As the London Marathon returns this weekend, read back last year's #KingsQs with Dr Richard Bruce from School of Basic & Medical Biosciences

#LondonMarathon #londonmarathon2024

Ever wondered how science influences policy, or how policy can influence the research ecosystem? 🤔

Dr Georgina Starling from School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences spent a week with a civil servant to learn how these disciples interact

Read more below 👇

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Today is your last chance to nominate a colleague for this year’s Faculty Staff Awards 📣🙌

Say ‘thank you’ to colleagues who make a difference every day and embody King’s vision of making the world a better place

Nominate now using this form ⬇️

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FoLSM professional services conference starting now! King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Oluwatunmise Akintewe – also known as ‘Tumie’ – joined King’s in April 2022 as a lab technician for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences

We spoke to Tumie about researching crop varieties, stepping out of your comfort zone and becoming a Registered Scientist (RSci)

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Women who received midwife continuity of care models less likely to experience a caesarean section, instrumental birth and episiotomy.
Little difference to fetal loss and preterm birth.
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of theoretical physicist and King's alumnus Peter Higgs whose work on particle physics was critical to our understanding of the Universe.
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Midwife continuity of care model linked to positive experiences

The review found women are more likely to experience a spontaneous vaginal birth and report a positive experience and less likely to experience a caesarean section or instrumental birth

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Xylazine, a powerful animal tranquiliser linked to horrific side effects, is now widespread in the UK illicit drug market.

The drug has been found mixed with heroin and THC vapes.

Dr Copeland speaks to The Guardian ⬇️

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The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences) and McMaster University have partnered to advance nuclear medicine.

The collaboration will support the discovery & development of new radiation-based diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-and…

What possible futures await us as a result of technological development?

King’s researchers have contributed to a new sci-fi anthology produced by independent publisher Cybersalon Press, All Tomorrow’s Futures: Fictions That Disrupt.

kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-aca…

A £10.5m grant from Cancer Research UK will help King's train more doctors as clinician scientists for cancer research

The boost will also be used to improve diversity in clinical teams and accelerate development of cancer treatments

School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences

kcl.ac.uk/news/cancer-re…

Scientists King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease.

Read more BBC News (UK) ⬇️

#ScienceAtKings University of Leicester
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Professor Tim Spector MD (Prof) tells Lauren Laverne about how a health scare in 2011 turned his interest to the microbiome and staying well.

He has since been awarded an OBE for his work on COVID-19 Symptom Study App.

Listen ⬇️ BBC Radio 4 #DesertIslandDiscs

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Scientists have discovered a new cause for asthma that sparks hope for treatment that could prevent the life-threatening disease

Prof Jody Rosenblatt, a Professor of Cell Biology, was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today about the discovery

Listen from 44:45:

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Research from Prof Eric So in School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences has uncovered a key mechanism controlling how bone marrow stem cells work

The findings shine a light on the principles of stem cell biology and open the door to new therapeutic pathways

kcl.ac.uk/news/key-mecha…

This year's #FoLSMStaffAwards are open for nominations! Recognise a colleague in the categories of Research, People & Culture and Education. Full details, award criteria and the nomination form are on the Faculty Information Hub: lnkd.in/ewX7RbdY

The last episode of our Humanising Healthcare podcast series explores Maternity Outcomes

Listen to our experts delve into the topic and explore outcomes for BAME and migrant communities

Spotify & Soundcloud links below 👇

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