King's College London
Public university in London
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| 2025 | University College London won the London Varsity Series title. |
| 2025 | UCL wins the Men's Varsity match against King's College London (KCL) with a score of 24-20. |
| March 2025 | The London Varsity Series expanded to include over 30 sporting fixtures played across one week in March. |
| 2024 | John Jayne represents Team GB as an Olympic judoka at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games |
| 2024 | Ranked among the top 30 universities worldwide for development studies according to the QS University Ranking. |
| 2024 | UCL defeated KCL in Men's Varsity match with a narrow score of 10-7 |
| 2024 | King's Business School changed its academic dress color from Teal to Emerald Green |
| December 2024 | Awarded the titles of Sixth Form College of the Year 2025 and Sixth Form College of the Year for Academic Excellence 2025 by The Sunday Times in the Parent Power schools guide. |
| November 2024 | Simon Tanner appointed as Interim Dean of Faculty for Digital Humanities, serving from November 2024 to present day |
| November 2024 | Professor Simon Tanner assumed an interim position as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, succeeding Professor Marion Thain. |
| September 2024 | King's newest student residence in Battersea opened, providing 452 rooms with a number of affordable rooms secured under the King's Affordable Accommodation Scheme (KAAS). |
| July 31 2024 | King's College London completed its financial year with a total income of £1.271 billion, showcasing significant financial performance with key income sources including £630.5 million from tuition fees, £144.9 million from funding body grants, and £256.9 million from research grants and contracts. |
| July 31 2024 | The university reached a total net asset value of £1.671 billion and maintained its position as having the fourth-largest endowment among UK universities, with endowments of £324.8 million. |
| May 2024 | King Charles III reaffirmed royal patronage of King's College London. |
| March 2024 | University spokesperson commented on plans to refurbish the Champion Hill buildings and restore them as student accommodation when safe. |
| 2023 | The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded King's a gold rating for student outcomes. |
| 2023 | King's was ranked 7th in the UK for Graduate Employability in the Times Higher Education's Global Employability University Ranking. |
| 2023 | King's College London achieved a total research income of £256.9 million, with significant funding from various sources including research councils, UK central government, UK industry, UK charitable bodies, EU sources, and other international funding. |
| 2023 | King's Business School achieved triple accreditation from the Association of MBAs, the EFMD Quality Improvement System, and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. |
| 2023 | A new royal charter was implemented, changing the appointment process for the university's visitor from automatic (by the Archbishop of Canterbury) to being appointed by the monarch on council representation. |
| 2023 | Launched a new MA Development Studies programme, expanding the department's academic offerings in international development studies. |
| 2023 | UCL defeated KCL in Men's Varsity match with a score of 17-12 |
| 2023 | Petr Pavel became President of the Czech Republic |
| 2023 | Matthew Moran takes over as Head of Department, serving from 2023 to the present. |
| 2023 | Following the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke at the London Defence Conference, describing the People's Republic of China as an 'epoch defining challenge'. |
| 2023 | Launched the Digital Futures Institute and the Global Cultures Institute as part of a new Faculty vision to address societal challenges through arts and humanities expertise. |
| November 2023 | Permanent historical interpretation was installed alongside the Thomas Guy statue, providing ongoing context about the historical figure and his connections to the South Sea Company. |
| 2022 | The university offered admission to 39.3% of applicants, which was the 8th lowest offer rate across the United Kingdom. |
| 2022 | UCL defeated KCL in Men's Varsity match with a close score of 12-8 |
| 2022 | Natalia Gherman served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova |
| 2022 | Launched the London Defence Conference in collaboration with Reaction, a current affairs analysis and news site. |
| 2022 | The department received recognition from the Public Relations and Communications Association for its 'Ukraine Explained' series, which compiled over 40 essays from its academics on the Ukraine conflict. |
| 2022 | Department celebrated its 60th anniversary with a series of events. |
| 2022 | The Complete University Guide ranked Classics at 16th and history at 10th nationally. |
| November 2022 | The Thomas Guy statue was de-boarded for conservation work, with temporary interpretive information added to provide historical context. |
| February 2022 | Department academics began providing extensive research and commentary on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, contributing expertise to over 26,120 articles and news broadcasts across major international media outlets. |
| 2021 | The Guardian University Guide ranked King's in the top ten in 6 subjects, including Psychology (2nd), Politics (5th), Law (6th), Anatomy & physiology (8th), Media & film studies (9th), and Philosophy (9th). |
| 2021 | Times Higher Education ranked King's College London in the top 20 universities globally for Psychology (11th) and Clinical, pre-clinical & health (16th) in their World University Rankings by subject. |
| 2021 | King's College London was ranked 9th by GPA and 6th for research power in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), a comprehensive assessment of research quality in UK higher education institutions. |
| 2021 | Selected as the Best State Sixth Form College of the Decade by The Sunday Times. |
| 2021 | UCL decisively defeated KCL in Men's Varsity match with a score of 49-7 |
| 2021 | KCL completely shut out UCL in Women's Varsity match with a score of 38-0 |
| 2021 | Augustus Jaspert concluded his term as Governor of the British Virgin Islands |
| 2021 | Guardian University Guide improved ranking to 15th out of 25 for Classics & ancient history. |
| 2020 | Sir Roger Penrose wins the Nobel Prize in Physics while connected to King's College London. |
| 2020 | Champion Hill student residence was vacated due to discovered fire safety concerns, leading to the relocation of students and staff. |
| 2020 | The Thomas Guy statue was boarded up in response to the George Floyd protests, addressing concerns about the historical context of Guy's connection to the slave-trading South Sea Company. |
| 2020 | KCL defeated UCL in Men's Varsity match with a score of 27-12 |
| 2020 | Sir Michael Houghton was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his co-discovery of Hepatitis C and the Hepatitis D genome. |
| 2020 | Ed Davis ended his tenure as Governor of Gibraltar |
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