The Erika Swales Fund

A new exhibition curated by King's Research Fellow Dr Georgia Nasseh opens in London today. 'Glimpses of the Now', which features works by seven artists from Africa and Latin America that highlight the role of collage-making in the Global South, draws upon Georgia's residency at the @universityofpretoria's @javett_up Art Centre. 📍The exhibition takes place between 28–31 May at @fourcornerse2 (121 Roman Road, London E2 0QN). 🎟️Head to external link to secure your free tickets.

We are absolutely delighted to announce a £6 million gift to the King’s E-Lab from David Sainsbury (KC 1959) and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. This transformative gift will greatly enhance our capacity to deliver our ambitious programmes, achieve our purpose, and help us to expand our activities, scope and impact. We can’t thank David and the Gatsby Foundation enough for their continued support (this being their second gift)!! ❤️ 🙏🏾 At the E-Lab our objectives are to encourage #entrepreneurial thinking, to build #venture acumen, to nurture a #social #ethic, and to create a space for students, researchers and other stakeholders to explore #innovation for positive social and #environmental change! In four years, the E-Lab has developed a core set of activities to support these objectives, structured under three pillars: Education; Research and Community. These activities, displayed in our impact report here: kingselab.org/impact, demonstrate the delivery of strong outcomes and the possibilities of a sustainable set of programming to the benefit of King’s, the Cambridge community, and the wider world. Huge thanks to the E-Lab family including: Sophie, Zarja, Siiri, Rhys, Thomas, Malcolm, Michaela, Adam, Katrina, Lorraine, Sheelpa, Kate, Francesca, Monique, Gillian, Coco, Ismail, Nadia, Charles, Chris, James, Sheryl, Kaitochukwu, Billy, Uche, Maximilian, Jose, Jonathan, Penny, Luke, Joe-Joe, Diarmuid, Grigory, Margaret & many many more for making the E-Lab a reality! @thekingselab | @cambridgeuniversity | @kings.college | @cambridgejudge

HUGE congrats to our AMAZING @cambridgeuniversity Executive #MBA students graduating today 🥳 🎉 🥳 , especially the 19 from @kings.college! This is the largest cohort of King’s #EMBAs ever graduating, and they are the most wonderful people!!! 🎓 It has been a privilege to be a small part of your journey, welcome to the @cambridgejudge and King’s alumni family ❤️ A fun fact: this is probably a record in the University of Cambridge history in terms of the time between the matriculation and graduation photo for a cohort (10 weeks between the two dates!). @cambridgeemba @thekingselab

With exam term well under way, its important to prioritise well being and reach out when you need help. This Bank Holiday weekend, make sure to take a break, get outdoors, and perhaps treat yourself to a scoop of King's College lavender gelato from Jack's Gelato. 🍦 #TakeABreak #ReachOut #Gelato @gelatojack

If you've read the latest edition of @cambridgeuniversity's CAM magazine you'll know all about two of room U2's residents, so we were delighted when alumnus Matthew Lee (KC 1988) got in touch to share his own memories. "U2, Bodley's Court was my room too! Specifically my third year as an undergraduate (1990-1991) and well I remember that bitter winter when the River Cam froze. That's me in the photo - brushing my teeth as I recall - taken by my Queens' girlfriend - and now wife! I was amused to see that the curtains, desk and general décor look not to have changed one jot; albeit the former seem to have faded a little!" Do you have any memories of your King's student room? 📷: 1: Matthew in U2, 1990-1991 2-3: Phil Wang and current U2 Bodley's resident George for CAM, 2025. 4: Zadie Smith (KC 1994) and student Romeo in Bodley's Court Room V6 for CAM, 2024, © Megan Taylor. #CambridgeAlumni #MRYR #MyRoomYourRoom #StudentMemories

👀Spotted on Scholars' Piece: a fox, her four cubs, and a deer! With thanks to the talented - and very patient - @TrinityHallCamb student @J.Clarkson.Photography for capturing these glimpses of wildlife in the heart of King's. 🦊📷 #CambridgeWildlife #WildlifePhotography #NatureInCambridge 📷 - @J.Clarkson.Photography

The @TrinCollCam Musical Theatre Programme is a brand-new scheme which offers outstanding vocalists from across @cambridgeuniversity the chance to work over the academic year with internationally-recognised voice teacher @CameronORichardson. 17 students were chosen for the pilot programme from a large number of applications and they have had coaching sessions over the year. The concert on 8 May was the culmination of that work and an opportunity to showcase the musical theatre talent in the University. Part of this first cohort is King’s MPhil student @kaetlyn_liddy (Social Anthropology) who told us as she crossed the Front Court on her way to this very special concert: “I’ll be singing a song called ‘I Wish It So’ from the musical Juno. I’ve learned so much from the Trinity Musical Theatre Programme, particularly from my individual lessons with Cameron Richardson-Eames. Making progress as a singer can sometimes be very gradual or subtle, but I have learned so quickly and effectively in my time with Cameron. Pursuing a career in musical theatre is something I have always been interested in, but I’ve historically found it difficult to balance my academic and artistic goals. This programme has not only helped me develop my technique and artistry as a singer, but reminded me how much I love performing and musical theatre as a creative medium. I find music to be such a nice escape from my academic work, especially as a master’s student, and it only enhances my ability to thrive in that sphere of my life as well. I feel lucky to have been able to do both at a high level this term. It’s not a very common opportunity for most graduate students to continue a creative passion once academic work begins to get more consuming, so I’m very grateful to have been in the first cohort of this wonderful programme.”

Last week we were joined by the wonderful Sandi Toksvig OBE for our annual Turing Lecture. In her informative talk, Sandi covered everything from gender bias, experimenting with AI and concluded with a toast to Alan Turing himself.💻🥃 Thank you to everyone who made this year's event possible. Keep your 👀peeled for the recording of Sandi's lecture, available on our YouTube page soon. #SandiToksvig #AI #AlanTuring #MappaMundi @camsociology @christscollegecambridge @girtoncollege

An autograph manuscript of Jane Austen’s 'Sanditon' has gone on loan to Harewood House in Yorkshire as part of their new exhibition ‘Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter’. The manuscript was gifted to King’s in 1930 by Jane’s great-great niece Mary Isabella Lefroy, who was the sister-in-law of King's Provost Augustus Austen Leigh (1840-1905). 👉 Learn more about the exhibition and King's surprising Austen connection: external link 📷taken by College Librarian James on his visit to Harewood House #JaneAusten #Sanditon #PrideAndPrejudice #Archives