American football: Not confined to America
Daniel Nuttman
The NFL season finished over a week ago, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning the Super Bowl for the first time since 2003. Interest in the sport in UK has…
February 2021
The White Tiger: Satirical journey through social classes of India
Ida Lillebo
“I’m just one who has woken up, whilst the rest of you are still sleeping.” A 2021 American drama film The White Tiger paints a satirical portrait of capitalism, and…
KU student pays tribute to postal workers through photography project
Sofia Floris
A Kingston University photography student, Cassian Gray, decided to promote the role of postal workers in his latest photoshoot The Posties. The idea came during lockdown when media attention was…
Kingston’s clubbing scene is struggling and Covid-19 isn’t helping
Dom Maltby
The demolition of the Hippodrome music venue has finally begun, though doors officially closed back in 2017. Kingston nightlife has gradually decreased over the past decade, at the start of…
Student vaccinations at KU ‘the ultimate hope’
Laurynas Puikys
After a successful Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the highest risk groups in the community, Kingston University hopes to vaccinate students once the government guidance allows doing so. Head of Public…
Covid-19 vaccine: ‘It was worth it in the end’
After deciding to help a local NHS service and filling in for administrative workers who caught Covid-19, a KU student received a Covid-19 vaccine. KU student in Economics, Shah Dara,…
Covid-19 unpredictability is ‘scary’, says KU associate professor
The unpredictability and possible effects of Covid-19 on the body scares even healthcare specialists. However, KU associate professor in Oncology Pharmacy, Dr Shereen Nabhani says that the threat of the…
Liveblog - Welcome to The River’s live blog
Rodayna Raydan
Good afternoon KU community. Today our live blog focuses on one of the most talked about topics in the world for the past year – coronavirus vaccines. Stay tuned for…
Third wave unlikely but Covid-19 not going away despite vaccine hopes
Coronavirus is here to stay despite the vaccine rollout says Kingston University’s Senior Lecturer in Haematology and Immunology, Terry Gaymes. Due to a number of new variants developing, the fight…
Vaccine success alongside an uncomfortable truth
The UK government has hit its target of 15 million vaccinations by mid-February. Boris Johnson’s government has now set about vaccinating 17.7 million more people including all over-50s and vulnerable…