Research and innovation

World-changing ideas. Life-changing impact.

Research is core to King’s, what we do, what we care about and how we educate. Our enquiry-driven research delivers transformative insights with the power to advance and accelerate global progress. We work across disciplines and collaborate with partners so that our research changes practice and influences understanding at home and abroad. The 2021 REF confirmed King's place as one of the UK's top research universities.

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Explore our research

Our nine Faculties are at the cutting edge of world-leading research

Sustainable research and innovation excellence

Learn about King's research strategy and ambitions

King’s innovation

Collaborating for economic and social impact

Research impact

Our research tackles global issues, adding value to society and the economy

REF at King's

The Research Excellence Framework assesses research in UK

Research environment

Our research culture and world-class research support services

Research facilities

Cutting-edge facilities, technical services and technology platforms

Research funding opportunities

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Multidisciplinary research at King’s

Discover multidisciplinary research across King's

Public and community engagement with research (P&CER)

Our ambition for P&CER at King's is set out in our strategic direction, which details our approach to building a culture of engaged research through support, training, reward and recognition and impact capturing. At King's, P&CER takes many forms ranging from knowledge sharing to collaborative involvement of publics in shaping and carrying out research.

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