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Postgraduate English language entry requirements

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

The list of acceptable English Language tests below is correct as of September 2023 and apply for entry in the 2023/24 academic year for the King’s programmes specified below.

Please note that these may be subject to change each admissions cycle and some tests listed below may not be accepted for future entry.

If a test you have completed is not listed below, unfortunately we are unable to accept it as meeting our English language requirements.

If your first language is not English you must be able to provide recent evidence that your spoken and written command of the English language is adequate for the programmes for which you have applied.

English language tests

The level of English language you are required to demonstrate is dependent upon the programme for which you have applied. Please select from one of the five bands below for more information about the level of English language competence required for your programme of study, and the English language tests accepted.

If you have taken an IELTS Academic test, you can use our  Pre-sessional English calculator  to check if your scores meet the requirements of your programme, or to calculate which Pre-sessional English course you may need to consider. 

Unless specified, requirements are the same for postgraduate taught (PGT) programmes and postgraduate research programmes (PGR).

All English Language test results must be sent via King’s Apply before the deadline in your offer. Please send a message with a scanned copy of your official test report or certificate attached. We cannot accept results submitted via post. 

Which programmes?

Currently none of our postgraduate programmes require Band A level of English.

English language proficiency tests

The tests listed below are valid if they have been taken within two years of the start date of your chosen programme. The start date for the purposes of English language requirements is the 1st day of the month in which your programme commences, i.e. if your programme starts in September 2024, the test must be dated within two years of 1st September 2024.

All elements of the test results must be demonstrated in one test. We cannot take a combination of your scores across two tests. We cannot take TOEFL MyBest scores or IELTS One Skill scores.

This band applies to the following faculties:

• Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (PGT only)
• Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy
• King's Business School
• Study Abroad (Incoming)
• The Dickson Poon School of Law

The following departments:

• Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries (PGT only)
• Department of Digital Humanities (PGT only)

The following programmes:

• Affective Disorders MSc 
• Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics PGCert/PGDip and MSc
• Clinical Education PGCert/PGDip/MA
• Clinical Neuroscience MSc
• Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology MSc
• Dietetics MSc
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DClinPsy
• Family Therapy GradCert and MSc
• Health Psychology MSc
• Nutrition MSc
• Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology MSc
• Physiotherapy: Pre Registration MSc

Please read all of the below information carefully as there are a number of English language tests we can accept to meet our English language requirements.

The tests listed below are valid if they have been taken within two years of the start date of your chosen programme. The start date for the purposes of English language requirements is the 1st day of the month in which your programme commences, i.e. if your programme starts in September 2023, the test must be dated within two years of 1st September 2023.

This Band applies to:

Faculty of Arts & Humanities (excluding Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries PGT, and Department of Digital Humanities PGT - see Band B)

• Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
• Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (excluding Physiotherapy Pre Registration MSc, Clinical Education PGCert/PGDip/MA, Nutrition MSc, Dietetics MSc, Medical Ultrasound PGCert/PGDip and MSc, Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care PGCert - see Band B )
• Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
• Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (excluding Affective Disorders MSc , Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics PGCert/PGDip and MSc, Clinical Neuroscience MSc, Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology MSc, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DClinPsy, Family Therapy GradCert and MSc, Health Psychology MSc, Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology MSc - see band B )
• Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (PGR only)

Currently none of our postgraduate programmes require Band E level of English.

Study Abroad

All incoming study abroad applicants are required to meet the English language requirements set out in Band B.

Applicants who require a Student visa to study in the UK will need to complete one of the acceptable English Language tests listed in Band B.

Applicants who do not require a Student visa to study in the UK or applicants who are applying for semester only programmes can complete one of the acceptable English Language tests listed in Band B or we may be able to accept English studied as part of an acceptable secondary school qualification if taken within 5 years of the start date of the programme. Alternatively, we may be able to accept a letter of English language proficiency from your home institution. For further information about this please contact the Admissions team via King’s Apply .

Study Abroad applicants in the following situation will to not be required to sit an English language test:

Competency for nationals of a UKVI defined majority English speaking countries

If you are a national of a UKVI defined majority English speaking country, you will not be required to take an English language test, please see the list of countries below.

Competency through Higher education in a UKVI defined majority English speaking country

If you are currently enrolled at a university in a UKVI defined majority English speaking country. You must have successfully completed 1 year of study and a University recognised on NARIC at the required academic standard for entry.

Competency through previous education in a UKVI defined majority English speaking country

You must have obtained a University level qualification from a UKVI defined majority English speaking country, no more than 5 years prior to the course start date.

King’s Pre-sessional English

Our innovative pre-sessional programmes teach you the academic and language skills you need to succeed in your chosen degree. Taught by highly qualified King’s tutors, our world-class courses are an alternative to taking an external English test.

