChennai,at whichProfessor culminated at theIndo-UKOncology delegation to India, focusing oncancer, and inautumn2013a50-strong UKtrade withIndiaincancer,benefits of partnering charities anduniversities aboutthe representatives from industry, cancer at theHousesofParliament to UK In 2013Professor Purushotham spoke research inIndia. care system and new policiesfor cancer helping to deliver anaffordable cancer Indian National CancerGrid,KHPICCis ofthe non-Indian institutionto bepart of the Global Institutes. Global the of each within as well as between research international promotes also College The sources. external from lessons for absorbing potential the maximising while academia, knowledgetranspose beyond to College’s the on capacity –by capitalising concerned country the and College –the partners both of potential development houses of cultural, economic, political political economic, cultural, of houses power the be will that countries prioritised has ‘King’s strategy Power houses
more mature economies, with this this with economies, more mature from insights than countries poorer for helping lessons more pointed provide economies recently-emerging that is approach our in understanding society. Akey in advantaged less the assist to commitment Turkey) King’s lessened not has Taiwan Korea, and South Mexico, (such Indonesia, as economies emerging so-called other and Russia) and India China, (Brazil, economies BRIC the America, North Europe, on collaborations our ‘Centring explains. Hoggart century,’ Professor and scientific change in the 21st and solidarity.’ basedIndia is around mutuality this excellence, andourrelationship with cancercentrescountry that aspire to nowis akey themefor allhigh-income 31
International awareness informing King’s King’s future international of international mobility openings initiatives like the Centre for strategy will need to take account available to our students, academic Global Health and the African of constant global innovation in and professional staff,’ adds Tayyeb Leadership Centre.’ higher education says Professor Shah, Director of International ‘At King’s we have built on our Trainor. ‘We are already Strategy at King’s. ‘The College conviction that universities should collaborating with international already has international offices serve the interests of the wider partners in areas such as MOOCs n the USA and India, and is now society. This means we need to (Massive Open Online Courses),’ looking to establish offices in China maintain our integrity and quality he points out, ‘through the group of and Brazil. In time, these will provide levels in all we do, in whatever 23 founding universities contracted bases for King’s faculty and students part of the world we operate. We with the Open University-led and help support projects and visiting acknowledge that what we bring to consortium FutureLearn to delegations in those countries, as well the table is not complete. Working produce online courses available as interacting with local institutions closely with partners thus provides to the public free of charge.’ and organisations.’ a more comprehensive, and ‘Going forward, we’re seeking mutually beneficial, gain.’ to expand the number and type
UNC and King’s In addition to a large number of more specialised connections (such as those with Georgetown and Johns Hopkins), King’s has a wide range of partnerships with leading, like-minded university institutions across the globe, involving shared research projects, staff and student exchanges and joint PhD programmes. These include the College’s seven key strategic partnerships with Hong Kong University; the University of California San Francisco; Jawaharlal Nehru University; the National University of Singapore; Renmin University of China; the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The partnership between King’s and UNC, which began in 2005, is one of the most University of North Carolina. ambitious anywhere between a US and a UK university and now covers all academic fields. Smart and motivated at the Royal Academy of Music, and the King’s benefits greatly from having UNC chance to live and study in heart of the Some 60 King’s and UNC undergraduates students in London, and Dr Robert Miles, world’s most global city, London. My crossed the Atlantic to live and work Associate Dean for Study Abroad and time abroad has led to greater cultural on each others’ campuses last year. International Exchanges at UNC, believes fluency, adaptability and the solidifying Philosophy undergraduate Kathryn Nave King’s students are good for UNC’s of a worldview. King’s has also led to reflected on her experience at UNC in campus and classrooms. ‘They’re smart new opportunities and interests, from an essay (‘Gap year kids are not the new and highly academically motivated; they playing field hockey with the men’s club face of the Imperial Raj’) which won the bring perspectives from other academic team here to my decision to continue with prestigious London Library Student Prize traditions and they add significantly to Ancient Greek at Carolina after taking for 2013 and was published in The Times. cultural diversity,’ he said. New Testament Greek in the Theology Her essay benefited, she believes, Department at King’s. In London I have from her experience of writing for the UNC music student Ryan Dickey came to traversed centuries of art and history, UNC student paper, which is run to a King’s for his exchange year for three main being a student of the past and present professional standard. ‘Student media reasons: ‘the opportunity for complete all at once. And of course, I’ve had at that level seems to be distinctively immersion in a school of foreign students many reflections and conversation-filled American, and it’s something I would and professors with the right balance of evenings in pubs even older than the have been unable to experience if I had highly competitive academics and world- United States!’ stayed in the UK,’ she commented. class musical instruction; the connection
32 SIMON DE TREY-WHITE of highereducation inEurope and gave‘The visit meawiderunderstanding Complutense inMadrid inNovember 2012. Humanities, visited the Universidad de undergraduate & admissions to Arts Michael Sullivan, whooversees as aworld classuniversity.’ holds ahighlevel ofprestige inHongKong he commented. ‘Itwas clearthat King’s Council,’ and seemespeakat theBritish number ofpeoplewhobooked to come schools for King’s. ‘Iwas at the surprised visitedoffice and several key feeder for offerholders Council at theBritish programmes, hehosted anopenevening for thejointKing’s/HKU PhDandLLB able to improve admissions processes of HongKong inMay 2013.Besides being Sciences Admissions, visited theUniversity James Ackroyd, Head ofCentre & for Arts Wider understanding Jawaharlal Nehru University.JawaharlalNehru Hong Kong University National University ofSingapore University ofCalifornia SanFrancisco University ofSao Paulo Renmin University ofChina King’s institutions(from partner thetop): staff, as well as academics andstudents. offered to King’s Professional Services universities overseas have recently been to 749 in2013,andexchange to visits fromtheir studyhasrisen 220in2007 to goabroadan opportunity of for part The numberofKing’s studentsoffered International staff exchange already doundeniablywell.’ also made meaware ofthethingsthat we slicker. Butbeingableto take astep back big eye-opener, andtheirfairs were much said. ‘Theway they organised events was a system was anobvious thingto do,’he extra insightinto theGermaneducation a key market for theCollege,sogaining Cologne earlierintheyear. ‘Germany is King’s hosted amarketing colleaguefrom University ofCologneinlate 2012,after Officer, forUK/Europe,visited the Adam Baxter, King’s SeniorMarketing speak aword ofSpanish.’ acourse whocan’t to start students try considered have inSpain andthey often proof proficiency, ofEnglish evenisn’t this to gain anunconditionalplace without while ouroverseas studentsare unable washe said.‘Thebiggestsurprise that, increased my confidenceinSpanish,’ 33
International Nerve fibre bundles in the newborn brain captured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
34 Brain
Mapping the brain How does the human brain assemble itself? Mapping brain and nerve developments in the womb and just after birth is the challenge for a €15 million project in a unique centre led by King’s.
