Research at King’s

At King’s, one of our ambitions is to be leaders in research, innovation and education, as detailed in our Strong Roots, Global Reach Trust strategy.

We pride ourselves on developing new treatments, ground-breaking surgical techniques, and using innovative technology to enhance patient care.

In September 2024, we launched our new research strategy, Roadmap to developing and delivering world-class research. This follows on from our previous five year research strategy and will shape the strategic direction for research at King’s until October 2026.

How does research help King’s patients?

Research means turning promising ideas or interesting theories into real benefits for King’s patients and members of the local community.

King’s currently has more than 500 research projects running, ranging from testing new surgical devices or drugs, to studies aimed at helping us to improve our understanding of mental health issues.

However, research projects cannot get started without the participation of one key group of people: our patients. We rely on the patients we treat to volunteer and take part in research projects. This is good for the Trust (we get to see how new treatments work in practice) and it is exciting for our patients (they benefit from ground-breaking treatments earlier than they would otherwise).

Find out more about our recent successful health research projects and how you can get involved as a patient.