👏 Meet the 2026–27 Global Cultures Institute Fellows, Professor Roberta Comunian and Dr David Brydan ⬇️🧵 #GlobalCultures www.kcl.ac.uk/news/global-...

Global Cultures Institute Fellowships announced for 2026-27 | King's College London

Two academics from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities have received Global Cultures Institute Fellowships for the 2026-27 academic year.

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🤝 King's College London and Wuhan University have formally signed a 4+1 Progression Agreement in Digital Humanities @kingsdh.bsky.social. The agreement opens a progression route from Wuhan University to King’s MA in Digital Humanities and supports teaching and research collaborations 🔽

King's signs progression agreement with Wuhan University | King's College London

New agreement opens progression route from Wuhan University to King’s Digital Humanities master’s programme and supports teaching and research collaborations.

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We are feeling a little bashful sharing but are incredibly proud of being recognised by King's Sustainability with a Green Impact bronze award this year.

Congratulations to Professor @matthewgbell.bsky.social from @kingsdllc.bsky.social, who has been elected as a @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow 🙌 He was recognised for his work on the history of the literature and ideas of modern Europe, especially Germany 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-a...

King's academics elected to prestigious British Academy Fellowship | King's College London

Professor Katherine Brickell and Professor Matthew Bell from King’s College London have been elected as British Academy Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and ...

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🇹🇹 'Joseph’s unabashed lyricism shines through, finding beauty on dancefloors, city streets and in Trinidadian landscapes.' Dr Anthony Joseph's new collection, Haunting the Black Air, is reviewed in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j... @kingsenglish.bsky.social

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Haunting the Black Air by Anthony Joseph; Selected Poems by Leontia Flynn; Sparrow on the Rooftop by Rachel Long; You Must Live: New Poetry from Palestine, edited by Jorie Graham; Melete by Jennifer L...

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🫖 What can a tea brand tell us about a nation? Global Cultures MA student Zsofia Balatoni explores the relationship between Chagee – a Chinese milk tea brand – and China's soft power ambitions in South East Asia 👇 @kingsinterhums.bsky.social @kingsdllc.bsky.social

Soft power, one sip at a time

Zsofia Balatoni analyses how the Chinese tea brand Chagee constructs a myth of “Chineseness” in Singapore, turning everyday consumption into a vehicle of soft power.

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Professor William Pettigrew joins @kingshistory.bsky.social to lead TASTADE (The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Development of Europe), a global scientific collaboration. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/william...

William Pettigrew joins King's with major grant to examine how the trafficking of enslaved African people shaped Europe's development | King's College London

King's Department of History welcomes Professor William Pettigrew to lead €10 million research project to identify and study the people who financed the transatlantic slave trade.

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👏 Three academics from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities have received @leverhulme.ac.uk Research Fellowships for 2026 ⤵️🧵

📻 Listen from 41.45- Dr Emma Melody Bradley on Sir Keir Starmer's formal apology on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions. Between the 1950s and 1970s, 185,000 babies were taken from their unmarried mothers. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Adrian Chiles - 02/07/2026 - BBC Sounds

Adrian Chiles with original journalism and surprising news stories.

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🪼 'Scientists have been sounding alarms about extinctions of marine species for at least 50 years. We urgently need to understand better what science says and why.' Professor Clare Brant's new book brings together 100 years of writings on life underwater 👇 @kingsenglish.bsky.social buff.ly/BlNkn3j

New book offers alternative perspective on life under the sea | King's College London

Texts about the inhabitants of our oceans can be seen as life writing, says Professor Clare Brant, Professor Emeritus in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture in the Department of English.

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👩‍💻 Officially launched in 2016, @kingsdigitallab.bsky.social partners with researchers, cultural heritage organisations and the creative industries to create new forms of digital scholarship. On the 10th anniversary of King’s Digital Lab, we look back at ten of the lab’s highly impactful projects 🔽

10 years of King's Digital Lab | King's College London

This Spotlight article looks at ten of King’s Digital Lab’s most impactful projects as the lab marks its 10th anniversary.

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💰 Planning to start the Shakespeare Studies MA in September? You can now apply for a bursary to support with tuition fees. The course is jointly taught by @kingsenglish.bsky.social and Shakespeare's Globe in the heart of London. 🔗 Apply below by 24 August ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin...

🤿 What can we learn from an underwater world seen through divers' eyes? On 16 July, join @kingsenglish.bsky.social and the Environmental Humanities Network for the launch of Underwater Lives: Humans, Species, Ocean – a new book by Professor Clare Brant 🐡 🔗 Register ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

Book Launch: Underwater Lives | King's College London

You are warmly invited to the launch of Clare Brant's new book, Underwater Lives: Humans, Species, Ocean.

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👏 Professor @drkatedevlin.bsky.social has been appointed to the new DSIT College of Experts, a network of independent specialists who will give the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology fast, flexible access to leading scientific and technical expertise ⬇️

Professor Kate Devlin appointed to DSIT College of Experts | King's College London

Professor Kate Devlin joins 71 leading specialists chosen to give the department rapid, independent access to UK science and technology expertise.

