News archive 2013
Michael Morpurgo talks about tonight's event at King's
Children's author Michael Morpurgo talked to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire yesterday about the reading he is giving tonight at King's.
20 December 2013
The Choir launches a Chorister recruitment campaign
The Choir has just launched the 'Give your child a voice' campaign to encourage boys to apply for Choristerships.
17 December 2013
Christmas Eve Service booklet now available
The service booklet for A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is now available.
11 December 2013
Four new Honorary Fellows elected
John Barrell, George Benjamin, Tony Clarke and Leslie Valiant have just been elected as Honorary Fellows of King's.
9 December 2013
2013 Annual Report published
You can now download the King's College Annual Report for 2013.
6 December 2013
New issue of King's Parade
You can now download the autumn 2013 edition of the College newsletter, King's Parade.
4 December 2013
Archive of the month: Carols in the Chapel
December's Archive of the month looks a the history of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and the Advent service.
3 December 2013
Commissioned carol sets Blake poem to music
This year's commissioned carol for A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a setting of Blake's 'Hear the voice of the Bard'.
27 November 2013
King's celebrates Benjamin Britten's 100th birthday
King's is holding a special Evensong this Friday to celebrate the birthday of Benjamin Britten.
21 November 2013
Honorary Fellow Frederick Sanger dies
Honorary Fellow and double Nobel Laureate Professor Frederick Sanger died on Tuesday 19 November. He was 95.
20 November 2013
New PhD studentship in Spanish Studies
King’s is offering the Nigel Glendinning PhD Studentship in Spanish Studies: Art and Literature of 17th and 18th century Spain.
20 November 2013
Listen to choral services online
Chapel services are now being recorded and broadcast from the King's website.
13 November 2013
Early release tickets on sale for Easter at King's
Tickets are available for two concerts in the 2014 Easter at King's series, featuring the countertenor Andreas Scholl.
12 November 2013
Tower Hamlets schoolchildren inspired by visit to King's
Children from Culloden Primary School in London visited King's earlier this autumn and have written to express their appreciation.
11 November 2013
Scholl sings Purcell and Britten
Renowned countertenor Andreas Scholl returns to King's to sing Purcell and Britten, who was born 22 November 1913.
8 November 2013
Archive of the month continues a series about the Chapel
The Archive of the month continues a series on the history of the Chapel interior, with the history of the altar and reredos.
6 November 2013
New Choir recording marks Britten's 100th anniversary
The Choir is celebrating Benjamin Britten’s 100th birthday with the release of a new recording of Saint Nicolas.
1 November 2013
Cyclists celebrate Tour de France announcement outside King's
Cyclists gathered outside King's to celebrate the announcement that Stage Three of the 2014 Tour De France will start in Cambridge.
25 October 2013
Research Fellow tipped as one of the next big names in physics
The Financial Times has listed Dr Suchitra Sebastian as one of the 'next big names' in physics.
21 October 2013
BBC broadcasts an Evensong from 1981
BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting an Evensong recorded in 1981 when Philip Ledger was Director of Music.
18 October 2013
New book about the Chapel published
A new book about the history of King's College Chapel has just been published.
17 October 2013
Gerald Finley returns to sing at King’s College Chapel
Gerald Finley, world-renowned Canadian baritone opera singer, returns to King’s for an exciting concert on Friday 25 October.
16 October 2013
George Efstathiou wins physics prize
King's Fellow Prof George Efstathiou has been awarded the 4th Nemitsas Prize 2013 for his contribution to Physics.
4 October 2013
New Chapel services booklet
The services booklet for the coming term (October - December) is now available.
27 September 2013
King's runners win Inter-College Cup
The King's College A team came first among the colleges in the Chariots of Fire race around Cambridge.
23 September 2013
Chapel gets record number of visitors
After a relatively quiet year last year, record number of visitors came to the Chapel last month.
11 September 2013
Concerts at King's programme 2013-14
The programme for the 2013-14 season of Concerts at King's has just been published.
10 September 2013
Library and Archive Centre open to the public
The Library and Archive Centre at King's will be open to the public this Friday (13 September).
