As your Dean of Education at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), I offer a warm welcome to King’s College London and the IoPPN. My role is to lead the education agenda at the IoPPN and, as a result, I take a keen interest in our students’ learning, development, and broader experience as a member of one of the world’s leading academic communities.
King's is one of the top universities in the world, and the IoPPN is internationally recognised as a globally renowned centre for teaching and research in mental health sciences. At the IoPPN and King’s we offer our students superb support for career and personal development, as well as all of the benefits that come from working and studying in one of the world’s great cities.
The start of every new academic year is an exciting time, and we are delighted to have you join us for this next stage of your education. You are now part of a talented community of scholars, including many world leaders in their field. Our students have almost unrivalled opportunities in clinical training and research, resulting from the Institute’s long relationship with the Maudsley Hospital, now the SLaM NHS Trust, with which we share a site on our Denmark Hill campus.
Our history goes back well over a century, and we were founded with the purpose of combining excellence in clinical care, research and education in mental health, and we stay true to that purpose today – and you join us in furthering that history. However, you are not just part of the IoPPN community, but also part of the larger King’s community, which offers a wide range of opportunities, both academic and social, at our five campuses across central London. I am confident that you will enjoy studying at the Institute, and at King’s, that you can achieve your goals, and that ultimately you will join us in making a difference in the world of mental health.
Professor Juliet Foster
Dean of Education