Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,
King's College London
Established1948[1]
Parent institution
King's College London
DeanMatthew Hotopf
Location,
Websitewww.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn twitter.com/KingsIoPPN

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is a 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).

The institute works closely with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Many senior academic staff also work as honorary consultants for the trust in clinical services such as the National Psychosis Unit at Bethlem Royal Hospital.

The impact of the institute's work was judged to be 100% 'world-leading' or 'internationally-excellent' in the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014).[2] The research environment of the institute was also rated 100% 'world-leading'.[2] King's College London was rated the second for research in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience in REF 2014.[3]

  1. ^ "Welcome message from the Dean". King's College London. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "REF 2014 results announced". King's College London. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ "REF2014 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience". UCL. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.