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King's Engineering

While King’s distinguished history of engineering research dates back to 1838, the university’s founding ethos ‘in service to society’ continues as a golden thread driving our work today.

Our vision for King’s Engineering is to foster collaborations and facilitate problem-solving research to address some of the most pressing engineering real-world questions, building a better, more sustainable world to the benefit of society.

We comprise of the Department of Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS), working closely together with a shared ambition to make the world a better place through engineering innovation.

World-changing ideas, brought to life by King’s engineers.

Making the world a better place

Health

Health

We aim to enhance healthcare through advanced engineering to treat and diagnose patients across many disease areas including cancer, neurological, and cardiovascular conditions. Our research is patient-focused, reflected in the 22 clinical academics who are working within King’s Engineering. 

Research areas include:

  • Imaging Sciences
  • Computational Modelling
  • Chemistry & Biology Applied to Imaging
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Surgery & Intervention

Connectivity

Connectivity

We have expertise in telecommunications and aspects of robotics, information and computer engineering. This includes building on our innovation in 5G, neuromorphic computing and robotics as well as looking at the economic and policy implications of these technologies.

Research areas include:

  • Networks & Telecommunications
  • Sensors, Signals & Control
  • Information & Computer Engineering

 

Sustainability

Manufacturing & Sustainability

We have developed a new strategic growth area around sustainability, which is addressed across a range of topics including research on wildfires, energy storage, sustainable food and fuel manufacture and new devices for healthcare.

Research areas include:

  • Energy & Thermal Engineering
  • Advanced Materials
  • Sustainable & Autonomous Systems
  • Medical Devices

Innovation in our research and our facilities

DELONELINESS: a research project led by King's Engineering

The ‘DELONELINESS’ project aims to design a smart monitoring and communication system with multifunctional electronics, built into textiles used as wearables and home furniture to measure levels of loneliness in older people. Refining methods of identifying loneliness in those who are isolated will allow timely and effective intervention.

This interdisciplinary project brings together the knowledge and skills of academics across King's Department of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences and Institute of Social Gerontology, alongside partners from the University of Chester, University of Sussex, KYMIRA Ltd, Thrive Wearables, Housing LIN Ltd and policy experts.

PLuS Alliance - TEDI-London

The Engineering & Design Institute London

TEDI-London is a new higher education institute, specialising in Design Engineering. It was founded by King’s and our PLuS Alliance partners Arizona State University and UNSW Sydney.

At its bespoke campus in Canada Water, South East London, students design solutions connected to societal and community challenges, on topics like smart cities, user-centred product design and sustainability.

Practical teamwork and project-based learning is supported by ‘just-in-time’ online learning modules. There are also regular opportunities to collaborate with industrial partners on projects. To encourage more creative problem-solvers to enter the engineering profession, the institute has no subject-specific entry requirements like needing A-Level Maths.

Meet some of King’s engineers

What do our students say?

We want to inspire and educate the next generation of engineers, who will collaborate across disciplines to address today's real-world problems.

Our Engineering Alumni Zeena and Zara describe the wide variety of exciting research they were exposed to while studying their degrees at King's.

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Learn skills the world needs, from top researchers at London's most central university. Our courses focus on the synergies between fundamental engineering principles and leading-edge technologies with a flexible and innovative approach to education. King’s develops engineers for the 21st century, will you join us?

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