35 ‘By the time a baby says Professor David Edwards, facility within a neonatal intensive Director of the King’s College care unit, making it possible to is born, the brain is London Centre for the Developing undertake advanced research Brain. ‘Using world-leading magnetic projects with MRI for even the developing fast and resonance imaging facilities in the smallest and most vulnerable key connections Evelina Children’s Hospital Neonatal newborn infants. Over the next few Unit at St Thomas’, we’re going years, in a project funded by a €15 between nerves are to map how these connections million grant from the European develop, and how this is affected Research Council, Professor being made’ … by genetic variation or problems Edwards and his colleagues will like pre-term birth. This will build up a diagram of connections provide information that will help in the brains of babies as they us to understand and develop develop in the womb and then treatments for neurological after they are born. disorders such as autism, and can ‘The aim is to understand how be made freely available to the the human brain assembles itself international research community.’ from a functional and structural One of the core facilities for the perspective. The resulting map Centre of the Developing Brain is a Connectome: a name which is the Evelina Newborn Imaging reflects the fact that it aims Centre, opened in February 2013. eventually to characterise all the This is the only centre in the world connections in the brain, just as the with an MRI scanner sited in a human genome catalogues all human custom-built clinical research genes,’ explains Professor Edwards,
An MRI image of the brain of a newborn baby. This surface map shows the regions which have most connections in blue.
36 ‘The aim is to who is a Consultant Neonatologist to use single-slice techniques that and Professor of Paediatrics & ‘freeze’ this motion. However, understand how the Neonatal Medicine at King’s. as Professor Edwards says, ‘Sophisticated neuroscience doesn’t human brain Motion-tolerant MRI work on a slice. If we are to do a assembles itself from a At the heart of the project is the connectivity map of the brain and development of motion-tolerant understand how the brain develops functional and MRI image analysis techniques. we need to look at 3D structures.’ MRI scanners work by taking a structural perspective’ series of cross-sectional images of a A richer image body and are then reconstructed by The team at the Centre has software into 3D images. Usually, developed a technique that allows subjects entering an MRI scanner for a much richer image of the must remain as still as possible and foetus’s brain in the womb. It Brain are often held in place to make sure involves taking a number of cross- that the resulting scans are clear. sectional images of the brain at Babies from the intensive care different angles and reconstructing unit at the Centre are scanned these two-dimensional images into while they are asleep and not a 3D model. This makes it possible moving. However, before birth, – for the first time – to see the babies float freely inside in the connections forming in the baby’s womb and are therefore continually brain while still in the womb. These moving. Until recently, the only techniques, together with similar way of scanning foetuses has been methods for studying small babies
An MRI image showing the growth and development of the human brain before the normal age of birth.
The Centre’s facilities make it possible to undertake advanced MRI projects for even the smallest and most vulnerable newborn infants.
37 after birth, are central to developing medical conditions,’ Professor the Connectome which will Edwards says. ‘Having a scanner eventually provide a four- sited within the intensive care unit dimensional map of the brain, means that we can safely study the charting its development in space babies at highest risk and in most and time. need of help.’ The imaging suite will also Better medicine be used for studying conditions The MRI scanner is also used such as autism and other for diagnosing sick newborn neurological disorders in young babies, allowing clinicians and children, and the team makes researchers to monitor the effect every effort to enable patients of certain treatments such as drugs and parents to feel comfortable. administered to protect brains and Lighting can be dimmed and tinted help these brains develop under the to make mothers feel relaxed, stress of a premature birth. Before or swirling galaxies projected the launch of the Centre, babies in onto the walls to turn a visit to the intensive care would have to wait MRI scanner into a space mission until they were healthier before for imaginative children. being transferred to an MRI scanner. ‘We’re looking after very Goal vulnerable infants, and trying The goal of the Centre for the to understand how their brain Developing Brain is to reduce the development is affected by their number of children who suffer brain
The MRI scanner in the Evelina Newborn Imaging Centre at St Thomas’ Hospital, during its installation.
Swirling galaxies can be projected onto the walls to turn a visit to the MRI scanner into a space mission for imaginative children.
38 damage in the perinatal period, Edwards. ‘In particular, we work through understanding human with colleagues at Imperial College brain development around the time London (most notably Professor of birth; creating new capabilities Daniel Rueckert who is a to map cerebral development in longstanding member of the health and disease; exploring and Centre), and with clinicians and exploiting the underlying biology scientists within King’s Health of brain development disorder Partners, such as Dr Chiara Nosarti to create new therapies, as well from the Institute of Psychiatry. as conducting clinical trials of A major goal for the coming period novel neuroprotective and neural will be to develop collaborative rescue therapies. studies of autistic spectrum The Centre has established disorders and attention deficit and a comprehensive and integrated hyperactivity disorders, and to Brain capability to achieve these work with the MRC Centre for ambitious goals, combining groups Developmental Neurobiology working in basic and translational on translational studies of basic neurobiology; MR imaging neurodevelopmental mechanisms.’ development, analysis and application; and clinical studies of the human foetus and infant. ‘We have a strongly collaborative approach, working with colleagues around the world,’ says Professor DAVID COX DAVID
The Evelina Newborn Imagining Centre was opened in February 2013 by Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England. The scientific symposium that accompanied the opening included keynote lectures by Professor Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Advisor, and Professor Daniel Rueckert of the Department of Computing at Imperial College London.
The MRI scanner can detect activity in all areas of the brains of newborn babies.
