Is the average graduate salary enough to live on in London?
Gabrielle Risasi
Prices are rising and costs for everything from rent to gas and electricity are going up. Like many people students and graduates are being hit hard. The average graduate salary…
2022
Four influential Black people from Kingston Upon Thames
Georgia L Howell
Celebrating and supporting the success and dedication of Black talent in Britain is important every month, not just Black History Month, but did you know Kingston has been home to…
Motivation at an all-time high for Kingston Cougars
Sami Betache
The Lionesses’ Euro win over the summer has given the Kingston Cougars extra motivation as the new season begins. The England win has inspired women of all ages, young girls…
Five of the most influential Black athletes of all time
Hashim A Otban
For sure this list could be a lot longer but all five of these people are indisputably global icons. Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is world renowned as one of, if…
Stormzy’s music video highlights Black British excellence
Leah Kellman
Three years since he last released a solo track, Stormzy’s latest music 11 minute video Mel made me do it features cameos from Jose Mourinho and Usain Bolt as well…
Why is Black History Month important and what has it changed?
Jude Currie
If you looked at school curricula not so very long ago, you would struggle to find much on Black history in British and American teaching. In schools, students mostly learn…
What does Black History Month mean to Kingston University students?
Elizaveta Shchigireva
Kingston University students told us why Black History Month is still relevant today and what it means to them personally.
Review: What’s cooking in Smokings Kitchen?
Nancy Lama
Only a short bus ride from the Penrhyn Road campus is Smokings Kitchen, a local Jamaican restaurant. Located in New Malden, Smokings has a wide variety of traditional Caribbean food…
Rediscovering Rosa Parks
Wincent Hein
Students keen to know more about the importance of Rosa Parks to the civil rights movement attended an online event presented by Kingston University Provost Professor Helen Laville. Rosa Parks…
Kanye West’s social media locked after tirade of disrespectful posts
Lara Hassan
Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked following his latest questionable behaviour, posting an anti-semitic rant on the platforms. While debuting his Yeezy season 9 collection at Paris…