9 September 2013
Choral Scholars cycle 1,200 miles for charity
Three members of the Choir are cycling to Norway to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
27 August 2013
Auditions for Choristers and open days for Choral Scholars
This September the Choir is holding open days for prospective Choral Scholars and auditions for Choristers.
9 August 2013
Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowships
King's College wishes to appoint Junior Research Fellows in three fields of research.
7 August 2013
Chapel appoints 91-year-old man to help tourists
King's has appointed David Pollock, 91, as a volunteer to help in the Chapel.
7 August 2013
King's Fellow wins €1.5M grant
King's Fellow Dr Andreas Bender has been awarded a European Research Council grant worth €1.5 million.
23 July 2013
Kingsmen's music premièred at the Proms
Two pieces of music written by King's alumni have just been premièred at the Proms.
18 July 2013
The Choir to appear in Starkey's Music and Monarchy
The Choir is appearing in the first episode David Starkey's new BBC Two series Music and Monarchy.
17 July 2013
Romeo and Juliet in the Fellows' Garden
The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is staging Romeo and Juliet in the Fellows' Garden until 27 July.
11 July 2013
King’s race at the Henley Royal Regatta
The King's boat crew is racing in the first round of the Temple Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta on 3 July.
3 July 2013
Fellows' Garden open to the public this Sunday
The Fellows' Garden at King's is open to the public this Sunday (30 June) as part of the National Gardens Scheme.
26 June 2013
Suchitra Sebastian wins L'Oréal Women in Science Fellowship
Junior Research Fellow Suchitra Sebastian has just won The L'Oréal UK & Ireland Fellowship For Women in Science.
21 June 2013
Former Fellow Martin Bernal dies
Professor Martin Bernal, the scholar of Chinese history and author of The Black Athena, died on 9 June.
17 June 2013
Emeritus Fellow rows in the Bumps
Leo Sharpston QC stepped in for an ill crew member and rowed impressively in the Bumps on Saturday.
17 June 2013
King's and St John's host joint choral Open Day
King's College and St John's College are hosting a a joint Open Day and Vocal Assessment on 25 and 26 September.
14 June 2013
Concerts at King's season ends with a celebration of Beethoven
The last concert in the 2012/13 Concerts at King's season features Beethoven's Mass in C and his Violin Concerto in D.
12 June 2013
May Week Concert
This year's May Week concert is on Monday 17 June and the programme includes Vivaldi's Gloria.
4 June 2013
Custodian wins county golf championship
King's custodian Sarah Attwood has won the Cambridge and Huntingdonshire County Championship for the third time.
29 May 2013
Alumna wins Ivor Novello music award
King's alumna Errollyn Wallen has just won the 2013 Ivor Novello Award for Classical Music.
24 May 2013
Librarian's ghost stories re-issued
The ghost stories written by 'Tim' Munby, a former Librarian at King's, is being re-issued.
24 May 2013
Lily Cole launches new website and app outside King's
King's graduate, model and actress Lily Cole unveiled 'Impossible', a new social networking venture yesterday.
16 May 2013
Former Fellow Norman Routledge dies
Former King's Fellow and mathematician Norman Routledge died on 27 April. He was 85.
9 May 2013
Critics praise the new Choir CD
The latest Choir CD, 'Mozart Requiem: Realisations', has received good reviews from music critics.
8 May 2013
Radio 3 broadcasts Evensong from King's
Radio 3's 'Choral Evensong' on Wednesday 1 May will be broadcast live from King's College Chapel.
30 April 2013
King's hosts top US academics
King's, together with CRASSH, is hosting two of the worlds most eminent academics - Cornel West and Judith Butler.
29 April 2013
Yasir Suleiman elected Chair of the 'Arabic Booker Prize'
King's Fellow Professor Yasir Suleiman CBE has been elected as Chairman of the International Prize of Arabic Fiction (IPAF).
29 April 2013
HE Durham Fund for Cambridge undergraduates
The HE Durham Fund is offering grants to life science undergraduates of the University of Cambridge.
23 April 2013
The Choir featured on BBC Radio 3
King's College Choir was featured on BBC Radio 3's The Choir programme yesterday.
