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Women's and Gender Studies Conference

2024 Women's and Gender Studies Conference

Transgender Identity and Feminism

Presented by Wilkes University and King's College

Wilkes University Campus

Keynote Speaker

Trans Rights and Women’s Rights: Feminism and the Fight for Gender Justice

Speaker: Dr. Heather Hewett

Monday, April 8, 7 p.m. | Jean and Paul Adams Commons

Free and open to the public - no registration required

Despite greater visibility and growing cultural acceptance over the last several decades, transgender and nonbinary people have been facing an onslaught of punitive legislation and an increase in violent attacks since 2021. Trans rights are both a feminist and a human rights issue, so it’s important to understand what’s happening and what’s at stake. This talk examines how we got here, how feminist and trans struggles for justice are interlinked, and how each one of us can work toward a world where liberation and justice is available to all people, regardless of who they are or where they live.

About Dr. Hewett

Heather Hewett is a professor and a feminist literary and cultural scholar who focuses on the 20th and 21st centuries. She co-edited the volume #MeToo and Literary Studies: Reading, Writing, and Teaching about Sexual Violence and Rape Culture (2021). Her opinion pieces, personal essays, and reviews have appeared in publications such as Boston Review , Inside Higher Ed , LIBER: A Feminist Review , and The Washington Post .

Dr. Hewett is an associate professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and an affiliate of the Department of English at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Since fall 2022, she has been serving a two-year term as a program officer in Higher Education Initiatives at the American Council of Learned Societies. She earned a BA from Yale University and a PhD in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Conference Schedule

Tuesday, April 9

All conference presentations will take place on the second floor of the Henry Student Center in the room listed.

9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m., 12 - 12:45 p.m., 1 - 2:15 p.m., 2:30 - 3:45 p.m., 4 - 5:15 p.m., 5:30 - 6:30 p.m..

Savitz Lounge

Moderator : Dr. Kalen Churcher, Wilkes University

“Stonewall Paving the Way for a Visible LGBTQ Community”

Presenters : Elizabeth Cherinka, Wilkes University,

This presentation dives into the impact of the Stonewall riots of 1969 on LGBTQ activism during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) in the 1990s. The riots allowed the community to gain visibility in American society, but this was just the beginning.

After Stonewall, the movement focused on inclusion, self-advocacy, and visibility rather than legal reform, but the government still turned a blind eye to the AIDS epidemic and its effects on the gay community. DADT ultimately discouraged the visibility gay Americans had worked for; their efforts to repeal the law were rooted in the longer history of activism. Without the Stonewall riots, this activism might never have happened, at least not on the scale it did. The visibility that Stonewall provided was not something that could be repealed through legislation; it was a movement that had been set in motion 30 years earlier.

“Northeastern Pennsylvania: The Next Frontier for Trans Liberation"

Presenter : Alec Walker-Serrano, LGBTQ Committee Chair, NEPA Stands Up

Northeastern Pennsylvania has long been considered a democratic stronghold by many, but could it also be the hub we need for trans activism? Is NEPA the key to pushing forward the rights of transgender people in Pennsylvania and beyond?

Alec Walker-Serrano, chair of the NEPA Stands Up LGBTQ Committee, will discuss his work and insights as both a community organizer and transmasculine person. Over the past year, Walker-Serrano led marches for trans liberation in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, lobbied for the Safe and Equal Schools legislation package in Harrisburg, and organized two Trans Day of Visbility celebrations. Between affirming places of worship, positive local news coverage of trans rights, and small businesses displaying pride flags, it has become clear that folks in NEPA are not only ready to take on the fight for trans liberation that lay before us in 2024, but are eager to do so.

Miller Room

Moderator : Dr. Marie Roke Thomas

“Strategies to Improve Health Disparities in the LGBT Population”

Presenters : James Hiryak and Matthew Schwarztrauber, Wilkes University

According to a 2022 Gallup Poll, 7.2% of the US population identifies their sexual orientation within LBGT, with younger generations more likely to identify as LBGT than older populations. Patients in this population are more likely to report higher levels of dissatisfaction with their care visits, higher rates of chronic disease states, and more limited access to healthcare. Strategies to improve healthcare for this population will be discussed.

“Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients: A Primer”

Presenters : Amanda Rawa, Kaleigh Taylor, Kalley Kovaleski, and Madison Gordon, Wilkes University

According to Healthy People 2030, transgender and gender diverse patients face a disproportionately high risk of both mental and physical health concerns. The learning objectives for this session include:

• Identify healthcare needs of the transgender and gender diverse population.
• Describe preventative services needed for this population.
• Identify medications used for gender-affirming treatment.

Jean and Paul Adams Commons

Moderator : Dr. Helen Davis, Wilkes University

“Reclaiming Americana: Regionalism and Gender Performativity"

Presenter : Lily Hebda, Wilkes University

Camp remains ever important within LGBTQ+ circles as queer artists explore traditional Americana aesthetics, exhibited in a contemporary queer regionalist movement.

“Stereotypes in Portrayals of Bruce Bechdel"

Presenter : Ozzie Priebe, Wilkes University

This presentation will explore toxic gay masculinity and stereotypes in the portrayal of Bruce Bechdel from Alison Bechdel's  Fun Home .

"Breaking Binary: A Theoretical Analysis of Transgender Identity in 21st century Television"

Presenter : Morgan Steiner, Wilkes University

Popular culture is often a reflection of real-world attitudes and television has been essential in telling new stories and providing a stage for diverse voices to share their experiences; however, these stories are not always framed in a positive light. Using theory found in Gender Studies, I aim to discover the good, bad, and the ugly side of transgender voice and identity in twenty-first century television

Moderator : Dr. Kaitlyn Langendoerfer, Wilkes University

The medicalization of women's bodies throughout history has shaped societal perceptions of illness and disease, healthcare practices, and individual experiences. This panel aims to delve into the intersections of gender, medicine, and power dynamics within the context of women's health. Through sociological perspectives related to deviance, we will examine the implications of 3 medicalization on women's bodies, identities, and agency. Policy implications will also be explored. This panel seeks to highlight the complexities of gendered health practices and inspire conversations and actions towards gender equity and justice in healthcare.

“The Medicalization of Infertility”

Presenters : Ava Musloski, Wilkes University

Nearly 15% of individuals in their childbearing years will struggle with infertility across the globe. While the issue may be related to the male partner, the gaze and blame tends to fall upon women and their bodies when infertility occurs. This presentation examines infertility through a sociological lens with a specific focus on the consequences of the medicalization of fertility. For instance, what happens when your social location determines whether or not you can receive treatment for infertility? What happens to your identity as a woman if or when the treatment fails? What anxieties does the medicalization of fertility create for those "at risk" for infertility (e.g. those experiencing autoimmune disorders")? The goal of this presentation it to spark a dialogue surrounding the intersections of medicine, gender, health and identity.

“The Medicalization of Black Women's Bodies”

Presenters : Aster Rowland, Wilkes University

This paper will explore not only the ways in which the bodies of black people have been used to further scientific and medical research and exploration, it will also explore why those in the black community are more prone to certain illnesses or diseases than their white counterparts. Starting with the slave trade and it's plague through the Middle Passage, we will explore the medical assault of enslaved women and children thanks to the so-called Father of Gynecology. We will talk about Henrietta Lacks, and how the cells from her carcinoma were used well after her death with no compensation to her or her family. Also we will touch on the perversion of black corpses stolen from graveyards, and experiments performed on black men without informed consent. Finally, we will touch on how all of that affects the modern day, why certain illnesses disproportionately affect black people, and what can be done to remedy these issues.

‘The Truth about the Medicalization of Menopause”

Presenters : Lindsey Kausmeyer, Wilkes University

This presentation will discuss the history and the consequences of the medicalization of menopause. Arguments can be made that the medicalization of menopause has led to symptom relief for women, however, symptom relief is not why menopause entered the medical realm. Around the 19th century, doctors, who at the time were all men, saw the process of reproductive aging as deviance, and as something that needed to be regulated and controlled, rather than understanding that it is a natural process of female aging. This presentation will explore the ways in which pharmaceutical companies acted as engines of medicalization by using fear of aging to convince more women to use their medications to stop the aging process. The medicalization of menopause may be advertised as a way to help women gain control over their bodies and relieve pain, however, it is a strategy from medical and pharmaceutical companies to make women buy and use their products while also making them believe that reproductive aging is not normal. Implications related to gender justice in healthcare will be discussed.

Moderator : Erica Acosta, Wilkes University

“ Booksmart  Film Review”

Presenter : Jess Kunkle, Wilkes University

This presentation will examine the film  Booksmart  directed by Olivia Wilde through a feminist and criminologist lens. It will focus on themes including gender roles and norms, beauty standards, internalized misogyny, and double standards between the lives of men and women.

“Walls of Reflection: A Literary Analysis on  The Yellow Wallpaper "

Presenter : Olivia Anderson, King's College

The goal of this literary analysis is to investigate the work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman by looking at her piece   The Yellow Wallpaper . This text and other supporting documents have been examined closely to discover themes of recognition between Gilman's narrator and her own life. The purpose was to show the way women struggle within confinement inflicted by stereotypes, which was harmful to the author.

Works are included from other authors to support the thesis and quotes from Gilman's autobiography. The story is discussed in depth, highlighting characters and their roles in the narrator's confinement and contributions to the stereotype, and the significance of how the narrator is unnamed. These points are made while consistently drawing back to the idea that this story was derived from Gilman's own experiences. This paper was written to show how stereotypes inflicted on women can be harmful to their physical and mental well-being.

“Females Bleed: An Analysis of Menstruation in Literature”

Presenter : Ashley Kenia, King's College

The stigma around menstruation has religious roots. The book of Leviticus, for example, details the pains of menstruation as well as activities forbidden for menstruating women. The stigma around menstruation has continued well into modern times. While there are examples of the stigma in other forms of popular culture, this paper is specifically concerned with the presence of menstruating women in literature-their relative absence and the efforts of female authors from various genres to dismantle the taboo around menstruation. In addition, this paper examines works that display menstruating women in a negative light, emphasizing the continuing need for literature to normalize menstruation and to present the evident truth that females bleed.

Presenter : Gregory Fletcher, Wilkes University

From a sweet, innocent book cover illustration of two teenage boys kissing, an ad on Facebook for my new novella   Tom and Huck Sitting in a Tree   received over 65 negative reactions. To respond or not to respond, I will describe a week of hate mail and how I survived   it.

Presenters :   Basma Al-Salem, Sarah Arshad, Bisma Chaudhry | Eza Chaudhry, Wilkes University

Women who are Muslim often face stereotyping, micro-aggression, and marginalization within American schools and organizations. Many have found that efforts to create dialogue within their own circle of friends can pave the way to understanding. This conversation with some of the Muslim women of Wilkes University will provide an opportunity to see the diversity and the commonalities among Muslim women, and to gain insight into the day-to-day issues they face. This panel aims to help people to understand the important distinction between culture and religion in the daily life of a Muslim woman. In addition, the panel will invite frank dialogue with the session participants, to dispel stereotypes and answer questions that many have not been able to ask. Participants who join the panel discussion are asked to recognize that these individual women do not speak on behalf of all Muslim women; neither do they speak as experts on Islam. Rather, they speak as individuals who seek to open a channel of communication for peers and mentors, going forward.

Presenters : Ciara Williams, "How Does Education Influence Gender Equality?", Wilkes University | Nick Sherinsky, "Primary Education Barriers for Women and Girls in Developing Countries”, Wilkes University | Alexis Kazmierski, "Education Barriers for Women in Developing Countries,” Wilkes University

Panelists will explore the critical relationship between education and gender equality. The presentations will underscore the important role of education in advancing gender equality and offer insights into effective interventions for dismantling barriers to education for women and girls globally.

Presenters : Elizabeth Keller, "How US Policy has Driven Gender Equality in the Developing World," John Sudol, "What has Been the Impact of Existing Gender Equality Policies Globally, and which Policies have been most Effective in Different Contexts?,” and Aidan Palochik, "Effective Gender Equality Policies," Wilkes University

Panelists will explore the relationship between policymaking and the advancement of gender equality worldwide. Presents will discuss insights and strategies of future policies that promote gender equality.

Presenters : Gracie Gluszak, "The Political Niche for Women," Joseph Day, "How do Women in Political Office Affect Policy Decisions, and How Can Participation be Increased?," and Ozzie Priebe, "Violence Against Women During War," Wilkes University

Panelists will explore the roles and challenges of women in the spheres of politics and conflict. Presenters will discuss the influence of women in shaping policies, while also addressing the critical challenges they face in politics and during times of conflict.

Moderator : Dr. Robin Field, King’s College

“Transgender People in Japan”

Presenters :   Ozzie Priebe, Wilkes University

This research presentation intends to showcase information about transgender people in Japan. This includes putting their identities into a historical context, looking at the queerness in the art of Japanese theater, reviewing past and current law and opinions of lawmakers, transgender representation in the media, discussing the issues that transgender and gender nonconforming Japanese people face, and looking at the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement in Japan and what it could mean for other Asian countries.

“Commentary on Queer Acceptance and Racist Fetishization in Jana Monji's   Kim ”

Presenters :   Joseph Gacek, King’s College

Within this piece, Jana Monji's short story   Kim   is explored, focusing on the narrative choice to write with a deliberate absence of pronouns for the character, Kim, until the story's climax. This literary technique serves to conceal Kim's identity, which is ultimately revealed as a plot twist, revealing Monji's intention to provoke discourse on queer culture. Monji incorporates three perspectives on queerness: acceptance, represented by the narrator; tolerance, depicted through the elderly neighbors of Kim's roommates; and hostility, embodied by the story's antagonistic white men. By withholding Kim's gender identity until the conclusion, Monji navigates a narrative that challenges conventional 'norms' and highlights the complexity of the queer experience. The deliberate ambiguity surrounding Kim's character prompts readers to reevaluate their perceptions of identity and to consider the broader societal implications of queer representation in literature.