Visit the Pre-sessional English website for more information on our courses.

English Language competency exemptions will be assessed on a case-by-case basis in line with the below guidance. In certain circumstances, you may be asked to demonstrate your English proficiency by taking one of the above stated recognised tests.

Applicants who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree (of at least three years duration), a postgraduate taught degree (of at least one year), or a PhD in one of the following UKVI-defined majority English speaking countries are not usually required to complete an additional English language test. Please note all applicants meeting the English requirement through one of these qualifications need to have successfully completed it within 5 years.

• Antigua & Barbuda
• The Bahamas
• British Overseas Territories
• New Zealand
• St Kitts & Nevis
• St Vincent & the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Kingdom
• United States of America 

Nationals of the above UKVI-defined majority English speaking countries (and nationals of Canada) may also be exempt from providing an English language test provided they have lived in this country or another UKVI-defined majority English speaking country as their permanent residence.

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Education, Practice and Society MPhil/PhD

London, Bloomsbury

IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society offers world-leading doctoral programmes in education and related social sciences. Our MPhil/PhD students undertake research projects, working closely with their supervisors to develop each stage of their research, and undertake a tailored programme of training courses and activities. This programme is available to study both face-to-face and online.

UK tuition fees (2024/25)

Overseas tuition fees (2024/25), programme starts, applications accepted.

• Entry requirements

The normal minimum requirement is a Master’s degree from a UK university in a subject appropriate to the programme to be followed, or a qualification of equivalent standard appropriate to the programme to be followed awarded by a university (or educational institution of university rank) outside the UK. The majority of our successful applicants hold a Merit at Master’s level, and may have additional relevant experience.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 4

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website .

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

The Department of Education, Practice and Society has a range of innovative, research-active staff able to supervise post-graduate research in the following areas: international development; sociology of education; history of education; philosophy of education; higher education; comparative education; post-14 education.

We also have a number of research centres including the Centre for Global Youth; Centre for Research on Learning and Life Chances (LLAKES); Philosophy at the Institute; the Centre for the Sociology of Education and Equity; the Centre for Education and International Development (CEID); the Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES); the Centre for Post-14 Education and Work; the International Centre for Historical Research in Education (ICHRE); and jointly the Centre for Engineering Education.

Who this course is for

The MPhil/PhD is for applicants with a strong interest in an aspect of educational and social research, which may be understood broadly across the life course, in relation to other subject areas and wider social, economic, political and cultural changes. You should normally have completed an MA to merit level and want to develop a specific area of research. You may have a background in education or a cognate area of study. It is suitable for both recent graduates and those progressed in a career.

What this course will give you

IOE is a world-leading centre for research in education and related social science. We host the UK's largest doctoral cohort in these areas. In the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2023), the institute was ranked first for education for the tenth year running, ahead of Harvard, Stanford, Oxford and Cambridge. In the UK's recent Research Excellence Framework (2021), we were ranked first for research strength and research power in Education, according to the Elsevier REF 2021 Results Analysis Tool. We attract extensive research funding each year and host many prestigious research centres and projects.

Doctoral students at IOE have access to the wider UCL community as well as the education cluster constituting the UBEL Doctoral Training Partnership . The Institute's programme has been designed to provide comprehensive and broadly based research training and to meet the requirements of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the UK Researcher Development Framework.

Students work closely with their supervisor(s) to develop each stage of research; supervisors also help put together a programme of additional courses and activities to support progress towards completion of the final thesis. 

Doctoral students at the Department of Education, Practice and Society can participate in the department's Research Students Seminar Group which further enriches learning.

The foundation of your career

Students gain experience of planning and implementing research methodologies, academic writing and presentation, management of their own research projects, and engagement with a wide range of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and other groups relevant to their chosen topic.

The research training at IOE and in the rest of UCL has been excellent. I began this process knowing very little about how to conduct primary research, and I feel this is something that I’ve really been supported in developing. Jonathan James Education, Practice and Society MPhil/PhD Q&A with Jonathan James

Employability

Department of Education, Practice and Society doctoral graduates progress to careers in education, university teaching, educational research, and policy and curriculum development. They can be found in almost every occupational field, and there are a wide variety of career paths.

The Department of Education, Practice and Society pioneers research collaborations with external partners to diversify the contribution that educational research can make academically, professionally and practically for individuals and communities. We also strive to provide solutions to current and emerging pressure points in societies, such as economic change and social injustice, by creating networks and partnerships to support knowledge transfer between education, work and communities.

Teaching and learning

In addition to UCL's Doctoral Skills Development Programme, IOE's Centre for Doctoral Education provides a comprehensive Research Training Programme.

The Core Course aims to meets the needs of early stage doctoral students.

