The namesake of King Edward VII was taken after the son of Queen Victoria who succeeded her upon her demise. In KEVII, a 'family' system is employed for the running of the hall. The Hall Master is the head of this huge family separated into five blocks and he is assisted by the Senior Common Room Committee. Every block has a Resident Fellow that takes care of them. The voices of the hall residents are represented by the Junior Common Room Committee, whose members are all student representatives.

KEVII holds its pride as the one with the longest, richest heritage among the six NUS halls of residence, having just celebrated our 90th Anniversary. The history of the hall dates back to the days of post-independence. It was first opened at the Sepoy Lines in 1957 to replace the Federal Malay States Hall.

Following the merge of University Malaya and Nanyang University in 1980, the halls slowly settled into the new Kent Ridge campus, and so did KEVII. However, it was not without a few ruffled feathers that we managed to move to the new campus while retaining our name, tradition and heritage.

Traditionally, KEVII had been known as the medicine hall since its inception. This can be traced back to the history of its predecessor before World War II. The FMS Hall was actually funded by the Sultans of the Malay States with the intention to accommodate the students from the Medical College.

Since moving to the Kent Ridge campus, KEVII gradually opened its door to students from other faculties, creating a hall community that consist a potpourri of students from the diverse faculties. Even then, KEVII remains the choice of hall for many medicine, dentistry and science students due to its close proximity to their faculties.

KEVII has also become a mini melting pot of different cultures because of the big community of international students coming from China, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Australia, Vietnam, USA, Germany and many other countries.

Many brotherly and sisterly bonds are forged as the hall residents study and play hard through the academic years. Hall life is made more unforgettable through the various hall activities that are held throughout the year, from Inter-Block and Inter-Hall Games, suppers, beach outings, karaoke sessions, Formal Hall Dinner, Dinner and Dance, Bash to Rag and Flag, Xinyao concert, Hallplay, Internal Cultural Night and XQRJ Finals.

As much as we have fun, we constantly push the boundaries and strive for the best, cultivating the leaders within ourselves. "To strive, to seek, to serve". We do all that and more.