This panel will explore stress and coping among women. Stress is a pervasive aspect of modern life, and women often face specific stressors related to gender roles, societal expectations, and systemic inequalities. Utilizing a sociological perspective, panelists will describe unique stressors related to motherhood, racism, and employment. While individual coping strategies and topics related to resilience will be discussed, panelist will focus on the important policy implications of their work, and the ways in which structural changes in our society could alleviate many stressors that women currently endure.

“The Stress of Black Women in America”

Presenters :   Sydney Cadogan, Wilkes University

This presentation will discuss the unique stressors that Black women face in our society. Black women are vulnerable to stress and face discrimination on a daily basis related to race and gender. This presentation will highlight the constant wear and tear that Black women face on a daily basis with a specific focus on work and motherhood. For example, being told how to wear their hair, being told they are too loud or “doing too much”.

Motherhood adds another layer of societal based stress as Black women strive to fit the mold of being a “good mom” while also worrying about their children experiencing racism as they grow up. While many studies highlight the resilience that Black women develop based on their experiences, my presentation will conclude with a conversation about the weathering that Black women experience, the impact this has on their health, and the societal changes that could alleviate the stressors for Black women. In other words, Black women should not have to become “resilient” when the real issue relates to racism and sexism in our society.

“How Gender Roles and Societal Expectations Affect Stress in Women”

Presenters :   Mikayla Faatz, Wilkes University

Superwoman Syndrome is a phenomenon within the modern woman that occurs when the woman attempts to be successful in every aspect of life at the expense of her own mental and physical health. Historically women’s role was to be the homemaker and caretaker, but as times modernized and women entered the workforce, they have been expected to manage both and then some. The overload of roles expected have become major stressors for women, both in terms of daily stressors and chronic stressors. Typically, Superwoman Syndrome is examined from a psychological perspective, only considering how the woman’s view of herself and own expectations affect her mental state. This presentation will instead examine the phenomenon from a sociological perspective. This approach helps to give a more rounded understanding to the societal pressures that lead to the psychological and stress related effects of the syndrome.

‘Stress and Coping Among Low-Income Single Mothers”

Presenters :   Jahmier Washington, Wilkes University

This presentation will provide information on the social strains and societal pressures that influence the stressors single mothers face, particularly mothers who are low-income. The stressors women experience and the coping strategies they have available will be examined through a sociological lens which allows a conversation beyond the individual. For example, the 1996 Welfare Reform Act signed into law by Former president Clinton was designed to launch various social programs for individuals who are impoverished or in need of assistance. Throughout the time of this act being signed into law, single parents were the bulk of the recipients receiving welfare. While this safety net is helpful, it does not address all of the stressors that low-income mothers experience. This presentation will also inform you of the various social welfare programs and how reform could alleviate the stressors that mothers face today and can help mothers in the future.

Moderator :   Dr. Megan Lloyd, King’s College

“Death as a Means for Escape and Liberation”

Presenters : Sarah Fritz, King's College

Nineteenth century wealthy white women had increased literacy rates compared to their predecessors and were able to add a female view to literature of the time. Three stories, "Story of an Hour" and "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gillman, address the futility women felt towards securing their own freedom, especially from the men that controlled their lives. All three protagonists are finally freed from the chains of their existence by their own deaths. These stories coupled with research from contemporary sources demonstrate how in literature suicide and death was often an escape and means for women to achieve liberation.

“Heddwych Nain/Mamgu: The Welsh Women's Peace Petition”

Presenters : Dr. Megan Lloyd, King's College

Having lost fathers, husbands, and sons to the Great War, women of Wales gained a voice in its shadows, and with this voice began demanding a better world. They believed that the women of the U.S. should hear the voices of the women of Wales and work together for world peace. In 1923, a small group of Welsh women proposed a petition for peace. Seven months and almost 400,000 signatures later, a group of Welsh women brought the seven mile long peace petition to the U.S. and presented it to President Calvin Coolidge. This presentation describes their story.

“Unity for Title IX: Sexual Assault Awareness Presentation/Event”

Presenters : Alana Germano, King's College,

Despite Title IX's mandate for equal access and protection in education, many college students remain unaware of their rights regarding sexual assault, creating a significant barrier to reporting and support. This presentation explores the prevalence of this knowledge gap, its implications for survivors, and potential solutions.

The presentation will analyze the extent of students' understanding of Title IX's sexual assault provisions, their perception of reporting mechanisms, and the impact of limited awareness on access to resources and justice. By highlighting the personal and institutional consequences of this gap, the presentation aims to: Raise awareness among gender and women's studies scholars about the critical link between Title IX knowledge and survivor empowerment. Emphasize the need for comprehensive educational initiatives that equip students with the information and resources necessary to navigate reporting and support systems effectively.

As a sexual assault survivor while studying abroad, I realized that there was nothing I could do in the short amount of time that I was there to make a change. So, I came back and decided that there was something that I could do back at home. So I created an event that brings people together to raise awareness and to make change, “Unity for Title IX: Bar Crawl Event” Spark dialogue about potential strategies for promoting institutional accountability and creating a more informed and supportive campus climate for survivors of sexual assault.

Savtiz Lounge

Moderator : Dr. Ellen Newell, Wilkes University

“Intersections of Queer and Feminist Narrative Theory”

Presenters : Dr. Helen Davis, Wilkes University

This presentation comes from my chapter on "Queering Feminist Narratology" for the  Palgrave Handbook of Feminist, Queer and Trans Narrative Studies . In this chapter, I explain some of the conflicting tensions between queer and feminist narrative theory and how further interrogation and connections can be fruitful for both queer and feminist understandings of literature.

“Sexual Assault, Social Media, and Trans Activism in Amber Tamblyn's  Any Man ”

Presenter : Dr. Robin E. Field, King’s College

New stories about rape and rape survivors are being told in contemporary literature. Amber Tamblyn's novel Any Man (2018) shatters the long-standing stereotype that only men are rapists and only women are victims by depicting a female rapist who attacks (at least) six men. The novel's structure demands that readers understand and empathize with the men who have suffered the physical and psychological trauma that has so rarely been discussed in American culture-even though one of every ten rape victims is male.

The presentation will examine the chapter depicting the assault of a transgender man, which Tamblyn depicts using only Tweets. Tamblyn's chapter demonstrates the limitations of social media activism while simultaneously shedding light on the violence so prevalent against the trans community.

"Transgender Inequality”

Presenters : Rhiannon Borchert and Jaeden Patson, King's College

Given the existing and recent attention towards the LGBTQ+ movement we have noticed significant strides to make people feel more included, safe, and accepted in society. However, there has been regression when speaking in terms of the transgender community. In our paper we will address various aspects of the trans- movement regarding androgyny, drag, transsexualism vs transgenderism, and how different countries view the trans community.

Furthermore, we will discuss the heath, economic, safety, civil rights, and race discrimination centered around the transgender movement. We will be shedding light on different initiatives taken to address these concerns; forms of protection and safety and creating a more welcoming environment. To do this, we will consider opinions from all sides of the political spectrum and consider medical and social studies regarding our topic. Ultimately, we want to find the underlying cause of why the transgender community is considered deeply vulnerable around the world and how we can combat these challenges.

“A Nonbinary Testimony: Always Fearing for Your Life”

Presenter : Phoenix Davis, Wilkes University

"In my presentation, I will talk about my life experiences as a 17-year-old nonbinary person. As someone who is not only nonbinary, but also young, I am ignored by society most of the time, and when I'm not being ignored, I am being actively threatened. Although I have been out for well over a year, most people do not use my pronouns. In fact, I can count on two hands the number of people in my life that use my correct pronouns, and I am always afraid someone new will find out my dead name and start using it against me. I will talk about my experiences and struggles as a nonbinary person today and how I have overcome the pressures of knowing that if I say my pronouns I might be belittled, bullied, or even attacked just for not hiding who I am. I have tried and will always try to be an active voice for my communities, and I plan to talk about how and why I do that. I will also perform the song that I wrote for the 2023 Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil."

Organizers : Dr. Mischelle Anthony, Wilkes University and Ms. Jennifer Yonkoski, King’s College

Writers will present original works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that celebrate the lives of women, their varied voices, experiences, and visions of the world. A reception will follow.

Moderator : Dr. Valerie Kepner, King’s College

“Beyond the Paycheck: Gender Pay Gap's Role in Persistent Poverty”

Presenters : Joseph Evanosky and Adilene Lopez, King's College

In this presentation we will explore the relationship between the gender pay gap and poverty and will examine how unequal pay affects women's economic well-being. By researching socio-economic and diversity statistics, we will unveil disparities in earning potential, and shed light on how these factors contribute to persistent economic inequalities among certain groups. Our findings reveal significant disparities among certain groups and emphasize the urgency for targeted policy interventions. For instance, our data indicate that women of color experience a compounded effect of both gender and racial wage gaps, contributing to heightened economic challenges. We aim to give a clear picture of what is happening with incomes and diversity, to help policymakers and advocates work towards a fairer and more inclusive economy.

Presenters : Matthew Lewis and Theodore Miselis, King’s College

We will examine the well documented pay gap between the genders that has existed for many years, with a focus on its causes, implications, and potential solutions. We will dive into the nature of the pay disparity through looking at existing writings and data, considering factors such as segregation, discrimination, and societal norms between men and women in workplaces. We will also take a broader look at the economic and social implications of unequal pay for women, at both individual levels and different levels in society. We will also discuss policy interventions and strategies of different organizations that have been laid out to address and mitigate the gender pay gap.

"Women’s Equality in Sports”

Presenters : Brianna Kesslick and Kara Krouse, King’s College

Women in college sports are faced with many challenges that go beyond just playing their sport. Despite all the progress in gender equality, women athletes still experience egregious differences in their funding and opportunities when compared to men. They need help with imbalanced access to resources and facilities. We also see a disparity in the allocation of scholarship funding and general media coverage. Along with the societal stereotypes and pressures that come from the daily life of a woman, the problem only heightens when they join the male-dominated world of sports.

The growth of women's sports is constantly hindered due to the lack of recognition as an equal counterpart to men's athletics. Without a change to policy and funding, women's sports will continue to go unnoticed and undervalued. This attitude will pour over, ultimately reflecting our disregard for gender equality in society's everyday life. Increasing media coverage, adequate funding, and providing newer and more advanced facilities would be a step in the right direction for equality across women's sports.

“Modern Issues Facing Women in S.T.E.M”

Presenters : Aiden Mertz, Corey Manganiello, and Yohanser Rosario, King’s College

We will discuss the imbalance in representation between men and women in the S.T.E.M. workforce. We will also discuss the difference between representation in specific S.T.E.M. fields and the accompanying wage gap. We will discuss the extra pressures women face within the S.T.E.M. field specifically relating to work-life balance and issues of bias in more senior leadership rolls within S.T.E.M.

Presenter : Olivia Butkiewicz (Oliver Twist)

Life certainly has its ups and down, but in the life of a nonbinary graphic designer by day and drag performer by night... Nothing is Ordinary! We will be talking drag queens, kings, monsters and the vital role they play with the queer community, especially those who are gender nonconforming and trans. Let's Kiki down memorial lane and appreciate being Friends with Dorothy.

"Domestic Violence Against Women"

Presenter : Christina Timinski, Claire Malarkey, and Sophia Pabst, King’s College,

A dark shadow still hovers over women in their own households today, even with the fact that there has been progress and work done towards gender equality. That shadow is domestic violence, and an alarming statistic states that, "[n]early 3 in 10 women, [or 29% of women], in the [United States] have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner" (Domestic Violence Statistics, 2023).

The consequences of domestic violence against women go beyond physical harm. Domestic violence can also have a negative influence on a woman's mental health and emotional and financial well-being. Not only that, but it is also important to mention that there could be children involved that are affected by this tragedy, who could eventually go on to continue the stigma Educational awareness, strengthening legal action and support for women is crucial in breaking the vicious cycle.

“Latino Immigrant Hardships”

Presenters :   Henri Avila and Ariana Piestrak-Threats, King’s College

Inspired by Cecilia Ayon's journal, Mexican Immigrant Families Under Siege: The Impact of Anti-Immigrant Policies, Discrimination, and the Economic Crisis, we will discuss the discrimination, financial poverty, misfortune, and anxiety of the Latino immigrant population. We will provide firsthand experiences with immigrant issues, as well as unique experiences in other immigrant households.

The purpose of this will be to educate and become aware of the economic problems of Latino immigrants. The focus will be on recognizing the difficulties Latino immigrants face day to day, and the anti-immigration policies affecting their lives. Additionally, we will discuss internal problems within Latino households, pertaining to domestic abuse. Latino immigrants face a variety of issues in their lives, and we hope to bring these issues to light, so that their story can be heard and recognized as a global issue.

Presenters : Brianna Kesslic and Kara Krouse, King’s College

“Women in Business; An Uphill Battle”

Presenters :   Lauren Masulis and Matt Kimberlin, King’s College

The business world is dominated by men. Although women continue to break boundaries every day, they face many obstacles to leadership and financial success in the workforce. In this presentation, we will discuss why women face barriers in the business world and will provide suggestions for how to achieve gender equality in the workplace.

Jean and Paul Adams Common

Presenter :   Dr. Bonnie Culver, Wilkes University

This session will run until 7:30 p.m.

Group S.O.S.   is a play about survivors of sexual assault written by Dr. Bonnie Culver. Five women and their counselor navigate each other's past abuse and tumultuous relationships while finding a way to build a future. Following the play, there will be a Q&A with the cast and Dr. Culver, moderated by Dr. Andy Wilczak.

