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Our <a class="sys_16" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/strategy">Vision 2029 </a>looks forward to our 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out our ambitious plans in five key areas: </p> <ul> <li>Educating the next generation of change-makers;</li> <li>Challenging ideas and driving change through research;</li> <li>Giving back to society through meaningful service;</li> <li>Working with our local communities in London;</li> <li>Fostering global citizens with an international perspective.</li> </ul> <div class="block block--faculty block--promo mb-0"> <section class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-lg-6"> <article class="card article-item match-height"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/strategy" title="Vision and strategy"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/newimages/about/v2029thumb-notext.png" alt="Vision and strategy" width="" height=""> </a> <div class="card-body card-body--padded"> <h3 class="article-item__title"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/strategy" title="Vision and strategy">Vision and strategy</a> </h3> <p class="article-item__excerpt">Bold ambitions for the future of King's as we look towards our 200th anniversary</p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-lg-6"> <article class="card article-item match-height"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/history.aspx" title="History"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/newimages/about/duelday-thw.png" alt="History" width="" height=""> </a> <div class="card-body card-body--padded"> <h3 class="article-item__title"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/history.aspx" title="History">History</a> </h3> <p class="article-item__excerpt">King's College London was founded in 1829 but our roots reach back to the 12th century.</p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-lg-6"> <article class="card article-item match-height"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/our-people/index.aspx" title="Our people"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/newimages/about/thumb/shitij-kapur-thumb.jpg" alt="Our people" width="" height=""> </a> <div class="card-body card-body--padded"> <h3 class="article-item__title"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/our-people/index.aspx" title="Our people">Our people</a> </h3> <p class="article-item__excerpt">Meet our Vice-Chancellor & President, Professor Shitij Kapur, and his senior leadership team.</p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-lg-6"> <article class="card article-item match-height"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs" title="Work at King's"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/newimages/about/thumb/jobs-at-kings-general.jpg" alt="Work at King's" width="" height=""> </a> <div class="card-body card-body--padded"> <h3 class="article-item__title"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs" title="Work at King's">Work at King鈥檚</a> </h3> <p class="article-item__excerpt">We want to make the world a better place through world-leading education, research and service.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4"> <aside class="w-padding bg--grey-rabbit"> <h2>King’s by numbers</h2> <p><strong>1829</strong> - The foundation of King’s</p> <p>More than <strong>33,000 </strong>students from over <strong>190</strong> countries around the world</p>  <p>More than <span style="font-family: KingsBureauGrotThreeSeven, sans-serif;">250,000 </span>alumni across the world</p> <p><strong>£273m</strong> annual research income</p>  <p><strong>6th</strong> in the UK for research ‘power’ (2021 Research Excellence Framework)</p> <p>Ranked <strong>8th</strong> in Europe (QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025)</p> <p>Ranked <strong>38th</strong> in the world (Times Higher Education World Rankings 2023)</p> <p><strong>14</strong> <a title="Nobel Laureates" class="sys_0 sys_t0" href="/about/our-people/nobel">Nobel Laureates</a></p> <p><strong>100%</strong> of the electricity we purchase directly comes from UK wind energy (since October 2017). King's target is to be net zero carbon by 2030.</p> <h2>The King's Community Charter</h2> <p>To achieve our ambition to make the world a better place, we want everyone in our community to flourish and to contribute to all aspects of university life.</p> <p>Read <a title="kings-community-charter" class="sys_21" href="/about/assets/pdf/kings-community-charter.pdf">King's Community Charter</a> (pdf 5.1MB).</p> </aside> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="bg--grey-rabbit" aria-label="Promotion widget-Grey"> <div class="block block--faculty block--feature"> <section class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 text-center"> <h2>Questions we're asking at King's</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row block--feature__row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-1 md-order-2"> <p>Do you accept the world as it is? Or ask questions to change it? 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If you share our ambition for change, you can find the right questions at King鈥檚.</p> <ul class="list list--block" role="list"> <li><a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/discover/accept-or-question" title="Discover the questions we're asking at King's">Discover the questions we're asking at King's</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-2 md-order-1"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/importedimages/1-provided-by-marketing/accept-or-question-image-of-old-woman-using-pills-cropped-800x430.jpg?f=webp" alt="Accept or Question Image of old" width="" height="" /> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="bg--white" aria-label="Promotion bar-White"> <div class="block block--faculty block--feature"> <section class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 text-center"> <h2>Creating meaningful impact</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row block--feature__row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-2 md-order-1"> <p>Our mission is to ensure that our research, education and commitment to service result in positive change and value for people, planet and society. </p><p> Our community has identified five urgent global challenges to focus our attention as we deepen our partnerships on local, national and global levels.</p> <ul class="list list--block" role="list"> <li><a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/impact" title="Read more about our impact work">Read more about our impact work</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-1 md-order-2"> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <iframe aria-label="Embedded video" id='kaltura_player' src='https://media.kcl.ac.uk/embed/secure/iframe/entryId/1_hzvcywpr/uiConfId/50622292/st/0' width='100%' height='auto' allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozAllowFullScreen allow='autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *' frameborder='0' title='Kaltura Player - 1_hzvcywpr'></iframe></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="bg--grey-rabbit" aria-label="Promotion widget-Grey"> <div class="block block--faculty block--feature"> <section class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 text-center"> <h2>Climate & sustainability at King鈥檚</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row block--feature__row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-1 md-order-2"> <p>We are rapidly scaling our response to the climate emergency by embedding sustainability into our teaching, mobilising cross-faculty expertise to intensify sustainability research and advancing climate action across our operations and decision-making.</p> <ul class="list list--block" role="list"> <li><a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/climate-sustainability" title="Read more about our sustainability work at King鈥檚">Read more about our sustainability work at King鈥檚</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-2 md-order-1"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/newimages/nmes/sustainable-environment-leaf-plant-cropped-800x430.jpg?f=webp" alt="sustainable-environment-leaf-plant-cropped-800x430" width="" height="" /> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="bg--white" aria-label="Promotion bar-White"> <div class="block block--faculty block--promo mb-0"> <section class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 text-left"> <h2 class="h1">Discover more about our community</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <article class="card article-item match-height"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/strategy/learning-and-teaching" title="Learning & teaching"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/newimages/tef-students-lecture-banner-cropped-368x208.png" alt="Learning & teaching" width="" height=""> </a> <div class="card-body card-body--padded"> <h3 class="article-item__title"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/strategy/learning-and-teaching" title="Learning & teaching">Learning & teaching</a> </h3> <p class="article-item__excerpt">World-class education for an increasingly diverse student body</p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <article class="card article-item match-height"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research" title="Research & Innovation"> <img class="img-fluid" src="/newimages/nmes/feature-images-800x430/engineering-robot-cropped-368x208.png" alt="Research & Innovation" width="" height=""> </a> <div class="card-body card-body--padded"> <h3 class="article-item__title"> <a class="d-block" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research" title="Research & Innovation">Research & Innovation</a> </h3> <p class="article-item__excerpt">World-changing ideas. 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