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Food Food is central to as Dr Mike Goodman, Senior capitalism, whereby people and Lecturer in the Department of businesses are motivated by doing the human daily Geography, points out. But now, “good” by doing well financially. he says, there is something different The respondents in our survey routine the world about Western food-based thought these chefs were motivated over, and it has long behaviour: ‘We’re in the midst to get involved in food politics of a broad-based “food turn” across because of their personal concern been the focus of the social sciences, humanities and over issues such as healthy eating society at large. Popular culture has or sustainable fish, although this scholarly interest, ... taken to food with a vengeance. was also a way for them to raise It’s everywhere and in every their personal profile and expand medium: magazines, television their “brand”. Since such figures channels, internet sites, and do appear to influence on the way top-selling cookbooks and books people think and engage with food about dieting.’ and food politics, any analysis of Dr Goodman is particularly food in contemporary society must interested in the celebrity chef take seriously the role of so much as a key figure in this foodscape. food media, and especially the ‘Like other celebrities – such as celebrity chef.’ Bono with his involvement in poverty and development, or Festival Leonardo DiCaprio as an “eco- Dr Goodman was one of the celebrity” – these chefs are now in contributors to the King’s Festival the business of attempting to change of Food & Ideas, held in March 2013. our behaviour and our engagement Devised and organised by the with the wider world,’ he says. College’s Public Engagement ‘In particular, they want to govern Department, it attracted nearly 3,000 our relationship with “good food”. visitors to learn about all aspects of ‘According to our research, the College’s research in this area, audiences are becoming more through 24 talks and debates, comfortable with philanthro- together with an exhibition on animal KING’S COLLEGE LONDON ARCHIVES LONDON KING’S COLLEGE
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Food ‘Once Britain prided Beefing up Britain In the 1920s some 80 per cent Some of the most potent myths about of the beef eaten in London was itself on getting food British beef are challenged by imported from the River Plate. Professor David Edgerton in his ‘But after the Second World War from abroad: it was account of the story of Fray Bentos, there was a period of intense food a mark of modernity, the famous brand of corned beef and nationalism, predating the Common meat pies, which originated in the Market and peaking in the 1980s. and of wealth, to get town of the same name in Uruguay. By the 1990s, 80 per cent of beef one’s food from where ‘Once Britain prided itself on consumed here was produced in getting food from abroad: it was a the UK, with most Fray Bentos it grew best.’ mark of modernity, and of wealth, products coming from Lincolnshire to get one’s food from where it grew and now from Scotland.’ best,’ he explains. ‘For much of the However, as Professor Edgerton 20th century most of the roast beef points out, this has also been the of England in fact came from the period of mad cow disease and the other side of the world. Whereas horsemeat scandal, implicating British beef production was small- British farmers, supermarkets and scale, British breeds of cattle such processors. ‘Distance does not mean as the Aberdeen Angus and the low quality – and local does not Hereford flourished on the pampas, mean good quality,’ he warns. and were brought back as whole ‘Foreign food is not necessarily bad, sides of beef, often prime beef, and national food not necessarily by British and US companies. good. The distance food travels is a ‘While the distance travelled very different matter to the length was long, the supply chain was very of the food chain. Beware calls for short and (with the ship acting as a national food security if you care for floating cold store) the 21-day the quality of food!’ voyage to London from the River Plate could produce a dry-aged, organic beef of around 28 days – a premium product.’ MARY EVANS PICTURE LIBRARY PICTURE EVANS MARY
44 Psychiatry. ‘In fact, research over the over the research fact, ‘In Psychiatry. of Institute the at Research Cell Stem Neural in Lecturer Thuret, Sandrine Dr says health,’ mental our on food of impact the of aware much less but we eat, what physical health can be affected by ‘We’re our that conscious very Diet andneurogenesis started in October 2013. History in Technology &Medicine Science, in MA new Its questions. policy and historical big address to concern for its and medicine, and technology science, of history modern the integrating to approach distinctive for its known 2013. The highly-ranked Centre is August in History of Department King’s to College Imperial from moved which (CHoSTM) Medicine Technology & Science, of History for the Centre the of Director founding the & Technology and Science of History the of Professor David Edgerton is Hans Rausing Rausing Hans is Edgerton David
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Food The proof of the pudding sector, the breakfast cereal lights. The result was much ‘Accurate, reliable, informative manufacturers and the confusion among consumers. and accessible food labelling is right confectionery and biscuit makers, The battle-lines were drawn with at the top of the agenda as a means concocted an alternative scheme the ‘health lobby’ versus the food of tackling issues such as obesity, which would avoid (as they saw it) industry: at first at UK level and high blood pressure, diabetes and “stigmatising” certain products. then, over the past decade, in the heart disease,’ explains Professor This was the ‘Guideline Daily European Union. Alan Maryon-Davis of King’s Amounts’ (GDA) scheme, which ‘In the end, the industry got most Department of Primary Care & expressed each product’s key of what it wanted. From 2014 there Public Health Sciences. ‘We see nutrient content as a percentage will be EU-wide adoption the GDA claims such as “low fat”, “low salt” of an adult’s ‘guideline daily scheme, but with some leeway for or “rich in polyunsaturates”, but amount’ for each nutrient. individual member countries to until now there have been no ‘However, consumer research include traffic-lights if they choose. agreed definitions for these terms showed the GDA scheme to be The UK government is developing and no proper regulation of their poorly understood by consumers, a hybrid, voluntary, scheme using use (and misuse).’ particularly those on lower incomes both traffic-lights and GDAs, which Over the past 20 years, attempts who might need the information will appear on a wide range of (but have been made by health most,’ Professor Maryon-Davis not all) food products. organisations and the Food points out. ‘The GDAs were also Standards Agency to come based on the average adult, and up with a uniform validated were therefore irrelevant for standardised approach to labelling. children. Moreover, the term However, the food industry has ‘guideline’ implied that people fought to avoid the ‘traffic-light’ should aim to consume those scheme which gives foods red, amounts each day – whereas in All the main supermarket chains orange or green spots according to fact these were the recommended and a significant proportion of the whether they are ‘high’, ‘medium’ daily maximums.’ main food manufacturers have or ‘low’ in fat, saturated fat, sugars, Nevertheless, most of the signed up to it, with a national salt and calories. industry went with GDAs, whilst public education campaign to help Instead, powerful food a few supermarket chains and consumers to make best use of the manufacturers, such as the dairy manufacturers favoured traffic- new system.’
Grains were consumed in the mediaeval period in the form of pottage: a thick soup of grains and vegetables.
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Food 48 Mathematics
Changing the game A specialist sixth-form school that will produce brilliant mathematicians is part of King’s response to its own academics’ research showing the UK’s ‘scandalous’ record in mathematics education. ALFREDO FALVO
49 The King’s Funded by the Department for mass of students with the same Education, the College-sponsored passion. ‘The 60 pupils in each year College London school is for highly motivated group will learn to think like students aged 16 to 19 with a mathematicians,’ he says. ‘They’ll Mathematics particular aptitude and enthusiasm meet ideas in mathematics and School opens in for mathematics, who will pay no fees physics that will astound them and and will include those with limited will inspire them to think creatively, September 2014 as access to high-quality mathematics independently and rigorously about education elsewhere. Expected to all their learning. a flagship initiative be the country’s highest-performing ‘They’ll have the unique in the Government’s state school and a leading provider opportunity to learn not only in the of mathematicians, physicists, classroom under the guidance of plans to improve engineers, statisticians and computer skilled and dedicated teachers, but mathematics scientists, its students will attain the also with and from the students and highest grades for studying science, staff of King’s College London,’ education in the technology, engineering and he points out. mathematics (STEM) subjects at state sector. top-rated universities. Reputation Headteacher Dan Abramson The mathematics school project describes the school as ‘game- builds on King’s existing reputation changing’, in particular because it for research and teaching excellence will enable students with intense in the field of mathematics, interest and exceptional ability in involving both the College’s highly- mathematics to study with a critical rated Department of Mathematics ED PARKS
The King’s College London Mathematics School (www.kcl.ac.uk/mathsschool) will attract the best mathematical brains in the capital.