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• Meet the winners of the second round of the 22/23 King’s Outstanding Thesis Prize

Congratulations to the second round of winners of the 22/23 King’s Outstanding Thesis Prize!

Each year a limited number of awards are given to celebrate truly outstanding research and theses completed by King’s doctoral students. The prizes are nominated by the external examiners and are judged by a panel consisting of the College’s Director of Research Talent and the Chair of the Research Degrees Examinations Board. There are two rounds, in January and June, and these are the winners from the second round in June 2023.

Meet our winners: 

Dr Jonathan Powell, Faculty of Arts and Humanities  

I am delighted and very grateful to have received this award, which would not have been possible without the support and kindness of some extraordinary people. In particular, the brilliance, patience, and guidance of my supervisor, Prof. Lucy Munro, was instrumental to the researching and writing of a thesis that looks very different to its original conception. My time at King’s has been backdropped – and to a large extent defined – by my work for the Centre for Early Modern Studies (CEMS), and I am grateful, too, to centre directors past and present for their trust and advice over the past four years. I am especially indebted to Dr Hannah Murphy, under whom it has been a privilege to learn and who has shaped my thinking in myriad ways. Thanks are also due to the Institute of Historical Research for their award of a doctoral fellowship, and to King’s more generally for the opportunity to pursue this research.  

My thesis proposed a new approach to early modern English theatrical history through the legal record, resulting in new understandings of how common law shaped theatrical consciousness during a period of extraordinary and still unsurpassed litigiousness. Key to this work was close readings of hundreds of Latin entries in the plea rolls of the common law court of King’s Bench, with a particular interest in the voices and experiences of many previously invisible women connected to England’s first commercial theatres. I have been fortunate enough to continue developing this aspect of my work through a pair of postdoctoral research fellowships: the first, a three-month position on the Leverhulme Trust-funded project ‘Engendering the Stage: The Records of Early Modern Performance’ (jointly based at King’s and the University of Roehampton), and now at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where I’m part of the ERC-funded FEATHERS project investigating early modern manuscript culture and the mediation of authorship.  

Dr Cathleen Hagemann, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial studies

I studied biology at the University of Bonn and discovered my fascination with the brain and its intricate functions. To deepen my understanding, I continued my studies at the 

University of Tübingen, specializing in cellular and molecular neuroscience. During this time, my focus was on the molecular composition of the neuronal cytoskeleton, utilizing super-resolution microscopy and click-chemistry techniques.  

I was fortunate to join Andrea Serio’s lab for my PhD, where I applied bioengineering methods to model the relationship between cell shape and function in vitro, with a specific emphasis on neurons. Our primary goal was to create a platform enabling us to investigate how neurons adapt to varying axon lengths. By using this platform, we were able to uncover significant changes in biological processes that occur with an increase in axonal length. Notably, we found that homeostasis and metabolic processes undergo significant alterations when comparing 1cm long axons to shorter ones measuring 3mm in length. We were happy to share our findings by publishing this work in Advanced Healthcare Materials . Outside of my PhD research, I thoroughly enjoyed supervising students through the in2 science program, aiming to inspire others about the fascinating intersection between engineering and biology.  

Currently, I am actively using our platform to delve deeper into the intricacies and communication processes within neurons. Simultaneously, we are working on developing protocols that would enable biologists, even those without prior bioengineering knowledge, to utilize bioengineering tools. Our hope is that this effort will contribute to making cell culture-friendly devices more accessible to everyone, allowing for modifications and creations in this field.  

Dr Emma Williams, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine

research focused on newborn lung disease including the novel use of non-invasive monitoring techniques, pulmonary mechanics, and predictive models of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. It was an honour to be awarded the Bengt Roberston award by the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR) in 2020 for research concerning the neonatal lung, and I was recently elected as a junior council member onto the ESPR pulmonology board.

As a clinician I remain determined to improve the clinical outcomes of newborn infants by combining my passion of academia with clinical medicine. I am currently undertaking a neonatal fellowship in Canada at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto – expanding my clinical experience, forming research collaborations, and gaining an international perspective on healthcare. It was a huge privilege to be awarded a King’s Outstanding Thesis Award and I would like to thank my supervisors (Professor Anne Greenough & Professor Theodore Dassios) for all their support throughout this journey, without whom none of this would have been possible.

Dr Luo Li, Faculty of Law

I am Luo Li, and have acquired my PhD degree this spring from School of Law, King’s College London. Before I came to King’s, I studied law for many years in China and acquired the PhD degree in Wuhan University, China. Thanks to my strong interest in legal research, I chose to continue my study in King’s since Oct, 2018. With Professor Ozlem Gurses ’ patient guidance during these four and a half years, I made deep research into the topic of how the assured can be remedied for the insurer’s late payment by Section 13A of Insurance Act 2015. I also published two relevant papers, “Compound interest for late payment of the indemnity insurance claim” in British Insurance Law Association Journal, (2001) Issue 134 and “Reconsidering the reinsured’s damages and costs for late payment: a comparative analysis between English and American law” in Business Law Review, (2022) Issue 6. Now I have gone back to China and worked as an associate professor in Law School of Central China Normal University.  

Dr Julia Griem, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

It’s an honour to be awarded this prize and to have my doctoral work recognised by King’s College London. Thank you to everyone involved! I greatly enjoyed my time.

I studied Psychology (BSc, Royal Holloway) and Clinical Neuroscience (MSc, University College London) and was always planning to complete a PhD. This meant I spent valuable years before my PhD working as a research assistant – time I’d advise anybody wanting to complete a PhD to take! The RA work triggered my curiosity to study what is going on in the brains of people with personality disorders, and through the support of my colleague Dr John Tully, my supervisors Prof Nigel Blackwood and Prof Declan Murphy, and my funders the NIHR Maudsley BRC, I was able to pursue this for my PhD. I investigated the brain structure and function, as well as the impact of oxytocin, in males with a history of violent offending and antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy. I received the “Best Presentation” honourable mention award at the international congress of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy for parts of my PhD research.

I was also awarded funding to conduct some patient and public involvement work. Together with 2 colleagues, we spoke to individuals in probation, prison, as well as medium- and high-secure forensic hospitals with the goal to break down barriers between academia and the criminal justice system. This was very informative for future research planning and helped us understand what people with lived experience want more understanding about. A summary of this work can be found here .

I am now working as a postdoctoral research fellow at University College London, studying the computational behavioural and neurobiological features of borderline personality disorder and mood disorders.

Dr Jessica Mundy, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

Prior to starting the PhD, I studied Human Sciences at Oxford University. This is where my interest in population genetics began. As part of the 1+3 PhD, I completed the MSc in Genes, Environment, and Development in Psychology and Psychiatry, which paired research methods in statistical genetics with the study of psychopathology. My PhD thesis explored how we can use self-reported data to improve the phenotypes used in genome-wide association studies of mood disorders.    

    A highlight of my PhD was working with Helena Davies to set up a study that investigated how we can educate people with mental health disorders about genetic and environmental risk factors, which is an area close to my heart. Other highlights included teaching MSc students to use R for statistics and presenting at conferences/seminars. Finally, it was a brilliant experience to be part of the SGDP’s Anti-Racism Working Group, which includes some truly inspiring people who do such valuable work for the SGDP community and beyond.    

    After leaving King’s, I started as a post-doc at the Department for Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University, Denmark. Here, I research how we can use polygenic scores to predict clinical outcomes in people with major depressive disorder. I also research the issue of genetic confounding in epidemiological studies. Once I have finished my position in Aarhus, I will be joining a team at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine who research child and adolescent mental health in the UK.    

Dr Mary Tanay, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care

My background as a cancer nurse significantly influenced my interest in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Prior to my PhD, I have explored the lived experiences of patients and the negative impact of CIPN symptoms on their quality of life particularly after cancer treatment. This greater understanding of CIPN motivated me to undertake research aimed at improving patient experience.   

A self-regulation model of CIPN was developed through my research. The model illustrates the complex processes involved in experiences of CIPN and ways to address this condition. By working with patients and clinicians, we co-designed a behavioural intervention for patients to help them self-monitor CIPN symptoms, communicate and report symptoms to clinicians early and participate in making chemotherapy dose modification decisions with their clinicians. The intervention also supports patients to engage in self-management and safety strategies to reduce the impact of symptoms.   

Since finishing my PhD, I have been working on the feasibility randomised controlled trial of the intervention which is ongoing.  I have also been invited to present my research in various local, national, and international conferences. I continue to work with the scientific community networks I have made links with during my PhD. Currently, I am a Lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care of King’s College London and President -Elect of the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Association.  

Dr Hui Huang, Faculty of Social Sciences and Public Policy

Prior to commencing a PhD at King’s Department of International Development, I got a master degree in University College London majoring Development Administration and Planning. My PHD thesis, entitled “The Algorithmic Antagonism: The Digital Contested Terrain of Control and Resistance in China’s Platform Economy”, which examines how the digital technology reshapes the capital-labour relations in the new digital workplace in China’s context. For this, I did almost one-year ethnographic research through working as a food-delivery driver in a famous food-delivery company. Due to this in-depth participatory study, my work was published in prestigious journals like Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and New Technology, Work and Employment. The research findings were also quoted in famous media includes Wired and Al Jazeera.  

I am now working as an assistant professor at the Department of Public Economics and Social Policy in Shanghai Jiao tong University, where I will continue and expand my research on the algorithmic management, platform economy and gig migrant workers.   

I am incredibly honored to receive the King’s Outstanding Thesis Prize. I am especially grateful to my supervisors, Professor Matt Moran and Dr Heather Williams, for their steadfast guidance and to my examiners, Professor Andrew Futter and Professor Michal Onderco, for their thoughtful engagement with the thesis.   

My PhD examined U.S. public opinion of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. It introduced an original framework for assessing how various factors shape public responses to nuclear proliferation, shedding light on the public’s role in and engagement with nuclear issues. While studying as a Marshall Scholar, I also worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Science and Security Studies, working on projects related to the P5 Process, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; transatlantic deterrence; and the impact of social media on conflict escalation. I also worked in the Nuclear Policy Programme at the Royal United Services Institute on projects related to strategic stability, disarmament verification, and the UK Project on Nuclear Issues. I completed my final year of the PhD as a Stanton Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.   

Since finishing the PhD, I have stayed on at Carnegie as a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program. There, my research focuses on public opinion of nuclear weapons issues; challenges climate change poses to nuclear weapons; and multilateral nuclear regimes.  

• Announcing the winner of the 2022 Tadion Rideal Prize 

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Tadion Rideal prize, Dr Francesca Mattedi!

This award was instituted in 1983 by a gift of £10,000 from Dr J. Tadion to commemorate his association with the late Sir Eric Rideal FRS and King’s College London.

The prize of £1,000 is awarded annually and is open to doctoral students of King’s College London who have carried out research for a PhD degree in Molecular Science. ‘Molecular Science’ is defined broadly and inclusively as: Research that involves studies at the molecular level.

Students are nominated by their supervisors; an expert panel of academics in the relevant fields assesses the nominations and provide a shortlist to the Director of Research Talent who selects the winner based on their recommendations.

Meet this year’s winner, Dr Francesca Mattedi:

It is a great honour for me to receive the 2022 Tadion Rideal Prize for my PhD thesis. I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Alessio Vagnoni for his guidance over the years, as well as the members of the lab and all those who supported me during this time.

With this in mind, in February 2018 I started my PhD in the lab of Dr. Alessio Vagnoni at the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London. My work focused on the study of the interplay between mitochondrial dynamics and function, to understand how they influence each other and how their impairment contributes to neuronal ageing. To this aim, a significant part of my project involved the development of optogenetic tools for the manipulation of both mitochondrial function and dynamics with spatiotemporal precision. I really enjoyed this process and I believe that generating innovative techniques is essential to improve our ability to answer scientific questions and our understanding of biological processes.

After my PhD, I was keen on applying the expertise I gained during this experience to investigate the pathways leading to neurodegeneration in human cellular models. Therefore, I have joined the lab of Prof. Pietro Fratta at the UCL Institute of Neurology as a postdoctoral research fellow. Here, I model the loss of TDP-43 nuclear function in human iPSC-derived lower motor neurons to study how it affects axons and neuronal physiology in ALS.

• Top 10s – Getting the best from supervision

Nigel Eady, Director of Research Talent.

Far and away the most important relationship during your PhD is with your primary supervisor.

Many successful academics were launched into their careers by a fantastic supervisor. However, it’s not a given that everything runs smoothly.

We know how important good supervision is and are part of a UK-wide project to develop the very best continuing professional development for research supervisors .

Having worked with numerous PhD students and supervisors in various guises since I finished my own PhD in 2003/4, here are my top 10 tips for getting the best from your supervisory relationship.

1. Discuss expectations and agree ways of working early on

It’s not a given that a student and supervisor’s expectations of how to work effectively together will match. You might be fortunate, but don’t make assumptions. Ideally in your first few supervisory meetings you should discuss how you’re going to work together and what you can expect of each other.

Your faculty should have a template document to guide you and your supervisor in this conversation. You can also download our template to get you started.  If you didn’t have that conversation at the start, don’t worry, have it now!

2. Review ways of working regularly

It’s also important to revisit the expectations conversation every now and then. As you progress in your PhD, your needs will change and the support your supervisor provides will likely change too. So revisit that conversation.

3. Remember your supervisor isn’t perfect!

It sounds obvious, but some students definitely have an unrealistic view of their supervisor. Remember they are human and likely have many other draws on their time, whether other students or other responsibilities, at work and at home. Be careful of slipping into bad habits – submitting work at the last minute and expecting a speedy response, for example.

