Study at a Top 20 World University

Study at a top 20 world university

Open day guide 2016 www.kcl.ac.uk/study Welcome to King’s College London

If you want to make a difference and Contents help shape the world in which we 8th in Europe Leading research live, King’s is the university for you. Times Higher Our faculties, institutes Explore King’s 2–11 Ranked equal 19th in the world* and Education World and schools deliver located in one of the world’s greatest University Rankings world-leading research Meet your department 12 cities, King’s is where you can realise 2015–16. and education through your full potential. academic excellence. Student services 13 As a student at King’s, you will Guided tours 14–15 become part of our diverse community in the heart of London, Top tip: Timetable of talks 16–17 where you will join a highly talented group of over 26,500 students from Talk to our Detailed campus map 18–19 more than 150 countries worldwide. academic Realising your experts by Strand and Waterloo campuses 20 As London’s most central university, visiting your you will be ideally placed to benefit subject hub, full potential from everything that this vibrant city page 12. has to offer, thanks to our strong Situated in the heart of London, relationships with London’s key 5th in the UK cultural, political, legal and health King’s is a global centre of institutions. academic excellence that connects QS World University I hope you enjoy exploring all that you to the world. Rankings, our university has to offer and that 2015–16. you will choose to make King’s your next destination for 2017.

19th= in the world JOIN THE QS World CONVERSATION: University Rankings, @KingsCollegeLon 2015–16. Professor Edward Byrne President & Principal

*QS World University Rankings, 2015

Somerset House, Strand Campus

2 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 3 Founded in 1829 Leading the way in King’s College London prides itself on being discovery and innovation at the forefront of higher education. The excellence of our research has led to groundbreaking new discoveries and underpins all of King’s teaching.

King’s is among the top seven universities For research impact, King’s ranked 4th in in the United Kingdom for research the UK amongst multi-faculty universities earnings and has been rated excellent by in the Research Excellence Framework the Quality Assurance Agency for students’ 2014, confirming the university’s position educational experience. as world-leading.

With a distinguished and Long-established Cutting-edge results for today’s problems: notable alumni When the • Leading the study into homegrown terrorism. University of London was • Trialing stem cells to repair and renew brain tissue King’s established in 1836, damaged by stroke. King’s became one Top tip: • Developing technology to diagnose autism in of its two founding 15 minutes using a brain scan. consistently colleges. Take a tour of our • Addressing the science, technology and application historic campus, of big data from expert perspectives. page 14. strives for excellence JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #FutureKings England’s 4th oldest university Share photos of your open day. King’s was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829.

Hodgkin Building, Guy’s Campus

4 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 5 Connecting with Engaging with King’s London and the world cosmopolitan community

King’s has links with a magnitude of international King’s connects with people and organisations throughout institutions located in London across the arts, sciences, London and across the globe – from government, business politics, law and medicine. and industry to charities, sport and culture.

As London’s most central university Current King’s partners include: King’s works with over 160 partner You will also benefit from an award-winning King’s has four campuses by the River The British Library, British Museum, universities and institutions worldwide to Students’ Union with a choice of over Thames between Westminster and the National Gallery, Guy’s & St Thomas’ deliver programmes that draw upon world 250 student-led sports clubs, societies City and one in south London. NHS Foundation Trusts, Southbank renowned academics. and activity groups. This central location allows students to Centre, Cancer Research UK, British As a student at King’s you will join a Joint programmes, student and staff exchanges take full advantage of having a front row Heart Foundation and many more. diverse and cosmopolitan community of and research collaborations are among the seat in one of the world’s most connected over 26,000 students and 6,000 staff from many advantages of our partnerships with and dynamic cities. over 150 countries. other leading universities.

Top tip: JOIN US ON Top tip: SNAPCHAT: Ask our student ambassadors Find out what it’s for ideas on where else to visit kcl1829 like to study at in London. King’s by chatting Send us your snaps to our student of the open day. ambassadors on the day. Look out for their red t-shirts!

View of London from Strand Campus

6 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 7 Investing in your future Making your mark

King’s offers you many ways to enhance your university experience When you graduate from King’s you become part of a distinguished and give your future career an edge. network of alumni dating back to the foundation of the university.

Expand your lifelong learning by taking advantage of what King’s has to offer: The staff and alumni of King’s and its To date, King’s alumni network exceeds constituent institutions made major 40,000 people from 172 different countries and • Boost your employability with an • Take a language module as part of contributions to 19th-century science, our alumni, staff and students continue to make internship for credit as part of your your degree or try CPD accredited medicine and public life. headlines today with discoveries, inventions degree programme. language classes at the Modern In the 20th century nine King’s alumni were and distinctions. Language Centre. • Benefit from one-to-one advice, events awarded the Nobel Prize, with a further three and skills development programmes • Expand your personal and academic since 2010. offered by King’s Careers & horizons and boost your employability Employability before and after by studying abroad for a semester, you graduate. a year or a summer.

