Kingston University introduces new teaching rooms
Maria Delgado Gonçalves
Kingston University became one of the few universities in the country to pilot four new teaching room models. The new rooms were shifted from traditional lecture-style composition to a more…
2015
Graduates prefer experience rather than money
Four out of five university students expect to work without pay when they first graduate, according to a recent international study. Career matching platform 10 Minutes With recently revealed that…
Students will pay more loans, George Osborne announced
The Government came under fire after it emerged tens of thousands of students will have to start paying back their student loan early. Student groups and financial experts criticised the…
Students walk out against ‘trash’ government
Ida Akerstedt
Around 100 Kingston University students walked out of their classes to show dissatisfaction with anti-immigrant policies and to support international students in the UK. The walk out, organised by the…
The fight for zone 5
Local MP James Berry is continuing the long-running campaign to get Kingston and Surbiton stations rezoned to zone 5. Kingston and Surbiton MP Berry lobbied Parliament at the beginning of…
Nightclubs keep breathalysers to identify drunk people
Claire Gilbody-Dickerson
Kingston’s most popular nightclubs will keep breathalysers to identify people who are too drunk after a trial launched in April turned out successful. Bacchus, The Viper Rooms and Kingston University’s…
American grading system will shake up KU degrees
Luisa Barrientos
Kingston University will begin implementing the controversial US-style grade point average (GPA) marking system after taking part in a pilot study last year. KU plans to be among the first…
KU ISoc raises money for orphans and needy children
May Abou-Amer
The charity week London team in association with Islamic Relief UK held a dinner on November 27 2015 at the Waterlily Venue, where it was announced that ISoc raised £21,547.80.…
University arts faculty to rebrand itself for 140th anniversary
Ceysun Dixon
The faculty of art and design and architecture (FADA) is to revert its name back to the “Kingston School of Art”, in a move that celebrates the schools’ 140th year…
GPA comment
Whilst some students work hard from the start, some students only do the bare minimum and focus their efforts into their final exams – because first year doesn’t really matter…