4. Ask for help when you need it

Most PhD students are highly successful, hard-working people, used to getting top grades. Seriously! That’s you! As such, a PhD can be a challenge. You’re (suddenly) expected to be self-directed and you may come up against all sorts of issues. Your ideas are critiqued and pulled apart. Seemingly fruitful avenues of enquiry turn out to be dead ends. Experiments don’t work, archives don’t yield the information and insights you hoped for, fieldwork takes twice as long to plan as you’d imagined! Something happens in your personal life. You’ll need help. It’s normal.

5. If there are problems then raise them, don’t let them fester

Just ask for help sooner rather than later! There’s no shame in it. You’ll probably address the problems more quickly if you nip them in the bud. We’ve all been there, I can assure you.

There are lots of routes you can go depending on the issue:

• Is there a PGR officer in your dept? Someone in Professional Services who can help with practice things.
• Maybe you need to speak to your academic PGR Coordinator.
• There may be confidential advisors or personal tutors, depending on your faculty.
• There is also the Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies, your faculty PGR lead.
• And there is lots of support through Student Services – for mental health and wellbeing, counselling, money & housing advice and more
• Our PGR Wellbeing Hub has all the links and information com/pgrwh

6. Make use of your second supervisor

I hope you know who your second supervisor is! There’s no one shape for what a second supervisor can offer. Just make use of them. Have regular meetings even if they’re not that frequent. They might be a sounding board for new ideas. They might have a specific skill/interest/expertise that will enrich your research/thesis. They might be very experienced and therefore be a fount of knowledge or provide access to networks. Like I say, there’s no one type.

7. Manage upwards

If you’re not getting what you need from your supervisor then you may need to be more assertive. We can help you with that… book for our workshop

Getting the Best from your Supervisor ( PGR324 )

This course will help you to understand your supervisor’s perspective and expectations and will highlight areas for autonomy and supervision throughout a doctoral journey. Learn how to be assertive and persuasive in the way that you communicate with your supervisors to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

8. Celebrate your supervisor if they’re doing a good job!

A lot of supervisors put a lot of time and energy into supervision. If that’s your supervisor then I can assure you that a kind word of thanks goes a long way.

If your supervisor really is excellent then you might like to nominate them for one of our Supervisory Excellence Awards .

Supervisory Excellence Award Winners 2022/23

9. Remember it’s your PhD!

I’m probably speaking more to scientists and lab-based researchers here but fundamentally the PhD is yours! In some disciplines your supervisor may play a very close guiding role, especially the start, but don’t let that lull you into a false sense of dependence. You will have to defend your thesis in the final exam. So don’t be afraid to try things you think are important and to discuss options robustly with your supervisor(s). As you progress in your research you should be becoming an expert, so don’t give way to critique too quickly.

In other disciplines, you may be only too aware that it’s your PhD! So…

10. Draw on as many sources of wisdom and support as you can

It can be easy to get stuck in a rut. So don’t!

Seek out other sources of support, find a mentor or two. Attend seminars in other related departments. Approach other researchers and academics. Make the most of being at a comprehensive research-intensive institution. Time spent thinking about bigger issues, the broader research context is rarely wasted and may yield information, stimulate new ideas and help you move forward.

I wish you all the very best in your doctoral research.

Nigel Eady Director of Research Talent

• Top 10s – Who’s on your team?

Who are the people who are helping you to be successful? Are you making the most of that support? Is there more support you could draw on?

I’ve been watching a lot of the Athletics recently. My father loved running and whilst he wasn’t ever close to being national standard, he had friends who were pretty close to it. When I was young, the TV would always be on if there was a big event happening, especially the Olympics or European Championships.

I think athletics is a pretty good analogy for the journey of the PhD.

We tend to think of athletics as an individual sport, but it struck me how many of the athletes talked about all the other people who had enabled them to be successful – family, friends, coaches, other current athletes, former athletes, the list went on.

When it comes down to it, like the athlete in the championship on the race track, there’s only one person who writes the thesis and goes through the oral exam.

Yet also like the athlete, to be really successful, you need a whole host of people supporting you and cheering you on.

Thirty or more years ago, a PhD was a solitary pursuit. You did everything on your own, with just the guidance of your solitary supervisor. However those days should be long gone. It’s well recognised that effective training of inexperienced researchers requires much more than one person! So who is on your team? Every athlete draws on a slightly different group of people, or perhaps draws on some people more than others.

Here is a Top 10 of people whom you might draw on. There’s no ‘one size fits all’. However, I’d dare to suggest if you’re not making use of most of these possible supporters, then you’re giving yourself an unnecessary handicap!

1. Supervisor

Certainly the most crucial person in your team. How well are you working together? When I’m discussing challenges with doctoral researchers, it’s often the case that there are mismatches in expectations between student and supervisor. Maybe you discussed expectations when you started your research degree but things change. If you’re in the final phases of the PhD and writing up, you’re likely entering new territory in your relationship. What can you expect from your supervisor then? What do you think you need? Have you had a proper conversation about writing the thesis or is it all based on assumption, what you’ve heard from others? Use your time effectively by having a clear discussion with your supervisor about what you think you need and what they can offer you. And this is true throughout the PhD.

2. Second supervisor

Hopefully you know who your second supervisor is! How often do you meet them? What do you discuss? Every second supervisor will be a bit different. Maybe yours brings a particular interest or skill to the table. Maybe their research interests are related but in a somewhat different area. What do you need from them? Maybe it’s just general discussions about how to tackle the PhD. Do you know their strengths? What can you learn from them? How can they add either to your research or your skills?

3. Other academic colleagues, researchers/staff at different levels

Sometimes you just need someone who gets the academic and research environment but isn’t connected to your project. Someone else in your department or even in another School or Faculty. Maybe you share an interest outside your research. Maybe you’ve had an interesting conversation in a dept seminar and they seemed like someone you’d get on with. It’s great to have a few people around you who understand your world and can offer advice, contacts or experience.

Do you have a mentor? There are many ways to get a mentor – formal schemes and informal approaches. A mentor can be invaluable for navigating complex environments or for considering what next. Having run mentoring schemes in the past, I think you get the most value from a mentor when you, as a mentee, are in the driving seat, making sure the mentoring is providing what you need.

I hope you have a few people around you who know exactly what you’re going through now. You may be fortunate and have lab colleagues or peers in your dept who share an office with you. Downloading your woes to someone who understands can definitely be cathartic (as long as you promise to be that person for them when they need you!)

6. Staff who support doctoral students – academics and professional services

You should have a PGR Coordinator or equivalent in your department, whose role is to support and advise doctoral researchers. You may also have PS staff who support PhDs. They may be the people you ask very basic questions about the PhD and the process, they may be the ones who can guide you if problems arise, whether complex ones or very simple ones.

7. One-to-one expert support

Did you know you can meet one-to-one with a careers consultant to discuss any career related issue or question? You might have no idea what to do next or what you want to do? They’ll help you to start working that out. You might need advice on a job application or an interview. You can also meet one-to-one with a professional writer to help you with your writing. Maybe you’re struggling to get words on paper. Maybe you’ve got the words down but you’re struggling for clarity or to communicate your argument.

8. Support services

In a similar vein, there is lots of support at King’s – start with Student Services (housing, money and more), who will point you to the relevant team. Ask for help before it all gets too much.

Sometimes you just need someone to tell you to forget your research for a few hours or a weekend and do something completely different. As a friend of mine says, “Have breaks, make breakthroughs!”

I know not everyone is close to their family, but if you are, they are clearly a great resource. Perhaps your family are far away? If so, why not plan ahead – put a home visit in the diary, something to look forward to.

Like I say, different people need different help at different times. Just don’t suffer in silence!

• Introducing our new Royal Literary Fund Fellows for 2023-24

This year, to help students and staff with the various challenges of academic writing, the Doctoral School at KCL will host two new fellows of the Royal Literary Fund. My colleague, Miranda Seymour, will be available for appointments on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. My name is Alex Wong, and I’ll be working on Thursdays and Fridays. We’d be delighted to see you in our office on the Waterloo Campus, and will also be offering some sessions online.

RLF fellows are professional writers, working in various genres, who hope that their experience of planning, writing and editing will enable them to give good, practical advice (and cheerful encouragement) to those who are finding the task of writing difficult, as well as to anyone who simply wants to find ways of improving the clarity, economy and elegance of their scholarly prose. Come to us if you’re stuck, or baffled, or have a problem to solve; but you’ll be just as welcome if you have no particular problem, only aspiration!

Miranda is an acclaimed biographer and novelist, and I am primarily a poet, though I also have extensive experience in prose nonfiction. We both know what it is like to undertake long, complex projects involving significant research, and we’re familiar with many of the hurdles one can meet along the way. More fundamentally, we know about the essential mechanics of sentences. Writing clearly and precisely may often be a matter of writing more ‘simply’, but that is not always an easy or intuitive thing. The challenges of effective and communication are real ones; but they are also—when approached in the right way—interesting, enlivening challenges that engage imagination as well as intellect.

Miranda Seymour

Our sessions will be highly individual, tailored to each person’s particular needs and aims. Our hope, in each case, is to help people write in ways that feel satisfying to them. We’ll help you clear away any unnecessary complications, cumbersome jargon and unhelpful rhetoric, so that you can articulate your thoughts and arguments in ways that are at the same time more natural and more creative.

Although I do have a background in academic teaching myself, it’s important to note that Miranda and I are here as writers, not as scholars. We’re not academic staff of KCL, don’t discuss students’ work with their supervisors (or anyone else), and are entirely outside the systems of supervision and assessment. This means we’re able to offer confidential, impartial and unjudgmental advice, purely on the business of writing and editing. We’re not here to evaluate the content of your work. In fact, we’re not here to evaluate your work at all: we need only to understand it well enough to guide you, where useful, towards better expression.

Some sessions will look at big, structural concerns, on the level of the whole article, thesis or book; others will deal with small concerns, on the level of the sentence. Depending on what you hope to address, you might send us a short sample of work in advance (which can be very helpful), or you might just bring a piece with you when you come, which we can go through together, line by line.

Are you struggling to get your thoughts down on paper at all? We can certainly sympathize, and will offer some tips on waging the battle against blockages and procrastination.

Maybe your supervisor corrects your grammar or punctuation time after time, and you’re not entirely clear why? Or maybe a peer reviewer finds your tone too casual, too defensive, too dogmatic? We can help you make sense of critical feedback (vexing as it can often be) and find constructive ways forward.

Perhaps you want to discuss the best ways of structuring different kinds of material, such as argument, exposition, narrative or ‘literature review’. You may have a specific passage in mind, presenting unique difficulties: something you’re not sure how to approach. Or else you may want to talk about general qualities of your writing—the basic ‘nuts and bolts’ of paragraphing, for instance. We might spend a whole session discussing the pros and cons of different potential titles for your work.

In short, there are many different reasons why you might come to see us, and many different ways in which we could help. Each session is a unique encounter for us, and the writing we’re going to see will be extremely various in subject matter, approach and style. The various disciplines of the academic world all work in different ways, but the fundamental need for clarity and precision applies in all of them, as does the value of a flowing and engaging style. The means by which these are achieved are ultimately more constant than one might assume.

Do come and see us if you think we could be of any help. We look forward to meeting you!

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Appointments are available Tuesday to Friday during term time and will be available primarily in-person on Waterloo Campus;, but some will be available online. Appointment bookings will open on 2nd October 2023 . Email one Fellow in the first instance to make an appointment:

• Tuesday and Wednesday: Miranda Seymour –  [email protected]
• Thursday and Friday: Alex Wong –  [email protected]

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King’s college professor publishes book on metallica lyrics.

April 26, 2022—King’s College philosophy professor William D. Irwin, Ph.D., had his new book, The Meaning of Metallica: Ride the Lyrics, published last week by ECW Press. The book is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on the band’s lyrics.

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Professor in Sports Medicine Department Publishes New Research and Plans Future Studies on King’s Campus

April 29, 2021 – Diane M. DellaValle, Ph.D., RDN, LDN, an associate professor teaching in the new Master of Science in Nutrition Sciences program within the Department of Sports Medicine at King’s College, reports a novel way to increase the uptake of iron supplementation in iron deficient women in the Journal of Dietary Supplements.

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King’s College Scholar Awarded AAUW Research Publication Grant in Engineering, Medicine, and Science

November 10, 2020 - The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded its 2020–21 Research Publication Grant in Engineering, Medicine, and Science to Dr. Corinne Kiessling, an assistant professor in Neuroscience at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

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Four King’s College Faculty Members Contribute to Ethics Journal

May 18, 2020 - The most recent issue of “Expositions: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities” contains contributions from four members of the King’s College faculty.

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Aults Published in Developmental Psychology Textbook

January 20, 2020 - Dr. Christopher Aults, assistant professor of psychology at King’s College, recently published a chapter in a textbook “Conducting Research in Developmental Psychology: A Topical Guide for Research Methods Utilized Across the Lifespan.”

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Students Conducting Engineering Research at King's

July 17, 2019 - Dr. Tabitha Sprau Coulter, assistant professor of civil engineering at King’s College, has been collaborating with Dave Hohol, campus sustainability coordinator, and engineering students on research to identify and implement sustainability initiatives across campus. The goal of the research is to help the College identify strategically feasible sustainability initiatives and to institutionalize sustainability efforts.

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King’s Students Present Research Findings at NEURON Conference

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April 17, 2019 - Eleven students from a variety of science majors made poster presentations at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science meeting.

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April 8, 2019 - Three King’s College students, along with a member of the class of 2018 and a faculty member presented research findings at the 48 th Annual Meeting of Neuroscience held recently in San Diego, Cal.

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King's Students Present Research at Psychology Conference

March 27, 2019 - Three senior King’s College psychology students presented their research “BAS Reward Responsiveness Moderates the Relation Between Peer Victimization and Aggression in Children,” at a recent Society for Research in Child Development (SCRD) Conference in Baltimore, Md.

