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London Life
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King's College London: Studying at King's
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Careers support at King's
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Employability - Modern Language Centre
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Can pigs and seaweed cure Diabetes?
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Why is Shakespeare considered the German National Poet?
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King's College London: a day in the life
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King's College London: Clubs & Societies
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Professor Theo Farrell, Head of the Department of War Studies
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Postgraduate study at King's College London
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Postgraduate research applications
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Adrian, Conflict Security & Development MA
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Ben, Computing & Security MSc
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Elise, International Financial Law LLM
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Rebecca, Conservative Dentistry MSc and Dental Oral Science PhD
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Welcome to London. Welcome to King’s!
King’s is a leading university providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. We are ranked sixth in the UK for the quality and quantity of research activity (Research Excellence Framework 2014). King’s has played a major role in many of the advances that shape modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar. King’s continues to lead the way on research and pioneers new ideas to make the world a better place. King’s is London’s most central university, with five campuses linked through the heart of the capital, enabling us to build partnerships with key London institutions and form international conversations. We collaborate on research projects, share teaching resources and create internship opportunities to enhance our students’ experience. Current partners include the British Library, British Museum, National Gallery, Shakespeare’s Globe, Southbank Centre, Tate Modern, and more. Our central location and varied partnerships allow students to get connected in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. King’s is not only an enriching experience from an academic perspective – we have a diverse and active student community, with almost 30,000 students from some 150 countries worldwide. With 5 campuses in the heart of the capital, King’s is London’s most central university and provides students with a place in one of the most connected and dynamic cities in the world. King’s students benefit from the university’s global reputation as well as opportunities for local and global connections with employers, universities and organisations from government, business and industry to charities, sport and culture. We host guest speakers and provide opportunities for internships and active recruitment. 94 per cent of master’s graduates are in full time work within six months of graduation (DHLE, 2014) and we are ranked in the UK’s top 5 universities for graduate employability. Our world-leading research has enabled groundbreaking discoveries and advances which continue to shape modern live. We have been rated 11th in Europe in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016–7 based on teaching and research environments, research influence, income and international outlook. King’s is particularly distinguished in a wide range of health areas including psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry and works with teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services to give students a thorough education experience. King’s College London is a world-leading research-led university, ranked 7th in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. King’s provides an intellectually stimulating work environment, with connections and prestigious international partnerships within the university and across disciplines – scientific and medical, social and creative. Our position in central London gives us and our staff the opportunity to form and lead international conversations in policy, government, law, culture, religion, medicine and business. We’re dedicated to making the world a better place through the advancement of knowledge, learning and understanding and we’re passionate about harnessing and empowering our diverse community in pursuit of this mission. We know that to succeed we must attract the best local and international talent from all backgrounds to work at all levels across the university.
- Total number of students24,105
- Number of international students9,905
- Total number of academic staff1,950
- Number of international staff690
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded3,980
- Number of master's degrees awarded4,405
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded560
- Number of research only staff1,615
- Number of new undergraduate students5,155
- Number of new master's students3,775
- Number of new doctoral students552
- Global score74.8
- Global research reputation#52
- Regional research reputation#36
- Publications#60
- Books#5
- Conferences#402
- Normalized citation impact#76
- Total citations#47
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#45
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#69
- International collaboration#388
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#215
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#39
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#64
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
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No. of students per staff
44%
Percentage of International Students
62 : 38
Student Ratio of Females to Males
26,057
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2011
77
2012
56
2013
57
2014
38
2015
40
2016
27
2017
0
2018
36
2019
38
2020
0
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World Reputation Rankings
2011
61
2012
61
2013
61
2014
43
2015
31
2016
43
2017
41
2018
42
2019
41
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Arts & humanities
2011
40
2012
39
2013
28
2014
19
2015
23
2016
15
2017
16
2018
20
2019
26
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2011
27
2012
22
2013
20
2014
13
2015
11
2016
8
2017
16
2018
0
2019
17
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Life sciences
2011
47
2012
45
2013
46
2014
37
2015
37
2016
34
2017
31
2018
30
2019
36
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Physical sciences
2019
0
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Social sciences
2011
31
2012
36
2013
45
2014
25
2015
27
2016
20
2017
21
2018
29
2019
0
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Business & Economics
2019
97
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Computer Science
2017
52
2018
0
2019
0
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Law
2018
0
2019
25
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Education
2018
18
2019
0
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European Teaching
2018
13
2019
6
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
2019
10
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
2019
6
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
2019
13
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
2019
13
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
2019
57
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
2019
12
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
2019
51
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
2019
10
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
2019
5
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University Impact Ranking
2019
5
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#2Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score95.0
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#10
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#8
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#2
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#6
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#2
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#2
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#17
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#53
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#29
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#2
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#3
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#16Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score78.1
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#21
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#9
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#15
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#29
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#14
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#13
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#20
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#59
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#14
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#16
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#38
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#24Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score72.9
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#26
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#15
- Arts and Humanities publications#8
- Arts and Humanities books#7
- Arts and Humanities conferences#71
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#177
- Arts and Humanities total citations#22
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#18
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#178
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#208
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#204
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#33Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score76.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#20
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#6
- Clinical Medicine publications#42
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#148
- Clinical Medicine total citations#39
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#33
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#54
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#221
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#102
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#41
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#142
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#36Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score64.4
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#17
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#43
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#70
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#32
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#55
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#107
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#40
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#25
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#52
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#38Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score65.7
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#17
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#2
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#62
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#81
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#57
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#47
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#66
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#155
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#42
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#43
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#77
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#39Immunology
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- Immunology overall score60.0
- Immunology global research reputation#53
- Immunology regional research reputation#38
- Immunology publications#52
- Immunology normalized citation impact#20
- Immunology total citations#36
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#39
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#22
- Immunology international collaboration#154
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#52
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#36
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#38
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#49Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score64.4
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#49
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#23
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#37
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#157
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#41
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#39
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#138
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#231
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#220
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#43
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#141
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#69Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score57.9
- Computer Science global research reputation#89
- Computer Science regional research reputation#40
- Computer Science publications#172
- Computer Science normalized citation impact#36
- Computer Science total citations#113
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#109
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#36
- Computer Science international collaboration#64
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#19
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#51
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#18
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#74Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score54.9
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#48
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#75
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#99
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#140
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#86
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#82
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#147
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#138
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#60
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#73
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#127
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#140Physics
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- Physics overall score68.3
- Physics global research reputation#110
- Physics regional research reputation#77
- Physics publications#280
- Physics normalized citation impact#145
- Physics total citations#194
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#213
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#200
- Physics international collaboration#385
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#213
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#171
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#108
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#196Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score24.7
- Economics and Business global research reputation#138
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#77
- Economics and Business publications#234
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#134
- Economics and Business total citations#206
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#167
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#92
- Economics and Business international collaboration#188
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#110
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#212
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#211
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#263Engineering
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- Engineering overall score53.4
- Engineering global research reputation#231
- Engineering regional research reputation#106
- Engineering publications#615
- Engineering normalized citation impact#42
- Engineering total citations#422
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#447
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#125
- Engineering international collaboration#28
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#8
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#281
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#56
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#431Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score44.1
- Chemistry global research reputation#224
- Chemistry regional research reputation#141
- Chemistry publications#634
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#504
- Chemistry total citations#596
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#625
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#604
- Chemistry international collaboration#236
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#79
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#516
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#485