There is a wide range of introductory, advanced methods, advanced theoretical, and generic academic skills courses, as well as student-led workshops and reading groups.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) consists of a piece of supervised research, normally undertaken over a period of three years full-time or five years part-time. Assessment is by means of a thesis, which should demonstrate your capacity to pursue original research based upon a good understanding of the research techniques and concepts appropriate to the discipline. It must also represent a distinct and significant contribution to the subject, whether through the discovery of new knowledge, the connection of previously unrelated facts, the development of new theory, or the revision of older views. It should reflect the exercise of critical judgement with regard to both your own work and that of other scholars in the field.

For those who decide not to pursue the full PhD, or are unable to do so, the degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) consists of a piece of supervised research, normally undertaken over a period of three years full-time or five years part-time. Assessment is by means of a thesis, which should represent a contribution to the subject, either through a record of your original work or a critical and ordered exposition of existing knowledge.

You must ensure you have adequate time to devote to this research, at least six hours a day (2-3 days a week part time).

Research areas and structure

There is a wide range of expertise including:

• Comparative Education, including Education Policy Borrowing
• Education, Democracy and Diversity : citizenship education; civic participation; social cohesion; nation building; civic and ethnic identities
• Education and Wellbeing : health; sexual identity; education psychology; behaviour and disaffection; learning, studying and homework
• Further Education, Post-14 Education, and Post-Compulsory Education
• Global Youth
• Higher Education (HE) : academic and professional identities; national, global and international HE; management, governance and leadership
• Sociology of Education : education policy; gender, ‘race’, and social class; migration, refugees and marginalisation; social justice; human rights
• History of Education : cultural, social and economic history of education and learning; universities; adult, popular and informal education; historiography and methodology
• International Development : economics, education, and education planning; education in developing countries
• Lifelong Learning, and Adult Learning, Literacy and Numeracy
• Philosophy of Education : disability ethics; personhood; theories of mind; theories of justice
• Post-Conflict / Peacebuilding Education
• Professional Development, Vocational Education, and Workplace Learning

Research environment

As a research student in the Department of Education, Practice and Society a wide range of research seminars will be available to you. Each of the research centres in the Department run regular seminars which further enriches learning.

Since October 2014, we have also - in addition to the campus-based mode - offered the option to study online in a distance-learning mode. Choosing the distance-learning mode means that there are no residency requirements and it is not necessary to attend during doctoral study, the viva examination take place in-person at UCL or online. However, you are welcome to visit and use campus facilities including the library, attend seminars etc. In the first year of full-time study (and first two years of part-time study), distance learners take a series of compulsory research methods modules that are studied online. This typically involves provision of materials (articles, eBooks, videos etc.), forums to facilitate discussion of various tasks, and synchronous sessions to discuss the activities. Alongside these you will work with your supervisors on your research (e.g., using Teams/Zoom and email). In addition, there are other resources and training opportunities to support distance-learning students, e.g., sessions to develop generic skills.

The length of registration for the research degree programmes is 3 years for full-time.

You are required to register initially for the MPhil degree with the expectation of transfer to PhD after successful completion of an upgrade viva 9-18 months after initial registration.

IOE Centre for Doctoral Education provides an extensive Research Training Programme. A mandatory core course is provided that aims to meet the needs of early-stage doctoral students. There is also a wide range of introductory, advanced methods, advanced theoretical, and generic non-credit bearing academic skills courses, as well as student led workshops and reading groups which you can attend.

Full-time MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfil minimum 20 'points' of training activity in their first year, and are encouraged to fulfil the same in their subsequent years of study. This training can be selected from the UCL Doctoral Skills Development Programme, IOE faculty's Research Training Programme, the multi-institutional Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network, and from other sources. Each point is worth approximately a half-day of face-to-face training, or an online equivalent. Other activities such as attending and presenting at conferences also count towards research training. Students may undertake additional training beyond these minima, as relevant to their research and/or as agreed with their supervisors.

You are expected to upgrade from MPhil to PhD status towards the end of your first year of study if full-time. Students whose performance is satisfactory will transfer from MPhil to PhD status.

Processes aimed at assisting you during your course of study include the Research Student Log (an online project management tool), and periodic reviews of students' progress.

Upon successful completion of your approved period of registration you may, if necessary, register as a completing research status (CRS) student while you finish writing your thesis.

The length of registration for the research degree programmes is 5 years for part-time.

Part-time students are required to fulfil minimum 12 'points' of training activity in each year of study. This training can be selected from the UCL Doctoral Skills Development Programme, IOE faculty's Research Training Programme, the multi-institutional Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network, and from other sources. Each point is worth approximately a half-day of face-to-face training, or an online equivalent. Other activities such as attending and presenting at conferences also count towards research training. Students may undertake additional training beyond these minima, as relevant to their research and/or as agreed with their supervisors.