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IBIL PhD Conference 2022

We are delighted to announce that the first ever IBIL PhD Student Conference will be held on Wednesday 22nd June 2022, between 9:30am and 5:00pm, at UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, London.

About the Conference 

UCL Laws' Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) is inviting applications from intellectual property-focused PhD students to join its inaugural PhD conference on 22 June 2022 . This in-person event aims to provide IP students with an opportunity to meet others who are researching similar topics and to present their research in a friendly and supportive environment, with experienced IP academics on hand to provide guidance and feedback to participants. The conference will be followed by IBIL’s Annual Sir Hugh Laddie Lecture , and registration for the conference will include a place at this prestigious evening event. 

There will be a prize for the best conference paper and those who have presented at the conference will also have the opportunity to submit their paper to UCL Laws' open access, peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of Law and Jurisprudence .

Call for Submissions

The call for submissions from those who are interested at presenting an aspect of their PhD research at the conference has now closed.

Registration for Attendees

We have now opened up registration for PhD students who wish to attend the conference. You can download the full Conference Programme here . If you would like to attend, then please email:  [email protected] . Your email should confirm your place and year of study, the title of your PhD project and the name of your supervisor/s.

Professor David Vaver obtained an LL.B. from University of Auckland, a J.D. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. from the University of Oxford. He was the first holder of the chair in Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law at the University of Oxford, where he also directed the Oxford IP Research Centre between 1998-2007. He is currently Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his IP work. He founded the Intellectual Property Journal in 1984, from which he retired as editor-in-chief in 2016 but remains on the advisory board. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was appointed in 2016 to the Order of Canada, one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, for his ‘leadership in intellectual property law as a scholar and mentor.’

Wissam Aoun, University of Windsor, Canada

Wissam holds a JD and LLM from the University of Windsor where now works in the Faculty of Law as an Assistant Professor. He is also completing a PhD at Osgoode Hall Law School. Wissam’s PhD research project - ‘International Patent Agency & Patent Discourse' - is investigating the relationship that patent agents/attorneys have with the patent system. He is an experienced intellectual property clinician, has collaborated on research, education and training projects with IP institutions around the world, and has been a visiting researcher at places including the University of Oxford and Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.

Barasha Borthakur, Queen Mary University of London

Barasha is Herchel Smith Doctoral Scholar at Centre for Commercial and Legal Studies, QMUL where she is researching whether climate mitigation technologies can be considered as ‘public good’ and climate change as ‘national emergency’ to construe under intellectual property law and non-intellectual property flexibilities in a way to include such technologies. She is a graduate teaching associate of Global IP law at QMUL, and she has also mentored in the area of Climate Change Laws at the School of Climate Change, University of Oxford. She has completed her BA LLB (Hons) from National Law University, Assam (India) and LLM from National Law University, Jodhpur (India) where she was the recipient of ‘Late Smt. Vandana Devendra Mehta Memorial’ gold medal for securing the first position in merit.

Sevra G. Güzel, Hertfordshire Law School

Sevra is a PhD Student at the Hertfordshire Law School. Her project, Challenge of Balancing the Conflicting Fundamental Rights in Online Enforcement of IP Rights, investigates the online enforcement of copyright and the effects of this enforcement on the fundamental rights. This project has been awarded with Hertfordshire Law School PhD Scholarship Award and been presented in various reputable international conferences. 

Ashleigh Hamidzadeh, Kings College London

Ashleigh Hamidzadeh holds a Law LLB Honours, a LLM in International Business Law and a MA in International Politics (Globalisation, Poverty and Development) from the University of Newcastle. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Intellectual Property Law at King's College London. She is also a Visiting Lecturer in Tort Law at King’s College London.

Aline Iramina, University of Glasgow

Aline Iramina is a PhD candidate and researcher at University of Glasgow School of Law and UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre (CREATe), with research interests in copyright, AI and platform regulation. Her PhD thesis is entitled ‘ Copyright Governance by Algorithms: Towards a more transparent regime .’ Aline holds an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from UCL and she is a Brazilian lawyer and civil servant in Brazil’s federal government , with previous professional experience in copyright regulation (currently on study leave).

Li Liu, St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford

Li Liu is a DPhil Candidate in Law at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford and she is a member of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre . Her PhD research is being conducted under the supervision of Dr Justine Pila.

Matt Malone, University of Ottawa

Matt is a Ph.D. student at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and an incoming Assistant Professor at the Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law. Prior to re-entering academia, Matt worked as a lawyer in Silicon Valley where he practiced employment and labor law. Before that, he studied and worked in various places around the world, including Toronto, Berlin, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Riyadh, and Montreal.

Oprah Nwobike, Brunel University

Oprah is PhD candidate in Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligence at Brunel University, London. She holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Sussex and an LLM degree in International Commercial Law from the University of East Anglia. Oprah also has legal practice experience in civil litigation, commercial and IP law.

Rebecca Owens, University of Liverpool

Rebecca is a PhD candidate in law at the University of Liverpool. She holds an LLM degree (Distinction) and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Liverpool. The University of Liverpool has recognised her exceptional research with a Certificate of Excellence in 2019. She is also the recipient of the John Lennon Memorial Scholarship for her master’s project and the Sir Joseph Rotblat Alumni Scholarship for her PhD research.

Scarlett Swain, Durham Law School

Scarlett is a PhD Candidate and tutor at Durham Law School. She completed the University of London International LLB Programme at the New College of Humanities. Prior to commencing her LLB, she travelled the world and worked as an entrepreneur. Her current research is being supervised by Dr Mike Adcock and Dr Angelia Jia Wang. A continuation from her LLB dissertation on the Lockean theory of property, she plans to challenge the current prohibition on ‘patenting nature’ and then explore the developing industry of cellular agriculture, specifically in regards to the patenting of meat. She plans to conduct an ethical and philosophical analysis on this issue by asking whether utilitarianism justifies the patenting of food produced by tissue engineering and biotechnology patenting more generally.  

Marie White, University of Oxford

Marie is a DPhil Candidate in Law at St John’s College, University of Oxford. She obtained her LLB and LLM degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science and previously worked as a Research Assistant at QMUL and in practice at a leading intellectual property firm. Marie is particularly interested in socio-legal debates in intellectual property law, her doctoral research focusing on the implications of approaches to branding as a practice in sociology, cultural and marketing studies for the doctrinal approach to branding adopted by courts and registries in trade mark disputes.

Luke Adams   is Senior Publisher in Law at Edward Elgar Publishing, where he leads a team of editors and curates the Law publishing programme. Luke began his publishing career in 1997 at Pearson as a Higher-Ed publishing sales rep, before moving into a commissioning role at Elgar, where he first began to develop the Elgar law list. He then spent several years as Senior Commissioning Editor at OUP, before moving back to Elgar in 2011. A particular focus of his commissioning across that time has been in the field of Intellectual Property, and he is passionate about working with and supporting the academic IP community.

Sevra G. Güzel: The Good or The Bad? and The Ugly: German Implementation of Article 17 and Self-Regulation of OCSSPs

As a part of the Digital Single Market Strategy actions to make EU copyright rules fit the digital age, The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was published in the official journal in 2019. However, Article 17 of this Directive, with its ‘best efforts’ obligations, faced heavy criticism, as in order to realistically fulfil the Article’s requirements, platforms should use automated content recognition tools, namely ‘upload filters’. These technologies have a significant negative impact on users’ freedom of expression which is an important problem that the Member States need to consider for their implementations of the Article. With the aim of delivering recommendations for a fundamental rights compliant implementation of Article 17, this article provides different perspectives on Article 17 by examining the German implementation together with the current self-regulation of the online content-sharing service providers (OCSSPs) to provide an insight into the recent picture with Article 17. This implementation has a great significance since it gives the Member States a one-of-a-kind chance to tackle the long-standing issues with striking the fair balance between fundamental rights in the online enforcement of IP rights.

Aline Iramina:   Copyright Governance by Algorithms: rules and standards on algorithmic transparency?

This paper has the objective of examining what are the rules and standards on algorithmic transparency that currently apply in the context of copyright governance in the UK and the EU. Following debates on online platforms’ regulation, competition law, data protection and artificial intelligence, more transparency from online platforms, particularly in the use of algorithms, has become a demand of copyright users and creators. Drawing on the concepts of public and social transparency developed by Amitai Etzioni and on his idea that transparency as an alternative to regulation is overvalued, we explore the key legal developments in the EU and the UK that provide for algorithmic transparency rules in order to present a general overview of algorithmic transparency frameworks in the EU and the UK and identify potential legal gaps within copyright law. Overall, it was possible to verify in this study that the focus of most of these regulations is still on intermediary service providers. Moreover, within copyright law, both EU and UK policymakers still focus more on regulating content moderation systems than recommender systems, even though in recent years there are signs that this might be changing.

Oprah Nwobike:  Contemporary Legal Challenges in the Meaning of "Author" Within the Context of AI-Generated Works and Copyright Law

Machines creating art, writing poems, composing music, and performing other tasks originally deemed limited to human creativity and intelligence is still a relatively a modern phenomenon that legal systems have struggled to adequately contain. The central inquiry of this paper is how to exactly interpret the meaning and effect of ‘authorship’ in copyright, where AI is used to fully or partly create copyrightable works? A corollary question is predicated on the established notion of law that benefits and burdens go hand in hand: thus, if a human actor is able to claim the creative benefits of AI, will they also be liable in the event the AI activities result to breaches of rights? In that case, who would be sued, and who will pay for damages in the event of liability? This paper re-examines the meanings of copyright and authorship of AI-generated works in light of the current English (and European) legal frameworks with the aim of ascertaining the theoretical legal implications and justifications of deeming AI either as an autonomous or semi-autonomous system, and how all these redefinitions will likely affect the primary rationale behind the copyright protection.

Scarlett Swain:   Oat With the Old, In With the New: Oatly’s Creative Trade Marks, Branding and Controversial Advertising Campaigns

In modern times brands matter, and understandably so, as they have become a staple of business theory and practice and are a defining feature of the modern economy. Big names are all well aware of the power and value that their brands hold. Oatly, the Swedish plant-based company, is now one of the biggest names in the plant-based industry, but their road to success has been a somewhat unconventional one. There is a significant amount that can be learnt from Oatly ’ s rise to success, especially in relation to their utilisation of trade marks, branding, and controversial advertising campaigns. This paper will provide an overview of Oatly ’ s growth as a business and brand, and critically examine Oatly ’ s controversial battles with the Swedish diary lobby, and how ultimately, through a creative use of both trade marks and advertising campaigns, Oatly were able to pro-actively defend against the powerful and influential dairy lobby. From here, this paper will argue that one the key reasons for Oatly ’ s success was through creating a fundamental, emotional connection between the consumer and the company by successfully implementing a form of brand activism. This paper will contend the fact that trade marks are a means of source identification for a specific brand can be used to protect the consumer while advancing the causes of environmentalism and sustainability.

Marie White:   Recognising the Importance of Horizontal Social Distinction

Trade mark law has expanded from being solely concerned with the origin function of marks to incorporating far wider functions such as advertising and investment; it appears to be becoming the law of brands. Within the discourse of other disciplines, such as the sociology of consumption and consumer culture theory, brands are implicated in sustaining forms of social distinction. My doctoral thesis seeks to identify differences in the conception of branding as a social practice in these disciplines and the conception of consumer behaviour used by courts and registries in trade mark decisions through both discourse and content analysis of trade mark decisions where Article 8(5) or 9(2)(c) EUTMR are invoked. Differences between the accounts of consumer behaviours may result in trade mark law inadvertently enforcing a consumption-based system of social distinction by providing only a thin or incomplete account of branding practices. This paper forms part of the first chapter of my doctoral thesis and builds on the work of Veblen and Bourideu on the topic of social distinction and consumption to demonstrate that there are normative codes which determine that certain goods, or indeed brands, are used predominately by individuals belonging to a particular group in a consumption-based system of social distinction. I seek to define this system in both its horizontal and vertical forms, demonstrating that whilst social distinction is multifaceted, it always presents a hierarchy of some form due to snobbery between groups. Despite the flaws present in both Veblen and Bourdieu’s theories, I argue that the two are complementary and when reworked and combined the two can be helpful in understanding modern consumption practices and consumer attitudes to brands. It appears that some of this understanding of consumer behaviour is currently missing from trade mark law theory and doctrine but the extent to which this is the case is not yet clear. My project seeks to address this gap in the literature.

Wissam Aoun: The Hypothetical Infringer? Implications of the Synthesis of Professional Patent Agency and the Anglo-American Hypothetical Person Skilled in the Art

Historical patent jurisprudence abounds with statements that the hypothetical person skilled in the art is not a lawyer. However, recent case law suggests the opposite, going so far as to state that the hypothetical person skilled in the art is expected to consult with a professional patent agent during claim construction. Beginning from the principle that the hypothetical skilled person takes her place among law’s other ‘reasonable people’, this article conducts an analysis of Anglo-American law’s other ‘reasonable people’ to determine what this might tell us about the hypothetical skilled person’s expanding patent law knowledge base. This analysis concludes that in other areas of law, the reasonable person often consults with external legal professionals when her own legal rights and liabilities are at stake. Consulting with external legal experts is meant to guide the reasonable person’s conduct to ensure that her rights are protected or to ensure that she avoids potential legal liability. Correspondingly, if patent jurisprudence posits that the hypothetical person skilled in the art is expected to consult with legal experts when reading and interpreting a patent, then the law treads close to implicitly transforming the hypothetical skilled person into a potential infringer who is reading a patent predominantly as an exercise in avoiding infringement rather than an exercise in knowledge acquisition. This article suggests that the objectives often posited in support of this transformation may be misguided.