Dr Oliver Johnson studied Medicine at FIND OUT MORE: King’s. He is now Top tip Programme Director Visit the student services hub to www.kcl.ac.uk/careers of the King’s Sierra get all your questions answered. Leone Partnership Find out more on page 13. and working on the frontline in the fight against the Ebola virus.

Deborah Bull CBE, Director of Cultural Partnerships, joined King’s in 2012 following a long and successful career in the arts. She was named in the Evening Standard’s 2014 list of “The 1,000 most influential Londoners” as a science innovator.

The Quad, Strand Campus

8 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 9 Make the most of your day in London

King’s is London’s most central university and has four campuses by the WATERLOO River Thames between Westminster and the City and one in south London. TATE MODERN STATION Use the map on the back page to visit some of our students’ favourite places around the Strand Campus such as Somerset House, The National Gallery CITY OF LONDON ST PAUL’S SHAKESPEARE’S ST THOMAS’ FINANCIAL and Covent Garden. CATHEDRAL GLOBE HOSPITAL DISTRICT THE SHARD GUY’S HOSPITAL

KING’S KING’S KING’S KING’S STRAND KING’S BUSH MAUGHAN WATERLOO ST THOMAS’ KING’S GUY’S CAMPUS HOUSE LIBRARY CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS

BIG BEN AND ROYAL COURTS THE HOUSES SOUTH BANK OF JUSTICE OF PARLIAMENT LONDON EYE ARTS COMPLEX

KING’S DENMARK HILL CAMPUS, KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL

10 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 11 Meet your department Student services 09.30–16.00 09.30–16.00 Today is your chance to discover King’s for yourself. Visit your subject University life is far more than just your subject. Our staff are here to give hub to talk to leading academics in your subject area, meet current you support throughout your time at King’s. Visit the student services hubs students and to find out the latest news from your department. in the Great Hall to ask questions about all aspects of life at King’s and find out how we can support you.

Here are some of the Admissions King’s Sport Room Find your department teams you can meet: Bush House Modern Language Centre Careers & Employability Student Funding Teal 1 Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics Disability Advisory Service Student Societies K4U.17 International Support Study Abroad KCLSU Tech Bar Teal 3 Informatics (Computer Science & Electronic Engineering), King’s Residences Widening Participation Pyramid Room Mathematics, Psychology Purple 1&2 Law Floor 1, Somerset House

Blue 2 Digital Culture, English, English Language & Linguistics, Old Committee Room Liberal Arts

Blue 3 Classics, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, French, German, Philosophy, Management, Spanish, Portuguese Council Room & Latin American Studies, Theology Blue 4 Music St David’s Room

Blue 5 Economics, European & International Studies, Geography, Global Health & Social Medicine, History, International Are you over 21 and considering Are you studying without the K2.40 Development, Political Economy, War Studies university for the first time? support of your family? The Widening Participation The Widening Participation Department supports mature students Department offers considerable support Top tip and can help answer your questions for independent and care experienced Check the maps on and put you in touch with other people students including bursaries and pages 18 and 20 to find in your situation. personal support. your hub. You can also see a timetable of talks on pages 16–17. FIND OUT MORE: For more information come and see KCLWP in the student services hub or visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/widening-participation

12 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 13 Join a guided tour Accommodation tours:

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There are lots of opportunities to visit our If you have pre-booked on to one of our accommodation during the open day. accommodation coach tours, please head We will have frequent walking tours of to the departure point on Surrey Street Stamford Street Apartments which start at prior to your time slot. our WaterlooCovent Campus in the Orange Zone. Garden Total journey and tour time: Journey time: 15 minutes Great Dover Street Apartments: 90 minutes Tour: Championnd Hill: 30 minutes Stra 120 minutes

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A G 14.00 and 15.00, departing Savoy TER E Pier L from Memorial Arch, OO B Top tip Guy’s Campus Embankment R Embankment DG Upper Ground Follow the maps on pages Visit the Psychology stand in Pier E 15 and 20 to find the Teal 3 for more information Waterloo Campus HUGERORD accommodation tour estival Stamford Street departure points. Chemistry tours Pier B RDG Visit the Chemistry stand in E Teal 1 for more information ATERLOO

14 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 15 Here is a timetable of the talks taking place on the day. You can plan your Timetable of talks day using the tick boxes to mark which talks you would like to attend.

