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Juliet Foster

Professor Juliet Foster

Dean of Education

Research interests

  • Psychology

Biography

Professor Juliet Foster has been Dean of Education at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London since February 2020, having joined the Psychology Department as Deputy Dean of Education in October 2018. Prior to that she spent many years at the University of Cambridge, as both a Senior Tutor and Senior Lecturer.

Juliet is a social psychologist whose work focuses on public understandings of health problems, in particular of mental health; she also undertakes research focused on student mental health and wellbeing. She draws on theories from sociocultural psychology and is an important part of the international community of scholars working on social representations theory.

She specialises in qualitative and mixed methods research and has received funding from the ESRC, AHRC and NIHR, among others. Juliet is the Academic Lead for King’s College London on student mental health and well-being, and co-chairs the University’s Steering Committee on this topic.

Juliet frequently works with Student Minds, the UK student mental health charity, and is an Assessor for the University Mental Health Charter. She was one of the commissioners on the UPPF Student Futures Commission, and was the inaugural Chair of the Education and Training Board of the British Psychological Society; she also sat on the Board of Educational Affairs for the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations.

She is currently on the Editorial Board for Qualitative Health Research, and has also been an Associate Editor of both Papers on Social Representations and Psychology, Public Policy and Law.

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King's achieves Student Minds University Mental Health Charter Award

King’s has received the Student Minds University Mental Health Charter Award which recognises their whole-university approach to mental health and wellbeing.

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King's third in the UK for psychology two years running

King’s College London has ranked third in the UK for undergraduate Psychology for the second consecutive year in the Times Higher Education (THE) World...

IoPPN students

New online resource for universities to support student mental health

Universities across the UK can today access a new online resource - developed by researchers from King's College London - to support the rising number of...

Students

A new generation of Inspiring Women at the IoPPN

28 new portraits of internationally recognised female professors at the Faculty have been added to IoPPN’s ‘Inspiring Women’ exhibition, celebrating the...

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Taking a 'paws' for University Mental Health Day at the IoPPN

A whole host of events were on offer for staff and students at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) to celebrate University Mental...

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King's ranks fourth for psychology in The Times Good University Guide 2023

King’s College London has risen from sixth to fourth in the UK for undergraduate Psychology in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023.

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IoPPN BSc Psychology excels in National Student Survey 2022

The undergraduate courses at the IoPPN (BSc Psychology and BSc Psychology with Professional Placement) were ranked fourth highest for student satisfaction for...

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King's part of new network to support student mental health

The Office for Students (OfS) has appointed King's as part of a consortium to help universities and colleges identify and make use of effective practice in...

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University-wide survey seeks to explore student wellbeing

It is hoped that the survey will prove a benchmark for future work on student mental health.

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King's contributes to Student Futures Commission report

The UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission, launched this week, has highlighted examples of best practice from the higher education sector in responding to...

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Features

One year on: Reflections from working at the forefront of the pandemic

As 2020 started, the world faced the threat of a totally new virus, COVID-19. As we all navigated completely new and very difficult challenges in our working...

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World Mental Health Day 2020 - King's contribution to understanding and treating mental health

Our world-leading research and community initiatives, together aim to find solutions to some of the challenges faced for people living with mental illness,...

World Mental Health Day

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News

King's achieves Student Minds University Mental Health Charter Award

King’s has received the Student Minds University Mental Health Charter Award which recognises their whole-university approach to mental health and wellbeing.

students-in-quad

King's third in the UK for psychology two years running

King’s College London has ranked third in the UK for undergraduate Psychology for the second consecutive year in the Times Higher Education (THE) World...

IoPPN students

New online resource for universities to support student mental health

Universities across the UK can today access a new online resource - developed by researchers from King's College London - to support the rising number of...

Students

A new generation of Inspiring Women at the IoPPN

28 new portraits of internationally recognised female professors at the Faculty have been added to IoPPN’s ‘Inspiring Women’ exhibition, celebrating the...

Inspiring Women cover photo

Taking a 'paws' for University Mental Health Day at the IoPPN

A whole host of events were on offer for staff and students at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) to celebrate University Mental...

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King's ranks fourth for psychology in The Times Good University Guide 2023

King’s College London has risen from sixth to fourth in the UK for undergraduate Psychology in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023.

IoPPN Main Building and Psychology

IoPPN BSc Psychology excels in National Student Survey 2022

The undergraduate courses at the IoPPN (BSc Psychology and BSc Psychology with Professional Placement) were ranked fourth highest for student satisfaction for...

Logo: NSS National Student Survey

King's part of new network to support student mental health

The Office for Students (OfS) has appointed King's as part of a consortium to help universities and colleges identify and make use of effective practice in...

student

University-wide survey seeks to explore student wellbeing

It is hoped that the survey will prove a benchmark for future work on student mental health.

Wellbeing & Personal Effectiveness Image

King's contributes to Student Futures Commission report

The UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission, launched this week, has highlighted examples of best practice from the higher education sector in responding to...

support-hero

Features

One year on: Reflections from working at the forefront of the pandemic

As 2020 started, the world faced the threat of a totally new virus, COVID-19. As we all navigated completely new and very difficult challenges in our working...

nhs-covid-rainbow-1903x558

World Mental Health Day 2020 - King's contribution to understanding and treating mental health

Our world-leading research and community initiatives, together aim to find solutions to some of the challenges faced for people living with mental illness,...

World Mental Health Day