Barasha Borthakur: Who Owns What? Patent Landscaping of Environmentally Sound Technologies

Climate change is the common concern of humankind which should be dealt efficiently through international cooperation. Innovations and transfer of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) are one of the most effective ways to mitigate climate change which have been the prime focus of multiple multilateral agreements and negotiations. The access to such technologies is vital for all the countries, irrespective of their developmental needs, so as to build a legal regime surrounding technology transfer (TT) of ESTs. However, the current claim is that such access is difficult for two reasons: firstly, there is a negligible and inefficient TT of ESTs due to the dearth of international legal instruments; and secondly, the concentration of ESTs lies in the hands of a few countries and/or corporations. In this paper, I argue why it is vital to understand who generates and possesses ESTs, as well as who are the primary technology recipients, in order to properly evaluate the influence of the global IPR regime on development and transfer of ESTs. The overall consensus in the literature tends to be that EST innovation is centered mostly in developed nations. When it comes to TT of these ESTs, the benefits of the transfers are not equally distributed as the key recipients of the same are only a few developing nations. The article contributes to the existing literature in at least three ways. First, in contrast to previous literature done in this field, the current study uses more recent data (using OECD Stats database and INNOGRAPHY (Derwent) database) and time series to investigate the concentration of ESTs; second, the involved ESTs covered by this study reach beyond specific clean energy technologies, covering almost all climate-related ESTs; and third, it uses market mapping to analyse the position of owners of ESTs in the relevant market in question.

Li Liu:   Patent quality: A Rabbit Hole

Complaints regarding the surging volume of low-quality patents have gained momentum in the recent decades across the Atlantic. This phenomenon is accused of being harmful in many ways, such as encouraging abuse, sabotaging the patent system, blocking innovation, and raising social and private costs. This paper intends to offer a comprehensive understanding of the patent quality issue. To achieve this goal, it investigates five aspects: the history, the definition, the measurement, the proposals, and the examination. It unveils a vexing situation: the definition is kaleidoscopic, the measurement is problematic, the proposals are precarious, and the approach of intensifying examination is frustrating. This disappointing situation reveals a rabbit hole named patent quality, into which institutions, practitioners, and scholars fall and have been struggling to find a way out.

Ashleigh Hamidzadeh: Direct Infringement of Second Medical Indication Patents and Pharmaceutical Regulation: Is an Integrated Approach Attainable?

The paper examines the compatibility of the direct patent infringement provisions in section 60(1) Patents Act 1977 with pharmaceutical regulations and practice in the United Kingdom. It assesses whether these two legal frameworks are aligned and considers how greater convergence could provide second medical indication patents with appropriate protection. The regulations and practices governing a medicaments journey from creation to use can be divided into two streams. Pre-marketing approval regulation controls a medicaments entrance into the market; including the requirements of clinical trials and market authorisation. Upon entry into the market, post-marketing approval procedures oversee the prescribing practices of practitioners and the dispensing praxis of pharmacists. The outward presentation approach to direct patent infringement adopted by the majority of the Supreme Court in Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Generics [2018] UKSC 56 establishes that liability will be found if the packaging and labelling of a medicament includes patented indications. The paper examines the relationship between the approaches taken to determining direct patent infringement in the Warner Lambert litigation and the regulations over a medicament’s entry into the market, the regulatory exclusivities available to novel medicaments, as well as the practices followed by actors downstream. In so doing, it proposes a more integrated approach to direct patent infringement and pharmaceutical regulation.

Rebecca Owens: Dissecting Biotechnological Research: A Microscopic Look at the Experimental Use Exception

Foundational biotechnological research tools such as CRISPR are frequently removed from open science to be patented and 'monopolised' by their inventor. However, due to the nature of biotechnological research, access becomes necessary for innovation to occur and is privately leveraged through licensing. A growing body of evidence suggests that broad biotechnological patent claims, thickets around crucial technology and the associated transaction costs with negotiating licenses can affect scientific researchers and slow innovation. To mitigate this, the UK has a long tradition of providing an experimental use exception to patentee rights for the purposes of experimentation. The exception has attracted considerable scholarly attention in the US, but the UK's provisions have received significantly less interest. This paper addresses this by systematically evaluating the applicability of the exemption to biotechnological research tools and considering its efficacy in preventing the paralysation of scientific progress. Recently, there has been renewed scholarly and public interest in facilitating access to scientific research in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, this research provides a timely and necessary evaluation of the research exemption and offers pragmatic suggestions for further research.

Matt Malone: A Framework for Public Interest Limiting Principles in Trade Secret and Confidential Information Decisions

This paper proposes a framework for the consideration of competing public interests in decisions to grant legal protections to trade secrets and confidential information. It argues that there is a meaningful role for public interest analysis in the adjudication of such decisions. Although this consideration has primarily arisen in the past as a defense in cases of publication, a competition of public interests has always been imminent to the law. After exposing this key aspect of the law, the paper reviews the two normative accounts for trade secret and confidential information law:  deontological justifications, which maintain the law is necessary to enforce and deter certain conduct; and utilitarian justifications, which claim the law incentivizes innovation. The paper argues the utilitarian account is superior in the modern context and should be privileged to better consider and reflect public interests. Following this argument, the paper takes a prescriptive approach and proposes a balancing test to recognize the competition of public interests imminent to the law in an overt and intentional manner. It argues this balancing test is consistent with the foundations of the law and can redress procedural flaws that weaken consideration of certain public interests.

Professor Tanya Aplin , Kings College London

Professor Phillip Johnson , University of Cardiff

Dr Luke McDonagh , LSE Law School

Dr Marc Mimler , The City Law School

Joshua Bradley , UCL Laws

Josh Bradley is a licensed US attorney and former USPTO patent examiner and engineer, who holds a BS in engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a JD/MBA from Saint Louis University and an LLM in intellectual property law from the University of Turin/WIPO. Josh was awarded an IBIL Scholarship in 2020, and he is now in the 2 nd year of his PhD. He is researching patent subject matter eligibility, and hopes that his research will advance an effort to reform the current ambiguous standard of determining eligibility with a more harmonized, certain, and predictable version of this complex area. The information age has ushered in new importance on data and information inventions – like Internet, software, and business method technologies – meaning that the subject matter eligibility rules of patent law may need to adapt, in the United States and globally, to incorporate these non-traditional inventions.

Luminiţa Olteanu , UCL Laws

Lumi Olteanu joined UCL in 2018 having been awarded an IBIL scholarship to conduct her research. She holds an LLM from Kent Law School (Distinction) where she was awarded the Oxford University Press Prize for Academic Excellence in the LLM, and a LLB from the University of Bucharest. Lumi is currently working part-time as a Lecturer at the University of Kent. Lumi qualified as a lawyer in Romania in 2011 and practiced across a variety of legal areas including but not limited to intellectual property law, data privacy, arbitration, commercial law, corporate law and competition law. Lumi’s PhD research seeks to critically analyse the concept of 'reputation' as a requirement for anti-dilution protection and to challenge its relevance and justifications in parallel with how reputation is created through consumers’ labour.

Felipe Osorio-Umaña , UCL Laws 

Felipe Osorio-Umaña joined UCL in 2019 having been awarded a UCL Faculty scholarship to conduct his research. He holds an LLM from Kent Law School (Distinction), and an LLB (2017) from the Universidad de Chile (Distinction). Felipe qualified as a lawyer in Chile in 2018 and worked across a variety of legal areas in the private sector including copyright, trademark law, data privacy, and corporate law. He has also worked for NGOs focusing on access to public information and citizen participation. Felipe's PhD research critically analyses how fundamental rights can limit copyright expansion, focusing on their influence on copyright exceptions and limitations.

Alina Shchetinina , UCL Laws

Alina Shchetinina is a PhD candidate in Law and an IBIL scholarship award winner at UCL. She holds an LLM from the University of Vienna (Distinction) where she obtained a grant from the Higher Education Scholarship Foundation for Law Students. Alina obtained both her Bachelor (Distinction) and first Master (Distinction) Degrees at the Yaroslav the Wise National Law University of Ukraine. Prior to joining UCL, she worked as the Senior Legal Counsel at a German-based tech company. Her research explores the impact of the dilution doctrine on the right to free speech.

Since its foundation in 2007 by Professor Sir Hugh Laddie, the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) at the UCL Faculty of Laws has provided a unique forum for academics, the judiciary, policy-makers, the professions and users of the IP system to come together and exchange ideas on cutting-edge IP issues. The Institute was established with a distinctive objective. IBIL seeks not only to undertake first class academic research, but also to pay attention to the practical application of intellectual property law and to the interests of IP practitioners in this field.

Now led by Professor Sir Robin Jacob, IBIL runs a serious program of events at the highest level, including seminars, public lectures, conferences, workshops on all aspects of IP. Its reputation as a leading European centre for IP allows it to attract distinguished speakers from a diverse range of backgrounds. This provides the ideal forum for key issues to be debated as expert opinion can be heard from contrasting perspectives. It also operates an acclaimed CPD programme.

UCL Laws has deep commitment to the research, study and promotion of intellectual property law. It has become home to a vibrant IP PhD community, supported by IBIL-funded PhD scholarships.

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Research Postgraduate Studies King's College London (KCL) and HKU Joint PhD Programme

Participating institutions, king's college london health schools.

King's College London (KCL) is internationally recognised for excellence in biomedical and health research and training. Health related research and teaching spans four academic Faculties at King's .

• Dental Institute
• Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine
• Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
• Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

The HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in Asia, with an emphasis on collaborative and multi-disciplinary research. The Faculty concentrates its research efforts in the following strategic themes:

• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Stem Cell, Development & Regenerative Biology
• Cardiometabolic Diseases & Healthy Ageing

Collaboration

Both medical schools are committed to the education of research postgraduate students. Staff members of the two institutions are already engaged in research collaboration by means of joint supervision of research postgraduate exchange students.

Research Areas

Students may pursue research in any of the participating strategic research themes offered by KCL and HKU, or any other interdisciplinary project relating to one of these themes, that may involve other faculties.  In particular, some Faculty members at HKU have identified counterparts at KCL with complementary research strengths for joint supervision of PhD students.  Some of them have already established research collaborations while others have close academic connections.  A list of intending supervisors with their research interests/topics are available at the following link.  The list will be expanded upon approval from the Faculty Higher Degrees Committee (FHDC) and the Board of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of HKU and the corresponding approval authorities/committees of KCL.

List of intending supervisors with their research interests/topics

Student Recruitment

Academic staff members of both parties who are eligible to be a principal supervisor of PhD candidates in accordance with the regulations of the respective institutions may identify high caliber students for the joint PhD programme. It is expected that applicants should possess excellent academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor's degree with 2.1 or first-class honours/and normally a Master's degree with high standing from a reputable university). Applicants' research experience will also be taken into consideration.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit a PhD application following the format stipulated by the home institution, together with following supporting documents:

• A research proposal;
• A statement on the applicant's aspiration/vision for studying the joint PhD programme;
• A CV detailing the applicants' academic qualifications, working experience, publications, professional qualifications, prizes and awards, extracurricular activities, volunteer work and community services.
• A letter of support from the HKU & KCL supervisors, a plan on how they will jointly contribute to the supervision of the candidate and which parts of the proposed PhD project will be conducted at the home/partner institution;
• A research plan detailing the study period and dates to be spent at each institution and research training arrangements;
• Certificates/transcripts of the applicant's Bachelor's and Master's degree qualifications;
• Evidence of meeting the English language proficiency criteria stipulated by KCL and HKU; and
• Reference letters from two referees who are able to comment on the applicant's academic and research capabilities.

Applications will be considered through the normal admission process at HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine and KCL. For admission to the Joint PhD programme, the Joint Academic Committee (JAC) must approve all candidates. No offer may be made without the JAC's approval.

Up to 5 students may be admitted under this joint PhD programme each year. Flexibility may be allowed if more than 5 candidates are deemed to be of outstanding merit for admission to the joint PhD programme, but the overall number may not be more than 10 from each institution as a whole.

Learn more about the application and admissions process on the HKU Graduate School's website .

Support from Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Similar to the existing Research Postgraduate Exchange Scheme of the HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty will provide a subsistence allowance of HK$5000 per month, in addition to the usual postgraduate studentships, for students with HKU being their home institution during the period while they are conducting research at KCL School of Medicine up to a maximum of 24 months.

Apart from the travel insurance programme arranged by HKU covering students with HKU being their home institution for overseas exchange up to a maximum of 180 days, the HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine will provide an additional travel insurance policy for students undertaking research exchange at KCL for the remaining period.

Student Governance

Students should comply with the rules and regulations of the home and host institutions in all areas of the candidature and as laid out in the MOU on joint PhD programme signed between HKU and KCL on 8 May 2009. Students should comply with the rules and regulations of the home institution in all areas not specified by this document or the above mentioned agreement.

Probation & Progress Monitoring

Students with HKU being their home institution are subject to a probationary period and are required to submit progress reports bi-annually in accordance with the HKU Regulations for the Degree of PhD.  The candidates' probationary report and bi-annual progress reports should be endorsed by both the HKU and KCL supervisors. The bi-annual supervision report should be completed by the HKU supervisor and counter-signed by the KCL supervisor.

Students with KCL being their home institution are subject to the College regulations for monitoring and assessment of students' progress.

Students with HKU being their home institution are required to complete the required Graduate School Core Courses and Faculty Research Postgraduate Courses in accordance with the HKU Regulations for the Degree of PhD.  Students also have to satisfactorily complete the induction and training programmes which are offered by KCL. Where requirements at both institutions overlap, students may be able to fulfil the above requirements by attending courses at one of the partner institutions and applying for a waiver from the other institution for equivalent courses.

Thesis Examination

The written submission of the thesis and the oral examination will be undertaken jointly. As per the MOU dated May 8, 2009, students will meet submission requirements for both institutions and submit their thesis simultaneously.

The PhD thesis will be examined by a joint PhD Exam Panel of three members: one nominated each by KCL and HKU, and one external examiner (external to both HKU and KCL), and approved in accordance with the Home Institution's usual PhD practices. 

