Union of Kingston Students to support ban on use of fur in student projects
Sarah Sinclair
The Union of Kingston Students (UKS) is set to take a stance and support the ban of fur on student’s projects after a motion was passed to do so at…
Sarah Sinclair
Did you miss the second Big Student Meeting? From mandatory consent classes to a revamp of KU’s election system, these are the motions you missed
At the second Big Student Meeting that took place last week, nine motions were proposed by students and voted upon by those in attendance. The second meeting was scheduled after…
Kingston may be next in line to become a plastic water bottle-free university
Kingston’s student union is going to campaign to follow other universities such as Leeds and Sheffield in reducing and with the aim of finally banning the sale of plastic water…
KU student meets the family of the selfless eight-year-old boy who gave his heart valve to save her life
Katy Portell’s life was saved 23 years ago – with the help of an eight-year-old boy called PJ. Katy, 27, a master’s student studying public relations and corporate communications, was…
Live: Follow the second Big Student Meeting here
The Union of Kingston Students will be debating and voting on all the motions that were not voted on at the first big student meeting due to a lack of…
Kingston MP votes to trigger leaving the EU despite Kingston voting to remain
Kingston MP James Berry has voted in support of triggering Article 50 which begins the process of leaving the European Union, despite Kingston voting to remain. Nearly a third of…
Union of Kingston Students will work to protect EU students from the effects of Brexit
The Union of Kingston Students (UKS) will work to protect EU students from the effects of Brexit after the proposal was approved at the union’s ITS Big Student Meeting (AGM)…
University pleads with students to fill in national survey despite union boycott bid
Kingston University has appealed to students to fill out the National Student Survey (NSS) on how they found their course at university, despite the threat of a boycott from the…
Kingston Police cracks down on burglaries after reported rise in 2017
Police have launched an operation to fight a rise of burglars breaking in from the back of properties in Kingston. The operation, nicknamed “Robinson”, will include an increased number of…
Implementing two-year degrees for Kingston University is a predictable cop-out
New government plans for universities to offer two-year degrees is a predictable response to rising costs for students which is causing concern that less people will consider attending university. The…