River Exclusive: author feels for those who struggle with friendship at university
Chloe L Wright
In a River exclusive, the author of the highly successful novel, The Roommates, said she feels for students who do not get along with their flatmates at university.
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New budget for New Slang – Banquet Records to invest 6 figure sum in Pryzm
Banquet Records plan to invest a six-figure sum into Pryzm’s regular New Slang event and are calling for input into what the money should be spent on.
Kingston University records 53 acts of violence by students since 2016
Steph Spyropoulou
Kingston University has disciplined at least 53 students who committed acts of physical violence against other students or university staff since 2016. There was a total of 22 acts of…
Lack of black senior academics in UK “unacceptable”, says universities minister
The universities minister has slammed the lack of senior black academics in UK universities as “unacceptable”. Chris Skidmore made the comments after new figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency…
Kingston University drop-out rates at an all time low
Millie A Turner
Kingston University student drop-out rates are at their lowest since 2011/12, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by The River.
Kingston Bridge House halls to close, University announces
Natalie J Crookham
Kingston University has announced that Kingston Bridge House (KBH) will not be offered as halls of residence for students applying for the next academic year. The University intends to sell…
KU graduate quits law to write books about self-love
Megan Robinson
A former Kingston graduate has quit her legal career to write self-help books and poetry to support others to heal from heartbreak. Tene Edwards graduated in 2014 with a 2:1…
KU student genius completes neuroscience PhD at 20-years-old
Will Sawyer
A KU graduate has become one of the youngest PhD students in the world when she graduated in January at 20-years-old.
KU Big Read gets even bigger with new scheme for secondary schools
Kingston University plans to make The Big Read a borough-wide scheme for secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
Kingston University 2020 Big Read shortlist announced
Kingston University’s Big Read scheme announced their shortlist of six books this week.