We believe that ethnicity should not affect access to higher education and are actively working to prioritise these groups across our work.

There are many underrepresented ethnicities at King's, and our Access and Participation Plan outlines our commitment to increasing participation of some of the least represented ethnicities: Black students (particularly Black Caribbean), Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students, and LatinX students. Read more about our approach below.

Our Access and Participation Plan outlines our objective to increase the proportion of Black students entering King’s College London from 9.5% to 11.5% by 2024/25. Our related projects are listed below:

Amos Bursary 

We have partnered with the Amos Bursary to provide four bursaries worth £1000 each. These bursaries are available for two Black men and two women who are Amos Bursary students and go on to study at King’s College London. To become an Amos Bursary student, you must meet specific criteria and make a successful application. Here you can find more information about the Amos Bursary and apply when applications open in November.

Aspire

The Aspire network is open to K+ participants of African, Caribbean and mixed Black heritage. Aspire works with King’s African and Caribbean Society to run cultural, academic and careers-based events at King’s. Aspire is dedicated to improving university access for Black students and aims to foster a sense of community for Black students on K+. Eligible participants can join Aspire after their K+ induction.

Priority

Due to the underrepresentation of Black students at university including King’s, their applications are prioritised on our widening participation projects, including K+, and our Medicine & Dentistry Lecture Series. 

Gypsy Roma and Traveller is a collective term for several diverse groups. These groups are significantly underrepresented in higher education, with estimates stating only 3-4% of the GRT population access university.

Gypsy Roma and Traveller students’ underrepresentation in higher education is under-researched, so we commissioned a report with The Centre for Education and Youth, an educational and youth think tank on the under representation of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils in higher education.

Read the report on barriers from early years to secondary and beyond.

Read the Tutors for GRT report on the findings of a tutoring intervention for young Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller students aged 5-18.

Priority

Due to the underrepresentation of Gypsy Roma and Traveller students at university, their applications are prioritised on our widening participation projects, including K+, and Medicine & Dentistry Lecture Series.

Since including Latinx as an ethnic category in our applications and admissions process in 2019, we have been able to access data which indicates the number of students who identify as ‘Latin American’ at King’s. This is the first time that we have been able to access this data and confirms that ‘Home’ Latinx students are an underrepresented group at King’s. We believe that Latinx students should be recognised as a distinct group within our university populations.

Empoderando Familias

King’s and Citizens UK South London co-deliver this Parent Power to serve the local Latinx population and create a space for Latinx parents to speak, fight and win on issues that matter to them. Find out more on our Empoderando Familias webpage.