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Catch up on who has visited campus in recent months with our spotlight round-up.

Stephen Fry

We were delighted to welcome legendary actor and author, Stephen Fry, to King’s this September to give the opening lecture of our Living Well with Technology thought leadership series. Aptly titled, AI: The means to an end or a means to the end?, Fry’s lecture explored the intriguing potential of artificial intelligence in its most ‘chilling and thrilling’ forms. Find out more about Stephen Fry's visit.

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The Rt Honourable Bridget Phillipson MP

This July, King’s welcomed State Secretary for Education, the Rt Honourable Bridget Phillipson MP, to the annual Education Embassy Conference. In her keynote address, the Education Secretary discussed the importance of international students and partnerships in Higher Education, and the Government’s aims to create opportunity for all. Read more about Bridget Phillipson's visit.

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Professor Pierre Agostini

Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Professor Pierre Agostini, visited King’s Physics Department in July 2024. Here, he was treated to afternoon tea and a tour of King’s photonics and levitation labs. Agostini was also interviewed for a podcast with the International Society for Optics and Photonics student chapter at King’s. Find out more about Professor Agostini's visit.

Dame Katherine Grainger

Olympic gold-medalist and acclaimed alum, Dame Katherine Grainger (PhD Law, 2013), returned to campus in July to host the King’s Sports Hall of Fame 2024 ceremony. Dame Katherine welcomed guests to the Great Hall, where she inducted 14 fellow athletes into the King’s Sports Hall of Fame. Read more about the King's Sports Hall of Fame.

Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Renowned astrophysicist, Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, delivered the annual Peter Higgs lecture in June 2024. Bell Burnell’s lecture, Bursts, Bangs and things that go Bump in the night, launched into the future of transient astronomy, the electromagnetic spectrum and the story behind exploding stars. Discover more about Professor Burnell's lecture.

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Air Marshal (ret’d) Greg Bagwell

Air Marshal (ret’d) Greg Bagwell, President of the Air and Space Power Association, joined our panel of experts at the Freeman Air and Space Institute’s 2024 summer event, Defense Question Time. Bagwell discussed the need for fair compensation when encouraging young people to join the military. Find out more about the Defense Question Time event.

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Machenje Mazoka, Lyn Brown and Manoah Esipisu

Last June saw world-leading African academics and diplomats gather at King’s to debate the future of UK-Africa relations. Zambian High Commissioner to the UK, Ambassador Machenje Mazoka, Former Shadow Minister for Africa, Lyn Brown and Kenyan High Commissioner to the UK, Ambassador Manoah Esipisu were among our esteemed guests. Panelists explored the UK’s relationship with African nations and breaking barriers to African success. Read more about the debate on the future of UK-Africa relations.

Zarah Hussain

Celebrated artist, Zarah Hussain, came to King’s in June to collaborate with King’s Maths Department. Hussain helped create It All Adds Up: Global Discoveries in Maths, an exciting project exploring the connection between mathematics and art and highlighting the often-unseen beauty in numbers. Read about Zara Hussain's visit.

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Radek Sikorski

We welcomed Radek Sikorski, Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Bush House in May 2024. Sikorski spoke at the London Defense Conference, hosted by King’s School of Security Studies. His speech addressed the conflict in Ukraine, praising the UK for ‘standing up to Putin’ and warning of the consequences of a Russian victory. Find out more about Radek Sikorski's visit..

Albin Kurti

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, also joined the London Defense Conference, where he discussed the threat of war in the Balkans. Kurti also addressed the Republic’s ambitions to join NATO as soon as possible, and the risks posed by Serbia’s growing bonds with Russia and China. Read more about the London Defense Conference.

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