KCSOC hosts biannual wellness retreat
Halimah Khan
Kingston University’s Krishna Consciousness Society will host its biannual wellness retreat on November 13 2021 at Bhaktivedanta Manor in Hertfordshire. KCSOC will be hosting it’s first CTRL ALT RETREAT of…
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KU students concerned over new student loan repayment plan
Aimen F Rehman
Ongoing speculation around government plans to lower the salary threshold for repayment of student loans is causing distress among KU students, leaving them worried about their financial position after graduation.…
Five lesser-known activities for you to try this week
Diego Evrard-Broquet
Finding ways to relax and take care of our mental health is important and we have tracked down some ideas that may be new to you but that could also…
Town House wins Stirling Prize but is it working for students?
Elizabeth Wiredu
KU’s Town House was recently awarded the RIBA Stirling architecture prize and celebrated as “a progressive new model for the design of higher education buildings”. However some people have mixed…
Are Kingston University’s societies dying?
Evie M Barrett
Only 38 per cent of societies set up at Kingston University are definitively operating this academic year, an investigation by The River has found. Out of 98 total societies, 64…
Politics students face the brunt of changes at KU with other subjects in the firing line
Ella Devereux
Politics students at Kingston University have experienced disruptive changes to their studies, after the department was merged and undergraduate courses suspended for future study. Level six students returned to campus…
Extra time in bed as clocks go back
Chris Dudek
Kingston University students will be delighted to see the clocks go back on October 31 as we mark the end of British summer time. Students will be able to enjoy…
Girls Night In: boycott of Kingston bars and clubs has support of Union of Kingston Students
Clubs and bars in Kingston will face a boycott today in response to recent reports of spiking taking place across the country. The Girls Night in campaign was founded after…
Pride and poetry: Kingston LGBT+ society hosts evening of performance poetry
The Kingston LGBT+ society and Union of Kingston Students hosted an LGBT+ poetry panel yesterday evening at the John Galsworthy building on the Penrhyn Road campus. Shane Simpkin, Chair of…
Kingston interior design student awarded cash prize for project
Harry Brogan
Nikoleta Ostreva, an interior design student from Kingston, has created an award-winning concept as part of her final project. The project was recognised by Nigel Reading, a Kingston alumnus and…