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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams and Sally Weale

King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University

A classical stone archway with columns leads through a courtyard, with pedestrians and outdoor seating
The merger would result in King’s taking on another 5,000 mainly postgraduate students. Photograph: Jeffrey Blackler/Alamy

King’s College London has agreed to merge with Cranfield University, creating a new UK “super-university” that would rival many of its international competitors in size and research output.

The merger would result in King’s taking on another 5,000 mainly postgraduate students and becoming the second largest mainstream university in the UK, with about 47,000 students, overtaking the University of Manchester and behind only University College London.

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