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