All I want for Christmas… is to go home
Ida Akerstedt
The last weeks of the term are a stressful time, but for most students there is a light at the end of the tunnel – namely the Christmas break where…
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KU students climb Kilimanjaro for clean water
Tina Dahmen
KU’s Challenge Society will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness for the English water and sanitation charity Dig Deep. The society are aiming to raise tens of thousands…
Viper Rooms to introduce ‘experienced pickers’
Samuel Jarrett
Kingston’s Viper Rooms are set to introduce ‘experienced door pickers’ to watch over cameras and turn away those they believe will spoil the night for others. Viper Rooms introduced the…
The River’s exclusive Q&A interview with Vice UK magazine editor
Harriet King
Bruno Bayley, the editor of Vice UK magazine, spoke to Kingston journalism students about how the magazine is different to anything else in the industry, with its team of high-end…
KU urges commuters to take part in new community connecting project
May Abou-Amer
A team of commuting KU students are urging others who travel to university to get involved with a new project to make journeying to Kingston easier. The Commuter Connectors are…
ISIS: behind the mask
“ISIS Militants behead man on the street as he screams for help” “Video shows ISIS sickening mass slaughter of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers” “ISIS claim if ten fighters rape a…
Cooking Critique Series: Chef Sam’s Bacalhau com Natas & Tomato Flatbread
Maria Delgado Gonçalves
Last night I was offered an invitation to go to a luxurious dinner party at a mansion close to Penrhyn Road. The menu was secretive and all I knew was…
‘She was in class when the bomb went off. That was the moment we knew Syria was not safe anymore’
Deborah Lewis
Days worth of trekking, dangerous boat rides, crossing borders and sleeping on the streets – they have been through it all. Sayid talks to Deborah Lewis of the perilous journey…
Students told to beware of private landlords failing legal standards
Kingston University has warned students about the need to be wary when renting privately after a recent study revealed that private landlords are taking £5.6bn in rent on homes that…
10 questions for Emmy-winning documentary-maker James Jones
James Jones, award-winning documentary-maker, held his third guest lecture at Kingston University in mid October. The 32-year-old just won an Emmy for his latest film Battle for Ukraine (PBS) and…