King's College London (KCL) is one of the public research universities in Britain, one of the founding colleges of London University and the fourth university established in Britain. It belongs to one of the top universities in Britain. King's College

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A little knowledge of history 1829, George IV and the Prime Minister Duke Wellington founded King's College London in the center of London by the Thames, in response to the theological controversy of the University of London (later renamed University College London) established in 1827, which was one of the universities established after the Industrial Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars19th century. 1836, the college merged with University College London to form the Federal University of London. After the merger, the former University of London was renamed University College London. At the same time, he obtained a diploma with the right to award a bachelor's degree. 1840, the college opened its own hospital in Portugal Street, mainly serving the poor and sick residents. 1845, the college established a military school. 1846, a theological seminary was established. 1882, the college began to recruit girls. 1885 established a women's college, which was later renamed as 1902 women's department. 19 10, the college (except the theology department) was merged into the University of London as a college according to 1908 "King's College London (Transfer) Act", and it has no legal independence. According to the new royal charter of 1980, the college regained its legal independence. 1993, this college, together with other large university colleges in London, obtained the government funding (previously passed the university) and the right to confer degrees from London University. Since the late 20th century, the College has merged with the School of Dentistry, Queen Elizabeth College, Chelsea Institute of Technology, Institute of Psychiatry, Guy Hospital, St. Thomas Hospital and Florence Nightingale Nursing and Midwifery College to form King's College London, which was renamed the Department. In July 2006, the Privy Council granted the college the right to confer degrees. Today, this university offers students courses with different degrees, such as bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree. The college enjoys a high reputation in Britain and the world in humanities, law, science (including psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social science (including international affairs). The university has more than 3 1000 students, including more than 27,600 students from more than 50 different countries in the world, including graduate students. The college has a strong faculty, with more than 4,500 teachers, of whom more than 35% are professors. Over the years since its establishment, the graduates of this university include Nobel Prize winners, staff of relevant state institutions, scientists, entrepreneurs, writers, actors, directors and so on. The college is very active in international activities. This college is regarded as one of the universities in the "Golden Triangle" of Britain. It is also a member of association of commonwealth universities (ACU), European Association of Universities (EUA) and Russell Group. At present, this institution is the only British member of UNICA University's institutional network. The College is one of the founding members of Global Medical Excellence Cluster (GMEC). On 20 16, the college formed the PLuS alliance with Arizona state university and the university of new south Wales. The college has established cooperative relations with first-class higher education institutions from different countries in the world, including Columbia University, University of Paris I, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore and Royal Conservatory of Music. Every year, the college sends teachers and students to study or practice abroad to accumulate experience, and the university participates in international conferences, seminars and other international projects every year. The academic year of this college is from the last Monday in September to the first Friday in June of the following year. Different colleges in this college use different semester hours. For example, the academic year of the School of Mathematics and the Research Department is divided into three semesters (autumn, spring and Xia San); The academic year of the College of Arts and Humanities is divided into two semesters. The graduation ceremony of this college will be held in 65438+ 10 (winter) and June or July (summer), and most students of the departments will hold the ceremony at Barbican Art Center, the largest art center in Europe. Charles barkla, a famous alumnus (who discovered the scattering phenomenon of X-rays), won 19 17 Nobel Prize in Physics owen richardson (who discovered Richardson's Law) and 1928 Nobel Prize in Physics frederick hopkins (who discovered many vitamins). Charles Scott Sherrington won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, edward appleton in 1932, and Max Taylor in 1947. Maurice wilkins won the 195 1 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (for discovering the double helix structure of DNA), and desmond tutu won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. 1984 James W. Braque won the Nobel Peace Prize (for inventing propranolol and synthesizing cimetidine), 1988 won the mario vargas llosa Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 20 10 won the peter higgs in Nobel Prize in Literature (for the theory of subatomic particle mass formation mechanism), and 20 14 won the michael levitt Physics. John keats, winner of the 20 14 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Thomas Hardy, an English romantic poet, Virginia Woolf, an English science fiction writer and inventor, Arthur Charles Clarke, Allen Dibotton, an English writer and TV presenter, and Francis Galton, an English playwright. British erudite Maxwell, British theoretical physics and mathematician rosalind franklin, British physical chemist Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot President Marouf Bakhit, Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Rahman Bazaz, Iraqi Prime Minister Godfrey Binaisa, Ugandan President Rajaratnam, Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Wei Han Kai, German diplomats and former diplomatic envoys in China school facilities five campuses (Times, Guy, Waterloo, St. Thomas, Hill, Denmark) Library lecture hall Chapel Many research centers Gay hospital King's College Hospital St. Thomas University Hospital Cultural Center Dormitory Restaurant Student Club Department Introduction Literature and Humanities College Dental College Life Science and Medical College Psychiatry Institute of Psychology and Neuroscience Pan Disheng Law School Natural Science and Mathematical Science College Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery School of Social Science and Public Policy City Introduction London is the capital of Britain, equivalent to Beijing in China. London is one of the world's leading cities in art, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, medical care, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation. London is the fourth largest city with the fastest economic growth. It is one of the largest financial centers, with the fifth or sixth largest urban GDP. Cultural diversity, there are more than 300 languages in this area. There are four World Heritage Sites in London. There are many museums, art galleries, libraries and sports fields in London. London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world. Geographical location is located in the southeast of England. Urban climate belongs to temperate maritime climate, with hot summer and cool winter, and no dry and wet seasons. The usual wind is moderately strong. In winter, the daytime temperature in London is about 8℃, with the highest reaching 16℃ and the lowest reaching -7.4℃. In summer, the daytime temperature is usually around 25℃ and the highest reaching 38℃. Other information:

King's College London is the University of London. King's College London is the founding college of London University. King's College London is a public comprehensive research university in Britain. It was founded by George IV and Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington on the Thames in London on 1829. He is a founding member of University College London and Russell Group, and is also known as a prestigious school in the Golden Triangle with Cambridge University, Oxford University, London Imperial College London, University College London and London School of Economics.

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The courses offered by King's College London mainly include:

1, natural sciences: mathematics, physics, biophysics, physics and philosophy, astrophysics, chemistry and chemical engineering, geography, etc.

2. Engineering science: aerospace engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence, environmental science and engineering, robotics, design, etc.

3. Life science and medicine: medicine, bioengineering and physics, biochemistry and engineering, bioinformatics, molecular biology and biophysics, nutrition, dentistry, health care, genetics, aviation medicine, etc.

4. Business and social sciences: accounting and finance, business management, economics, human resource management, international political economy, international management, public policy and management, international affairs and international relations, and war science.

5. Humanities and arts: English, German, Greek, Latin, art, history, philosophy, religion and theology.