KU students live through the aftershocks in frightened Paris
Leigh Boobyer
A KU student feared she would be shot by terrorists after being caught in a stampede of terrified people in central Paris less than 48 hours after the jihadi massacre.…
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Failure and low self-esteem drag KU males to contemplate suicide
Male students at Kingston University are among those likely to contemplate suicide, a recent survey suggests. A YouGov poll shows that men aged 18-24 have contemplated suicide because of a…
Video: KU students ‘walk out’ to protest government policies
Ceysun Dixon
Kingston University students “walked out” of lessons in solidarity yesterday against controversial Government policies affecting the rights of migrants in the UK.
Video: Kingston MP James Berry’s exclusive interview with the River
Kingston and Surbiton MP James Berry talks exclusively to the River about the contentious cuts to maintenance grants,the surprise election of Jeremy Corbyn to Labour leader, the controversial claims by…
Clothes swapping couture
Charlotte Hanson
An exciting clothes swapping event is set to take place next month to help students save money. ‘The Money Movement’, a group of Money Connectors who assist with finances, will…
Collision car crash outside Penrhyn road campus
Harriet King
A Toyota and Volkswagen had a side on collision at 3pm this afternoon, outside Surrey County Hall. Both cars were damaged from the front and the airbags had been deployed…
No consequences for nightclub where KU student was killed
Lena Angvik
A nightclub in Northampton where a KU student was killed in a human stampede in October 2011 will not be prosecuted for any criminal charges. There were ‘chaotic scenes’ at…
Surbiton woman raises £200 for Syrian refugees in one night
Maria Delgado Gonçalves
By Naomi Taylor A Surbiton based refugee action group have sent vital aid to Syria after raising more than £200 at an open-mic night in Kingston last Thursday. The group…
KU Big Read: Balloon Debate
Ingrid Ciakudia
Colleagues across the university discussed how the themes in the KU Big read book, About a Boy, could relate to their teaching, research, administration and their personal lives at the…
Kingston Halloween prank turns into anti-Uber protest
Kingston police received an amusing phone call Saturday night after a group of males dressed as traffic cones blocked Uber taxis from driving down roads in the town centre. The…