Report 2008

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Number 16 2008

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ing’s College London is one of the top25 universities in the world (

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2008) and the fourth oldest in England.A research-led university based in theheart of London, King’s has 19,700 students (of whommore than 6,600 are graduate students) and some5,400 employees.King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-classteaching and cutting-edge research. The College is inthe top group of UK universities for research earnings,and is a member of the Russell Group of the UK’sleading universities.King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation inthe humanities, law, social sciences, the health sciences,natural sciences and engineering, and has played amajor role in many of the advances that have shapedmodern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA. It is the largest centre for the education of healthcare professionals in Europe and is home to sixMedical Research Council centres.

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Contents

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Buildig  ucc

The Principal, Prfessr Rick Trainr, reectsn King’s achievements in 2007-8.

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nw i bri

Events and develpments at King’s in 2007-8.

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th Chia cci

King’s links with China are grwing rapidly inmany areas, including cllabratin betweenthe Department f Pharmacy and the ShanghaiInstitute f Materia Medica. Studies f traditinal Chinese medicine by PrfessrPeter Hylands and clleagues shw that thewhle may be mre than the sum f its parts.

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Rmvig h prvr iciv

High il prices d nt bviate the need fr acarbn tax and may even, perversely,increase carbn emissins, argues Paul Ekins,Prfessr f Energy & Envirnmental Plicy inthe Department f Gegraphy.

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Virual tub rid  paraia

A virtual reality ride n Lndn’s Undergrundhas been used by Dr Daniel Freeman andclleagues at the Institute f Psychiatry treveal the extent that parania ccurs in thegeneral public.

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Cribuig  h r  li

2008 marks the 50th anniversary f thedeath f Dr Rsalind Franklin, whsepineering wrk at King’s wascrucial t the discvery f thestructure f DNA.

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Cuig cmic ra vr Ld

Prfessr Alan Michette and students frm theCllege’s Department f Physics are wrkingwith Lndn schl pupils t detect, analyseand understand the eects f csmic rays.

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Craig culural cllabrai

Prfessr Keith Hggart and Dr Trudi Darbyshw hw clse wrking links with Lndn’scultural rganisatins are develping King’slng-standing ability t bring tgether thewrlds f academia, practitiners and theprfessins.

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Dvlpig a clarr imag

Pfsss rz rzv

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Rene Btnar, EikeNagel and Tbias Schaeter demnstrate hwmedical imaging research at King’s is inventingnew means f diagnsing, mnitring andassessing patients’ cnditins.

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Bagd  righ?

Aileen McClgan, Prfessr f Human Rights inKing’s Schl f Law, describes the trtuusprgress twards a Bill f Rights fr NrthernIreland.

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sud diar 2007-8

Peter Ellender, Vice-President frCmmunicatins at King’s Cllege LndnStudents’ Unin, describes a year f diversestudent achievements.

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Facts, urs & acs

Cllege statistics and a summary f incmeand expenditure.

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Ackwldgm

Gifts t King’s frm individuals, grant-makingtrusts and ther rganisatins.

edir

Dr Christine Kenyn Jnes

Dig

Susan Buchanan,Buchanan Davey

Prir

Aldridge Print Grup

The King’s Cllege Lndn

Report

reviews the Cllege’swrk each year by featuring asample f the research andteaching currently taking placein the Cllege. It is thePrincipal’s reprt t the CllegeCuncil. This editin f the

Report

cvers the academicyear 2007-8.

T

Report

is published byExternal RelatinsKing’s Cllege LndnJames Clerk Maxwell Building57 Waterl RadLndn SE1 8WA© King’s Cllege Lndn 2008Fr further cpies cntactpr@kcl.ac.uk

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