King's is:
Print versionDistinguished - one of the world’s best universities
- Ranked 22nd in the world.
- The only UK university to have six prestigious Medical Research Council centres: more than any other UK university.
- A member of Global Medical Excellence Cluster.
- A campus environment which has benefitted from the largest recent UK university estate investment - over £500 million in the past 10 years.
Enriching - business, industry and the UK economy
- One of the leading UK universities for the provision of services to industry and commerce, the value of which was £20 million in 2006-7.
- A provider of highly qualified graduates for the labour force.
Vibrant - research base in the heart of London
- With four campuses along the river Thames and a further site in SE London.
- Academic researchers collaborating across nine schools of study within King’s resulting in multidisciplinary research offerings and the provision of creative solutions.
- Europe’s largest centre for medical and professional healthcare education.
Discovering - translating pioneering research
- 2,800 researchers with annual research investment of £248 million (2006-7).
- With the UK's largest Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) in association with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
- Underpinned by three Department of Health Biomedical Research Centres.
Connecting - to London
- To the heart of London’s social, cultural, industrial and political networks.
- To government; the UK’s leading provider of research to government.
- To three of the world's greatest teaching hospitals and partner NHS trusts.
