‘Homelessness does not discriminate’
Lara Hassan
Walking through Kingston you will inevitably stroll past beds and blankets that have been intricately folded and placed under bus stops and bridges to avoid the rain. When the sun…
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Are refugees getting enough help with cultural integration in the UK?
Elizaveta Shchigireva
A recent Channel 4 report about how Ukrainian refugees are handling cultural integration in ethnically diverse areas of the UK sparked a lot of debate. One of the interviewees made…
Famous ex-students that attended Kingston
Leah Kellman
Kingston University offers a creative and diverse community that allows students to flourish, so it will not be too much of a shock to hear about some of the famous…
How useful is the National Student Survey when choosing where to study?
Wincent Hein
The National Student Survey (NSS) has returned asking final-year students across the country about their university experience. The survey is commissioned by the Office for Students and is there for…
How Covid-19 will shape the Class of 2023 for the rest of their lives
Casey M Harding
As of March 2020, young people’s lives and dreams were basically stopped in their tracks. The last few months of secondary school are normally filled with treasured rites of passage…
Top three UK-based vegan fashion brands
Megue Bondoki
Vegan clothing is great for society because it does not use animal products or by-products. It does not contribute to the exploitation of animals and is made from a wide…
Six vegan beauty products you must try
Gabrielle Risasi
Vegan beauty brands are amongst the best worldwide. In fact, the UK has the highest percentage vegan population in the world, with 7% of the public being vegan. Though vegan…
Three must-have cookbooks for new vegans
Munir Sulaiman
These cookbooks provide easy step-by-step instructions with lots of pictures to help kickstart your vegan journey. Isa Does It This book has 150 vegan recipes by Isa Chandra Moskowitz with…
Did you know these athletes are vegan?
Sami Betache
Lewis Hamilton The Stevenage born Formula 1 driver has been a vegan since 2017, even winning the 2018 PETA person of the year award for his vegan activism. Hamilton said:…
A brief history of veganism
Jude Currie
Evidence of people choosing to avoid animal products can be traced back over 2,000 years. As early as 500 BCE, Greek philosopher and mathematician, Pythagoras, promoted kindness to animals and…