King’s College London has announced the establishment of four new AI+ professorships as part of a significant recruitment initiative aimed at enhancing interdisciplinary artificial intelligence research across the university. These roles are aligned with King’s broader AI+ strategy, which seeks to incorporate AI technologies into various fields, including health and bioscience, law, business, and the humanities.
The newly created professorships are intended to foster senior research leadership across multiple faculties, rather than confining AI expertise to a single department. In this context, the appointments will collaborate closely with the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Futures Institute, both of which play key roles in coordinating AI initiatives throughout the university.
This latest move follows the introduction earlier this year of up to 20 AI+ Academic Fellow positions, aimed at building early- and mid-career research capacity. Together, these fellowships and professorships are expected to cultivate a robust community of AI researchers capable of collaborating across disciplinary boundaries.
Beyond advancing research output, the new professors will influence how AI is integrated into teaching and assessment methodologies, supervise both postgraduate and undergraduate students, and engage with externally funded research programs. King’s has positioned these roles as vital components in its long-term vision of becoming an “AI-first” university, particularly in response to the growing impact of large language models, generative AI, and algorithmic decision-making in higher education.
King’s has indicated that additional AI+ professorial appointments will occur later in the academic year, with an emphasis on roles that specifically target educational innovation. This reflects the university’s commitment to not only advancing AI technology but also addressing the ethical and societal implications associated with it.
The AI+ initiative underscores King’s focus on governance, fairness, sustainability, and real-world applications as critical themes in its AI strategy. The Institute for Artificial Intelligence is designed to serve as a convening hub for researchers across nine faculties, ensuring that interdisciplinary collaboration is at the forefront of this ambitious effort.
Applications for the current round of professorships will close at the end of January 2026, with the selected candidates expected to play pivotal roles in shaping the university’s long-term research direction and its external partnerships in AI. This strategic recruitment initiative reflects a broader trend in academia, as institutions worldwide recognize the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in diverse fields.
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