About us

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place.

Through our commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, we are creating positive change in our communities, both in London and on the world stage. Our Vision 2029 looks forward to our 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out our ambitious plans in five key areas:

Educating the next generation of change-makers;
Challenging ideas and driving change through research;
Giving back to society through meaningful service;
Working with our local communities in London;
Fostering global citizens with an international perspective.

Vision and strategy

Bold ambitions for the future of King's as we look towards our 200th anniversary

History

King's College London was founded in 1829 but our roots reach back to the 12th century.

Our people

Meet our Vice-Chancellor & President, Professor Shitij Kapur, and his senior leadership team.

Work at King’s

We want to make the world a better place through world-leading education, research and service.

King’s by numbers

1829 - The foundation of King’s

More than 33,000 students from over 190 countries around the world

More than 250,000 alumni across the world

£273m annual research income

6th in the UK for research ‘power’ (2021 Research Excellence Framework)

Ranked 8th in Europe (QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025)

Ranked 38th in the world (Times Higher Education World Rankings 2023)

14 Nobel Laureates

100% of the electricity we purchase directly comes from UK wind energy (since October 2017). King's target is to be net zero carbon by 2030.

The King's Community Charter

To achieve our ambition to make the world a better place, we want everyone in our community to flourish and to contribute to all aspects of university life.

Read King's Community Charter (pdf 5.1MB).

Questions we're asking at King's

Do you accept the world as it is? Or ask questions to change it? At King's, we share an inquisitive and exploratory mindset, questioning the world around us to find solutions that can make the world a better place. If you share our ambition for change, you can find the right questions at King’s.

Discover the questions we're asking at King's

Creating meaningful impact

Our mission is to ensure that our research, education and commitment to service result in positive change and value for people, planet and society.

Our community has identified five urgent global challenges to focus our attention as we deepen our partnerships on local, national and global levels.

Read more about our impact work

Climate & sustainability at King’s

We are rapidly scaling our response to the climate emergency by embedding sustainability into our teaching, mobilising cross-faculty expertise to intensify sustainability research and advancing climate action across our operations and decision-making.