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Tania Rhodes-TaylorExecutive Director, Communications and External Affairs
Tania Rhodes-Taylor is Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs at King’s College London. She has worked in Higher Education since 2007, previously holding senior positions at the University of Sydney, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the Institute of Education, UCL. This followed a successful career in the corporate and charity sectors which included the National Literacy Trust and Unisys. Having worked in Australia, Hong Kong and the USA, she always brings an international perspective to her work. Tania is also a qualified and accredited Executive Coach.
King’s College London is one of the top 25 universities in the world (2016/17 QS World University Rankings) and among the oldest in England. King’s has more than 29,600 students (of whom 11,750 are postgraduate students) from 150 countries worldwide and nearly 8,000 staff members. The university is in the second phase of a £1 billion redevelopment programme which is transforming its estate.
The Latest from King's College London
Leaders, policymakers, military, academia and industry have come together today to discuss alliances that have been central to world order since 1945 at the London Defence Conference.
#LDC2025
Tune in to @TimesRadio at One with Andrew Neil to hear the latest from London Defence Conference. ⬇️
https://thetimes.com/radio/schedule
@TimesRadio @afneil As day one of #LDC2025 comes to a close, catch up on the key moments and insights here. ⬇️
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/day-1-london-defence-conference-at-kings
King's has signed the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice.
We're proud to join this sector-wide commitment to deliver research and innovation in a more environmentally sustainable way. ⬇️
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-commits-to-sustainable-research-and-innovation-agreement
Biological 'clocks' could be responsible for increased muscle loss with age in shift workers, according to new @kingsmedicine research ⬇️
#ScienceAtKings #shiftwork #circadianrhythms
Biological 'clocks' key to muscle health and accelerated ageing in shift workers
Muscle cells contain their own circadian clocks and disrupting them with shift work can have a profound impact on ageing, according to new research.
www.kcl.ac.uk
Applications for The Raheem Sterling Foundation (@RSfoundation) scholarships at King’s are now open for degree programmes commencing in 2025/26!
Hear from previous applicants from the scholarship programme. ⬇️
Hear from students on the Raheem Sterling Foundation scholarship
Applications for the second year of Raheem Sterling Foundation scholarships are now open.
www.kcl.ac.uk
Long-term survival rates of some Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) patients could double with sensitive bone marrow test.
The test helps doctors identify if patients might relapse up to three months earlier.
@bloodcancer_uk @CRUK @NIHRresearch @cardiffuni
Bone marrow test ‘doubles survival rate’ for blood cancer patients
A simple ten-minute test gives an early indication of the recurrence of an aggressive form of cancer called acute myeloid leukaemia, researchers found
www.thetimes.com
"The sticks and stones rhyme is wrong" say researchers as experts in child development and mental health meet MPs to discuss verbal abuse. ⬇️
@KingsIoPPN
Experts call for urgent action on childhood verbal abuse at House of Commons
In the UK, 2 in 5 (41%) children experience verbal abuse by adults with lifelong consequences to their mental health and wellbeing
www.kcl.ac.uk
"Research teams and governments around the world are building quantum networks at scale..."
Dr James Millen (@KingsNMES), speaks to the @FT about using quantum communications systems that can avoid being hacked⬇️
#ScienceAtKings #KingsQuantum
Secure ‘quantum messages’ sent over telecoms network in breakthrough
Researchers harness quantum mechanics to create communications system that can avoid being hacked
www.ft.com
Experts unearth the first physical evidence that proves gladiators fought lions in the Roman Empire 🦁
Researchers including @kingsartshums' Dr John Pearce discovered bite marks on a man’s skeleton from Roman-occupied Britain.
As featured by @guardian ⬇
Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions
Study offers rare insight into human-animal combat during Roman empire
www.theguardian.com
Through the researchers' innovative forensic work, this study has identified the only convincing skeletal evidence from the Roman world of bite marks produced by the teeth of a large cat.
Read more about the study ⬇️
'Bite marks' prove Gladiators fought lions – new research shows
Dr John Pearce collaborates on research showing first skeletal evidence of gladiator bitten by lion in combat.
www.kcl.ac.uk
Two thirds of adults were able to eat peanuts without an allergic reaction after taking part in ‘groundbreaking research’ at @kingsmedicine @GSTTnhs
The study used daily doses of peanuts to desensitise patients with life-long allergy.
Daily doses of peanuts tackle allergic reactions in adults
The first clinical trial to test whether adults allergic to peanuts can be desensitised has shown great success wi...
www.kcl.ac.uk
@kingsmedicine @GSTTnhs Watch trial participant Richard talk about his experience on the trial @GMB
Scientists say the first clinical trial to test whether adults - with a severe allergy to peanuts - can safely tolerate them, has had positive results.
@CiaraDurkan has more details.
A nobel distinction
The highest distinction for academics of most disciplines is the award of a Nobel Prize, 12 people who have worked or studied at King’s and its constituent institutions have achieved this distinction. This includes; 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry jointly awarded to Professor Michael Levitt FRS, for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems. Michael Levitt studied physics at King’s and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1967 and the 2010.
Nobel Prize for Literature awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa who was Spanish American Literature in the Department of Spanish & Spanish-American Studies at King’s in 1969-70, and became a Fellow of King’s in 2005.
Mission and vision
- To educate
- To challenge
- To change
- Our vision is to educate responsible leaders who create positive, sustainable change in business and wider society
Ranked in the top 10 of UK universities
31,000
King's Students
£778m
Annual income
King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings.
King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.
King’s is a world-leading institution with a truly global perspective. It has:
- Over 200 partnerships and innovative collaborations with leading universities and institutions across the globe, including key relationships with the University of California, San Francisco; the University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore.
- Joint PhD programmes, involving more than 20 academic departments across King’s, with institution including the University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore.
- Offices in Brazil, China, India, and the USA: part of a global network that will develop deeper relationships with local research, commercial, student and alumni communities in these key countries and regions.
- A School of Global Affairs comprising a network of Global Institutes to promote understanding of fast-changing parts of the world and encourage engagement with 21st-century powers. These include King’s Brazil Institute; the Lau China Institute; King’s India Institute; the Institute of North American Studies; King’s Russia Institute; King’s African Leadership Centre, and King’s International Development Institute.
Cultural competency & a global problem-solving mindset.
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