You are expected to upgrade from MPhil to PhD status at around 18 months if part-time. Students whose performance is satisfactory will transfer from MPhil to PhD status.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk . Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing team .

Fees and funding

Fees for this course.

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Where the programme is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees .

Additional costs

Students should take into account any travel, accommodation and expenses involved in their thesis.

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs .

Funding your studies

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding webpage: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/funding-students-postgraduate-research-courses

UCL's Research Excellence Scholarships (RES) are available annually to prospective and existing UCL research students from any country: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/research-excellence-scholarship . The UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Partnership offers studentships annually. More information is found here: https://ubel-dtp.ac.uk/

UBEL, RES and other funding programmes are not available to online and non-resident students.

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website .

After choosing a programme to apply for, you should develop a research proposal and identify a potential supervisor. For more information, visit our website to find a supervisor and get in touch with departmental graduate tutors.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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PGR Admission Tutor

The Disordered Systems group is constantly engaged in the supervision of PhD candidates in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics within our Department. All applications are processed through the King’s appplication system, accessible from the link below.

King’s application system

PhD projects

Exploring the non-equilibrium states of matter.

Status: Open.

The studentships are funded for 3.5 years and include Tuition Fees, a Stipend at the UK Research Council rate (plus London weighting) and an allowance for research consumables and travel.

The primary objective of this Ph.D. project is to delve into some of these examples using the tools of theoretical physics, mathematical physics and probability theory, with the emphasis on a precise and detailed understanding. Disordered interacting quantum systems offer a particularly rich phenomenology. In particular, the interplay between disorder and interactions may lead to the so called many-body localized phase where the approach to equilibrium is halted by emergent conserved quantities. The physical characteristics of this phase have been explored intensively since more than a decade and the field is probably reaching maturity from a phenomenological point of view. In contrast, the mathematical understanding remains very incomplete, reflecting into the fact that several fundamental aspects are still intensely debated. There is thus a clear need for the development of a better mathematical theory and the search for new techniques. A direct goal of this project will be to bring the theory on much firmer grounds. Moreover, from a broader perspective, the hope is that these contributions eventually lead to a more profound and cohesive understanding of non-equilibrium states of matter as a whole.

How to apply — The ideal candidate is a very motivated student with a solid background in either applied mathematics or theoretical physics. Most importantly, the successful candidate is expected to have some taste for deriving rigorous mathematical results. This position is open to both Home and Overseas students. Applicants should have a 2:1 or first-class undergraduate degree, or an MMath, MSci or Master’s degree with Merit and high grades in modules relating to the research area. A solid background in either applied mathematics or theoretical physics as well as some taste for deriving rigorous mathematical results are expected. To be considered for the position candidates must apply via the King’s Apply online application system . Please indicate François Huveneers as your desired supervisor, Disordered Systems as your desired research group and the project title in your application and all correspondence. A guide on other application details can be found here . Direct link to the application page

The mathematics of adaptive, stable and robust Artificial Intelligence

The studentship covers tuition fees for Home/UK students and a stipend of £19,668 per annum. The funding is available for 3.5 years. Overseas applicants will be considered but they must demonstrate the capability to fund the difference between International full-time fees (currently £28,260 per annum for 2023/2024 academic year) and Home/UK fees.

The project aims to explore and systematically assess major causes of AI errors and instabilities and develop appropriate mathematical foundations enabling the creation of stable and robust Artificial Intelligence capable of dealing with errors and concept drifts. The successful candidate will work alongside a team of early career researchers funded by the UKRI Turing AI Acceleration Fellowship (EP/V025295/2) and will benefit from the team’s established relationships with industrial partners, academic networks (Turing AI Fellows, Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node in Verifiability EP/V026801/2), and other collaborators in academia, healthcare, defence & security.

How to apply — To state your interest, please contact directly Prof Ivan Tyukin .

Entanglement and universality in inhomogeneous and out-of-equilibrium many body quantum systems

We would like to bring to your attention a funded home-student PhD fellowship available in the Disordered System group at King’s College London. This is to be co-supervised by Dr Paola Ruggiero and Prof Benjamin Doyon, and to start in October 2023. The PhD project covers a broad range of topics in statistical physics and quantum many-body systems, and will be adapted to the interests of the candidate. A general description of the project can be found below.

How to apply — If you have home-fees student status, in order to express your interest, please submit first your CV and two reference letters to Paola Ruggiero . As a next step, apply for an Applied Mathematics Research Degree in the Mathematics Department via the King’s application system. Direct link to the application page

Pierpaolo Vivo

Reader in disordered systems.

Gabriele Sicuro

Formerly lecturer in disordered systems, now associate professor at university of bologna.

