King’s College London was founded within the tradition of the Church of England by the Duke of Wellington and King George IV, who granted its royal charter in 1829. When the University of London was established in 1836, King’s became one of its two founding colleges. It has had financial and academic autonomy since 1994 while remaining part of the University of London, and has awarded its own degrees since 2008.
King’s has five campuses across London and reports more than 42,000 students, over 300,000 alumni and annual research income of £257m. Its nine academic units led by executive deans include the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, The Dickson Poon School of Law, the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and King’s Business School. Professor Shitij Kapur has led King’s as Vice-Chancellor & President since June 2021.