Research Committee

The Research Committee includes the:

  • Provost (Dr Gillian Tett; Chair)
  • Vice-Provost (Prof. Robin Osborne)
  • Senior Tutor (Dr Myfanwy Hill)
  • First Bursar (Dr Ivan Collister)
  • Research Fellowship Managers (Professor Gillian Griffiths  and Dr David Good) as ex officio members.

The remaining members are elected each year at Annual Congregation.

The Research Committee sets the research policy for the College and is responsible for the running of the Research Fellowship competitions.

The Committee is always happy to receive suggestions for workshops, conferences and linked seminars from Fellows of the College, as well as proposals for Research Fellowship competitions. These should be directed in the first instance to Professor Gillian Griffiths (Sciences) or Dr David Good (Humanities).

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DrDavidGood
Life Fellow
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Professorial Fellow
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ProfessorRobinOsborne
Professorial Fellow, Vice-Provost
Dr Myfanwy Hill
DrMyfanwyHill
Ordinary Fellow, Senior Tutor

Research News

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

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

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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Cambridge researchers find a new way to measure dark energy

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.