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A visit to number 10: King’s students address ethnicity in medicine

There is a concern that students in medical school do not reflect the sociodemographic diversity of the world. Medical schools are working to redress the balance.

The Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP) at King’s has been designed to widen participation in medicine. It provides a six-year course that spreads the first year of the medical degree over two years. Of the EMDP students, 90 per cent are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background, compared to around 50 per cent on the standard programme.

Elohor Ijete, a final-year medical student at King’s, recently attended one of the Morningside Supper Series events for EMDP students. These supper clubs, enabled by the generosity of Gerald Chan, bring EMDP students together with the greatest thinkers in science and medicine to discuss and exchange ideas. At one of these suppers, Elohor met Mr Nero Ughwujabo, the Special Adviser on Social Justice, Young People and Opportunities. This chance meeting led to Elohor leading a group of medical students from King’s and St George’s University to 10 Downing Street for a roundtable discussion on this topic. Elohor said: ‘We are looking forward to exploring other sources of support and advice from the university in order to increase the number of BAME medical students at King’s and other medical schools in the UK.’

King’s Sport accredited by groundbreaking dual career scheme

King’s is leading the way in supporting talented athletes in education in England, having been accredited by a new Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) initiative.

The Sport England-backed programme supports young sportspeople on the talent pathway to gain qualifications alongside their sporting pursuits, other interests and personal development. By formally recognising an institution’s commitment to supporting student athletes, the TASS Dual Career Accreditation Scheme enables athletes to reach their potential in education alongside achieving success in their sport.

Vice-President and Vice-Principal (Education) Nicola Phillips, who supported King’s Sport in obtaining the accreditation, said: ‘I am extremely proud of the achievements of King’s Sport. King’s has become the first Central London university to be accredited as a TASS Dual Career Accredited Institution, enabling us to support the next generation of talented student athletes.’

The athletes being supported are those such as Imani-Lara Lansiquot, a 100m sprinter representing Great Britain, who is a current BA Psychology student at King’s.

You can find full details here.

Engineering returns to King’s

Society needs engineers that can help the world get to grips with complex global issues. Engineering relies on a way of thinking that combines analytical and mathematical skills with a desire to find innovative solutions and an understanding of the wider legal, political and policy context.

King’s is responding to this need and engineering at King’s is growing. Planning is under way on a state-of-the-art quad building that will house the next generation of engineers to come from King’s, and research that focuses on important world issues is underway.

Meet the new King’s engineers here.

King’s20 Applications Open for 2020-2021

Got a big idea that will make that world a better place? The King’s Entrepreneurship Institute want to hear from you. The King’s 20 Accelerator is one of the most significant entrepreneurial communities at King’s, a flagship programme that supports a cohort of 20 of the university’s highest-potential start-ups. Ventures can be at any stage of their development, from an idea to a venture with an established user base and already making revenue.

Applications are now open for our King’s20 2020-2021 Accelerator cohort which is open to all King’s alumni, no matter how long ago you graduated. Our cohort last year included seven alumni founders from Law, Life & Medical Sciences, Natural & Mathematical Sciences, Arts & Humanities and Business.

Since we began in 2015, we have seen 70 of our alumni start-ups go on to raise in excess of £14m and generate over £11 million in revenue, employing 280 people across almost every sector. To find out more see the King’s20 website or book into an Idea Feedback session to talk through your idea.