Research

King’s College London has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life. The College enjoys a global reputation for research excellence that attracts the highest calibre students and some of the world's leading academics who pursue and achieve research excellence across the entire range of academic disciplines.

17 March Antidepressants benefit physically ill patients
Researchers from King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre have found that antidepressants are effective against depression in patients suffering from physical illnesses. As part of a Cochrane Review, the researchers found the drugs were more effective than placebos at treating depression in these patients.

16 March Report criticises ‘adversarial policing’
One of the most comprehensive reports into the youth justice system has examined whether the police and the youth justice system treat young people from different ethnic groups in different ways. The report was carried out by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research (ICPR) at King's College London.

15 March Improve rape victim care
Baroness Vivien Stern has today published her independent review into the way rape complaints are handled by public authorities. The Stern Review has published 23 recommendations to improve treatment of rape victims. Baroness Stern is a Senior Research Fellow in the International Centre for Prison Studies at King's School of Law.