Welcome to your on demand offer holder hub - where you can access the information and insight you need, whenever you need it. From your course overview to taster lectures to videos from current students - it's all here!

Don’t forget you can contact current students on unibuddy at any time with questions you might have. You can also join our Unibuddy Community to chat to other offer holders for your course.

Any upcoming events will be added to this page, so do keep checking back for updates.

Professor Juliet Foster, Dean of Education, shares a warm welcome to the 2025 offer holders of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

Hear from IOPPN Dean of Education, Professor Juliet Foster, Student Experience Officer, Sean Tillman and Careers Consultant Team Leader, Sue Moseley about what to expect studying an IOPPN postgraduate course at Kings.

• Explore our content below to find out more about our Addictions course.
• Chat 1-2-1 with one of our current students on unibuddy.
• Got a question? Chat to course leader Dr Leonie Brose on unibuddy.
• Take an online tour of our Denmark Hill Campus - home of the Department of Addictions.
• Join our postgraduate offer holders Unibuddy Community (coming soon) to chat with other offer holders for your course.
• Take a look at our optional reading and listening list compiled by Dr Leonie Brose.

My interest in patient well being and systematic healthcare has motivated me to pursue a career in psychological and pharmacological support. At King’s College London, I had the opportunity to explore these interests further through my Master degree in Addictions at the institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. 

I would be happy to answer all your questions about the school, my studies, student life, or anything else.

Chat to Xinyan

Join our WeChat group for postgraduate offer holders of courses at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. Here you can out more about events and information for offer holders from China, and ask your questions to current postgraduate students.

Click here to join the group or scan the QR above.

Please note all reading and listening suggestions below are completely optional. 

General information on drugs and addiction

• Society for the Study of Addiction knowledge hub
• Babor, T. F., Caulkins, J., Fischer, B., Foxcroft, D., Humphreys, K., Medina-Mora, M. E., . . . Strang, J. (2018). Drug Policy and the Public Good (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
• West, R., & Brown, J. (2013). Theory of Addiction (2nd ed.). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 
• Addiction Audio: Interviews with authors of recent papers, including many of our colleagues and former students here in the department  
• Interactive presentation of data on the global burden of disease  

Information on reading scientific papers and methods

• Greenhalgh, T. (2019). How to read a paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine and Healthcare. (6 ed.). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. An earlier version of many of the chapters is also available on the BMJ website: bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/how-read-paper) 
• Field, A. (2022). An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma (2nd ed.). London: Sage.

The aim of the Bursary scheme is to facilitate training in the addictions field for individuals experiencing difficulty in funding a course of study.

Find out more and apply 

Discover more about our Denmark Hill campus and what it's like to live in the area.

• Camberwell virtual treasure hunt
• Denmark Hill Campus Tour
• Life in Denmark Hill