E-cigarettes: Are they as safe as you think?
Josephine Platt
They are sold as cheaper, healthier and safer alternatives. In the wake of new research, Josephine Platt investigates the truth behind the smoke screen…
January 2016
Kingston University nursery in top-up row
Alexandra Pedersen
KU parents have condemned a move by the university nursery to add an extra top-up to the nursery bills. During the past year the nursery has been charging the difference…
Cougars slide to victory
Christine Younan
Kingston University men’s rugby first team thrashed their rivals Middlesex University men’s first team 40-10 at Tolworth Sports Ground on Wednesday. The Cougars charged their opposition’s side throughout the match,…
Kingston Business and Law lecturers furious at 10-day marking regulation
Ida Akerstedt
Lecturers have condemned a move to introduce a 10-day marking deadline of student work as “rushed” and “risky”. The University and College Union (UCU), which represents most of Kingston’s academic…
A “Shameful Start to Shakespeare 400”
Shakespeare scholar and enthusiast set to do a research fellowship at Kingston University is being deported within days. Dr Paul Hamilton, who has been running conferences for the Kingston Shakespeare…
Jump on the snus-bandwagon?
Jonas Solgard
They come in different shapes, colours, tastes and sizes. They might be a relief for someone who has just gotten back from the gym or the dinner table. They might…
Censoring Universities?
Hamsa Mohamed
KU Vice-Chancellor Julius Weinberg, CAGE director and ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, and Shenaz Bunglawala from Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND) discuss free speech and the censoring of universities. Kingston’s…
What gym should you join this year?
Looking for a new gym to join this January? If you’re feeling sluggish or a little bit bloated from the food and drink binge season, maybe it’s time to reinvent…
KU launches MA in ‘Gender without Borders’
Karishma Patel
Kingston University is launching a postgraduate course entitled ‘Gender without Borders’ for the next academic year. The course, which will start in September 2016, will be taught across three core…
The three toughest challenges of 2016 – So far!
The advent of the new year could not have been grimmer. The shooting in Israel’s capital Tel Aviv, Saudi Arabia’s execution of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr and North Korea’s test of…