Surbiton woman raises £200 for Syrian refugees in one night
Maria Delgado Gonçalves
By Naomi Taylor A Surbiton based refugee action group have sent vital aid to Syria after raising more than £200 at an open-mic night in Kingston last Thursday. The group…
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Interview with punk musician and feminist- Misty Miller
Rebecca Gouldbourne
“A lot of women are afraid to speak up.” Misty Miller is a punk musician and ardent feminist. Megan White spoke to her about finding her feet in the music…
Death cause of KU student killed in nightclub stampede being evaluated
Claire Gilbody-Dickerson
An inquest into the tragic death of a KU student who was killed after suffering fatal injuries in a Northampton night club stampede opened today. Laurene-Danielle Jackson, from Wembley and…
KU Big Read: Balloon Debate
Ingrid Ciakudia
Colleagues across the university discussed how the themes in the KU Big read book, About a Boy, could relate to their teaching, research, administration and their personal lives at the…
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…
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
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
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…