22 April 2013
Chapel services booklet for the Easter Term
The Chapel services booklet for the Easter and Long Vacation Terms (April-July) is now available.
18 April 2013
Fellow runs Brighton Marathon for charity
King's Fellow Dr Francesco Colucci ran the Brighton Marathon yesterday to raise money for the Childrens Arthritis Trust (CAT).
15 April 2013
King's 2013 Telephone Campaign begins
The annual Telephone Fundraising Campaign has started and runs until 21 April.
12 April 2013
The Choir releases a new recording of Mozart's Requiem
King's College Choir has just released the second recording on their own label, called Mozart Requiem: Realisations.
8 April 2013
István Hont (1947-2013)
Historian and King's Fellow István Hont died last Friday, 29 March. He was 65.
2 April 2013
Easter Oratorio previewed on Radio 3
This Saturday's performance of Bach's Easter Oratorio was previewed on BBC Radio 3's In Tune yesterday.
28 March 2013
King's students run workshops in North East schools
A group of King's undergraduates has just returned from a tour of schools in North East England.
25 March 2013
Map of young universe revealed by King's Fellow
Cosmologist and King's Fellow Prof George Efstathiou reveals the most detailed picture yet of the early universe.
22 March 2013
King's faces Pembroke in University Challenge quarter final
King's faces Pembroke College in the University Challenge quarter final on Monday.
21 March 2013
The Choir sings at Downing Street
The Choir met the Prime Minister and sang at Downing Street yesterday.
20 March 2013
King's students to show their research in Parliament
Two King's students are presenting their research to politicians and academics on 18 March as part of the SET for Britain competition.
11 March 2013
King's launches an online magazine
King's has just launched a new online magazine called King's Review, which will give an in-depth analysis of current world issues.
28 February 2013
King's Drama Society puts on 'The Gift of the Gorgon'
The King's Drama Society is staging Peter Shaffer's 'The Gift of the Gorgon' on 7-8 March.
27 February 2013
Pianist Susan Tomes wins the 2013 Cobbett Medal
The first woman to study music at King's, Susan Tomes, has just won the Cobbett Medal for services to chamber music.
25 February 2013
Evensong marks 50th anniversary of famous Choir recording
Evensong last Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the celebrated recording of the Choir singing Allegri's 'Miserere'.
21 February 2013
Honorary Fellow Sir Geoffrey Lloyd wins $1 million prize
Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd has just won $1 million for his work on science in the ancient world.
15 February 2013
King's honours librarian and bibliographer 'Tim' Munby
King's College is holding a conference in June to mark the centenary of the birth of A.N.L. (Tim) Munby.
12 February 2013
George the Poet interviewed by The Guardian
King's student George Mpanga, better known as George the Poet, was interviewed by The Guardian last week.
11 February 2013
The Library acquires rare Mozart sonatas
The King's Library has been given a rare early edition of two Mozart sonatas and a piano trio.
5 February 2013
Archive of the month shows the photos of an anthropologist
The latest Archive of the month shows photographs taken by the anthropologist Sir Edmund Leach.
4 February 2013
Former Choir members invited to sing at Sir Philip Ledger Memorial
The Director of Music, Stephen Cleobury, has invited former Choir members to sing at the Sir Philip Ledger Memorial Service on 2 March.
30 January 2013
King's Fellows discuss the history of weeping on Radio 3
King's Fellows Peter De Bolla and Simon Goldhill discuss the cultural history of weeping this Sunday on BBC Radio 3.
24 January 2013
Elizabeth Murchison featured in The New York Times
An article in last Monday's New York Times featured the work of King's Fellow Elizabeth Murchison.
23 January 2013
London schoolchildren to sing with the Choir
Children from The West London Free School will sing with the Choir in a concert at The King's Place on 29 January.
18 January 2013
Specially-commissioned carol to be sung this Saturday
A new carol by King's Fellow Richard Causton will be sung at Evensong this Saturday, 19 January.
17 January 2013
Chapel services booklet for Lent Term and Easter
The Chapel services booklet for the Lent Term, Holy Week and Easter is now available.
8 January 2013
Roger Fry featured in the Archive of the month
The influential art critic Roger Fry is featured in the January Archive of the month.
7 January 2013