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23/03/2026

The slice before Christmas: trying the weirdest festive sandwiches so you don’t have to

Ah, Christmas. That magical time of year when supermarkets collectively lose their minds and decide that everything should be “festive-flavoured” …

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19/03/2026

Mother’s Day: the day a student dreads every year

Flowers, cards, and pastel-coloured displays celebrating motherly love have started to fill shopfronts as Mother’s Day draws near in the …

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19/03/2026

The final deadline: What third year’s want freshers to know…

As graduation day creeps closer for our final-year students at Kingston University, many are taking time to reflect not only …

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19/03/2026

Seoul, survival, and stress: the reality of doing a year abroad

When Ameera Saad, a third-year Journalism student at Kingston University, ended up in the emergency room of a hospital in …

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19/03/2026

I tried traditional Irish cuisine for St Patrick’s Day

I tried Irish cuisine so you didn’t have to. Here’s how it went.

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19/03/2026

Pickles to Pringles: KU students confess their weird (but wonderful) Nutella combos for World Nutella Day

With World Nutella Day finished and done, Kingston University students have proven that the well-known chocolate-hazelnut spread is far more …

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19/03/2026

Storybook love vs real love: Does ‘happy ever after’ exist outside of fairytales?

Happy Ever After, for the longest time, was understood as a romantic plot device that would wrap up stories. That perception and understanding of happily ever after has been framed by media, from …

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08/03/2026

I put what on my pancake? Trying students’ weirdest pancake toppings  

Shrove Tuesday arrives every year pretending to be about restraint. Officially, it is a way to use up all the ingredients in the cupboard before Lent. Unofficially, it’s a sanctioned excuse to eat pancakes at alarming volumes. 

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11/02/2026

How I made £1000 in a year as a broke uni student 

I made £1000 as a broke uni student in the easiest way possible; here’s how:

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07/01/2026

Kingston University’s sustainability ranking drops drastically

Kingston University has seen a drastic drop in its sustainability ranking. In the latest league table of 153 universities released …

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