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King’s College London

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5.05/4/2026

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Professor Kate Utting, Professor of Defence and Security Education, is Head of the Defence Studies Department in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, the first woman to hold this position. She has been with the Defence Studies Department since 1997, starting at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, and brings over 30 years of postgraduate teaching experience, including from the London School of Economics Department of International History (1991-1997). Utting has taught a wide range of security professionals from around the world in various teaching formats. Her career includes leadership roles such as Deputy Head of Department (2014-2017), Director of Academic Studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies on secondment (2017-2020), leader of academic implementation for the new Defence Academy contract (2020-2022), Assistant Dean of Academic Studies (2004-2006), and Director of Course Design (2003-2006). She earned her first degree in diplomatic history, MPhil, and PhD in Communications Studies at the University of Leeds.