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The Chapel turns blue for the NHS

3 Apr 2020

On Thursday night the Chapel was lit up with blue lights as the country clapped for the NHS.

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St Matthew Passion recording is released

30 Mar 2020

King's has released a recording of Bach's Matthew Passion on its own label.

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King's broadcasts daily choral services

27 Mar 2020

King's College begins regular choral service webcasts, drawn from the Chapel archive.

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COVID-19 (coronavirus) Update

18 Mar 2020

A statement from the College regarding the closure of King's to visitors.

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Judith Weir nominated for Cambridge Honorary Degree

17 Mar 2020

King's alumna Judith Weir CBE (KC 1973) has been nominated for an Honorary Degree from the University.

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2020 Rylands Art Prizes Awarded

11 Mar 2020

The first prize for this year's award has been jointly awarded to graduate student Shirley Lo and undergraduate Danny Martin.

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King's welcomes the Cambridge Half Marathon for the first time

10 Mar 2020

On Sunday more than 10,000 runners descended on the College as part of the annual race through the city.

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Success for King's chefs at industry awards

10 Mar 2020

Chefs Bart Wieczorkiewicz and Lourdes Callum-Shaw both achieved success at national culinary competitions last week.

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College Art Rooms opened up for children's workshop

7 Mar 2020

In a session led by art co-ordinator Nigel Meager, children of King's staff and students collaborated to create drawings of imaginary amusement park rides.

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LGBT+ Exhibition in the King's Library

19 Feb 2020

An exhibition of LGBT+ literature is now on display in the King's Library.

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Wishing everyone a joyful Easter from King’s. 🐇 We recently hosted our annual Easter egg hunts for staff, alumni and their families, with the Easter Bunny making an early appearance! How do you plan to celebrate today? #HappyEaster #EasterEggHunt #EasterCelebration #EasterBunny
  
Ahead of the Easter Festival, the Chapel has been undergoing its own ´Spring cleaning’. ⛪️ Walls and windows received a deep clean whilst the 17th century woodwork in the choir stalls was repaired and restored. To find out more about the project visit:👉external link #WorldHeritageDay #KingsCollegeChapel #SpringClean
 
What advice do you think Phil Wang would give his younger self? 🤔 We asked the @kings.college alumnus the question in the latest edition of CAM, the Cambridge alumni magazine, which is live now. We also showcase the rising stars of Cambridge’s literary scene, explore the joys of a year abroad (anyone used a Soviet telex system?), and learn about hacking photosynthesis from the Zhang Lab at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry. And if that's not enough: catch up on the latest University news (including the launch of a new School), solve a brand new puzzle and get into all your favourite regulars. ☕️ Grab a cuppa and tap the link in @cambridgeuniversity's bio for a good read. Image: Cover of CAM by Amy Moss. Portrait of third year @Magdalene College English student, Ahana Banerji. #UniversityOfCambridge #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #CambridgeUni
 
Congratulations to the Light Blues on another fantastic clean sweep in this weekend's Boat Races. We're especially proud of @CUBCSquad President, King's alumnus Luca Ferraro (fourth from left), on his third victory in a row!🏆 These wins mark a fourth clean sweep for the Light Blues, in which they have won all six races (Lightweight Men's and Women's Races, Blue Boat Men's and Women's Races, and Reserve Men's and Women's races). This follows previous clean sweeps in 1993, 2018 and 2023. 📸 @row_360 and Nordin Catic #TheBoatRace #WhichBlueAreYou #OxfordCambridgeBoatRace #LightBlue
 
A rare and significant archive of Alan Turing's unpublished papers has found a permanent home at King's. 📜 The papers reveal fascinating details about Turing's 'Delilah' project, which aimed to build a portable voice encoder for short distance military transmissions. The archive was saved thanks to generous philanthropic support from XTX Markets, Friends of the Nation's Libraries, the National Heritage Fund and King's College. Learn more 👉external link @hmgccofficial @NationalHeritageMemorialFund #AlanTuring #TuringArchive @cambridgeuniversity
 
