Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is a leading centre for mental health and neuroscience research, education and training in Europe. It is dedicated to understanding, preventing and treating mental illness, neurological conditions, and other conditions that affect the brain. The IoPPN is a faculty of King's College London, England, and was previously known as the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP).
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
Many of the departments' staff also work in Bethlem Royal Hospital.
The Maudsley Hospital is the site of the institute's Clinical Neuroimaging Department.
Entrance to the Henry Wellcome Psychology Building
King's College London is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. It is one of the oldest university-level institutions in England. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology, the Institute of Psychiatry, the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery.
The patron of King's College London, King George IV, shown in a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence
Somerset House – showing the East Wing, which is a part of the Strand Campus of King's College London.
King's College London in 1831, as engraved by J. C. Carter
William Otter (1831–36), the first Principal of King's College London