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Fellowship Of King's College London
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. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. It is one of the oldest university-level institutions in England. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology (in 1985), the Institute of Psychiatry (in 1997), the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery (in 1998). King's has five campuses: its historic Strand Campus in central London, three other Thames-side campuses (Guy's, St Thomas' and Waterloo) nearby and one in Denmark Hill in south London. It also has a presence in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, for its professional mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of King's College London
The coat of arms of King's College London in London, England, are blazoned: ''on a Pale Azure between two Lions rampant respectant Gules an Anchor Gold ensigned by a Royal Crown proper on a Chief Argent an Ancient Lamp proper inflamed Gold between two Blazing Hearths also proper.'' The current coat of arms was developed after the mergers of the college with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology, University of London in 1985. The Rampant Lions are from Chelsea College's crest and the Blazing Hearths are from Queen Elizabeth College's. The arms incorporates aspects of the heraldry of the two colleges. A warrant for the use of the current arms was granted by the College of Arms, and the right to use the Royal Crown in the armorial achievement was granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1995. File:Coat of Arms of King’s College London (1829-1985).png, Arms of King's College from 1829 to 1985 File:King's Coat of Arms 1911.png, Arms of King's College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European University Association
The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 institutions of higher education in 48 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher education and research policies. Members of the Association are European universities involved in teaching and research, national associations of rectors and other organisations active in higher education and research. EUA is the result of a merger between the ''Association of European Universities'' and the ''Confederation of European Union Rectors' Conferences''. The merger took place in Salamanca on 31 March 2001. Membership The following is a breakdown of EUA membership by country: In March 2022, the EUA suspended 12 Russian members following the 2022 address of the Russian Union of Rectors (RUR) supporting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, for being "diametrically opposed to the European values that they committed to when joining EUA”. See also * Agence universitair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Young Centre
The Thomas Young Centre (TYC) is an alliance of London research groups working on the theory and simulation of materials (TSM). It is named after the celebrated scientist and polymath Thomas Young (1773–1829), who lived and worked in London and is known in the world of science for a number of important discoveries concerning the wave nature of light, the theory of vision, the elastic properties of solids, and the theory of surface tension. The participating research groups are based mainly at Imperial College London, King's College London, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and University College London (UCL), but there are also members at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. The aims of the TYC are to foster collaboration between TSM research groups in London, to provide a world-class source of graduate education in the field, and to address problems of major importance to industry and society. The current (2009) membership of TYC numbers about 80 research gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SES (universities)
Science and Engineering South (more commonly known as the SES, and previously SES-5) is a consortium of 7 public research-intensive universities in the Southeast of England, who pool their resources and facilities to further research in the fields of science and engineering. Its members accounted for a third of all EPSRC spending in 2013, when the consortium was formed. King's College London joined the consortium in 2016, becoming the sixth member institution. By March 2017, Queen Mary University of London had joined the consortium. The University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ..., one of the founder institutions, rejoined in 2019 after leaving in 2017. SES enables a network of high-performance computers available for research and scientific calculati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Group
The Russell Group is a self-selected association of twenty-four public university, public research university, research universities in the United Kingdom. The group is headquartered in Cambridge and was established in 1994 to represent its members' interests, principally to Her Majesty's Government, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament. It was incorporated in 2007. Its members are often perceived as the UK's most prestigious universities, but this has been disputed. , Russell Group members receive over three-quarters of all university research grant and contract income in the United Kingdom. Fifteen of the country's sixteen universities in the Times Higher Education, THE top 100 are members of the group. Their graduates hold 61% of all UK jobs that require a university degree, despite being only 17% of all higher education graduates. Russell Group members award 60% of all doctorates gained in the United Kingdom. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RADA
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senate House complex of the University of London and is a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. It is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, founded in 1904 by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It moved to buildings on Gower Street in 1905. It was granted a Royal Charter in 1920 and a new theatre was built on Malet Street, behind the Gower Street buildings that was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1921. It received its first government subsidy in 1924. RADA currently has five theatres and a cinema. The school’s Principal Industry Partner is Warner Bros. Entertainment. RADA offers a number of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Its higher education awards are validated by King's College London (KC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Academy Of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of Wellington. Famous academy alumni include Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Sir Elton John and Annie Lennox. The academy provides undergraduate and postgraduate training across instrumental performance, composition, jazz, musical theatre and opera, and recruits musicians from around the world, with a student community representing more than 50 nationalities. It is committed to lifelong learning, from Junior Academy, which trains musicians up to the age of 18, through Open Academy community music projects, to performances and educational events for all ages. The academy's museum houses one of the world's most significant collections of musical instruments and artefacts, including stringed instruments by Stradivari, Guarneri, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PLuS Alliance
PLuS Alliance describes the educational cluster model formed by three academic research universities in different parts of the world, aiming to undertake cross-border research collaborations to tackle globally-important issues related to social justice, health, innovation and sustainability The PLuS Alliance is a collaborative effort of three universities: King's College London, Arizona State University, and the University of New South Wales. Together these three institutions comprise a body of over 15,000 staff, 150,000 students and more than one billion dollars in research funds. File:Maughan Chancery Lane.jpg, King's College London File:Asubiodesign.jpg, Arizona State University File:Australian School of Business UNSW.jpg, University of New South Wales External linksPLuS Alliance Website See also * King's College London * Arizona State University * University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MedCity (London)
MedCity (London) describes the collaboration between the Mayor of London and the capital's health science centres of three premier academic institutions Imperial College London, King's College London and University College London comprising the London part of the 'golden triangle'. MedCity was launched in 2014 to increase collaboration between Imperial College, King’s College and University College London — the capital’s three main science universities — and promote the broader 'golden triangle' between London, Cambridge and Oxford to investors. This collaboration is supported by HEFCE and London & Partners and works with the life sciences sector across the greater south-east of England. MedCity is funded by King's Health Partners, Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, UCL Partners and the Mayor of London. Main areas of work MedCity is positioned in the centre of academic research, industry, investors and the London authority to facilitate and enable various se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LSGL
The Law Schools Global League or LSGL was instituted in 2012 by a selected number of globally leading law schools. It has the primary aim of globally promoting and fostering scholastic research on law and legal education as well as encouraging collaboration among its members in the debate on issues impacting global law or legal practice. Members LSGL is composed of 34 research universities sharing a common vision and at the same time committed to education and research on global law and legal practice, namely: * Católica Global School of Law * China University of Political Science and Law * EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht * FGV Direito Rio de Janeiro Law School * FGV Direito São Paulo Law School * Georgetown University * Harry Radzyner Law School * IE Law School * Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México * King’s College London * Koç Üniversitesi Law School * Kyushu University * National Research University Higher School of Economics (*membership curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Health Partners
King's Health Partners is an academic health science centre located in London, United Kingdom. It comprises King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. King's Health Partners' member organisations have a combined annual turnover of around £3.7 billion, treat over 4.8 million patients each year, employ approximately 40,000 staff and teach nearly 30,000 students. It forms one of the largest centres for healthcare education in Europe. History The four partners announced their intention to form an academic health science centre in April 2008. On 9 March 2009 the UK Department of Health announced that King's Health Partners would be one of six academic health science centres established in England. Research King's Health Partners incorporates some Medical Research Council centres, including the following: * MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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