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In 2025, Mahdi Sadeghi received the Future Alumnus Award at the King’s Distinguished Alumni Awards.

Mahdi founded the Empathos Foundation, a UK charity delivering education and poverty-relief work.

Know someone inspiring?

Nominate them today: www.kcl.ac.uk/alumni/kings...
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Many congratulations to recent graduate An Nakamura, named ‘Medical Student of the Year 2025’ at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Awards. An aspiring #CAMHS psychiatrist, An co-founded a startup that aims to support the development of emotional literacy. Well done An!
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children living with virally suppressed HIV, and that administering iron supplements with prebiotics may enhance their effectiveness and improve their safety. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/iron-su...
Photo of Dr Jeannine Baumgartner with quote: "Overall, our findings suggest that iron-depleted children with virally suppressed HIV absorb iron from fortified foods and supplements as effectively as children without HIV, giving us confidence that these interventions can be effective in preventing and managing iron deficiency in this population."
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Congratulations to some of our students who won a gold medal 🏅at this year’s iGEM, the world’s biggest synthetic biology competition. The team designed a cheap, accessible test for latent TB with the aim of helping to eradicate the disease. We are incredibly proud of them all! competition.igem.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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At this year's Distinguished Alumni Awards, Medicine alum Dr Rachel Baggaley OBE received the #GlobalHealth award for outstanding contributions to global HIV, hepatitis, and STI programmes at the @who.int. To nominate for this year, visit www.kcl.ac.uk/alumni/kings... before 1 January 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Join the King’s Population Health Institute Vanguard Lecture with Professor Howard Bauchner on 17 November, 'From Quality Improvement to AI: 50 Years of Population Health Innovation - Lessons for the NHS'

Register your interest by 12 November: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Meet Mark Hughes, a final-year medical student at King’s who took on the role of President of the King’s Ophthalmology Society for the 2024/25 academic year.

🔗 Read the interview here: www.kcl.ac.uk/5-minutes-wi...
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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As the festivals of Diwali and Bandi Chhor approach, we’d like to extend our heartfelt wishes to all our students and staff. May this season bring joy, prosperity, and light into your lives.

Happy Diwali and Bandi Chhor!
October 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Congratulations to Professors Ana Rodriguez-Mateos and Ben Challacombe, who delivered their Inaugural Lectures tonight at Guy’s Campus.

Learn more and find full details of the upcoming talks in our Inaugural Lectures series: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...
October 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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A widely available and affordable drug has been shown to be effective in treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with King’s.

Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/low-cos...
September 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Did you know that only 9% of people in the UK meet the recommended intake of 30g of fibre per day? 🌱

In case you missed it, Dr Emily Leeming was featured as an expert on Jamie Oliver’s new Channel 4 show ‘Jamie: Eat Yourself Healthy’.

👉 Watch here: www.channel4.com/programmes/j...
September 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Congratulations to Dr Mark Russell who has been awarded an
NIHR Advanced Fellowship to support his GuideALIGN study, which aims to use big data to transform how the NHS evaluates and improves adherence to NICE clinical guidelines www.kcl.ac.uk/news/dr-mark...
Photo of Dr Mark Russell with quote: "I am very grateful to have been awarded an NIHR Advanced Fellowship, with the support of King’s College London. By working closely with NICE, I aim to create an approach that can be scaled and adapted for multiple diseases, ultimately improving health outcomes nationwide."
August 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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This week we were delighted to welcome the newest cohort of 2025 Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) students. 🎉

Led by Dr Katherine Fawbert, Graduate Course Lead, and Dr Sam Thenabadu, the 25 new students begin their journey with a three-week intensive course.
August 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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A new study has found that a test called the Basophil Activation Test (BAT) is more accurate than standard allergy tests for detecting cow’s milk allergy in children & could reduce the need for oral food challenges in allergy diagnosis ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/basophi... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Photo of Professor Alexandra Santos with quote: "BAT could offer a major advancement in allergy diagnostics, achieving improved diagnostic accuracy and reducing the need (and waiting times) for oral food challenges. By improving the accuracy of diagnosis, we can ensure children receive appropriate care and avoid the risks and restrictions that come with misdiagnosis, as well as easing the emotional and nutritional burden on families."
August 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Congratulations to Dr Robert Seaborne @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social who has been awarded a New Investigator Grant from the Medical Research Council (MRC), which will support his work on understanding the role of skeletal muscle in motor neurone disease.
Read more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/dr-robe...
Photo of Dr Robert Seaborne with quote: "The support from the MRC will allow our lab to apply novel methodologies that we have developed over the last ~5 years, to study motor neurone disease from a muscle perspective, giving us a greater opportunity to provide novel insights into the disease."
August 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We’re pleased to welcome Professor Sheila Singh as Joint Head of the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences & Head of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