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Contacting & visiting your faculty and department

This article explains how you can contact your faculty or department, in-person or online, for support and advice on your studies.

Important to know: When contacting your academic department, please include the following in your email:

• Your K number
• Name of your programme (when relevant)
• Year of study

Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries; Department of Digital Humanities; Department of Film Studies; & Department of Music (Arts Cluster)

The Faculty of Arts & Humanities student helpdesks are located:

• S4.02,  Strand Building , Strand Campus

Important to know:  Level access to Strand Building via the lifts.    

Culture, Media & Creative Industries

[email protected]

Digital Humanities

[email protected] ​​​​​

Film studies

[email protected]

[email protected]

Department of Classics; Department of History; Department of Philosophy; Department of Theology & Religious Studies (Humanities cluster) 

• Monday: 10:00 - 16:00 

Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00

• Wednesday: 10:00 - 14:00
• Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00

Friday: 10:00 - 16:00

Helpdesks are open during teaching and reading weeks and the main assessment periods (P1&P2). Outside of these times, please contact us by email to arrange in-person appointments.  

For online appointments, please see your Student Handbook

Important to know:  Level access to Strand Building via the lifts.

Classics  

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]  

Theology & Religious Studies  ​​​​

[email protected]

Department of English; Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Department of Liberal Arts; Cultural Competency Unit (Cultures cluster)

• VWB 6.11,  Virginia Woolf Building , Strand Campus

Student Hub opening hours: 

Monday: 10:00 - 16:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00

Wednesday: 10:00 - 14:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00

For online appointments please see Student Handbook ​​​​​​

Important to know:  ​​​​​​ Level access to Virginia Woolf Building via platform lift and lifts .

Cultural Competency Unit

[email protected]

[email protected]

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

[email protected]

Liberal Arts

[email protected]

Online Global Cultures MA

[email protected]  

King's Business School 

The King's Business School Student Hub/ reception is located at the entrance to Bush House Central Block, Strand Campus . 

Monday: 09:00 - 17:00

Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:00

Wednesday: 09:00 - 13:00 

Thursday: 09:00 - 17:00 

Friday : 09:00 - 17:00 

Important to know: The Student Hub is closed from 13:00 - 14:00 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. 

Undergraduate

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Postgraduate 

Accounting, Accountability & Financial Management

[email protected]

Banking and Finance

[email protected] ​​​​​​

Digital Marketing 

[email protected]

Economics & Finance

Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Management

Email: 

  [email protected]

Finance (Asset Pricing) 

[email protected]  

Finance (Corporate Finance) 

[email protected]

Finance Analytics

[email protected]

Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis

[email protected]

International Management

International Marketing (full-time)

MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship

[email protected]

Public Policy and Management 

[email protected]

Strategic Entrepreneurship & Innovation 

[email protected]

[email protected]  

Executive Education

Executive MBA:   [email protected]

MSc Executive Management:   [email protected]

MSc International Marketing (Executive):  [email protected] ​

Open & Custom Executive Education courses:   [email protected]

Online Programmes 

Online Financial Policy & Regulation MSc:  [email protected]

Online Global Finance MSc:   [email protected]

Online Marketing MSc:   [email protected]

Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences  

The Student Hub for Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences is based in the Academic Centre, 18th Floor, Guy's Tower (Borough Wing) Guy's Campus .

Student Hub opening hours 

The Student Hub is open from 10:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday.  ​​​​​​

Undergraduate 

BDS or DTH Year 1- [email protected]

BDS or DTH Year 2- [email protected]

BDS Year 3 - [email protected]

DTH Year 3 - [email protected]

BDS Year 4 - [email protected]

BDS Year 5 - [email protected]

[email protected]  

The Dickson Poon School of Law 

The Student Enquiries Office is located in SW-1.15  Somerset House, East Wing . 

Student Enquiries Office opening hours:

Monday: 10:00 - 16:00

Wednesday: 10:00 - 13:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00 

Friday: 10:00 - 16:00

[email protected]

Postgraduate

• LLM and Centre of Medical Law & Ethics programmes:  [email protected]  
• Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution programmes: [email protected]
• Law and Professional Practice: [email protected]
• PGR Support: [email protected]   ​​​​​​
• Centre of European Law programmes (distance learning): [email protected]
• Other online Law programmes:  [email protected]

Life Sciences and Medicine

You can visit the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine Student Hub in the following locations:

Guy's Campus ​​​​

Room 2.12, 2nd Floor,  Henriette Raphael Building . 

Student Hub opening hours:

Monday to Friday, 10:00 - 16:00

The Faculty of Life Science and Medicine offer a call-back service with an appropriate member of the programme/student support team and an 'Online Reception'. For further information, and for details of the Faculty's shared email inboxes, please visit the Faculty Education Services Student Hub webpages . 

