Indian Students Turned Off By UK Universities – And It’s About More Than Just Rising Fees
Priyanka Mogul
I’M FORTUNATE enough not to be in the UK on a student visa. My dad’s job relocated us to London when I was in high school and I now qualify…
Comment and Opinion
Foreign Currency- blogging the experience of the international student.
Su-San Sit
By Su-San Sit and Charlie Lewis. Of the students that are enrolled in Kingston University, around 20%* are from overseas. The incentives pulling them here vary. From the amusing “I…
UK detainees: innocent until proven immigrant
Test Reporter
Meltem Avcil’s petition that aims to stop women asylum seekers from being detained is a ray of hope for the women who seek a safer life in the UK. The…
Dumped on Valentine’s Day
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Girls love a bit of Valentine’s Day. It’s all roses, chocolates and ‘oh isn’t love magical?’ But for your average bloke, especially those ordained by ‘boyfriendly’ duty to rise to…
Twitter antics don’t represent my skills
River Reporter
The River‘s Lesley Anne gives her views on social media profiles and their effect on our ‘professional existence’. Lesley Anne Morley It’s a well-known fact that most teens talk nonsense…
Read a book? I’m far too busy
So what if nearly half of all KU students read less than three books per year. Can we blame them? Sofia Capel Some may reason that reading books is amazing.…
You have to stop misogyny before you can stop violence
With International Women’s Day approaching, The River’s comment editor asks if an end of violence towards women is enough. Sofia Capel I’m surprised that not more women hate men. After…
The Oscars: Time for a change?
On Sunday night, at the Dolby Theatre in LA, the great and good of Hollywood came together to celebrate the year’s best films. But something was missing. Max Parker The…
“Give Natalija a break” says The River’s deputy online editor
It is beyond me how some British tabloids always manage to blame random eastern Europeans for a benefit system that they find unreasonable. Sofia Capel It is also beyond me…
God Only Knows: What does the BBC’s star-studded clip tell us about its music initiative?
Anybody with the faintest grasp of popular culture or use of social media will likely know by now that last Tuesday the BBC interrupted the regular programming of almost their…