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Jan Pienkowski honoured with BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award

The award-winning King's alumnus, famous for his iconic Meg and Mog books, has been awarded the 2019 BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award.

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King's Fellows receive international awards

A trio of Fellows have been recognised with honours from across the world in recognition of their academic endeavours.

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King's student helps row "Blondie" to victory

Medical student Fanny Belais was part of the Reserve Boat crew that emerged victorious in the annual Boat Race.

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Choir receives praise for US tour

King's College Choir visited Saint Paul MN, Washington DC and New York City.

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Sydney Brenner (1927-2019)

Nobel Laureate and Senior Fellow at King's, Sydney Brenner, died on Friday 5th April 2019, aged 92. 

H E Durham Fund

The Administrators of the H E Durham Fund give notice that small grants may be made for the purpose of advancing, improving, or disseminating knowledge of human or animal life in health or in disease.

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Turing Award won by King's graduate Geoffrey Hinton

Hinton was one of three pioneers in Artificial Intelligence to be given the Award, which is often referred to as "The Nobel Prize of Computing".

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Choir releases new album of choral favourites

The Music of King's: Choral Favourites from Cambridge was released on 22 March.

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King's graduate wins prestigious PhD thesis prize

Maya Feile Tomes (KC 2008) has been awarded the AHGBI & Spanish Embassy Thesis Prize for her doctoral work.

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Xu Zhimo pens raise funds for international students

A percentage of the sales of the Onoto-made pens helps support international graduate students at King's.

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Art historian John Bury dies

Pioneering art historian John Bernard Bury (born 1917) passed away on 18th January 2017, at Wimbledon, aged 99. John studied at Balliol College, Oxford, where he read modern history (1935-38).

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Choir releases studio master downloads

Choir albums now available to download from King's in ultra-high resolution

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College entrepreneurship competition now open

The King’s Entrepreneurship Prize encourages and supports King’s Members in the development of promising ideas and concepts.

Online exhibition on 'Mothers of Kingsmen'

Online exhibition using archives to explore the relationship certain famous King's College alumni had with their mothers.

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21 piano piece show

Chapel Lates are back with a performance of Richard Causton’s Nocturne for 21 Pianos, performed by students from Cambridge University with young pianists from St. Bede's School and the Centre for Young Musicians   

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God-Curious: Asking Eternal Questions

The Dean of King’s Stephen Cherry, has this week published a book intended to encourage sixth formers (and others) to consider studying theology.

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King’s Fellows awarded teaching prizes

We congratulate two of our current Fellows, Dr Jude Browne and Dr Ingo Gildenhard, who have both won Pilkington Prizes this year for their substantial contributions to teaching.

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It's not all in my head! - The complex relationship between rare diseases and mental health problems

This article argues that the common experiences of rare disease patients have impacts upon the way in which their psychiatric care should be offered and managed, and that sensitivity and understanding surrounding these issues should be considered