News from 2026
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Two É«¹·µ¼º½ academics appointed to influential policy roles in climate security and special educational needs
Staff members of the School of Social Science and Humanities have been recognised for their contributions to public policy through significant national appointments.
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English Department hosts major international conference on Weird Modernisms
É«¹·µ¼º½ recently welcomed over four hundred academics from around the globe to explore, celebrate and study works of Weird Modernism.
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É«¹·µ¼º½ students commemorate 250 years of the US-UK relationship with United States Ambassador
Dr Sam Edwards, Reader in History in the Department of International Relations, Politics and History at É«¹·µ¼º½, welcomed fifty student delegates to a conference exploring the 250-year anniversary of the American Revolution.
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É«¹·µ¼º½ academic honoured with international mentoring award
Professor Sarah Holloway has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to mentoring with a prestigious international award from the American Association of Geographers (AAG).
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CRCC co-sponsors the CRIMSON inaugural symposium
On Friday, 27 February 2026, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) co-sponsored an event at King’s College London launching a new and exciting scholarly network – CRIMSON (the Counter Research in Media Studies Organised Network).
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New AI guidelines launched to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums prepare for the future
The Archives and Records Association UK & Ireland (ARA) has today published new open-access guidelines to help the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector prepare their collections for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Moral people should support ‘lab-grown’ meat, even if they reject conventional meat – new ethics research suggests
People who care deeply about animals, the environment and human wellbeing may have good moral reasons to support cultivated meat, according to new research.
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Lost BBC documentary on homosexuality inspires new stage play for LGBT+ History Month 2026
A new play is set to celebrate the remarkable rediscovery of the BBC’s first ever documentary on homosexuality, a programme so controversial at the time it was banned, shelved and eventually lost in the BBC archives.
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AI in everyday life: how chatbots are quietly reshaping daily routines – new paper
A new study has examined the lives of 20 women who use the AI chatbot Replika, revealing how it has become part of daily life, helping users make chores more bearable, cope with illness and isolation, understand the world around them and structure their days.