The Academic Board is the body responsible on behalf the Council for the academic work of the university in teaching and examining and in research. The Board is established under the Charter and Statutes and its responsibilities are defined in the Ordinances.
The Academic Board is supported by:
See also:
Meetings
Membership
The members of Academic Board for 2025–2026 are:
Secretary: Dr Sinéad Critchley (University Secretary & Director of Assurance).
Ex–Officio
Vice-Chancellor & President (Chair of Academic Board)
Senior Vice President/Provost
- Senior Vice–President Academic – Professor Rachel Mills
- Senior Vice–President (Health & Life Sciences) - Professor Graham Lord
Vice President & Vice Principal
- Vice President (Education & Student Success) – Professor Adam Fagan
- Vice President (International, Engagement & Service) – Professor 'Funmi Olonisakin
- Vice President (Research & Innovation) – Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi
Chaplaincy
The Reverend The Dean – Dr Ellen Clark–King
KCLSU
- President, King's College London Students' Union - Baiyu Liu
- Vice President for Education (Arts & Sciences) - Maryam Jamil
- Vice President for Education (Health) - Hasnain Jafer
- Vice President Post Graduate - Sheeba Naaz
Deans of Faculty
- Executive Dean, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care – Professor Richard Harding
- Executive Dean, Social Science & Public Policy – Professor Linda McKie
- Executive Dean, Dickson Poon School of Law – Professor Dan Hunter
- Executive Dean, Arts & Humanities – Professor Simon Tanner (31 December 2025), Professor Abigail Williams (1 January 2026)
- Executive Dean, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience – Professor Matthew Hotopf
- Executive Dean, Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences – Professor Rachel Bearon
- Executive Dean, Life Sciences & Medicine – Professor Ajay Shah
- Executive Dean, Dental Institute – Professor Michael Escudier
- Executive Dean, Business School – Professor Stephen Bach
Other Ex-Officio
Dean for Doctoral Studies - Professor Rebecca Oakey
Elected and appointed members
Elected students
- Arts & Humanities
- Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
- Dickson Poon School of Law
- King's Business School
- Life Sciences & Medicine
- Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences
- Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
- Social Science & Public Policy
Elected academic staff
Arts & Humanities
Dental, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
Dickson Poon School of Law
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
- Professor Sarah Byford
- Professor Sir Simon Wessley
- Dr Ahmad Al Khleifat
- Dr James Findon
- Dr Anastasia Vikhanova
- Dr Rebecca Rhead
King's Business School
- Dr Craig Robinson
- Dr Simona Grassi
- Professor Igor Filatotchev
- Dr Christopher Hazlehurst
Life Sciences & Medicine
- Professor Seeromanie Harding
- Professor Pete Zammit
- Dr David Fear
- Professor Sophia Karagiannis
- Professor Vasa Curcin
- Dr Marina Cecelja
- Dr Timothy Pullen
Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences
Social Science & Public Policy
Centre for International Education & Languages (CIEL)
Professional Services Staff
- Education support: Johnny De Silva
- Research support: Ceri Margersion
- Service support: Claribel Vazquez
Postdoctoral Researchers
- Arts & Sciences Faculties: – Dr Aleida Mendes Borges
- Health Faculties: - Dr Joanna Davies