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Ede & Ravenscroft, suppliers of the Westwood-designed academic dress of King's.This main shop is along Chancery Lane, stone's throw away from King's Maughan Library. Prior to 2008, the Academic dress of King's was similar to that of the University of London's which, like most academic dress, is based on medieval attire.
King's College London Students' Union (KCLSU) also occupies Bush House. [23] Its Union Shop opened in The Arcade in September 2017, followed by a series of other student spaces in Spring 2018. KCLSU represents all students at King's, but operates as a charity, independent of the university.
The Associateship of King's College (AKC) award was the degree-equivalent qualification of King's College London from 1833. It is the original qualification that King's awarded to its students. [1] In current practice, it is an optional award, unique to King's College London, that students can study in addition to their degree proper.
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. [9] [10] In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. [11]
King's College London was granted a royal charter in 1829 by its patron, King George IV.Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The history of King's College London, on its own, spans over 190 years since it was founded as a 'university college' by royal charter in 1829. [1]
King's College London Students' Union (KCLSU) is an independent charitable organisation [3] that works to further the interests of its members (approximately 36,000 students [4] at King's College London). It governs the 300 student societies and activity groups at King's. [5] KCLSU claims to be the oldest students' union in England. [6]
The Department of Philosophy owns a historic bar on its premises in Surrey Street, officially the King's College Sports & Social Club Bar but referred to informally as simply the Philosophy Bar. Management of the bar was taken over by the King's College London Students' Union in 2016. [17]
The King's College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities is one of the nine academic Faculties of study of King's College London.It is situated on the Strand in the heart of central London, in the vicinity of many renowned cultural institutions with which the Faculty has close links, including the British Museum, Shakespeare's Globe, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library. [1]