The Assessment of each student's PhD thesis will include an oral examination, which should be conducted with video-conference between KCL and HKU. 

The examination result recommended by the joint PhD Exam Panel should be submitted to the relevant committees at both institutions for approval.  The degree can only be conferred by both institutions if the graduation requirements of both Institutions have been fulfilled.

Transfer from Joint PhD Programme to Conventional Single PhD Degree Programme

Students are allowed to apply for transfer from the joint PhD programme to the conventional single PhD degree programme due to problems arising during the study or any other reasons as specified by the students. Students may choose to transfer to the conventional single PhD degree programme offered by HKU or KCL with the approval of both institutions.

Research Equipment & Supplies

The medical schools of HKU and KCL will provide research supplies and consumables, as well as access to library, research equipment, computer and related core facilities for students.

Should you require further information on the joint PhD programme, please send an email to [email protected] .

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The Silk Roads PhD Studentship provides funding for up to 4 years. Each year it will cover the University composition fee at the appropriate rate, a maintenance allowance, plus an allowance for research and travel. It will reflect (as needed) annual adjustments in College or University fees due to inflation.

The Silk Roads PhD Studentship is open to applicants intending to pursue research on some aspect of the Silk Roads countries, societies, and cultures of Asia from the Western borders of China to the Mediterranean Sea, as well as their relationships with China in the East and Europe in the West, since 1400CE.

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Up to 4 years

In addition, an allowance will be available in Year 3 to host an international conference at King’s on the topic of the Silk Roads. The studentship-holder will be expected to present some of their thesis work at this conference, and to write a short annual report on their work.

Towards the end of their time in Cambridge the holder of the scholarship will be expected to submit a brief report on their academic work, describe their experience at King’s and indicate their intentions for the future.

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Apply to the University of Cambridge through the  Applicant Portal . If you are yet to apply to Cambridge, it is advisable to put King’s College as your first-choice College as the scholarship is only tenable as a member of King’s.

We advise you to apply to the University as soon as possible, especially if the Department to which you are applying has an earlier closing date than the 30th April. See the University Postgraduate  Course Directory  for closing dates for courses and for admissions information for specific Faculties or Departments.

Return a King's studentship application form:  Silk Roads Studentship Application Form | King's College Cambridge by 30 April 2023.

If you have already submitted an application for your course and did not choose King’s as your first-choice College, you may still be considered for this scholarship by completing an application form and returning it to King’s by the deadline date of 30 April.

For further information about the Studentship and about applying for graduate study in Cambridge, please email  graduate.admissions@kings.cam.ac.uk .

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Criminology Student Is Charged in 4 University of Idaho Killings

The college town of Moscow, Idaho, has been reeling since the attack last month, but the police gave no motive for the murders.

By Rachel Sun ,  Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Serge F. Kovaleski

• Published Dec. 30, 2022 Updated Jan. 5, 2023

MOSCOW, Idaho — The police arrested a 28-year-old criminology student on Friday and charged him with murder in the brutal killing of four University of Idaho college students who were found stabbed to death overnight in a home near their campus last month.

The man, Bryan C. Kohberger, was taken into custody at his parents’ home in Effort, Pa., where it appeared he had been staying recently, according to Michael Mancuso, an assistant district attorney in Monroe County, Pa.

Mr. Kohberger was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University, which lies about 10 miles from Moscow, Idaho, where the murders took place. He recently entered the program after graduating in June from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., with a master’s degree in criminal justice.

Mr. Kohberger was charged in Idaho with four counts of first-degree murder and was being held without bail in Pennsylvania. An extradition hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday.

“These murders have shaken our community, and no arrest will ever bring back these young students,” the Moscow police chief, James Fry, said at a news conference. “However, we do believe justice will be found through the criminal process.”

The arrest of Mr. Kohberger came nearly seven weeks after the college students were stabbed to death on Nov. 13 in a crime that horrified the small Idaho college town and prompted many students to stay home and finish classes online after Thanksgiving break. Residents had grown increasingly frustrated in recent weeks as a killer remained on the loose, and one victim's father had begun to publicly criticize investigators.

The police declined to say anything about the suspect’s possible motive, and they said that a long knife they believe was used to carry out the attacks had not been found. But the arrest of a criminology student added another unsettling element to an already macabre case.

The students who were killed — Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20 — were attacked in at least two separate bedrooms, probably as they slept. The three women lived at the rental house where the attack occurred, while Mr. Chapin was visiting Ms. Kernodle, his girlfriend. Two more roommates apparently slept through the stabbings and did not wake up until several hours afterward.

The police had in recent weeks been searching for the driver of a white Hyundai sedan that they said had been spotted near the victims’ home on the night of the killings. Chief Fry said on Friday that the police had found a car matching that description.

In a post on Reddit from about seven months ago, a user who identified himself as Bryan Kohberger asked people who had spent time in prison to take a survey about crimes they had committed. The survey listed Mr. Kohberger as a student investigator working with two colleagues at DeSales, and it asked respondents to describe their “thoughts, emotions and actions from the beginning to end of the crime commission process.”

B.K. Norton, who was in the same graduate program as Mr. Kohberger, said that he continued attending classes after the killings had occurred and seemed more animated at that time than he had been earlier in the semester.

“He seemed more upbeat and willing to carry a conversation,” Ms. Norton said in an email. She said Mr. Kohberger was interested in forensic psychology.

Ms. Norton said Mr. Kohberger’s quiet, intense demeanor had made people uncomfortable, as had comments he made against L.G.B.T.Q. people.

“He sort of creeped people out because he stared and didn’t talk much, but when he did it was very intelligent and he needed everyone to know he was smart,” Ms. Norton said.

At Mr. Kohberger’s apartment complex in Pullman, Wash., on Friday, several neighbors said they were left unsettled after learning that the suspect had been living so close by and regretted regularly leaving their doors unlocked in the quiet housing development on campus. The complex includes about a dozen apartment buildings, and a children’s playset sat behind the unit where Mr. Kohberger had been living.

Andrew Chua, a graduate student who lived in the same building as Mr. Kohberger, said he briefly met him in August or September. The two spoke about their degrees and where they were from, and Mr. Kohberger had appeared to be excited to continue his studies.

“He was really passionate about what he was doing,” said Mr. Chua.

Another graduate student who knew Mr. Kohberger said he was keenly interested in studying policing. But the student, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of worries about upsetting others in the department, said Mr. Kohberger had few friends at the school. Mr. Kohberger had appeared to want to socialize, the student said, but had made offensive remarks in the past that had left him somewhat isolated.

Students at Washington State University frequently socialize with students from the University of Idaho, which is a 15-minute drive across the state line.

Before moving to Pullman, Mr. Kohberger had spent much, if not all, of his life in the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania.

Casey Arntz, who was one year ahead of Mr. Kohberger at Pleasant Valley High School, said he was known to have a temper and that he did kickboxing, possibly as a way to get his anger out. She said his mother had sometimes worked as a substitute teacher at the high school.

Ms. Arntz, 29, said that she used to occasionally hang out with Mr. Kohberger as part of a group, once hiking a mountain near her parents’ house, but had not seen him since a friend’s wedding in 2017.

According to articles in local newspapers , Mr. Kohberger worked for several years as a security officer with the Pleasant Valley School District, drawing some attention in 2018 for helping another officer save the life of an employee who was having an asthma attack. He left the district in the summer of 2021.

On the night of the killings, the four Idaho students had all spent the night out with friends. Mr. Chapin and Ms. Kernodle attended a party at the Sigma Chi fraternity nearby, while Ms. Mogen and Ms. Goncalves went to a bar called the Corner Club. All four students returned to the home shortly before 2 a.m.

From 2:26 to 2:52 a.m., seven unanswered phone calls were made from Ms. Goncalves’s phone to a former boyfriend. Several calls were also placed to the same man from Ms. Mogen’s phone, the police said. The former boyfriend had not answered the phone because he was sleeping at the time, Ms. Goncalves’s older sister later said.

When the two surviving roommates woke up, they called friends to the house because they believed that one of the women who lived upstairs “had passed out.” When the friends got there, someone in the group called 911 just before noon, and the police arrived to find the victims and what the coroner later described as a bloody scene.

Mr. Chapin’s family welcomed the arrest in a statement on Friday and also acknowledged the long process of grieving that remains ahead for them and other victims’ families.

“We are relieved this chapter is over because it provides a form of closure,” the Chapin family said. “However, it doesn’t alter the outcome or alleviate the pain.”

Ms. Goncalves’s father, Steve Goncalves, who had at one point called the police “cowards” for not releasing more information, commended the police in an interview with Fox News on Friday and said it was the first good news he had heard in some time.

“You can’t even smile, when you have this over your head,” Mr. Goncalves said. “And it feels like a little bit of weight has been relieved.”

Erin Staheli, who has lived in Moscow for about three years and delivers food for DoorDash, said she started crying out of relief when she heard news of the suspect’s arrest. She said she and her boyfriend, who also delivers food for DoorDash, had noticed an increase in orders in the weeks since the crime, which she believed was because people were afraid to go outside.

“It’s been just really scary,” Ms. Staheli said. “Everybody is freaked out.”

At the news conference on Friday, Chief Fry was asked whether the community was safe after so many weeks of fear.

“We have an individual in custody who committed these horrible crimes, and I do believe our community is safe,” he said. “But we still do need to be vigilant, right?”

Rachel Sun reported from Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Wash; Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs from New York; and Serge F. Kovaleski from New York. Reporting was contributed by David DeKok , Nate Sanford, Campbell Robertson and Glenn Thrush . Kirsten Noyes contributed research.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs reports on national news. He is from upstate New York and previously reported in Baltimore, Albany, and Isla Vista, Calif. More about Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Serge Kovaleski is an investigative reporter on the National Desk. He joined The Times in 2006, and was part of the team awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for the coverage of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. More about Serge F. Kovaleski

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Yesterday, Baltimore City unveiled its inaugural esports lab at Medfield Recreation Center. I was there when Mayor Brandon Scott highlighted the importance of providing modern recreational spaces that serve the community’s needs. The event featured notable figures including City Council President Nick Mosby and Councilman James Torrence, who highlighted significant investments in the seventh district, where the rec center is situated.

➡️  Find out more about the city’s first esports center in our coverage .

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The National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) is hosting its 5th Annual Eastern Regional Conference, #bEastCon, in Wilmington from April 26 to 28. This event blends civil rights advocacy with networking and professional development for young Black professionals. NULYP aims to empower Black Americans and underserved communities financially.

In this article, Logan White, a spokesperson for NULYP, emphasized Wilmington’s growing prominence as a reason to host the conference in Delaware’s biggest city.

➡️  Learn more about this event from my colleague Holly Quinn .

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• The  Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC)  recently published the inaugural Baltimore Region Investment Scorecard, revealing over $4 billion in business activity in 2023. [ GBC ]

• At  Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV) , Taylor Evans found a space that fosters curiosity and exposes students to the commercialization of discoveries and advancements in medicine. Learn more about her experience as a JHTV as a Graduate Fellow. [ JHTV ]

• Check out  Dent Education’s  annual report. In 2023, Dent overcame challenges to clarify its vision of making Baltimore the youth innovation capital of the world. [ Dent Education ]

•The Maryland Department of Corrections forged a partnership with the University System of Maryland to expand higher education opportunities within state-run prisons. [ Baltimore Banner ]

• The Baltimore Main Streets Program supports local businesses, offering developmental resources and highlighting neighborhoods across the city. [ Baltimore Main Streets ]

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Nineteen teams remain in the nba's postseason bracket after the warriors were knocked out tuesday night.

The 2024 NBA  postseason is underway, and the Lakers are moving on in the bracket after picking up a road win over the Pelicans in the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night. The Lakers secured the No. 7 seed in the West with the victory, and they'll move on to face the defending champion Nuggets in the first round. As the Lakers moved on, the Warriors were knocked out of the bracket. 

The Kings ousted the Warriors in the West's other Play-In Tournament game on Tuesday. Sacramento advances to face the Pelicans on Friday night. Three more seeds need to be decided in the Play-In Tournament this week before the first round tips off on Saturday.

The East Play-In games will go down Wednesday night. The 76ers host the Heat with the East's No. 7 seed on the line. The Knicks will face the winner of that game in the first round. The Bulls square off with the Hawks in the 9/10 matchup later Wednesday night. The Celtics, who won 64 games in the regular season and have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, will face off with the East's No. 8 seed in the first round, starting on Sunday.

Meanwhile, five first-round series are now locked in: Bucks vs. Pacers and Cavaliers vs. Magic in the East and Timberwolves vs. Suns, Clippers vs. Mavericks and Nuggets vs. Lakers in the West. The first round of the playoffs starts on Saturday.

Here's a look at the complete playoff bracket with all the seeds set. You can see the full playoff schedule here .

