Three natural herbs to boost brain power
Brigitta Wohlmuth
Stress and anxiety are natural recurring symptoms in the life of a university student. With deadlines and exams creeping nearer and nearer around this time, even with the best made…
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Ex-student Hannah Gale talks to The River about her blogging success
India Van Spall
Kingston University alumni Hannah Gale has taken her journalistic career to the next level. Having graduated in 2011 in the midst of a recession and a declining print industry, Gale’s…
A day in the life: The LRC night team
Nancy Smith
Arriving at the LRC at Penrhyn Road campus an up-beat team are behind the desk greeting students with big smiles. It is 10pm, not late really, but for those of…
Pancake Day special: recipes
Ilona Mosejeva
Pancake day, known as Shrove Tuesday, is the last day before Lent when people could fill up their tummies with fatty, sweet and rich food. And it happens to be…
London Beer Week: Kingston’s best beer joints
Abigail Ward
Lager lovers and ale connoisseurs rejoice – this week (February 16 -22) marks the annual London beer week! LBW have teamed up with Craft Beer Rising to celebrate everything beer,…
Food Friday: Banana Pancakes
Isabela Vrba Neves
Every Friday, RiverOnline brings you some of the simplest, healthiest and most student-friendly recipes to try out. Have a recipe to share with your fellow students? Get in touch with…
London student experience: Torn between expensive and exciting
Paula Munteanu
Ranked the third best city for students in 2015 by QS, London dropped one position from last year, surpassed by Melbourne and Paris. With its prestigious universities, famed museums with…
Situationship: the twilight zone between dating and a relationship
“The place where our strange relationship stood had no frames nor rules. I woke up next to him, we had the most peaceful and comfortable breakfast. The most natural goodbye…
Food Friday: The River Foodie’s comfort eating
Hannah Erskine
February is, by far, the darkest month. It’s cold, wet and even a little bit snowy, and colds and flu are flying round. Deadlines start to loom, and sunshine and…
Online vs offline dating: “I sent a love letter by post and was rejected”
Eline Rilda
A former KU student explains how he turned to old-fashioned ways of showing his love after getting sick and tired of online flirting. Writing love letters by hand, let alone…