King’s will respond to local, national and global priorities by building new academic excellence in targeted areas. We will continue to focus on quality and impact, investing strategically so that King’s remains a global leader in research and education.

The strength of King’s lies in the excellence and connectivity of our academic community. Our people push the boundaries of discovery, collaborate across disciplines, sectors and countries, and secure significant external support for ambitious work. Recent awards – advancing cardiac therapies, transforming cancer care through AI, deepening understanding of slavery in conflict, and exploring creative technologies – show the scale of what King’s can achieve when expertise, partnerships and purpose align. These examples showcase the strength and creativity of our community and signal what we can achieve when we work with purpose.

To sustain and grow this excellence, we will continue to invest in the conditions that support high-quality research and education, including our infrastructure, digital capability and staff development.

Looking ahead, King’s will build new capacity where we can deliver critical skills and insight for a rapidly changing world – including in global security, the creative industries, business, law, engineering, health and life sciences. We will also accelerate innovation across disciplines, investing in excellence at key interfaces such as interdisciplinary science and engineering, and the novel application of AI to established fields.

We will remain responsive to national and international priorities, including the NHS Long Term Plan, the UK Industrial Strategy, and global challenges that shape society – aligning our academic contributions to support these critical areas. Climate sustainability will continue to be embedded across our education, research, and extracurricular opportunities.

Through focused development, collaboration and a shared commitment to excellence, King’s will continue to generate the ideas, talent and solutions needed in a world shaped by complexity and change.

1. Invest in excellence at King’s

By strengthening the quality and effectiveness of our academic work, delivering an innovative and ambitious academic programme, and creating capacity for high-quality education and research that enhances our reputation and impact.

2. Respond to changing national and global demand for skills

By expanding King’s offering in areas such as business, law, the creative and cultural industries, and the healthcare workforce.

3. Further strengthen our capabilities in key interdisciplinary areas

Including AI, data and technology, health and life sciences, global security, and interdisciplinary science and engineering – supporting national and global priorities.

4. Respond to the long-term NHS strategy and the Life Sciences Frontier Industrial Strategy

Drawing on our partnerships in London and beyond to deliver the skills, research and innovation required for the future of health and life sciences.