Following a summer reset, the KCL Politics Society lays out its 2025/26 offer to King’s students: two to three events a week, new skills workshops, an expanded mentorship scheme, and the return of Careers Week – kicking off with Politics 101 this Thursday 2 October at 6pm, Bush House Auditorium.
KCL Politics Society is back – and better than ever – as we move into the 2025/26 academic year.
Following an unexpected vacancy for President, and an unexpectedly competitive and bizarre student by-election (unusually dominated by Instagram reels and memes), the Society once more has a President and Treasurer – and can actually function as a KCLSU society again.
After the (in hindsight) idiotic decision of its new President and Vice President to interview every single applicant – 75 interviews in a single week – we’re proud to be back from summer with a very large committee and a renewed passion for promoting politics across campus.
Following an incredibly successful couple of years, which saw membership rise by 700%, the introduction of a mentorship scheme, international trips and an emphasis on democratic education – it’s safe to say the committee has its work cut out.
But our ambitions are no less. In Semester 1, we plan to bring 2-3 events every single week. We’re also diversifying beyond plain academic panels, adding more debates, socials, career events, and our new skills workshops.
These skills workshops sit at the core of our renewed push for social mobility on campus. They’ll introduce more interactive formats and provide professional training in networking, public speaking, and debating – vital for navigating tipsy political rows in The Vault, but also for life beyond KCL.
We’re also incredibly proud to bring back – and expand – our in-house mentorship scheme. Last year, we had more than 50 in-house mentors: from consultancy and diplomacy to public policy to politics, and we’re aiming to grow that list even further to give students the broadest, most accessible professional support.
To compliment this, we’re reintroducing mentor-mentee mixers, on top of an extra networking night. And let’s not forget the return of our careers fair, as well as our February Careers Week. Careers Week will offer five days of back-to-back events: from job panels and networking to extra skills workshops. Safe to say our events team will need a lie-down afterwards!
On top of this, we also invite any new King’s students to join us at Politics 101 on Thursday 2 October at 6pm in Bush House Auditorium.
Politics 101 features the ultimate nuts and bolts of politics from the much-loved Professor Keith Smith, followed by speedy presentations from over 20 political societies – then a few free drinks in The Exchange.
The Politics Society is committed to being a hub for political discussion and interaction on campus. We don’t care where you stand on the political spectrum – as long as you’re interested and respectful towards others, you’re more than welcome.
The best example is our legendary biannual debates, which pit the four main university political parties (Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and Greens) against one another in passionate, chaotic, and usually good-humoured debate.
This is not your dusty town-hall hustings – this is student politics at its best: pure, witty, and passionate. We may disagree at these events, but we’re never far from a post-debate pint – and we move on and enjoy one another’s company.
And of course, our socials. Our termly Politics Ball and spring boat party bring out the very best of our society. We know how to talk politics – and we also know how to party.
As President, having to oversee the boat party feels odd – given last time I don’t actually remember getting off the boat.
Finally, we’re delighted to announce the special partnership with Roar News this year is back. As two of the largest student groups at King’s, we are proud to be collaborating much more – particularly with events and videographic, vox pops, reels, photography, and more.
We hope that gives you a flavour of what we offer.
For regular updates, follow @kclpolitics on Instagram – and don’t hesitate to reach out if you’ve got any questions or want to get involved. See you at Politics 101 this Thursday!
Will Andrews is President of the KCL Politics Society. This op-ed is published on behalf of the KCL Politics Society Committee.
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