Contacting FoLSM for PGR students

Please note that if you are a PGR (postgraduate research student) that you will need to contact [email protected]   for any queries as the Faculty of Education supports UG (undergraduate) and PGT (postgraduate taught students) only. 

Email: [email protected]

Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences

Department of Chemistry 

The Department of Chemistry Student Hub is located in G.105, Franklin Wilkins Building, (Waterloo Campus) .

Student Hub opening hours

Monday : 10:00 - 16:00 (student drop in)

Tuesday : 10:00 - 16:00 (student drop in)

Wednesday : 10:00 - 16:00 (student drop in)

Thursday : 10:00 - 16:00 (virtual appointments only)

Friday : 10:00 - 16:00 (virtual appointments only)

[email protected] ​​​​​​

Department of Engineering 

The Department of Engineering Student Hub is located in S1.05 Strand Building, Strand campus .

[email protected] ​​​​​

[email protected]

Department of Informatics

The Department of Informatics Student Hub is located in (N) 6.11, Centre Block,  Bush House (Strand campus) .

Monday: 10:00 - 16:00 Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00 Wednesday: 10:00 - 14:00 Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00 Friday: 10:00 - 16:00

[email protected]

[email protected]

Online Advanced Cyber Security MSc: [email protected]

Department of Mathematics 

The department of Mathematics Student Hub is located in S5.17, Strand Building (Strand Campus) .

Monday: 10:00 - 16:00 (closed for lunch: 12.30 – 13.30) Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00 (closed for lunch: 12.30 – 13.30) Wednesday: 10:00 - 13:00 Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00 (closed for lunch: 12.30 – 13.30) Friday: 10:00 - 16:00 (closed for lunch: 12.30 – 13.30)

[email protected]

Postgraduate   

[email protected]

Department of Physics 

The Department of Physics Student Hub is located in S7.03, Strand building (Strand campus)

Monday: 10:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 16:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 16:00

Wednesday: 10:00 - 13:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 16:00

Friday: 10:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 16:00

[email protected]  

[email protected]

Nursing, Midwifery, and Palliative Care

The Student Hub for the Department(s) of Adult Nursing, Child and Adolescent Nursing, Mental Health and Midwifery, is located in 3.15 (3 rd Floor), James Clerk Maxwell Building (Waterloo Campus)   

Monday: 10:00 -16:00 

Tuesday:  10:00 - 16:00

Wednesday: 10:00 - 13:00 

Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00 

Friday: 10:00 - 16:00   

Important to know: For MSc Palliative Care students based at Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Denmark Hill , please email [email protected] .  

Telephone number for the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care:

• 020 7848 3714
• Lines are open 10:00 - 16:00 every weekday,except Wednesday when they are open 10:00 - 13:00.

Pre-registration programmes

[email protected]

Post-qualification programmes

[email protected]

Postgraduate research students

[email protected]

Assessments

[email protected]

Mitigating circumstances

[email protected]   

Overseas board requests

[email protected]

Placements  

[email protected]

Recognition of prior learning  

[email protected]

Contact details

Optima Health provides occupational health services for all King’s students.  

Optima Health Customer Service Team: 

Telephone: 01327 810 794 

Email: [email protected] 

For advice following contamination with blood or body fluids (such as needlestick injuries), contact: 

Customer Service Team: 01327 810 794 (Monday - Friday 08.00-17.00) 

CareFirst line: 0800 413 324 (Out of hours) 

Clinical appointments:

Appointments will be delivered via telephone, online via Teams or in person. The location will be confirmed in your appointment details, so please check carefully. In-person clinical appointments will be undertaken at: 

Optima Health 

344-354 Gray’s Inn Road 

London WC1X 8BP 

Where suitable accommodation can be identified at King’s, it may be possible for appointments to be delivered on-site, the location will be confirmed in your appointment details. 

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience (IoPPN)

The Student Hub Support Desk is located on the second floor of the main IoPPN building (at the back of the canteen) at Denmark Hill, East Campus . Please use the lifts in the main foyer. 

