Your journey in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence at King's starts here

Welcome to your go-to guide for studying Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence at King's. We’re thrilled to welcome you to our community.

Here you’ll find information from current students and academics to help you get a feel for your course and prepare you for your studies at King's.

Student Stories

Read blog posts from current students about life as a King's computer scientist:

• Haleema explores if anyone can study computer science.
• Maryam talks about why she chose to study CS.
• Suliman reveals his top 5 study tips for Computer Science students.
• Shayna explains why she chose to study CS.
• Discover the difference between CS and AI.
• Is Year 2 Computer Science as hard as it sounds?

Manuel Martinez Chamorro and Alex Franch Tapia met on their Computer Science undergraduate course at King’s and turned a summer project into their first start-up.

As well as your studies, there are loads of ways you can get involved in the King's community:

• Meet like-minded people at one of the 300 KCLSU societies. There is something for everyone, from basketball to baking.
• Listen to the Nightingale podcast, which aims to inspire women in STEM.
• Shayna explores different societies available to Computer Science students at King's.
• Learn about the KCL Womxn in STEM society.
• Learn about the KCL Women in Computer Science society.
• Learn about the KCL Tech society.

Placement student experience

Two King's students tell you about their experience while on a year in industry with Microsoft and Sony.

Student Stories

Read blog posts from students about the placement year:

• Luke shares his thoughts and tips about a placement year
• Ana talks about how her placement year shaped her career ambitions
• Frequently asked questions about the placement year

• Luke Janssen, who studied Computer Science with Management in 1997, talks about his career after King's
• Mariam Ahmed, who studied Computer Science with Management in 2021, says what advice she would give you for success in life at King’s
• Arjun Khanna and Sundar Arvind alumni co-founded Blitzo

Professor Michael Kölling discusses why programming will be an important part of your Computer Science degree.

Dr Hana Chockler joins us on this episode of King’s Conversations to walk us through the intricacies of AI systems, the technical challenges of such systems, and how they’ll impact the coexistence of tech and humanity. 

Watch this introduction to the Computer Science course with current students and academics from the Department of Informatics.

Watch this introduction to the Artificial Intelligence course at King's by Professor Luc Moreau, Dr Sanjay Modgil, Dr Yali Du and Dr Oana Cocarascu from the Department of Informatics.

Sukhi, Rachel and Muhammad take you on a tour of the Strand campus and Bush House, where the Department of Informatics is based. 

• You can also watch tours of our other campuses, including Waterloo, Guy's and Denmark Hill.

• Chat 1-2-1 with on of our current students on Unibuddy
• Join one of the Undergraduate Offer Holder events

Scholarships

• Explore the Women in STEM Scholarship available to help support your studies.

There are a number of events you can join as an offer holder to learn more about the King's community:

Past events

• In February/March 2025, King's hosted the Women in STEMM Season - a month-long celebration of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.
• 5 March 2025: Women in STEMM: Inspiring Inclusion - Strategies that work
• May 2024: Fairytales of AI and cybersecurity with Professor Luca Vigano
• In March 2023, Professors Carmine Ventre and Elena Simper led the Informatics Inaugural Lecture - it is available to watch online.
• Women in STEMM: Mind the gap - a leap towards equality is available to watch online.

KCL Tech hosts King's biggest ever overnight hackathon

More than 200 King’s and UCL students competed in a 36-hour event in March. The first of its kind, the two-day HackLondon event saw student teams gather in Bush House to develop innovative solutions and designs exploring how technology can contribute to better productivity. 

Find out more.

King’s part of £80 million boost in AI research to deliver revolutionary new technologies

Scientists from the Department of Informatics, Department of Engineering and School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences have been selected to take part in two of nine new artificial intelligence research hubs set up to empower researchers to tackle society’s pressing challenges with the help of AI. 

Find out more.