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10 June 2021

Introducing our new President & Principal

A message of hello to King’s students from Professor Shitij Kapur

Shitij Kapur

Professor Kapur comes to King’s from the University of Melbourne, where he spent four years as Dean and Assistant Vice Chancellor (Health) for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and interim Deputy Vice Chancellor (International).

It is my great honour to serve King’s as President & Principal and to return to a university I am so passionate about; in a city I love; amongst students and staff I admire.

Professor Shitij Kapur

Professor Kapur is well known at King’s having previously served, between 2007 to 2016, as Assistant Principal (Academic Performance), Dean and Head of School for the Institute of Psychiatry and the founding Executive Dean of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).