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

1 Jul 2024
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

17 Jun 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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King’s Bye-Fellow elected Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences

23 May 2024

Dr Fiona Godlee has been recognised for her remarkable contributions to advancing biomedical and health sciences.

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E-Lab College Research Associates receive #21toWatch awards

19 Mar 2024

Nadia Mohd-Radzman and Ismail Sami were crowned in the “People” and “Thing” categories, respectively, and were selected from a shortlist of 40 out of 301 applications.

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HERA study of women’s reproductive health receives Wellcome award

8 Mar 2024

Recent research co-led by Professor John Perry has identified genetic risk factors for a range of conditions, including polycystic ovary syndrome, premature ovarian ageing and fertility. 

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Ashley Moffett to receive honorary doctorate at Karolinska Institutet

6 Mar 2024

Professor Moffett is to be honoured with a doctorate by the Karolinska Institutet for a lifetime of research. The formal ceremony will take place in Stockholm on 26 April.

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‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders

17 Jan 2024

King’s Fellow Ashley Moffett and colleagues have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb.

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Finding new ways to improve cancer immunotherapies: rethinking Treg cell targeting

18 Dec 2023

New study co-authored by King’s CRA Dr Sarah Whiteside explores how conventional CD4+ T cells hinder cancer immunotherapies targeting Treg cells.

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galaxies

Cambridge researchers find a new way to measure dark energy

18 Aug 2023

King’s Fellow Anne Davis and colleagues have found a new way to detect and measure dark energy by studying Andromeda, the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way.

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Research News

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

1 Jul 2024
Research Fellow Cicely Marshall hopes the results of her study will help improve the way...
Read more
anne_crop

King’s members recognised in Birthday Honours 2024

17 Jun 2024

King’s Fellow Anne Davis has been awarded an OBE and alumni Patrick Dixon, Ruth Marvel,...

Read more
fionagodlee_bmj_crop

King’s Bye-Fellow elected Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences

23 May 2024

Dr Fiona Godlee has been recognised for her remarkable contributions to advancing biomedical and health...

Read more

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As the UK plans to build over 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s, how can we ensure biodiversity is protected? A new study published by Dr Cicely Marshall, Research Fellow at King's, reveals how changes to the UK's Environment Act could be improved to reflect the intricacies of our ecosystem 🐝 . 👉 Link in bio Journal of Applied Ecology #biodiversity #plantsciences #ecology
 
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