Kingston Halloween prank turns into anti-Uber protest
Harriet King
Kingston police received an amusing phone call Saturday night after a group of males dressed as traffic cones blocked Uber taxis from driving down roads in the town centre. The…
November 2015
New Kingston and Surbiton MP James Berry exclusively tells the River that maintenance grants ‘was not right’ and had to go
Ceysun Dixon
The new MP for Kingston and Surbiton has defended the government’s decision to cut maintenance grants and turn them into loans after saying keeping the system in its current form…
KU Civics Team launched their first photovoice campaign
May Abou-Amer
The Civics Team are a student group working across Kingston University to raise awareness about civic responsibility among students. Jamie Wheeler-Roberts, 19, studying Politics and International Relations and Amy Claire…
Cyber experts warn KU students about danger online
Claire Gilbody-Dickerson
Cybersecurity experts have warned KU students to be wary about “dodgy” emails and calls, following last week’s massive cyber hack on phone and broadband giant TalkTalk. Up to four million…
Police and KU ask students to help fight drug dealers
Maria Delgado Gonçalves
Police and Kingston University have asked students to help detectives investigating a growing drug dealing problem in the Kingston and Surbiton area. After receiving many complaints, Kingston and Surbiton MP…
University staff angered at the reorganisation of the administration service
Disgruntled Kingston University support staff have been left bitter and angry after plans to reorganise the university’s administration service left 260 employees either having to reapply for their jobs or…
Fashion wins big at the Rose Awards
Kingston University’s fashion department was awarded the Best Project of the Year in a Hollywood-style gala at the Rose Theatre last week. The trophy was taken by the fashion department…
Students campaign for healthier canteen food
Three Kingston University students are organising a campaign to raise awareness on environmental sustainability and to introduce healthier meals and vegan snacks at the University. The students came together to…
KU is safer than average for LGBT+ sudents
Alexandra Pedersen
Kingston University has “extremely little” homophobia with only eight per cent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students having experienced harassment on campus, The River found. According to NUS research,…
UK graduates are less likely to find a job in their field
UK graduates are less likely to find a job in their chosen field compared to students from countries such as Columbia, India and Turkey, according to a new report. The…