Defying traditions with every degree
Luela Hassan
Breaking the news that I wanted to study journalism at University was far from easy. Growing up, law, medicine and accounting spun in a limited wheel of future prospects that…
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Kingston Uni Graduate Jumps To YouTube Fame
Kadeem Hosein
With over 60 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, it is not hard to imagine why many struggle to find a voice on the ever-growing platform. However, a…
KU lecturer develops “alternative art school” for students
Anastasia Edwards
At university, we have a strict routine. We have four modules, weekly timetabled classes, and a calendar of assignments which sets out the upcoming academic year. Each September, we are…
Organ donor inspires KU nursing and drama performance
Amelia Cunningham
A KU senior drama lecturer who saved her brother’s life after donating her bone marrow has been inspired to produce a performance based project about the key role of nurses.…
Things to do in Kingston – November
Camilla Iversen
On Campus November 15 – Brexit: Views from Europe – Clattern Lecture theatre, Penrhyn Road, 6.30pm – 8pm November 15 – Vintage fair at Penrhyn Road – Student Union, 11am…
Kingston student gives back to charity after combatting bipolar, addiction and self-harm
Sarah Sinclair
Addiction, self-harm and suicide have plagued one student for almost a decade, but the future is looking brighter for Alice Gee as she turns mental illness on its head. She…
Top 5 cocktails for Halloween
Lucy Hutchon
With Halloween fast approaching and national cocktail week coming to an end, we got in touch with Kingston students to find out their top five favourite spooky cocktails and here…
I Spent £5,000 On Ballet And Don’t Regret A Penny
In the last 12 months I have spent over £5,000 on ballet across the globe, and not a second has passed by that I can genuinely say that I regret…
One of the UK’s oldest students enrols at KU
An 80-year-old creative writing student who left school at 15 has proved her childhood doctors wrong after starting her MA at KU. Grandmother Hilary Chalkly suffered with rheumatic fever as…
Third years splash cash during Freshers’ week
Rachel Andrews
KU students struggle to manage their money during Freshers’ week, with some spending nearly £1000 on partying alone, leaving them battling to make ends meet for the rest of the…