50 and its renowned Department as a result of two research studies Professor Hodgen’s ESRC-funded of Education & Professional for the Nuffield Foundation carried research demonstrated that, despite Studies. It is led by Professor out by a team led by Professor a dramatic rise in examination Alison Wolf, Sir Roy Griffiths Jeremy Hodgen of King’s Education pass rates, an analysis of secondary Professor of Public Sector Department. The first, published pupils’ performance in algebra, Management at King’s and author in 2010, showed that fewer than number and ratio tests suggested of the 2011 Wolf Review of one in five students studied any that there had been a fall in Vocational Education, which kind of mathematics after GCSE, mathematics attainment since suggested it was ‘scandalous’ that representing the lowest levels of the 1970s. In 2013, a study for the half of all 16-year-olds in England, participation in a comparative study Sutton Trust provided further Wales and Northern Ireland were of 24 countries, whilst the second evidence to support the study of leaving school without good recommended that all young people mathematics to 18, because the GCSEs in English and should study mathematics at least current GCSE curriculum fails mathematics. Professor Wolf’s until they are 18 even if they have to give students the problem-solving report recommended that all pupils already gained a good GCSE in the and modelling skills in statistics,
should study a core of academic subject. The recommendations of modelling and other practical Mathematics subjects until they are 16 and that both reports have been strongly applications that are needed in the those without a good pass in welcomed by Education ministers. modern workplace. GCSE English and Mathematics King’s has already been involved in should continue their studies until Poor standards several initiatives aimed at reversing they are 18. The Department’s research has this situation and encouraging This policy, which has now been for some time been highlighting higher standards in mathematics fully implemented by the English the country’s poor standards in education and attainment, as part government, was also recommended mathematics education. In 2012 of its widening participation and
Weekly challenge 6 Weekly challenge 14 ED PARKS Nancy has a wooden cube. She Four identical light purple triangles paints two faces of the cube red, sit within a large square. two faces green, and the last two The total area of the dark purple faces blue. regions, where the triangles are Nancy notices that of the cube’s 12 overlapping, is equal to the total edges, the number of edges which area of the central white region. border two different colours is odd. What proportion of the area of Is this enough information to the large square is each of the determine how the cube was triangles? painted?
The School’s weekly maths challenge (see www.kcl.ac.uk/mathsschool/Weekly-maths- challenge.aspx) encourages responses from ? anyone who can solve the problem and posts the first correct response online.
51 outreach activities across many annual conference for mathematics community, the School has received subject areas. The College’s highly teachers, and hosts ‘taster’ days for a grant from the London Schools successful mathematics widening Year 12 students to experience life Excellence Fund (LSEF) to run participation programme – known at a London university, including a professional development as the ‘King’s Factor’ – offers academic teaching methods and the programme to improve the subject A-level students who relish and additional facilities available, before knowledge and associated pedagogy enjoy mathematics the opportunity making their UCAS applications. of teachers new to Further to tackle challenging maths Mathematics A-level teaching. problems which enrich and develop Enrichment sessions The LSEF project will not only their thinking, and brings them Now the new sixth-form King’s up-skill teachers but will also create together with students and teachers College London Mathematics a network of mutually supportive from other schools and colleges School is offering a series of schools centred around the King’s who share an enthusiasm for enrichment sessions to encourage school. mathematics. While encouraging students to seek entry to the new Education Secretary Michael students to study mathematical school with the confidence that Gove has described the King’s subjects at King’s and other they can start the study programme mathematics school as ‘an excellent universities, the programme is with the relevant level of skills. example of a world-class higher intended for all those who enjoy Students tackle non-routine and education institution playing an mathematics, and one of its main challenging problems with an active role in preparing gifted young messages is that mathematics is emphasis on mathematical rigour people for the rigours of university valuable in ways which are not and on oral discussion, argument study’ and ‘an inspiration to others’. always immediately obvious. and collaboration. As part of its The College’s Department of wider mission to become a centre Mathematics also organises an of excellence in the mathematics
‘an excellent example of a world-class higher education
institution playing EDUCATION FOR DEPARTMENT an active role in preparing gifted young people for the rigours of university study’
Education Secretary Michael Gove awarded prizes to the winners of a mathematics competition for year 10 and year 11 pupils, run by the King’s Mathematics School and the Exeter Mathematics School, at the Department for Education in November 2013. Ollie Springate, Meghan Takwani, Katie Darnell-Smith and Shannon Jackowski from the Harris Academy, South Norwood, Croydon, demonstrated their mathematical and communication skills by providing a solution to ‘Pascal’s problem of points’.
52 JACK STONEBRIDGE imaginable. It’s the only place in in It’s place only the imaginable. subject exciting most the into up opens it you that do Once concepts. the of understanding aproper into processes the beyond it take to is To maths teach teaching. the truly youwherever are,’ ‘It’s he says. in same the level is ahigher to student schools. of London pupils and staff from widea range with contact into him bringing Programme, Highgate’s Outreach led also had and 2013, to 2007 from Department Mathematics the of Head he was where School, Highgate King’s to from He comes Mathematics. in Study Advanced University and a Certificate of a first class degree from Cambridge has School Mathematics London King’s College the of Headteacher founding the Abramson, Dan Dan Abramson Dan Abramson, theSchool’s founding Headteacher. ‘The challenge of taking a a taking of challenge ‘The
your friends and spur you on to you to on spur and friends your become who interests, similar with by learners surrounded environment challenging academically an in first-hand how stimulating it is to be know and mathematics, of study the fiercely enjoy ‘I school. King’s the of Headteacher as appointed be to excited and privileged both extraordinary.’ are possibilities the powerful, increasingly become computers As further. and further stretching are mathematics of realms the child, alost locating or economy the it’s analysing Whether before. ever than mathematics apply to more ways are there and changing world is the But exciting. It’s been exciting. more always become has it that say to disservice world. own your of charge in be you to where get curriculum the Abramson describes himself as as himself describes Abramson a maths doing be ‘It would
contexts.’ non-mathematical in reasoning deductive and logical applying of askill them gives which of different modes of thought range awhole to pupils expose to is curriculum broader the of point ‘The is,’ explains. he knowledge what and learning about go they how on centres that general in approach to learning philosophical a particular in humanities, in ideas some of understanding acquire also will ‘They science. computer and programming include that skills of array awider with together physics, in mathematics apply to and possible,’ he says. you think than further develop more and achieve Waterloo Campus. College’sthe Walk,to Lambeth close in based King’s CollegeLondon Mathematics School is His students will learn mathematics, mathematics, learn will students His 53
Mathematics 54 History
From wc2 to se5 It is 100 years since King’s College Hospital moved from Portugal Street to Denmark Hill. Dr Christine Kenyon Jones describes the move. KING’S COLLEGE LONDON ARCHIVES LONDON KING’S COLLEGE
55 King’s College The first King’s College Hospital conditions from which they could was established in 1840 by Dr learn their profession. London in the Robert Bentley Todd, the College’s enterprising Professor of Physiology The first KCH Strand had a & Morbid Anatomy, in what had The first King’s College Hospital medical department formerly been the Poor House of treated more than 150,000 sick St Clement Dane’s Church in people in its first decade, and its from its opening nearby Portugal Street. 120 beds were sometimes occupied This area was described by by two or three patients at a time. in 1831. For its contemporaries as ‘teeming squalid Dr Todd and others soon realised first nine years, courts’; ‘close, foul, and filthy lanes the building was inadequate to and alleys’; ‘streets of evil fame’; ‘an need, and it was replaced on the however, the insanitary crowded warren densely same site in the late 1850s by the College had no populated by the very poor’; and second King’s College Hospital. ‘one of the worst quarters of London’, This was an altogether different hospital where its and the Hospital was itself built on building, purpose-designed and top of a graveyard and next to the constructed at the cost of £50,000, medical students slaughter-houses of Butcher’s Row. with 200 beds in wards around an could gain the This setting did, however, provide impressive four-storey entrance hall, exactly the ‘rich clinical environment’ an operating theatre seating 300 practical medical that King’s student doctors needed: student observers, and a handsome in other words, a population with chapel in ‘cinquecento’ style. experience they many challenging, interesting and It was in this building that one of needed to achieve varied diseases and medical King’s most famous staff members, their degrees and professional registration. KING’S COLLEGE LONDON ARCHIVES LONDON KING’S COLLEGE
The area around the Hospital was described as ‘one of the worst quarters of London’.