We're sending lots of luck to King's alumnus Luca Ferraro (KC 2021) who will be leading the Light Blues as they take on Oxford in this Sunday's Boat Race. Luca, pictured (in the final photo) third from left in the King's 2022 May Bumps M1 boat, graduated from King's last summer and is currently studying for an MPhil at @Peterhouse_cam alongside his role as President of @CUBCsquad. 📅 - Sunday 13 April 2025 ⏱ - 13.21 79th Women’s Boat Race 13.36 Women’s Reserve Race: Osiris v Blondie 13.51 Men’s Reserve Race: Isis v Goldie 14.21 170th Men’s Boat Race 📺 - @BBC One. For 🌎 check external link #TheBoatRace #WhichBlueAreYou #Rowing #OxfordCambridgeBoatRace @theboatraces #LightBLue 📷1+2: Nordin Catic
  
You may have spotted a new face (and top hat! 🎩) leading our graduation procession last Saturday. Introducing our new Head Porter Ian! Ian took over from Neil at the beginning of January and last Saturday led his very first graduation procession to Senate House - complete with a new hat for the occasion! Ian is no stranger to King's, having worked at the College for over 21 years, most recently as our Deputy Head Porter. Make sure to say hello when you visit the Porters' Lodge! #Graduation #HeadPorter #KingsCollege #UniversityofCambridge #CambridgeUniversity
 
How it started➡️ how its going. 🎓 Congratulations to everyone who graduated last Saturday in glorious sunshine, including the 86 members of the Class of 2018 (who had their second and third years disrupted by Covid) who collected their 'Cambridge MAs'. Keep in touch 👉external link This was also new Head Porter Ian's first time leading the procession to Senate House and he had a very special top hat made especially for the occasion. Stay tuned for a special Q&A with the new Head Porter later this week..... @kcsucambridge @kingscollegeboatclub @kcgusocial #CambridgeGraduation #CambridgeUniversity #GraduationCelebration
 
Spring has well and truly arrived at King's. ☀️🌻🌷 The gardens are blooming back into life, and we've even spotted some 'wild' friends enjoying the warmer weather. 🦊 Can you spot our resident heron? #KingsGarden #SpringInBloom #WildlifePhotography
 
The Light Blues achieved another fantastic victory (3-2) at the Abbey Stadium on Saturday, in front of an audience exceeding 2,000 ⚽ Despite trailing 1-0 at halftime against Oxford, the team displayed fought back, with King's student Alissa netting the decisive goal. Fellow King's student Ella was honoured as the player of the match, while Edward, also from King's, provided the match commentary. #LightBlues #AbbeyStadium #WomenInSport #StudentAthletes #Football @cuafc 📸: @dikng99 @cam_footie_pics
 
On Tuesday our Admissions and Outreach teams travelled to Middlesbrough to celebrate the launch of the new @IntoUniversity centre. 📚‍🔬 The new education facility, which is jointly funded by King's and education charity IntoUniversity, will provide academic support, mentoring and aspiration-raising activities for young people in Middlesbrough. King’s has been committed to student outreach in the North East of England for more than 20 years and works with a number of secondary schools in the region to encourage talented students to pursue further study. We look forward to working closely with the team to support the amazing young people of Middlesbrough. Learn more 👉 external link @kings_outreach #Middlesbrough #StudentOutreach #AcademicSupport #CommunityEngagement 📷Dave Charnley
 
Applications for this year's Entrepreneurial Essay Competition are now open! 🚨 The competition, run by King's Entrepreneurship Lab, aims to encourage UK-based 16-18 year olds to pursue entrepreneurial aspirations and understand better how to launch an enterprise. Last year's winners, representing Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet; Tiffin School and Lancaster Royal Grammar School, were invited to King's last term for a special prize-giving ceremony [pictured]. For more information and to enter head to 👇external link #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #SixthForm #HigherEducation