- Libraries:
- There are five main Libraries and two smaller ones, with over 900,000 books and 2,500 study places. Spending per student on library facilities is relatively high, at £94 per FTE student. Students do complain that there should be later opening hours though..
King’s has numerous special collections including the Enk collection (classics), Burrows (modern Greek and Byzantine studies) and the Ford collection (science).
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- Computing:
- Computer facilities, including free Internet and e-mail access, are available to every student. Some facilities are 24 hours, and some Halls have Internet access. There are over 1000 computers, but students often complain that they cannot get to a computer quick enough.
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- Sports:
- Although King’s has a good sporting reputation, their outdoor sports facilities are about 10 miles from the Strand Campus, at Berrylands in Mitcham! This means an annoying tube ride to and from practices and matches. However, there are indoor facilities closer to home. The Strand has a shooting range, and there is the new K4 fitness centre on Stamford Street. Guy’s has a swimming pool.
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- Future Plans:
- The University is going to re-develop disabled access in some of the older buildings. There are also plans to build a new all weather astro-turf pitch.
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- Disabled Students:
- Disabled facilties at King's are poor for most of the sites. Due to the older buildings, most noteably at the Strand Campus, it is largely a case of luck, that there will be ramps etc.
This is not the case at the new Waterloo campus, where access is good
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- Student Welfare:
- KCLSU offers a welfare department, and the University runs a counselling and medical centre, which employs a team of doctors, nurses etc. However, for many services it is best to use the University of London facilities, as they are more extensive.
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- Parking:
- Absolutely impossible!!!- This is London, very very expensive and the Wardens are like vultures.
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- University Shops:
- All of the campuses have at least one general shop, selling stationery, snacks etc. The Strand Campus also benefits from an STA travel agency, Waterstones bookshop, and a branch of Endsleigh Insurance..
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- University Bookshops:
- There is a branch of Waterstones at the Strand Campus and at Guy’s. There are also bookstores all over London, and the LSE Economics Bookshop is a couple of minutes away.
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- Banking:
- There is a branch of Barclays Bank in the Student Union building on the Strand Campus. There are also branches of every other large bank within walking distance of all campuses.
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- Transport Policy:
- There is no university or student union run transport system. However, London Transport does offer cut price young person travel cards.
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- Green Areas:
- King’s College really is in the centre of London. As a result, there are no green spaces of any proportion to rave about. You can get a tube Hyde Park.
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