56 KING’S COLLEGE LONDON ARCHIVES Hospital’s patients were now patients Hospital’s the of athird and births, 20 least at attended or diseases different many treated having of needed they evidence the produce no longer could students Medical residents. few permanent with district abusiness into slum residential a from transformed being was neighbourhood of Portugal Street the –and Kingsway and Aldwych –the new, streets wide way for making was clearance slum 1903 By Justice. of Courts Royal the of building the 1870s, with the in area the in began Changes Slum clearances lives. countless save and surgery revolutionise would that system a introducing techniques, antiseptic using operations pioneering his out carried Surgery, Clinical of Professor Lord) Lister, (later Joseph a substantialfour-storey building. StreetPortugal wasin King’s College second The
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON ARCHIVES Lambeth, Dulwich and Nunhead. and Dulwich Lambeth, Camberwell, Brixton, from coming College. greatly to thefameofHospitaland surgery,successful methodsofantiseptic adding his observe toworld over the all from came second King’s CollegeHospital.Practitioners Joseph Lister asProfessor ofSurgery at the later Smith, WFD Smith. Danvers Frederick William Honourable the from Camberwell in 12 acres settled by a magnificentgift of move to should Hospital the 1904. in passed Parliament, of Act by an resolved be to had matter the and opposed, strongly also was Council City Westminster protest. in resigned Management of Committee the of members some and decision, unanimous a not It was suburbs. the to move out should hospitals London central the that Lords of House the of Committee 1892 Select the of recommendation the adopt to hospital first the became King’s that circumstances these in It was To thesuburbs The question of where exactly exactly where of question The was was
1,790,630patients. treated had Street Portugal in Hospital 1913,College King’s LSE. of Building Robbins Lionel the of part –is Kingsway in Woolf Building Virginia new King’s from corner the around –just block the today 1970s, and the moved in out company The Son. and Smith WH of building headquarters new the for way made –and down knocked was 1913,building July 15its on Street, moved Portugal of out Hospital the as soon As Committee. Building Hospital’s the of Chairman and College Treasurer the of was who fame, bookselling and stationery of family Smith WH the of amember was Hambleden, Lord Between April 1840 and July July and 1840 April Between
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History Denmark Hill inestimable benefit of the fine air Hospital was equipped, including the Denmark Hill’s name derives from of Denmark Hill,’ but it also diesel engines which generated its the residence there of Prince mentions the ‘County Council electricity, and the heating, with its George of Denmark, consort of tramway ... affording valuable 18 miles of steam piping and more Queen Anne, at the end of the means of cheap and speedy access’. than a thousand radiators. 17th century. In the early 1900s The dedicated building for the William Pite, the architect of the Modified pavilion Medical School was opened two third King’s College Hospital, The new Hospital was designed years later, in October 1915, with described it as ‘a borderland on the ‘modified pavilion’ basis, a tiered lecture theatre, library, between the squalor of Camberwell with wards connected by covered common rooms and the Dean’s and the ever-growing residential passageways: drawing on Florence offices. By then, however, suburbs on the outskirts of the Nightingale’s theories about bad air most of the Hospital had been metropolis. A high and healthy or ‘miasma’ and the need to be commissioned for War use. In 1918 situation [with] a proximity to a surrounded by clean air on all sides. the shortage of male students certain amount of open country, Its foundation stone was laid on prompted the Medical School to or at least ground covered but the new site by King Edward VII in admit women students for the first thinly with solid houses with large 1909, and the Hospital was opened time, making King’s the first mixed gardens and fields.’ on 26 July 1913 by King George V medical school in London. The material given to the press and Queen Mary, who were at the site in February 1911 speaks apparently especially interested Separation of the ‘outlook across the lovely in the ice-making plant. Their King’s College and its Hospital wooded grounds of Ruskin Park ... Majesties also inspected the other had been separated by the Act the beauty of the country and the new technologies with which the of 1904, but the medical school KING’S COLLEGE LONDON ARCHIVES LONDON KING’S COLLEGE ARCHIVES LONDON KING’S COLLEGE
58 KING’S COLLEGE LONDON ARCHIVES University of London, and King’s King’s and London, of University College, King’s years, 73 next the For school. College’sthe medical 1897, in moved Wimbledon to and had which School, King’s College London); of the University secular the into incorporated be not could and ordinands Anglican trained (which Department Theological its including parts, constituent its of several from legally itself separate would College the that meant Institutions’. ‘Associated its simply remaining than rather London, of University the into themselves ‘incorporate’ King’s to and UCL of later years afew decisions strange somewhat by the but Hill, move Denmark to by the necessitated fact in not was bodies two these of separation the and College, the of part remained was designed on the ‘modified pavilion’‘modified basis. the on designed was Hill Denmark at Hospital King’snewCollege The This ‘incorporation’, in 1910, ‘incorporation’, in This
