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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
The Mosley family, King’s and the Chronic Disease Research Foundation (CDRF), who will administer the Michael Mosley Memorial Fund, will appoint a Clinical Academic Fellow that will embody Dr Mosley’s mission help people live longer, healthier and happier lives.
To find out more about the Fellowship visit: https://www.cdrf.org.uk/
We are pleased to announce a new clinical research fellowship at King’s to advance the nation’s metabolic health in honour of British broadcaster, author, and science journalist Dr Michael Mosley.
The overall time spent online is linked with higher levels of loneliness, however the use of social media platforms is not.
A new study found that it's the type of digital platform that's associated with loneliness, rather than using social media itself.
Study finds links between social media and loneliness depend on the app
New research finds that although overall time spent online is linked with higher levels of loneliness, use of soci...
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New film The Salt Path tells the tale of a couple's 630-mile walk from Somerset to Dorset, following a terminal illness diagnosis & money woes.
For @ConversationUK, @lenaferriday of @kingsartshums explains the history of seeking healing along the coast ⬇️
The Salt Path taps into a long history of searching for healing on England’s south-west coast
Heading to the coast for fresh air, walks and dips has been prescribed for those looking to improve their health for hundreds of years.
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New research from @KingsCollegeLon @KCLBMBioscience has found that fat stored around the abdomen is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women ⬇️
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ This year’s Premier League action may be over, but one England star will continue to make an influential contribution away from the pitch during the off-season. Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling is making a huge difference thanks to the Raheem Sterling Foundation.
Are you applying to King's College London this year? Visit our funding database to explore our range of opportunities ⬇️
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding
The deadline for the 25-26 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards is fast approaching.
India-domiciled postgraduate offer holders interested in applying for this scholarship must accept their offers to study at King's by 31 May 2025.
🔗 https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding/vice-chancellors-awards-2025-26
UK employees are working from home more than anyone else in Europe.
A study by @Kingspol_econ's Dr @cevatgirayaksoy found UK workers log an average of 1.8 work-from-home days per week, well above the global average of 1.3 days and highest in Europe ⬇️
Working from home now 'defining feature' of UK labour market
People in the UK are working from home more than almost any other country in the world, according to a major ...
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Using data from 40 countries and more than 16,000 full-time, university-educated workers, the research shows that hybrid work has become the dominant model in advanced economies.
As reported by @JoannaPartridge in the @guardian 📰⬇️
UK employees work from home more than most global peers, study finds
Exclusive: Staff in Britain now average 1.8 days a week of remote working, above global average of 1.3 days
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Oil and gas companies have been found to underreport greenhouse gas emissions.
Researchers @kingsbschool have compared data observed from satellites and land, air and sea sensors, with emissions figures reported by companies themselves.
Oil and gas companies found to underreport greenhouse gas emissions
Gas and oil producing companies are failing to report accurate figures for their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
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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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