King's College London

King’s College London was founded by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. It became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London in 1836. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, King’s expanded through mergers with other institutions including Queen Elizabeth College, Chelsea College of Science and Technology, the Institute of Psychiatry, and medical and nursing schools, becoming a large, multidisciplinary research university.

King’s College London’s campuses are located throughout central London, with the historic Strand Campus as its original site adjacent to the River Thames. Additional urban campuses at Waterloo, Guy’s, and St Thomas’ serve faculties such as sciences, health, and social sciences, while the Denmark Hill campus in south London hosts key health sciences and research facilities. Each campus integrates academic buildings, libraries, laboratories, and student spaces in the city’s densely developed environment.

The governance of King’s College London is led by a Vice‑Chancellor and President supported by senior leadership teams, faculty deans, and governing bodies that oversee academic strategy, research priorities, and institutional development. As part of the University of London federation, King’s maintains its own executive structure while contributing to broader university governance.

King’s College London offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across nine faculties covering humanities, law, sciences, health, business, and social sciences. The university emphasizes high‑quality research and teaching with strong international recognition, contributing to advances in fields from medicine and psychiatry to politics and engineering.

Student life at King’s College London reflects a diverse and international community with numerous student societies, cultural and academic events, and extracurricular opportunities. Being situated in London provides students with access to the city’s cultural institutions, professional networks, and social activities, enhancing both academic and social experiences outside the classroom.