The Student Hub is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 16:00

School of Academic Psychiatry 

• Affective Disorders
• Clinical  Neuropsychiatry
• Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences
• Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology
• Family Therapy
• Child & Adolescent Mental Health
• Addiction Studies
• International Programme in Addiction Studies
• War & Psychiatry
• Mental Health Studies
• Early Interventions
• Psychiatric Research

Contacting the School of Academic Psychiatry The School of Academic Psychiatry can be contacted at: [email protected]   ​​​​

School of Neuroscience 

The School of Neuroscience is made up of the following programmes:

• BSc Psychology & Neuroscience
• y [email protected]
• y [email protected]
• [email protected]   
• Neuroscience
• Clinical Neuroscience
• [email protected] ​​​​

Distance Learning Programmes 

• Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health
• Applied Neuroscience

[email protected]

School of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences

The School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences is made up of the following programmes:

​​​​​​   ​​​​​​

Undergraduate ​​​​​​

• BSc Psychology ​​​​​​
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• Applied Statistics
• Global Mental Health
• Developmental Psychology & Psychopathology
• Health Psychology
• [email protected]

Assessment related enquiries

• [email protected]  

PGR/PhD Student enquiries  

• [email protected]  

PGDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (Adult IAPT) enquiries​​​​​

• [email protected]  

PG Dip CYP MH Child Wellbeing Practice enquiries

• [email protected]  

Placement related enquiries

• [email protected]  

Student Experience related enquiries

• [email protected]  

Social Science and Public Policy 

School of Education, Communication & Society

The School of Education, Community & Society Student Hub is located in Room 1/1,  Waterloo Bridge Wing (WBW) Waterloo campus

Monday & Tuesday: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 10.00 – 13.00

Thursday & Friday: 10.00 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 16.00

Undergraduate students 

[email protected]

Postgraduate students 

Postgraduate Taught:

• [email protected]

Postgraduate Research:

•   [email protected]
• [email protected]

School of Global Affairs 

Whenever possible, contact your department by email in the first instance.

Department of Geography  

[email protected] ​​​​​

• [email protected]

[email protected]

Global Institute (African Leadership Centre, Brazil, India & Lau China Institute) 

Postgraduate Taught 

[email protected]

Postgraduate Research 

Global Health & Social Medicine 

[email protected]

Postgraduate Taught

Email:  [email protected]  

International Development  

Undergraduate  

[email protected]

[email protected]

The School of Global Affairs Student Hub is based in Room 4.01,  Bush House, North East (Strand Campus)

Monday to Friday, 10.00 – 16.00 

School of Politics & Economics  

The School of Politics & Economics student hub is based in Room 7.01, Bush House North East (Strand Campus)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10.00 – 16.00, Wednesday 10.00 – 13.00

European & International Studies

Undergraduate:  [email protected]

Political Economy 

[email protected]

[email protected]

Postgraduate Research

Russia Institute 

[email protected]

School of Security Studies

Defence Studies

The Defence Studies Student Hub is based in Shrivenham . ​​​​​

Monday & Tuesday, 10.00 – 16.00

[email protected]

Online International Affairs MA and Online Global Security MA:

[email protected]

War Studies 

The School of War Studies Student Hub  K6.06, King's Building, (6th floor) Strand

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10.00 – 16.00 & Wednesday 10.00 – 13.00

[email protected]

[email protected]

  ​​​​​

The Policy Institute

Email:  [email protected]

King's Foundations

[email protected]

Study Abroad 

Global Mobility office (for inbound Study Abroad students): [email protected]

King's Online

Online Applied Neuroscience MSc

Online Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health MSc

Online Global Security MA

Online International Affairs MA

[email protected]

Online Advanced Cyber Security MSc

[email protected]

Online Global Finance Analytics MSc

Online Global Finance & Banking MSc

mscglobalfinance@ kcl.ac.uk

Online Marketing MSc

onlinemarketing@ kcl.ac.uk

Online International Corporate & Commercial Law LLM

Online International Finance & Commercial Law LLM

law-onlineprogrammes@ kcl.ac.uk

Online Public Health MSc 

phmsc@ kcl.ac.uk

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Joint PhD Programmes between The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and King’s College London (KCL)

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Research Postgraduate Studies King's College London (KCL) and HKU Joint PhD Programme

Participating institutions, king's college london health schools.

King's College London (KCL) is internationally recognised for excellence in biomedical and health research and training. Health related research and teaching spans four academic Faculties at King's .

• Dental Institute
• Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine
• Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
• Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

The HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in Asia, with an emphasis on collaborative and multi-disciplinary research. The Faculty concentrates its research efforts in the following strategic themes:

• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Stem Cell, Development & Regenerative Biology
• Cardiometabolic Diseases & Healthy Ageing

Collaboration

Both medical schools are committed to the education of research postgraduate students. Staff members of the two institutions are already engaged in research collaboration by means of joint supervision of research postgraduate exchange students.

Research Areas

Students may pursue research in any of the participating strategic research themes offered by KCL and HKU, or any other interdisciplinary project relating to one of these themes, that may involve other faculties.  In particular, some Faculty members at HKU have identified counterparts at KCL with complementary research strengths for joint supervision of PhD students.  Some of them have already established research collaborations while others have close academic connections.  A list of intending supervisors with their research interests/topics are available at the following link.  The list will be expanded upon approval from the Faculty Higher Degrees Committee (FHDC) and the Board of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of HKU and the corresponding approval authorities/committees of KCL.

