Petition gains momentum for Kingston Market House bid
Christopher Weedon
A PETITION to save a historic building in Kingston Town Centre has gathered nearly 8,000 signatures in over a week. The Kingston Market House is scheduled to be converted into…
2016
Years and Years of success
Megan White
FROM an unknown, indie-signed synth-pop trio to four-time Brit Award nominees in just one year, Years and Years have skyrocketed their way to pop stardom. Consisting of bassist Mikey Goldsworthy,…
Students shun beer for books, NUS says
THE stereotype of “sticky bars filled with beer-swilling students” could be going out of fashion, according to the National Union of Students (NUS). The number of students drinking in student…
Study abroad students earn more and get hired sooner
STUDENTS who spend time abroad during their degree are more likely to graduate with top honours and earn more in the workplace, research shows. It also reveals that richer undergraduates…
Sadness over Hands Music shop closure
Kingston’s student musicians have been left distraught after the town’s last music shop went into receivership. A Kingston institution for half a century, Hands Music, just off Market Place in…
KU filmmaking student explains what it is like to be the only black girl in a white town
Sofia Russi
THE 2016 Academy Awards drew howls of protest for the lack of diversity – for the second year in a row, no black actors were nominated for any category. The…
Reporting from Syria – Richard Spencer & Yasser al-Hajji
Mauro Orrù
The Telegraph’s Middle East Editor Richard Spencer and Syrian journalist Yasser al-Hajji will host a debate at Kingston University’s Penrhyn Road campus to discuss the challenges of reporting from besieged…
Big Mauling Martial Arts
Tyrone Stewart
Kingston University dominated Surrey in a mixed martial arts tournament at varsity, defeating them by a score of 12-3 at the Surrey Sports Park, Guildford. Victories for Ahmad Dabche and…
KU student ‘smiled and laughed’ as he injured university security guard in hit-and-run
Kayli Olson
A Kingston student was “smiling and laughing” when he injured a university security guard in a hit-and-run last summer, a court heard.
KU students ‘would not smoke cannabis if legalised’, study shows
Karishma Patel
The vast majority of KU students would not consume cannabis even if it were to be legalised, research has revealed.