Diversity at King’s – A students experience

Ava Khoshnaghsh Diversity is a word that holds a different meaning to each person. A diverse community is more than just acknowledging our differences but rather having a sense of belonging. Having grown up in London, one of the most diverse cities in the world, I have always looked forward to meeting different people from …

Why I chose to study at King’s? – A Students Experience

Mahak Salik I understand that making a choice of university is anyway difficult that a pandemic over us has made it worse. I know a lot of you must be having so many questions and speculations regarding your decision to study at King’s College London, especially during these uncertain times. I urge you to not …

My Experience with University Accommodation (during the Covid-19 pandemic)

Mahak Salik Hi all. I am Mahak and I’m currently a postgraduate student at King’s studying Public Health. After I accepted my offer from King’s, there was another huge decision to be made. That’s right- where to live? I have never been outside of my home country, so it was another difficult decision to take. The ongoing …

Getting Student Support at King’s

Mahak Salik Hi everyone! I am Mahak, a postgraduate student at King’s, studying Public Health. If you’re worried of ‘if’ and ‘how’ you’ll be supported by the university during these uncertain times, please read along.   Support provided by the university During these unprecedented times, King’s has been a pillar of support. It constantly ensures that our mental …

Top tips for living the student life in London

Shruti Doshi Hey everyone, Firstly, massive congratulations for getting a place to study at the one and only, King’s College London! I bet you are all so excited to come to London and start your student experiences here! For many of you this may be your first university experience, or your first time in London, …

Transitioning from School to University

Advice from the Student Experience Team Making that move from school to University can be exciting as well as nerve-wracking. Here in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine we have a student experience team who are dedicated to making your university life as stress-free as possible and helping you with your wellbeing. Here are …

Top tips before joining the King’s family

Yihan Shi, 2nd Year Biomedical Science Hi, my name is Yihan, and I’m a second-year biomedical science student at King’s, with a major in immunology and microbial sciences. Biomedical Science is an interdisciplinary program that allows me to choose modules from across many diverse health and sciences departments in order to customise my degree to …

A Day in the Life of a Medical Student

Qudsiya Baig, 3rd Year Medicine (MBBS) In a world where YouTube is saturated with ‘A Day in My Life’ vlogs, I’ve decided to take you all on a different journey, one that consists of words. Did I just lose readers? Maybe. But the lot of you that have stayed past this filtration process, I know …

How to Get the Most Out of Your Bioscience Degree

Lucie Nepovimova, 2nd Year Biochemistry Firstly, let me introduce myself – I am Lucie and I am a 2nd year Biochemistry student. Biochemistry is part of the School of Bioscience Education, and thus part of the Common Year One courses (CYO). I actually did not originally choose Biochemistry as my major – I went to …

Student Support and Facilities at King’s

Valerie Cai, 1st Year Medicine Hi all! My name is Valerie and I am a first year medical student here to tell you a little more about my experience with student support and facilities at King’s College London. One of the benefits of joining us here at King’s is the access to resources and support …