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King’s E-Lab SPARK incubator reveals first cohort

24 startups, ranging across many sectors and solving global challenges, will join the first-ever residential incubator programme designed to turn research-backed ideas from Cambridge students and alumni into investable companies.
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King’s E-Lab SPARK incubator reveals first cohort
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Jane Austen Open Day at King’s College Library

To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, the College Library and Archives will host an exhibition showcasing first editions and an autograph manuscript.
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Jane Austen Open Day at King’s College Library
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New Dean of Chapel appointed

The Reverend Canon Dr Hueston Finlay will succeed the Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry in 2026
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New Dean of Chapel appointed
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The compelling economic case for climate investment

A report by the climaTRACES Lab with Boston Consulting Group and the Cambridge Judge Business School highlights the importance of investing in climate mitigation and adaptation and the significant economic consequences of failing to do so.
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The compelling economic case for climate investment
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2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars announced

95 new scholars have been selected to form the Gates Cambridge Class of 2025, with 9 of them joining King’s next Michaelmas Term.
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2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars announced
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Jane Austen’s 'Sanditon' manuscript goes on exhibition

The autograph manuscript of Jane Austen’s final novel, 'Sanditon', has gone on loan to Harewood House in Yorkshire as part of their new exhibition ‘Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter’.
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Jane Austen’s 'Sanditon' manuscript goes on exhibition
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King’s fundraising campaign reaches £100 million goal

The King’s Campaign has reached its £100 million goal, allowing the College to attract and enable more of the best students regardless of economic or social background, deliver exceptional teaching and world-class research, and preserve and enhance its historic buildings.
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King’s fundraising campaign reaches £100 million goal
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Provost’s Prize 2025 awarded to five students

Established in 2018, the Provost’s Prize recognises those students who make a significant contribution to the College community during their time at King’s.
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Provost’s Prize 2025 awarded to five students