King’s commitment to gender equality and reducing inequalities has been celebrated by the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2019.

Winner of the THE DataPoints Merit Award for our success in meeting specific United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), King’s commitment to supporting women at work and tackling discrimination was recognised.

In April 2019, King’s was ranked fifth in the world in the first Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings, which recognises the social and economic contribution of universities. King’s won the THE DataPoints Merit Award for our performance in that ranking across ‘gender equality’ (SDG 5) and ‘reduced inequalities’ (SDG 10), where we placed 10^th and 12^th respectively.

The gender equality ranking (SDG 5) measures research on the study of gender, the diversity of our student body – including our widening participation programmes – and our policies and procedures on diversity and inclusion. The reduced inequality ranking (SDG 10) measures universities’ research on social inequalities, policies on discrimination, and commitment to recruiting students and staff from under-represented groups.

We know we still have more to do but this award recognises the commitment of the entire King’s community to serving society and making the world a better place.

Find out more about the 2019 THE Awards here.