Your journey as a King's engineer starts here

Congratulations on your offer to study Engineering at King’s College London. 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 engineer:

• Idan shares some top tips for first year students
• Shambs shares how university is different from school
• Shehzmani Shams talks about doing a placement in her second year

A big part of your studies will be around project work. This video will give you an idea of how you'll be working with your fellow students to put your theoretical skills into practice.

Dr Oya Celiktutan talks about how she is helping robots to understand people.

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.
• Learn about the KCL Womxn in STEM society.
• Learn about the KCL Engineering society.
• Learn about the KCL Robotics society.

Dame Dawn Childs is a pioneering engineer who is passionate advocate for promoting engineering and science education.

• Dawn talks about her senior roles in the aeronautics, energy, leisure and tech industries.

Elizabeth Beckmann, who studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1974, gives her advice for success in life at King's.

Bobby Dixit, who studied Electronics in 1994, talks about his professional career at Sony.

Sukhi, Rachel and Muhammad take you on a tour of the Strand campus, where the Department of Engineering 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
• Explore events for offer holders

Scholarships

• Explore the Women in STEM Scholarship and other scholarships and bursaries available to help support your studies.

Watch the Engineering online offer holder session:

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.
• This event was on 5 March 2025: Women in STEMM: Inspiring Inclusion - Strategies that work
• The Engineering annual lecture took place on 5 March 2025
• June 2024: How music can help your heart with Professor Elaine Chew
• Women in STEMM: Mind the gap - a leap towards equality is available to watch online.
• In October 2023 Professor Elaine Chew led the engineering inaugural lecture - it is available to watch online.

First-of-its-kind molecular communication system developed by King’s engineers

Researchers from the department of engineering at King’s College London (KCL) have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular communication system to revolutionise drug delivery and the detection of dangerous chemicals. The new system could serve as the foundation for new applications, from new forms of computation to drug delivery.

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Science investment at King's

King's supercharges science with major investment in talent, education and research.

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