2024 NBA playoff bracket

West (1) Thunder vs. (8) Pelicans/Kings (2) Nuggets vs. (7) Lakers (3) Timberwolves vs. (6) Suns (4) Clippers vs. (5) Mavericks

East (1) Celtics vs. (8) 76ers/Heat/Bulls/Hawks (2) Knicks vs. (7) 76ers/Heat (3) Bucks vs. (6) Pacers (4) Cavaliers vs. (5) Magic

Final Eastern Conference standings

• Boston Celtics - 64-18
• New York Knicks - 50-32
• Milwaukee Bucks - 49-33
• Cleveland Cavaliers - 48-34
• Orlando Magic - 47-35
• Indiana Pacers - 47-35
• Philadelphia 76ers - 47-35
• Miami Heat - 46-36
• Chicago Bulls - 39-43
• Atlanta Hawks - 36-46

Final Western Conference standings

• Oklahoma City Thunder - 57-25
• Denver Nuggets - 57-25
• Minnesota Timberwolves - 56-26
• Los Angeles Clippers - 51-31
• Dallas Mavericks - 50-32
• Phoenix Suns - 49-33
• New Orleans Pelicans - 49-33
• Los Angeles Lakers - 47-35
• Sacramento Kings - 46-36
• Golden State Warriors - 46-36

Play-In Tournament schedule

(All times Eastern)

Tuesday, April 16 No. 8 Lakers 110, No. 7 Pelicans 106 No. 9  Kings  118, No. 10 Warriors 94

Wednesday, April 17 No. 7 76ers vs. No. 8 Heat, 7 p.m., ESPN/ fubo No. 9 Bulls vs. No. 10 Hawks, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/ fubo

Friday, April 19 East No. 7/8 vs. East No. 9/10, Time TBD, ESPN/ fubo Pelicans vs. Kings, Time TBD, TNT

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King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC)

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Arts, culture and media. Biomedical and life sciences. Chemistry. Computer science. Conflict and security. Dental training and science. Dentistry. Education management and policy. Engineering. Finance. Geography and the environment. History and classics. Imaging sciences. Intercalated. International affairs and development. Languages and literature. Law. Management. Mathematics. Medicine. Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care. Pharmacy, pharmacology and forensic science. Philosophy and religion. Physics. Policy and society. Politics and economics. Psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience. Public health. Specialist training for medical professionals. Summer School. Teaching. Therapeutic health.

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Tuition fee. Stipend.

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King's College London and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) hold an agreement to jointly fund Chinese students to pursue research degrees (PhDs) at King's College London.

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King's College London and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) hold an agreement to jointly fund Chinese students to pursue research degrees (PhDs) at King's College London.

Up to 100 K-CSC scholarship awards are available for the 2024-25 competition.

Please be aware that students funded through this scheme must abide by any additional terms and conditions set by the CSC.

Please use the  postgraduate course finder to search for a suitable doctoral programme. 

To find a supervisor at King's,  please click here  for guidance. 

Award value

As part of the agreement between the CSC and King’s College London, successful students have their full international tuition fees covered by the university and receive, from the CSC, an annual living allowance (rate set by the CSC) plus overseas student health cover, return airfare to London and visa application fees. The Scholarships are valid for up to 4 years.

You will not be asked to pay any ‘bench fees’. These should be waived or covered by the relevant supervisor/department/faculty at King’s.

Please be aware that the cost of living in capital cities is usually higher than the rest of the country. This is true of London. Whilst funders may recognise this with their stipend levels, many CSC students choose to supplement their stipend in some way with additional funds. Please therefore also seek guidance on budgeting whilst living in London via the Money Advice webpages .

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, you MUST:

• Be a citizen and permanent resident of the People’s Republic of China (and hold a Chinese passport);
• Be due to commence a full-time MPhil/PhD research degree programme at King’s College London in the 2024/25 academic year (i.e., from Oct 2024 and by no later than June 2025), with an aim to complete the PhD degree;
• Satisfy criteria set out by the CSC, e.g., relating to age (up to 35yrs on application), education, and employment. Please to refer to CSC website for full details ( http://www.csc.edu.cn ).
• Agree to return to China upon completion of your scholarship/degree;
• Apply to King’s College London for the scholarship (as instructed in the ‘Application Process’ section below) by the deadline of 2 Jan 2024, 23:59 UK time;
• have submitted all the required documentation to support your King’s admissions application;
• have met the English language requirements for your chosen research programme;
• ensure that your referees have submitted their reference(s) to support your admissions application;
• Also, follow the separate CSC application procedure and submit the required documentation to the CSC by its stated deadlines (see https://www.csc.edu.cn for further details). NB: CSC application rules differ slightly between domestic applicants (those applying in China) and overseas applicants (those applying from abroad) – further guidance is provided below, under ‘CSC guidance’;

Please note that: 

• Applicants who have already commenced their doctoral degree at King’s are not eligible
• These scholarships cannot be held on a part-time basis
• Distance learning programmes are not eligible
• Professional doctorate degrees (such as the MD(Res) and DClinPsy) are not eligible
• Joint PhD programmes are not eligible
• Applicants who fail to apply to both King’s and the CSC, as appropriate, will not be considered
• These scholarships cannot commence prior to October 2024 or after June 2025

CSC Guidance:

Depending on whether a candidate is applying from within China (domestic applicant), or from abroad (overseas Chinese applicant), the following CSC rules apply to King’s candidates:

For domestic applicants, you must either:

• Be in the final year of an undergraduate degree at a Chinese university/institute in China and hold an MPhil/PhD offer to study at King’s for 2024/25. Or,
• Be completing a master’s degree at a Chinese university/institute in China and hold an MPhil/PhD offer to study at King’s for 2024/25. Or,
• Be an in-service staff (i.e., employed) in China and hold an MPhil/PhD offer to study at King’s for 2024/25.

For overseas Chinese applicants, you must either:

• Be studying a master’s degree abroad (e.g., in the UK) and be due to complete in 2024, and hold an MPhil/PhD offer to study at King’s for 2024/25. Or,
• Be an overseas Chinese applicant (not including those who returned to China and then went abroad) who completed their master’s degree at an overseas university within one year and hold an MPhil/PhD offer to study at King’s for 2024/25.

NB: Final year undergraduate students who are studying abroad (i.e., at a university/institution outside of China) are ineligible to apply to the CSC.

The above CSC guidance is correct at the time of publishing, please refer to the CSC’s website for full details.

Award conditions

Please refer to the attached 'K-CSC 24-25 Guidance for Applicants ' document for details about the terms and conditions.

Please be aware that students funded through this scheme must abide by any additional terms and conditions set by the CSC. Scholars will be required to enter into a legally binding agreement with the CSC before they are able to take up the scholarship. If there are any significant developments that could affect/hamper a scholar's expected completion of the PhD, scholars are advised to get in touch with the Education Section in the Chinese Embassy.

Application process

King’s College London accepts applications for the K-CSC awards up until 23:59 UK time on 2 January 2024.

To apply, please follow the instructions below.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1: by the deadline of 23:59 uk time on 2 jan 2024, you must:.

• Apply to King’s College London for a full-time MPhil/PhD degree programme with a 2024-25 start date (i.e., from 1 October 2024) using the King’s online admissions application system – King’s Apply *. Please upload all necessary supporting materials by this stage where possible and ensure that you submit your admissions application by 2nd January 2024 ! Refer to Step 2 for further guidance on supporting documentation.
• Contact a potential King’s supervisor that you would like to study under and include the proposed supervisor’s name in your admissions application (within the 'Research Proposal' section/Supporting Statement Category, select 'Yes' against the statement: 'I have identified the King’s supervisor I would like to study under', and input the name). For guidance on finding a supervisor, please read our 'K-CSC - Applicant Guide to Finding a Supervisor' . Normally, your programme will sit within the same department as your proposed supervisor. If you are unsure what programme to apply for, please check this with your proposed supervisor and/or department.
• On the funding part of your KCL online Admissions Application Form, ensure you tick the box at item 5 (Award Scheme Code or Name) and enter the code: 2425-KCSC (please copy and paste the code exactly). Applicants who fail to input this exact code as instructed will not be picked up when we extract details from the admissions system, so it is vital that you do this correctly! Please refer to the attached 'K-CSC 2024-25 Guidance for Applicants' document for full details and a print screen of what this should look like. 

* If you have already applied for admissions but deferred entry to 2024/25, you must update your online admissions application to include the code 2425-KCSC in the funding section of your application, as instructed above . The same deadline of 2 January 2024 at 23:59 UK time applies.

STEP 2: By the deadline of 23:59 UK time on 15 Jan 2024, you MUST: 

Ensure that you have submitted all the required supporting documentation as part of your online Admissions application, to include:

• Official degree transcripts and certificates, including professional/university-made translations. Please note that if your degree is from a Chinese institution, you must also provide your graduation certificate;
• Proof of English Proficiency**;
• References: Some programmes will require two references, and some will only require one reference. Your online admissions application will indicate the correct number of references needed for your programme, and the admissions system will automatically submit a request to your given referee(s) once you have submitted your admissions application. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure that your referee(s) submit the reference(s) on time;
• If applicable, you may also be required to provide a personal statement, writing sample and/or research proposal. Requirements vary between programmes so please refer to the online prospectus and admissions application for guidance about all necessary documentation.

To add any outstanding material, simply log back into your online admissions application and upload the relevant documentation. If you experience any problems with this, please contact the admissions team via the messaging section of your application. 

**   PLEASE NOTE: if you are currently studying a master’s degree in a majority English speaking country, such as the UK and USA, you may still be required to provide a valid English test certificate by 15 January 2024 to prove your English language proficiency. If you have previously taken an English language test within the last 2 years, please upload your test certificate to your admissions application. For any queries relating to English language proficiency, please contact the King’s Admissions Team via your online application. 

For guidance about Postgraduate English language entry requirements, please refer to the webpage at: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/how-to-apply/entry-requirements/english-language-requirements . NOTE: if you are experiencing problems accessing an English Language test centre, you should consider the online options acceptable by King's, such as the TOEFL Home Edition and IELTS Indicator . Please be aware that the results turnaround time for some English tests is up to 10 working days, therefore, if you need to take a test, please do so as soon as possible.

PLEASE BE AWARE that material from your admissions application will be extracted and used as part of the assessment/selection process. As part of the standard admissions process, you may be contacted about missing material/documents, however, this is not guaranteed, and it is your responsibility to ensure that all the relevant information and supporting materials are provided in time. Applications that are incomplete by the given deadline will not be considered.

STEP 3: Submit a separate application to the CSC:

• If you are selected for nomination by King’s for our K-CSC awards, we will issue you with a ‘Confirmation of Nomination’ letter by 8 March 2024. Please use this letter alongside your admissions offer letter to apply separately to the CSC via their application channels.
• If you are currently in China, you must follow the local application procedures in China, or, if you are currently studying abroad, you may need to apply through a Chinese Embassy. For CSC guidance, please visit https://www.csc.edu.cn .
• Note that the CSC application process is separate to the process run by King’s College London.
• The CSC application period is normally 10-31 March, however, application deadlines for institutions within China may differ, so please check carefully.

APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO APPLY AS INSTRUCTED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

Terms and conditions

• K-CSC 24-25 Applicant Guide to Finding a Supervisor (0.37 MB)
• K-CSC 24-25 Guidance for Applicants (0.56 MB)

Selection process

Once the application deadline has passed, the Admissions Office and the Centre for Doctoral Studies (CDS) Office will gather and record the details of all the applications received that state 2425-KCSC as the Award Scheme Code.

The Admissions Office and the CDS Office will check the eligibility of all applicants, and all applications that are deemed eligible will be circulated to faculties for assessment and selection. 

The assessment of applications is based on:

• Evidence and strength of academic qualifications gained (minimum entry qualification is an undergraduate 2:1 and/or a higher degree), and where applicable, professional qualifications and/or relevant experience
• Strength of the research project
• Match of the applicant’s interests with his/her potential supervisor

Academic faculties will put forward their ranked shortlist of candidates to the CDS office by 1 March 2024.

The CDS office will consider the nominations across all academic faculties and decide on the university’s final list of nominees. Only those candidates who have met the English entry requirements for their programme and obtained an admissions offer are eligible for nomination to the CSC.

The CDS office aims to finalise the university’s list of nominees and submit this to the CSC by 8 March 2024.

As soon as the nominations list is confirmed, the CDS office will notify applicants of their status via email. 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are successfully chosen for nomination, you will be issued a ‘Confirmation of Nomination’ letter by the CDS office to confirm that King’s College London agrees to waiver your tuition fees at King’s if you are eventually successful with the K-CSC scholarship. This letter is separate to the standard admissions offer letter provided by the admissions office for the degree programme. Please be aware that neither receiving an admission offer, nor receiving the confirmation of nomination letter, indicate that you are successful with a K-CSC award; you will be informed of the outcome of the K-CSC process separately, once all applications have been reviewed and approved by both the CSC and King's College London.

Nominees must apply separately to the CSC via their channels and the CSC will conduct a separate selection process based on the applications it receives via their process. The CSC will evaluate candidates according to CSC requirements and priorities and make the final overall decision about the awards. The CSC will normally confirm their list of successful scholarship recipients with the CDS office towards early June.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• Applicants can only be successful with a K-CSC scholarship if they are chosen/supported by BOTH the King’s College London Centre for Doctoral Studies and the China Scholarship Council.
• For applicants who make it on to the King's College London nominations list, their details (to include: full name, date of birth, gender, programme details, start date and end date) will be shared with the CSC as part of the nomination process for identification purposes.

For any questions relating to this scheme, please get in touch with Chan Sum, PG Scholarships Co-ordinator, at [email protected] , or the Centre for Doctoral Studies at [email protected] . 

Student Testimonial

Jinyun tong, computer science research phd.

"When I studied in BUPT for my bachelor's degree, one of my lecturers had graduated from King's College London. He told us many stories about his research life at King's, which attracted me to choose King's as my goal.

I completed an MSc in Computational Finance at King's College London and hoped to continue my research with my supervisor, so I applied for a PhD project. I wanted to study the principles of financial networks and derivatives with the help of computer science, and finally become an expert in this area. I would like to develop an academic career after graduation, professional knowledge and skills as well as a PhD degree are so necessary.

When I put forward the idea of continuing research to my supervisor, he recommended me to apply for the K-CSC programme. The scholarship covers all the tuition fees and living expenses, so it can greatly reduce my financial pressure and make me focus on academic activities.

If you are studying abroad and would like to apply for any CSC programmes for PhD projects, please pay attention to the conditions and terms of CSC, for it may require you to submit the application before graduation. I strongly recommend that you discuss with your supervisor and make a plan so as not to miss the opportunity."

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