List of intending supervisors with their research interests/topics

Student Recruitment

Academic staff members of both parties who are eligible to be a principal supervisor of PhD candidates in accordance with the regulations of the respective institutions may identify high caliber students for the joint PhD programme. It is expected that applicants should possess excellent academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor's degree with 2.1 or first-class honours/and normally a Master's degree with high standing from a reputable university). Applicants' research experience will also be taken into consideration.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit a PhD application following the format stipulated by the home institution, together with following supporting documents:

• A research proposal;
• A statement on the applicant's aspiration/vision for studying the joint PhD programme;
• A CV detailing the applicants' academic qualifications, working experience, publications, professional qualifications, prizes and awards, extracurricular activities, volunteer work and community services.
• A letter of support from the HKU & KCL supervisors, a plan on how they will jointly contribute to the supervision of the candidate and which parts of the proposed PhD project will be conducted at the home/partner institution;
• A research plan detailing the study period and dates to be spent at each institution and research training arrangements;
• Certificates/transcripts of the applicant's Bachelor's and Master's degree qualifications;
• Evidence of meeting the English language proficiency criteria stipulated by KCL and HKU; and
• Reference letters from two referees who are able to comment on the applicant's academic and research capabilities.

Applications will be considered through the normal admission process at HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine and KCL. For admission to the Joint PhD programme, the Joint Academic Committee (JAC) must approve all candidates. No offer may be made without the JAC's approval.

Up to 5 students may be admitted under this joint PhD programme each year. Flexibility may be allowed if more than 5 candidates are deemed to be of outstanding merit for admission to the joint PhD programme, but the overall number may not be more than 10 from each institution as a whole.

Learn more about the application and admissions process on the HKU Graduate School's website .

Support from Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Similar to the existing Research Postgraduate Exchange Scheme of the HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty will provide a subsistence allowance of HK$5000 per month, in addition to the usual postgraduate studentships, for students with HKU being their home institution during the period while they are conducting research at KCL School of Medicine up to a maximum of 24 months.

Apart from the travel insurance programme arranged by HKU covering students with HKU being their home institution for overseas exchange up to a maximum of 180 days, the HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine will provide an additional travel insurance policy for students undertaking research exchange at KCL for the remaining period.

Student Governance

Students should comply with the rules and regulations of the home and host institutions in all areas of the candidature and as laid out in the MOU on joint PhD programme signed between HKU and KCL on 8 May 2009. Students should comply with the rules and regulations of the home institution in all areas not specified by this document or the above mentioned agreement.

Probation & Progress Monitoring

Students with HKU being their home institution are subject to a probationary period and are required to submit progress reports bi-annually in accordance with the HKU Regulations for the Degree of PhD.  The candidates' probationary report and bi-annual progress reports should be endorsed by both the HKU and KCL supervisors. The bi-annual supervision report should be completed by the HKU supervisor and counter-signed by the KCL supervisor.

Students with KCL being their home institution are subject to the College regulations for monitoring and assessment of students' progress.

Students with HKU being their home institution are required to complete the required Graduate School Core Courses and Faculty Research Postgraduate Courses in accordance with the HKU Regulations for the Degree of PhD.  Students also have to satisfactorily complete the induction and training programmes which are offered by KCL. Where requirements at both institutions overlap, students may be able to fulfil the above requirements by attending courses at one of the partner institutions and applying for a waiver from the other institution for equivalent courses.

Thesis Examination

The written submission of the thesis and the oral examination will be undertaken jointly. As per the MOU dated May 8, 2009, students will meet submission requirements for both institutions and submit their thesis simultaneously.

The PhD thesis will be examined by a joint PhD Exam Panel of three members: one nominated each by KCL and HKU, and one external examiner (external to both HKU and KCL), and approved in accordance with the Home Institution's usual PhD practices. 

The Assessment of each student's PhD thesis will include an oral examination, which should be conducted with video-conference between KCL and HKU. 

The examination result recommended by the joint PhD Exam Panel should be submitted to the relevant committees at both institutions for approval.  The degree can only be conferred by both institutions if the graduation requirements of both Institutions have been fulfilled.

Transfer from Joint PhD Programme to Conventional Single PhD Degree Programme

Students are allowed to apply for transfer from the joint PhD programme to the conventional single PhD degree programme due to problems arising during the study or any other reasons as specified by the students. Students may choose to transfer to the conventional single PhD degree programme offered by HKU or KCL with the approval of both institutions.

Research Equipment & Supplies

The medical schools of HKU and KCL will provide research supplies and consumables, as well as access to library, research equipment, computer and related core facilities for students.

Should you require further information on the joint PhD programme, please send an email to [email protected] .

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