King's Edge: Activities
Explore a range of of hands-on activities, workshops and awards.
Through King's Edge, you have access to extracurricular activities including awards, events, volunteering and more. Explore the various opportunities designed to help you to develop your employability skills.
King’s Edge is a hub hosting extracurricular activities and events available to all students, including funding opportunities, creative skills workshops, language courses and much more.
Our awards enable you to gain formal recognition for activities such as volunteering, mentoring, independent research, campaigning, playing sports or other leadership roles.
King's College London is a research-led and student-centred university. This award stream aims to introduce students to the practices of research and make them an integral part of this community.
This award stream is dedicated to students who complete activities such as volunteering, campaigning or participating in charitable initiatives. Students will reflect upon how to bring positive impact to the King’s community by serving the society and sharing their vision to inspire others.
Leadership offers a range of opportunities to investigate what it means to be a leader in the 21st century. This award stream is designed for students who wish to explore career management skills through entrepreneurial activities and various work commitments.
Opportunities encompass different types of tangible experience that improve your employability, including part-time work, funding opportunities, work experience and more.
The Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) provides King’s students with financial support in undertaking projects to their areas of interest and future aspirations. These projects include attending conferences, workshops or seminars, organising events, creating publications or undertaking courses.
The fund welcomes applications for opportunities that will develop students' knowledge, attributes, skills and experiences that will contribute to their academic and career goals. Students can apply individually (up to £500) or in groups (up to £1000). We welcome applications from students at all levels of study.
Undertaking meaningful work experience is an excellent way to focus your career ideas, whilst also enabling you to apply the knowledge gained from your studies or interests, develop your professional network and enhance your employability.
Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community, gain experience and develop a range of skills that will make you more employable.
King’s Volunteering is your one-stop shop for discovering opportunities and building connections with people and organisations that are driving positive change in your local, national and international communities.
Getting a part-time job can be a great way of gaining and improving your skills and making yourself more employable.
There are part-time jobs that you can get outside of King's, such as working in a shop, cafe or bar, as well as within King's, such as working as a student ambassador.
There are many events and activities organised by King's Edge, including:
Explore a range of of hands-on activities, workshops and awards.
Explore our range of events across King's.
Find out more about our awards and register to participate on KEATS.