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History 60 Student diary find their bearings. can city the to new students that so London of tours lead we also and session, ataster students gives group activity different a hour every where area give-it-a-go door. next There’s DJ a Society the from creation latest over the heard Englishman’ an ‘He of is rendition their make to trying Society Sullivan and Gilbert the or combat, gladiatorial full-on a hosting Society History that’s Ancient the whether freshers, of attention the getting of ways creative most the with up come to vie they and table asmall gets KCLSU: them of each at clubs sports and societies 250 Weover have days. two of course over the students 10,000 hosted and Centre Exhibition We Barbican us. the upon rented was predecessors. our of cell brain every picked and week freshers’ year, planned for the campaigns our We selected job. we’d for the need that context and knowledge skills, the us taught which training of months two weren’t To ready, slacking. we ourselves underwent get opportunity to make their mark academically. They also also They academically. mark their make to opportunity an as it seen has year’s this incarnation life, university to introduction gentle a as year first the seen have may predecessors their Whilst King’s. at my time in group year other any Ihave seen than harder working genuinely are freshers apparent; immediately been has impact The years. first domestic undergraduate our for fees tuition anyone’s notice that this was the first year of £9,000 It can’t have escaped work began. real the then And Working harder difference. a make and opportunity the take to more determined us made and ateam as together us brought had that experience an been role. It had for the people best we were the that students 24,000 persuade to trying election, two-week a in candidates other 50 against run had we get; to job easy It hadn’t Ihad. an as been university at experience an good have as to chance the had everybody that sure make to Iwanted because election the in run I’d vice-presidents, three the Like offer. to had life university everything of advantage taken fully I’d and country the in departments best the of one at history studying years three amazing an had KCLSU.of I’d President as my of life, year yetrewarding, testing, most the begin to about King’s, of corridors deserted the through walking 2012 Iwas 1July and It was (KCLSU) Union Student London College year President as his of King’s on reflects Clayton Thomas And then the year began in earnest: Freshers’ Fair earnest: in began year the then And Whilst students weren’t around, we certainly weren’t we certainly students around, Whilst
‘in the centenary year of Raising Students and Giving (RAG) our student groups raised over £160,000 for charity’
know that, in the current job market, a degree by itself isn’t always enough, and we’ve seen a marked increase
ALFREDO FALVO in membership of societies, sports clubs, student media groups and volunteering projects. There has also been a major effort to mitigate the effect of fees, with no fewer than 14 new outreach projects starting at KCLSU this year, working in the community to encourage children of all backgrounds to apply to university. The College have done their bit too. We worked with them to design a fantastic bursary scheme, and we’re now looking together at tackling the cost of studying beyond tuition fees. We’ve tried really hard this year to return KCLSU to its campaigning roots. We engaged over 1,000 students in the successful campaign to extend the opening hours of our libraries by 25 per cent. We’ve persuaded the College to radically reduce the number of classes taught on Wednesday afternoons, so that students can take part in all sorts of extra-curricular activities. We’ve successfully lobbied the College to invest in bursaries rather than fee waivers; putting £2.4 million into students’ pockets in the last 18 months. We secured £10,000 of emergency funds from the College for postgraduate nurses when they had all their government funding cut. We’ve taken huge strides to tackle homophobia in sport and introduced a ‘Safe Space’ policy in our venues. And we helped the College to listen to and act on the concerns of students to a proposed School merger.
Rant Week Each of these campaigns has had students involved at every stage, and lots of the ideas for them came from our annual Rant Week, when over 1,000 students told us how they think the College and the Union could improve. We’ve run evidence-intensive, relevant,
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on-campus, engaging and successful campaigns that our students have been able to support, and I’m proud of what we’ve achieved. That’s not to say that it’s all been hard work. It’s been a great year for sport, with no fewer than 18 league wins and record-breaking seasons for women’s rowing and Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ (GKT) football. The Macadam Cup – the annual day of fixtures between medics and non-medics – went down to an 8-8 draw, with the medics winning the tie-breaking tug of war. Our Women’s Volleyball team came 11th in Europe; our TV station won best newcomer award and, in the centenary year of Raising and Giving (RAG), our student groups raised over £160,000 for charity.
Best in the world FUNNELL GREG So what have I learnt this year? King’s students work hard and they play hard; and now, more than ever, I believe that King’s students really are the best in the world. They’re never afraid to get involved and they’re eager to improve the world around them. So often they have to juggle multiple pressures: their course, their extra-curricular life and increasingly their part-time jobs, internships and perhaps even carer duties. Looking ahead, I’m immensely optimistic about the future of KCLSU. We’ve got a great team in 2013-4: Sebastiaan Debrouwere (President), Areeb Ullah (Vice President, Academic Affairs), Anthony Shaw (VP Representation and Communications) and Liam Jackson (VP Activities and Facilities). They’ve got plenty of challenges ahead of them: the recently- announced government cuts to bursaries, unregulated international and postgraduate fees and the first ever multi-sport varsity against UCL to name just a few. I hope they will continue to have the positive relationship and support that we’ve enjoyed from the College; in an ever-increasingly competitive world, a genuine partnership between students and the College can only be beneficial for everyone. Student unions are often described as a critical friend of their institutions. In the past I think KCLSU has veered between the two poles of critic and friend, I believe that we’re finally finding the right balance.
62 , the King’s fundraising campaign, was publicly launched in 2010. It is one of the three largest campaigns launched by uk universities. With the support of alumni and other supporters around the world, trusts, foundations and other friends, it is improving the lives of students and staff on our campuses and is supporting research addressing some of the world’s most challenging problems, particularly in the areas of cancer, child health, neuroscience & mental health, leadership & society, and the emerging world order.
