King's College London

public research university in London, United Kingdom
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King's College London
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Summary

King's College London is a public research university[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of public research university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Russell Group[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Jisc[5], Digital Preservation Coalition[6], golden triangle[7], LIGO Scientific Collaboration[8], World Wide Web Consortium[9], European University Association[10], ArXiv[11], Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities[12], University and College Union[13], Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe[14]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Southwark[15], London Borough of Lambeth[16]
  • Country: United Kingdom[17]
  • Instance of: constituent college[18], educational organization[19], academic publisher[20]
  • Founder: George IV of the United Kingdom[21], Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington[22]
  • Headquarters location: London[23]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of King's College London[24]
  • Location: London[25]
  • Postal code: SE1 8WA[26]
  • Child organization or unit: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College London, University of London[27]
  • Part of: University of London[28]
  • Commons category: King's College London[29]
  • Archives at: King's College London Archives[30]
  • Has part(s): King's College London Archives[31]
  • Inception: January 1, 1829[32]
  • Located on street: Denmark Hill[33]
  • Parent organization or unit: University of London[34]
  • Official website: https://kcl.ac.uk/[35]
  • Topic's main category: Category:King's College London[36]
  • Commons gallery: King's College London[37]
  • Rector: Edward Byrne[38]
  • Employees: 7250[39]
  • Phone number: +44-20-7836-5454[40], +44-2078365454[41]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42]
  • Ranking: 53[43], 47[44], 48[45], 59[46], 51[47], 56[48], 46[49], 50[50], 55[51], 67[52], 68[53], 63[54], 81[55], 75[56]

Why It Matters

King's College London has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . russellgroup.ac.uk. russellgroup.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . jisc.ac.uk. jisc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . dpconline.org. dpconline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [12] ↑ . the-guild.eu. Retrieved . the-guild.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [13] ↑ . ucu.org.uk. ucu.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Scimago institutions rankings id → 8783
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Scimago institutions rankings id: 8783, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/181713284|Kings College London (#181713284)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6882|"
  2. 15w ago · Nk · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 1179432
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Openstreetmap relation id: 1179432"
  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 381350
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 381350, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  4. 17w ago · ShaniceA1 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → King's College London Archives
    P14397 → 2691
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Creighton Lecture"
  5. 22w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+53'}, {'amount': '+47'}, {'amount': '+47'} +31
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ranking: 61, Add ranking for 2025 via wudr"
  6. 22w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Archives at → King's College London Archives
    Parent organization or unit → University of London
    Instance of → —
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ranking: 31, Add ranking for 2026 via wudr"
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