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There are over 100 Fellows at King's. They carry out a huge variety of research, from investigating the origin of the Universe to uncovering the classical world. The following articles and media give a taste of the research being done at the moment.
 


 

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Study by King’s PhD student shows conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink

Ash Simkins’ review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the nat

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The compelling economic case for climate investment

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King’s Members recognised in 2025 New Year Honours

Eleanor Sharpston KC and Ruth Cairnie have been awarded damehoods, Professor Ashley Moffett has been made Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and Dr Jocelyn Cornwell has received an MBE.

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King’s academics leading in battery technology development

Zhuangnan Li and Ismail Sami founded Molyon, the start-up hoping to develop next-generation lithium-sulfur batteries

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Welcoming new members of the Fellowship

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Geoffrey Hinton (KC 1967) wins 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics

Hinton becomes King's 10th Nobel Prize winner

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King’s Fellow awarded the Albert Einstein Medal 2024

Professor George Efstathiou will receive the medal at an award ceremony in Bern on 9 October.

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New study shows ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy needs to improve metric to reflect the intricacies of ecosystems

Research Fellow Cicely Marshall hopes the results of her study will help improve the way nature’s value is calculated and translate into real-life gains for birds and butterflies as the UK plans to build 300,000 homes a year by mid-2020.
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King’s members recognised in Birthday Honours 2024

King’s Fellow Anne Davis has been awarded an OBE and alumni Patrick Dixon, Ruth Marvel, Michael Norton, Suzanne Heywood, Tony Kouzarides and Rosanna de Sancha have also been recognised.

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Study by King’s PhD student shows conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink

Ash Simkins’ review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while...

climatraces_lowres

The compelling economic case for climate investment

A report by the climaTRACES Lab with Boston Consulting Group and the Cambridge Judge...

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King’s Members recognised in 2025 New Year Honours

Eleanor Sharpston KC and Ruth Cairnie have been awarded damehoods, Professor Ashley Moffett has...

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