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…
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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…
What Covid-19 has taught us as students
The pandemic has proved how precious life is and the value of health. It has changed our daily routines with barely anything in the schedule to excite us. But here…
This LGBT+ History Month let’s stop celebrating straight actors in queer roles
Tyla Connor
James Corden has landed a nomination for his controversial role as Barry Glickman in the Netflix film The Prom at the 78th Golden Globes. Corden has been heavily criticised for…
Kingston University swimming talent find new interests during pandemic
Daniel Nuttman
It has been an incredibly testing year for young, competitive sportspeople due to the pandemic. Elijah Cruz is a Kingston University student who was on the highest level of the…
Kingston Student Union running poll on new sports kits
The Kingston University Sports Union has been running a poll for students to decide on the design for new sports kits. Two kit designs are proposed, both in different shades…
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…