Room 9.00-9.30 9.45-10.15 10.30-11.00 11.15-11.45 12.00-12.30 12.45-13.15 13.30-14.00 14.15-14.45 15.00-15.30 15.45-16.15

Main Entrance Registration 1 Registration 2 Registration 3 (9.00–10.30) (11.00–12.30) (13.30–15.00)

Orange 1 Law Law Law Economics Economics & Business Business PPE, Politics B5 (10 minute walk) Management Management Management & Political Economy

Orange 4 Politics, Chemistry Physics Psychology Politics, Chemistry PPE, Politics Law Economics Stamford Street Lecture Theatre Philosophy Philosophy & Political (10 minute walk) & Law & Law Economy

Red 3 Physics Computer French History Liberal Arts Philosophy War Studies Geography English Safra Lecture Theatre Science

Green 1 Computer Electronic Electronic Classics Theology & Politics Film Studies International International Anatomy Lecture Theatre Science Engineering Engineering Religious Management Relations Studies

Teal 2 Biomedical Music English Digital Culture German European International International K4U.12 Engineering Language & Studies and Development Management Linguistics European Politics Blue 1 Information Philosophy French Comparative Classics Global Health War Studies Spanish, JKTL Nash Lecture Theatre for mature Literature & Social Portuguese students Medicine & Latin American Studies

Pink 2 Introduction Introduction Mathematics English English Introduction Introduction History Arthur & Paula Lucas to King’s and to King’s and to King’s and to King’s and Lecture Theatre How to Apply How to Apply How to Apply How to Apply (9.15–10.00) (10.15–11.00) (13.30–14.15) (14.45–15.30)

Pink 3 Information S-2.23 for mature students

Yellow 1 International S-3.20 Relations

16 King’s College London Open Day 2016 King’s College London Open Day 2016 17 Accommodation King’s Building Strand Building coach tour Find your zone Surrey Street departure point Temple Lift B to Red Zone, Blue Zone, Teal Zone, Green Zone

King’s Building: Red Zone, Blue Zone, Teal Zone and Green Zone Fold out the Blue Zone Floor 2 Strand Building Basement: Pink Zone and Yellow Zone page for Temple Place more maps Down to Red Zone Somerset House East Wing: Purple Zone Up to Teal Zone Lift B See back cover for directions to: Orange Zone (15 minutes walk) Chapel Lift B up to Blue King’s Building Blue Zone 5 Strand Building Red Zone Ground Floor Teal Zone Green Zone Downstairs to Pink Zone Downstairs to Yellow Zone Red 2 Blue Blue Student Blue Campus tour 2 3 Floor minus 2 Floor minus 3 Services Hub 1 Blue Red 4 departure point 4 Red 3 & library tour information point Teal Zone Floors 4 & 4U

Old Down to Blue Zone Disabled Entrance Up to Green Zone Lift to Up to Hall Floor 4U Lift A down to Blue Zone Pink Zone Yellow Zone Lift B R This way to: Stairs to Floor 4U Registration Quad Orange Zone (15 minutes walk away, directions on the back cover. Stamford Street Teal 1 Somerset House East Wing Up to Apartments tours start Teal 2 Teal 3

Strand from the Orange Zone) Lift A Lift A Purple Zone Floor 1 Purple Zone down to up to Yellow Zone All and up to Zones All Other Green Zone Floor 6 Zones Down to Teal Zone Purple 2 Purple 1 Pink 2

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Somerset House Courtyard

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A G Savoy TER Mathematics, Psychology E Pyramid Room Pier L OO B Oo Tower Purple 1&2 Orange 1, 2 & 3 Join an Law Embankment R Floor 1, Somerset House Embankment DG Franklin-Wilkins accommodationUpper Ground Pier E Building & Library tour here Blue 2 Digital Culture, English, English Language & Linguistics, R HUGERORD Old Commmittee Room Liberal Arts estival Stamford Street Pier Classics, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, French, B Blue 3 RDG German, Philosophy, Management, Spanish, Portuguese & E Orange 4 Council Room Stamford Street Please allow 15 Latin American Studies, Theology minutes to walk to Lecture Theatre the orange zone Blue 4 Music London Eye ork RdATERLOO St David’s Room

Blue 5 Economics, European & International Studies, Geography, Global Health & Social Medicine, History, International K2.40 Development, Political Economy, War Studies We hope you enjoy your visit DESIGN Cog Design www.kcl.ac.uk www.cogdesign.com 19 King’s College London Open Day 2016