Action Medical Research Alzheimer’s Brain Bank UK Alzheimer’s Disease International Alzheimer’s Research UK
Arcadia Fund MICHAEL DONALD Arthritis Research UK Association for International Cancer Research The Atkin Foundation Dr Timi Austen-Peters Australian Civil-Military Centre Autism Speaks Avantha Group The late Miss Edith Baer Baillie Gifford & Co BASF SE Belvedere Trust Big Lottery Fund Breakthrough Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Campaign British Heart Foundation British Skin Foundation British Society for Haematology The late Mrs Elizabeth Brown The Byron Society Cambridge University Press Journals Giving to King’s Cancer Research UK Members of the King’s Boat Club keep fit thanks to new rowing machines Carnegie Corporation of New York purchased with campaign help. Catkin Pussywillow Charitable Trust CHDI Foundation, Inc Professor William Chen and Dr John Chen Cicely Saunders International Enriching the student experience Circulation Foundation The Clothworkers’ Foundation The campaign has made possible many projects that John S Cohen Foundation enrich students’ experience at King’s. In particular, Content Guru Ltd The High Commissioner For The Republic Of Cyprus the historic Somerset House East Wing has been Cyril Erskine Marshall refurbished to create a modern and very elegant Dhammakaya International Society of the UK Diabetes UK university building, formally opened by Her Majesty Dimbleby Cancer Care The Queen in 2012. Several student clubs have Dorset Foundation The Marquess of Douro OBE & The Marchioness of received funds to help them offer expanded educational Douro OBE experiences for students, as well as opportunities for Dunhill Medical Trust eBay Inc recreation and stress reduction. The campaign has ECTRIMS supported the award-winning student King’s TV station, The Eranda Foundation Espirito Santo Financial Group the Boat Club, programmes aimed at widening the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes social range of students applying to King’s, and the FICCI Florence Nightingale Foundation King’s College London Think Tank. This unique Fondation Leducq student society is the first student-led policy institute Foundation of European Nurses in Diabetes Galliard Homes Ltd in London, founded in 2010 in the wake of the student Gapper Charitable Trust protests as a way of giving students a means of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The John & Lucille van Geest Foundation contributing to the debate on issues which concern Douglas Glanfield Memorial Trust them and opportunities to gain valuable experience Global Business Services Ltd Goldman Sachs Gives and knowledge from the leading experts who come Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity to speak at the College.
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The Worshipful Company of Apothecaries is supporting students like these from the King’s Extended Medical Degree Programme.
Philosophy and medicine ensure that the best and brightest scholars are able to A grant from the charitable foundation established by devote themselves exclusively to their study at King’s. Dr Peter Sowerby (who graduated in Medicine from The Nigerian Law Scholars Fund has been created Guy’s in 1950) has enabled King’s to establish the Peter by an anonymous donor to help students from Nigeria Sowerby Chair in Philosophy & Medicine: the first in pursue their LLM degrees at King’s. These this area. The new professor will build on the College’s scholarships, worth £25,000 each, will be awarded on groundbreaking work in this field to develop a the basis of a personal statement as well as demonstrable programme of research, teaching and public financial need to Nigerian residents who are intending engagement that moves beyond the traditional to return to Nigeria and are willing to share the skills boundaries of medical discipline and practice in order they have gained while studying at King’s. to understand wider cultural and philosophical questions relating to health. Areas of research will Finding future medical professionals include the nature of the body and the mind, evidence- Support from the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries based medicine and the role of the physician. is helping the College’s Outreach for Medicine ‘Medical professionals encounter daily the subjective programme to work with school children in more than experience of their patients and reflect deeply on it; yet 500 non-selective state schools and sixth-form colleges their training tends to focus only on the causes and in Greater London and Kent, providing tailored treatments of illness,’ explains MM McCabe, Professor educational and mentoring activities to encourage of Ancient Philosophy at King’s. ‘Philosophers, on the students to consider careers in medicine. other hand, are normally more concerned with abstract The 395-year-old Society has joined the outreach than practical issues. But philosophers and medical programme’s principal sponsor, the Worshipful professionals are concerned with some of the same Company of Barbers, in helping thousands of young profound issues: life, health, death, identity, the nature of students to realise that they may have the potential value. So there is a great deal to be gained from ensuring to become doctors. The programme also introduces that these two disciplines engage with each other.’ young students to King’s Extended Medical Degree Dr Sowerby commented: ‘As a GP, I have long been Programme (EMDP), which allows some admissions to fascinated by the potential for philosophy to inform the King’s medical degree for pupils from disadvantaged medical practice. I’m delighted to support this new schools with A-level grades that may be lower than initiative, particularly given that I studied medicine those normally expected, and provides these students at Guy’s Hospital.’ with an extra year to complete the first two phases of the degree course. Many EMDP students go on to Supporting LLM students graduate in the top 10 per cent of their year group. Two donors have recently established scholarship funds ‘The Society of Apothecaries has been involved to help LLM students in the College’s Dickson Poon in medical education and standard-setting for nearly School of Law. 400 years,’ says former Master Apothecary Dr Timothy Bosco Tso (who graduated with an LLB from King’s Chambers OBE (who graduated in medicine from in 1987) created the Bosco Tso and Emily Ng King’s in 1969). ‘The Society welcomes the Scholarship to support several students working toward opportunity to contribute to the Outreach for their master’s degrees in law. The scholarship will cover Medicine programme, which has enlarged access full tuition fees and provide an allowance for living in to undergraduate education in an imaginative and London. It will support students who otherwise could successful way, allowing young people to achieve not have considered pursuing a university degree, and more than they might have dreamed of.’
64 GW Pharmaceuticals Ltd Lord Philip Harris FKC & Dame Lady Pauline Harris Global reach Health Foundation Through the campaign, donors have supported the Heathside Charitable Trust The Hellenic Foundation College’s international strategy and helped raise King’s Hereditary Disease Foundation global profile. World questions|King’s answers truly has Christine Hewson Memorial Foundation Mr Geraint Hughes AKC an international reach – both in terms of providing The Inman Charity students with an education that will prepare them for a Interfarma iPierian, Inc world in which national boundaries mean less, and also Janssen Pharmaceuticals N.V. through nurturing a greater understanding of the 21st The Japan Foundation Mr Changqung Ji century’s emerging powers amongst a wider audience. Johnson & Johnson Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation In particular, gifts to King’s have supported the Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund establishment of the College’s four country-specific Konrad Adenauer Stiftung The Lau Family institutes focused on Brazil, China, India and Russia, The Betty Lawes Foundation as well as institutes looking at North America and Henry Lester Trust Limited Giving Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research international development. As described on pages A G Leventis Foundation 26-33, the Global Institutes are helping policy-makers Leverhulme