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📢 The programme for the 2026 Worldmaking on Stage Forum is now live! Visit the link below for details 👇

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🎭️ Are you interested in theatre translation? This one day forum on 14 July sets the scene for a week of play readings from Latin America, Portugal, and Spain, presented in English translation every evening at Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, South London. 🔗 Register ⤵️

✈️ A new partnership with IE University in Madrid will establish a pathway for students to study an MA at King's, spanning both academic, research-oriented pathways and industry-facing degrees designed to prepare graduates for evolving professional sectors. 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-f...

King's Faculty of Arts & Humanities announces partnership with IE University | King's College London

New academic collaboration establishes a pathway for students at IE University, School of Arts & Humanities to study for a Master's at King's.

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🤝 King's College London and Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop new international research collaborations with an initial focus on digital research methods, digital culture and science and technology in society.

King's College London and Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology form new partnership on digital research and technological cultures | King's College London

King's College London and Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop new international research collaborations with an initial ...

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🪪 'Was my great-grandfather a Nazi, a reluctant conscript or something in between?' Katja Hoyer analyses the impact of a new online tool that allows anyone to search the digitised records of the Nazi Party ⬇️ 🔗 www.ft.com/content/2229... @kingsdllc.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social

The Nazi files shedding new light on family secrets

Party membership records are now searchable online. But, as many Germans are finding out, the archive poses more questions than it answers

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🎬️ @lisagornick.bsky.social joins Queer@King's on 22 July for two special events on her films, performances and drawings ⬇️ 🧵

📢 NEW: Enemies and Rascals 🇨🇦 From 3 July, a new exhibition in the Maughan Library of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social reveals a forgotten episode of North American history: the Invasion of Quebec during the American War of Independence ⬇️🧵 buff.ly/CK9WJzD

🚨 Live facial recognition cameras are being expanded to London's West End. Yet when an algorithm flags the wrong person for police attention, who bears the cost? Louise Mackin, student on the Global Cultures MA, explores the racial bias behind facial recognition technology 👇

The Met Police's facial recognition cameras don't see all faces…

When an algorithm flags the wrong person for police attention, who bears the cost?

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📽️ Can film contribute to climate justice and community-led activism in the Amazon? This panel explores the opportunities and tensions at the intersection of cinema, advocacy and social change for London Climate Action Week. 📆 25 June ⏰ 15:00 📍 Strand campus 🔗 Sign up for tickets ⤵️

Film, activism and climate justice in the Amazon | King's College London

Can film contribute to climate justice and community-led activism in the Amazon?

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📓 'Woolf was so ahead of her time around women's rights. So many of the issues she thought about are things we're still dealing with.' Professor Anna Snaith from @kingsenglish.bsky.social discusses the new film Virginia Woolf's Night and Day on Woman's Hour. 🎧 Listen from 09:07: buff.ly/PmF9mtN

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Haley Bennett and Virginia Woolf, The Spinster Cookbook

A new film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's second novel, Night and Day.

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🎓️ @kingsdllc.bsky.social is launching Neurodivergences & Modern Languages on 23 June, a new series exploring the unique challenges that neurodivergent students face when studying languages, literatures and film at universities across the UK and Ireland ⬇️ buff.ly/qY7xg3f

Introduction to Neurodivergences & Modern Languages | King's College London

Online talk series ‘Neurodivergences & Modern Languages’ explores the unique challenges that neurodivergent students face when studying languages, literatures and film at universities across the UK…

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🇧🇷 How do theatre and performance shape the ways societies remember slavery, resistance and Black political struggle? Join @kingsenglish.bsky.social and @kingsdllc.bsky.social on 24 June to explore the legacy of Zumbi dos Palmares in Brazilian theatre and culture 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/stagi...

Staging Black Resistance: Theatre, History and the Legacy of Zumbi in Brazil | King's College London

Join us for a seminar exploring the enduring legacy of Zumbi dos Palmares in Brazilian theatre and culture.

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One year ago I was honoured to receive the @kingsartshums.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni Award for Changemaker of the Year. The picture on Strand is still a shock! There’s still a lot of work to do, but I’m thankful to be able to play a small part ❤️‍🔥 #KCLAlumni #changemaker #barrister

Ollie Randall reveals the untold story of cricket's influential role in London's literary world Read more on The Times 🗞️ buff.ly/xik4rDh

🎭️ Are you interested in theatre translation? This one day forum on 14 July sets the scene for a week of play readings from Latin America, Portugal, and Spain, presented in English translation every evening at Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, South London. 🔗 Register ⤵️

Worldmaking on Stage Forum 2026: Theatre Translation Networks in Building Acts of Worldmaking | King's College London

A one-day discussion forum aimed at theatre translation practitioners and researchers.

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Ben Quash reflects on two decades of groundbreaking work at the intersection of Christian Theology and the Arts at King's 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/ciphe...

'Ciphers to a Great Accompt’: Two Decades of Theology & the Arts at King's | King's College London

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📻 BBC Front Row introduces its AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker for 2026, @robynarkle.bsky.social, Lecturer in Music History at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Listen from 23:45 ⬇️

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, Pan African art and John Tavener's opera Krishna

Samira Ahmed's guests include Thomas Bangalter, Ekow Eshun and David Pountney.

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