Environmental impacts of the meat industry
Lara Hassan
For many meat eaters, a burger takes up the space of a box and the impact that burger has is limited to their physical experience of it. However research shows…
Liveblog - Celebrating all things vegan
Charlie Evans
Good morning KU community and welcome to our live blog all about veganism. We hope you enjoy the range of stories and quizzes we have for you. For everything vegan,…
Kingston sports societies get a new lease of life
Georgia L Howell
Last week Kingston’s sports societies lined the corridors at Penhryn road campus for the January ‘Refreshers’ event. The event aimed to reignite dwindling interest in Kingston’s many sports societies. With…
Year of the rabbit celebration in the streets of London
Acacia Liu
The people of London celebrated the first day of Lunar New Year with lots of performances and activities welcoming in the Year of the Rabbit. In Chinatown, the lion and…
Kingston Hive host an eco-friendly event on climate coaching and climate change
Gabrielle Risasi
A collective of local volunteers gathered at Kingston Hive on Friday to speak and learn about climate change. The eco-friendly event was hosted by Tisu Ghosh, a Kingston Hive volunteer…
How are NHS strikes affecting nursing students?
Leah Kellman
With more nursing strikes set to take place over the following month across England and Wales, are students having second thoughts about the profession? Grace Harman who is a mental…
New Lidl stores opens in Kingston
Nancy Lama
With 776 locations across England, Lidl returned to Kingston in a new location on January 19. Known for their slogan “Big on Quality, Lidl On Price”, Lidl is a welcome…
UCU strike: ‘This is staff and students versus the bosses’
Munir Sulaiman
General Secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) Jo Grady made a rallying call for support this week for the one-day university strike action to take place on February…
Kingston river suffers from sewage dumped by Thames Water
William De Sousa
Thames Water has continued to dump raw sewage into Kingston’s Hogsmill River with discharges lasting more than 20 hours in the last few days. The last recorded discharge of sewage…
Is Gwen Stefani culture appropriating or culture appreciating?
Singer Gwen Stefani, who has Irish and Italian heritage, sparked controversy and faced backlash recently after claiming to be Japanese in an interview with Allure magazine. It has led to…