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Pandemic? There's an app for that!

The ZOE COVID19 Study app has 4 million users and is now the world’s largest ongoing study into the virus.Born of a disruption, having originally been designed to track gut, blood fat and blood…

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Disrupting Intelligence through Drawing

How can we use play in visual space to encourage divergent thinking and creativity?King’s artist in residence Peter Shenai and neuroscientist & autism specialist Prof Francesca Happé…

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From shipping containers to biotech labs

How do you transform 70 shipping containers in Shepherd’s Bush into affordable labs for biotechnology start-ups and a vibrant community of researchers and innovators?Just ask Helene Steiner,…

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Computer Says No

Computer algorithms are used to make automated decisions about us every day: from A-level results to mortgage applications, school catchment areas, employment decisions, COVID-19 vaccinations, even…

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Cybersecurity, Nicolas Cage and Peppa Pig

Cybersecurity is really, really difficult! It's difficult to achieve, to apply, to understand, to teach and even to explain!We need a more disruptive approach.Luca Viganò, Professor and…

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Inclusive innovation: Disrupting Unjust Equilibriums

Inclusion-oriented innovators and social entrepreneurs are often said to be motivated by the desire to disrupt what they see as an unjust equilibrium. This can be on the basis of access to, or…

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Treat the Patient, Not the Number

After years of medical advancements, we're still no closer to the holy grail that is a cure for cancer, and while some cancers are thankfully treatable, the treatments themselves can often cause…

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"But is it art?" NFTs and the art world

NFTs are big business - we've seen Tweets sell for millions, the 'deal with it' sunglasses gif go under the hammer for over $8000 and Beeple’s collage, Everydays: The First 5000…

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When Humans Turn the Tables on Machines

Imagine a world where children can't dream of becoming pilots, judges, accountants, builders... not because of who they are, but because of WHAT they are.Humans.In this dystopian future, the…

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Women Disrupting Entrepreneurship

Being an entrepreneur should not be gendered, yet still only 1 in 3 entrepreneurs are women. The King's Entrepreneurship Institute's Women Entrepreneurs Network was created to invigorate,…

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Neuroscience of Disruptive Thinking

What does it mean to be a disruptive innovator?How can humans drive forward new ideas into uncertain territory?In this talk, Emily Clements, a neuroscientist focusing on the science of…

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AI and the Digital Biology Revolution

Have you heard about NVIDIA Cambridge-1? It is the UK’s most powerful supercomputer dedicated to healthcare and life sciences research. It will enable top scientists and healthcare experts to…

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Decolonisation - what does it even mean?

What is decolonisation? It’s a word that we’re beginning to hear more and more in mainstream conversations around equality and social justice. It’s very common for the term…

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Make a difference in local communities and London

King’s offers unique ways to be a part of – and contribute to – our local communities here in London through volunteering, placements, training and research. Hear from students who…

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Starting an independent production company with CHILD studio

In this one-hour workshop, the founders of CHILD studio will share their story of starting a video production company as recent graduates without external funding or investment. They’ll outline…

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How to Beat Procrastination workshop 08.04.2021

Recording for our How to Beat Procrastination workshop on 8th April 2021, from the Entrepreneurship Institute and delivered by our Head of Entrepreneurial Skills, Rachel Stockey.

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