King's College London UK

King`s College London is one of England`s oldest and most prestigious universities. Research-led and based in the heart of London, King`s has around 26,000 students from some 140 countries, and around 6,700 employees. It offers an intellectually rigorous environment supported by welcoming and caring traditions. King`s objective is to serve society both in the UK and abroad. King`s has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise for British universities, 23 departments were ranked in the top quartile of British universities; over half of our academic staff work in departments that are in the top 10 per cent in the UK in their field. Our students have achieved amongst the highest employment rates and starting salaries of any UK university. King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences.