Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy
King's College London is one of the world's top 20 universities: a multi-faculty research-led university institution based in the heart of London.The Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy (SSPP) offers an intellectually rigorous environment supported by welcoming and caring tradition, dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, learning and understanding in the service of society, both in the UK and internationally. Our academic staff advise governments, serve on commissions and public bodies and are seconded to national and international organisations.Through our interdisciplinary approach to research, discipline-based experts - including economists, historians, philosophers, political scientists and sociologists - collaborate across the Faculty's five Schools. Our diverse research areas span: urban sustainability; climate change; security uncertainties and risks; the changing nature of war and conflict; age and ageing; social care and children’s well-being; health and medicine from a social science perspective; scientific literacy; cultural inclusion; social cohesion in multi-faith societies; inequalities in health and education; public service reform and the future of the professions.