Trust John D & Catherine T MacArthur Foundation to develop a stronger appreciation of the dynamics Maudsley Charity of change, especially in rapidly growing economies, Mayer Brown Medical Research Foundation and to foster a more nuanced awareness of mutual MedImmune Ltd concerns and interests among the world’s leading Mr Vladimir Merson Ministry of Culture, Government of India economies. They are also bringing leaders from The Moss Family Charitable Trust government, media and cultural organisations to King’s Motor Neurone Disease Association The late Professor Sir Kenneth Murray campuses, speaking to large audiences of students NARSAD hungry to learn more about emerging world powers. National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research In the past year, for example, the Brazil Institute hosted National Heart Foundation of Australia Alex Ellis, the new British Ambassador to Brazil, and National Institutes of Health Nestec Ltd broadcaster Michael Palin, who shared observations Mr SF Ng & Mrs Gloria Ng from his recent BBC documentary series profiling Novo Nordisk Foundation Nuclea Biotechnologies Inc. Brazilian culture and the country’s rise as a global Nuffield Foundation power. The India Institute’s Tagore Centre for Global Oak Foundation Open Society Foundations Thought, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Orthopaedic Research UK Government of India, was inaugurated in April 2013 Oundle School Photodermatology Charitable Trust at Somerset House East Wing by Chandresh Kumari Mr Dickson Poon CBE Katoch, India’s Minister of Culture, and Dr Virander K Prostate Cancer UK Psychiatry Research Trust Paul, Deputy High Commissioner of India in London. Redwood Technologies Limited The institutes have also provided a platform for the The Rose Foundation RWE npower College’s experts to share their knowledge with others. The Jeremy and John Sacher Charitable Trust Professor Sunil Khilnani, an internationally recognised The Dr. Mortimer & Theresa Sackler Foundation Mrs Lily Safra FKC expert on contemporary India, is serving as Director Santander Universities of the India Institute through the generosity of an Henry Schein, Inc Schilizzi Foundation endowed chair established by India-based Avantha The Schroder Foundation Group and its Chairman, Gautam Thapar. As the Shell UK Limited David & Jennifer Sieff Charitable Trust College’s Avantha Professor, and a much in-demand Sino British Fellowship Trust commentator, Professor Khilnani has raised the The Henry Smith Charity Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc visibility of both the College and the India Institute. The Peter Sowerby Charitable Foundation Sport Aiding Medical Research for Kids Michael Palin spoke at King’s in April 2013 about his experiences of Brazil, St Thomas’ Lupus Trust Statoil (UK) Ltd as part of the King’s answers lecture series. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Stichting ALS Nederland Stroke Association Charles Sykes Epilepsy Research Trust Mr Bosco Tso Tommy’s The Baby Charity Tropical Health and Education Trust The Trust for Education EGERE-COOPER MATILDA Unilever UK Central Resources Ltd Urology Foundation The Vandervell Foundation The Charles Wallace India Trust The Waterloo Foundation Wellcome Trust The Felicity Wilde Charitable Trust Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust The Wolfson Foundation P C Woo & Co The Worshipful Company of Barber Surgeons The Yeoh Family
65 Student numbers by School and level of study Headcount on 1 December 2012
School Campus Number of students UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE Total % of total
Taught Research
Arts & Humanities Strand 2,900 964 629 4,493 17.8%
Biomedical Sciences Guy’s, Waterloo 1,847 306 194 2,347 9.3%
Dental Institute Guy’s, Strand, Denmark 760 365 83 1,208 4.8% Hill, Waterloo, St Thomas’
English Language and Strand 186 0 0 186 0.7% other centres
Global Institutes 0 103 41 144 0.6%
Institute of Psychiatry Denmark Hill 71 657 309 1,037 4.1%
King’s Learning Institute 48 395 9 452 1.8%
Law Strand 920 895 77 1,892 7.5%
Medicine Guy’s, St Thomas’, 2,569 577 411 3,557 14.1% Denmark Hill
Natural & Mathematical Strand 1,243 301 191 1,735 6.9% Sciences
Nursing & Midwifery Waterloo 2,195 756 60 3,011 12.0%
Social Science & Public Strand, Waterloo 1,821 2,224 594 4,639 18.4% Policy
Incoming Study Abroad 437 46 3 486 1.9% students*
Grand Total 14,997 7,589 2,601 25,187 100%
*The full-year figure for incoming Study Abroad students in 2012-13 was 768.
Members of staff on 1 January 2013 excluding senior students, honorary and occasional staff
School Academic and research staff Other staff Number of employees Arts & Humanities 375 388 763 Biomedical Sciences 360 184 544 Dental Institute 274 91 365 Institute of Psychiatry 694 259 953 Law 67 92 159 Medicine 999 428 1,427 Natural & Mathematical Sciences 167 64 231 Nursing & Midwifery 125 72 197 Social Science & Public Policy 319 190 509 Professional Services 42 1,396 1,438 Grand Total 3,422 3,164 6,586
66 Students’ country of domicile 2012-13 King’s has a strong international community including students from some 145 countries worldwide
Domicile Number of students % of total United Kingdom 17,192 68.3% European Union 3,130 12.4% Overseas 4,865 19.3% Total 25,187 100%
Student numbers by age at start of programme 2012-13 Facts Age Number of students UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE Total % of total Taught Research 20 and under 10,752 45 0 10,797 42.9% 21 to 29 2,985 4,782 1,508 9,275 36.8% 30 to 39 761 1,758 710 3,229 12.8% 40 to 49 396 743 261 1,400 5.6% 50 and over 103 261 122 486 1.9% Grand Total 14,997 7,589 2,601 25,187 100%
Student numbers by gender 2012-13 Gender Number of students UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE Total % of total Taught Research Female 9,473 4,558 1,386 15,417 61.2% Male 5,524 3,031 1,215 9,770 38.8% Grand Total 14,997 7,589 2,601 25,187 100%
Facts & figures 67 Consolidated income & expenditure account For the year ended 31 July 2013 King’s credit rating was confirmed by Standard & Poor’s as ‘AA/stable’ for 2013.
2012–13 2011–12 £000 £000 Income Funding body grants 130,671 140,908
Tuition fees and education contracts 174,581 146,544
Research grants and contracts 164,025 154,745
Other operating income 111,276 103,832
Endowment and investment income 6,395 8,191
Total income 586,948 554,220
Expenditure Staff costs 349,889 324,604
Other operating expenses 190,659 161,152
Depreciation 24,602 24,654
Interest payable 12,233 12,297
Total expenditure 577,383 522,707
Surplus on ordinary activities 9,565 31,513
Taxation – (8)
Surplus on ordinary activities after taxation 9,565 31,521
Receipts from property transactions – 5,060
Profit on sale of shares – 7,054
Surplus after depreciation of assets at cost and tax 9,565 43,635
Finances 68 VISITORS TO KING’S Because of its distinction, connections and central London location, King’s attracts many eminent visitors and speakers. Among those who visited in 2012-13 were Nobel Prize winners Professor Sir Paul Nurse and the former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu; the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams; the former Prime Minister Sir John Major; the former Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Judge; the Chief Rabbi Lord (Jonathan) Sacks; the Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols; Government ministers Michael Gove, David Willetts, David Laws and Lord Taylor; senior civil servants including Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Sir John O’Reilly, Director General of Knowledge and Innovation; John Cridland, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry; Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England; international statespeople including Leon Panetta, US Secretary of State for Defense, Joaquin Almunia, Vice-President of the European Commission, Brazilian Foreign Minister, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, and the Minister of Culture for the Government of India, Chandresh Kumari Katoch; Olympic gold medallist Dr Katherine Grainger; FA Chairman Greg Dyke; England Football Manager Roy Hodgson; writer Bill Bryson; broadcaster and travel-writer Michael Palin; Director of the National Theatre Sir Nicholas Hytner; celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal and Dragon’s Den winner Levi Roots.
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