@gstt-nhs.bsky.social @kingshealth.bsky.social

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-joi...
July 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Professor James Galloway from our School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social has been announced as the new Versus Arthritis Endowed Chair. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/profess...
Photo of Professor James Galloway with quote: "When I was offered the position of Versus Arthritis Endowed Chair, I felt enormously privileged. I will use this position to advance both research and clinical practice, and I very much look forward to being an ambassador for Versus Arthritis and working even more closely with them in the future."
July 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Congratulations to Sumoyee Basu, PhD student in our School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, who was recently awarded the Leonardo Di Vinci Transplant Science Research Innovation Award by the European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT).
Photos of Sumoyee receiving award with quote: ""I feel utterly delighted to have been granted this award for my novel work exploring how new antibodies form after kidney transplantation. It's an especially huge honour to receive it from Professor Kathryn Wood who has pioneered similar work in how the immune system responds to a transplant. Since I'm in the final stages of my PhD, this gives me renewed passion to pursue a clinical academic career."
July 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Congratulations to our researchers recognised in the Cancer Research Horizons Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards 2025!

🏆 Professor Tim Witney
🏆 Professor Peter Parker

Read more: www.cancerresearchhorizons.com/news-and-eve...
July 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Last week we celebrated our annual Faculty Staff Awards. Congratulations to all our worthy winners, and to all the incredible individuals and teams who were nominated. See the full list at: www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/people-and-culture/folsm-staff-awards
July 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Congratulations to Prof Alexandra Santos on receiving the Thermo Fisher Scientific Allergy Research Award 2025.

The award aims to honour & support the work of international scientific researchers who have made remarkable progress & advancements in allergy research 👏
Photo of Professor Alexandra Santos receiving the award with quote: "The Thermo Fisher Scientific Allergy Research Award is a prestigious and unique award that supports promising research projects on key research areas in allergy, worldwide. I feel honoured and grateful for receiving this award - it is a wonderful opportunity to further support my team and my research on molecular allergology and food allergy diagnosis."
June 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Congratulations to Professors Jordana Bell and Sarah Berry from our School of Life Course & Population Sciences @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social who delivered their Inaugural Lectures yesterday 👏

Explore upcoming lectures in our series here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...
Professor Tim Spector, Jordana Bell and Ajay Shah Professors Wendy Hall, Sarah Berry and Ajay Shah
June 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Congratulations to Professor Sophia Karagiannis on receiving the EAACI Research Fellow Award 2025 from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI).

The award recognises EAACI members who have excelled in the field of allergy and clinical immunology.
Headshot of Professor Sophia Karagiannis with quote: "“Receiving the EAACI Research Fellow Award is a source of immense pride and renewed conviction to continue advancing our understanding of the interphase between allergic immune responses with cancer in AllergoOncology – a field I have had the privilege to co-found, establish and shape with the fantastic contributions of our EAACI academic and clinical community."
June 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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We recently announced the winners of our 2025 King’s Alumni Awards.

Global Health Award: Expert on HIV prevention – and St Thomas’ and Guy’s alum – Dr Rachel Baggaley OBE

Future Alumnus Award: @kingsmedicine student Mahdi Sadeghi

🔗 Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/2025-ki...
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June 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Congratulations to Professors Oleg Aslanidi and Andrew King from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social who delivered their Inaugural Lectures yesterday 👏

Our Inaugural Lecture series continues on 4 June: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...
Professors Kawal Rhode, Oleg Aslanidi and Ajay Shah. Professors Reza Razavi, Andrew King and Ajay Shah.
May 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM