Students vote to support lecturers in strikes starting Monday
Diego Evrard-Broquet
A referendum organised by the Union of Kingston Students (UKS) resulted in 82 per cent of those taking part voting in favour of supporting the current lecturers’ strikes. The referendum…
Do the women of KU want kids?
Naomi Grant
Official figures show rise in number of millennial women childfree by the age of 30. Recent reports from the Office for National Statistics show that women are having fewer children…
KU graduates share tips for final year students
Abby Lake
With graduation on the horizon for many KU final year students, it probably isn’t an understatement to say that many of us will be excited but mostly terrified about our…
Ad Astra: KU society prepares for blast-off with new rocket projects
Evie M Barrett
KU’s Rocket Engineering Society (KURE)is embarking on its highest budget project to date, as it builds multiple new entries in preparation for a year of competitions. KURE will compete in…
What is it like to be young and religious in the modern era?
Aimen F Rehman
Having lived in a country that has very strong ties to religion, to then move to one where most people don’t associate with one, has been quite an interesting experience…
Student ambassadors left in the dark over payment
Some students have been left anxious and confused over payment procedures for their student ambassador roles. The paid roles consist of various tasks such as answering the university helpline or…
New Highway Code rules 2022: Time to brush up
Kumba D Kpakima
Major changes to The Highway Code came into effect on January 29 2022 and violation of the new rules will lead to penalties or fines. Unless you have recently passed…
Campaign aims to stop universities silencing victims of sexual misconduct
Jamelia S Brown
The government has endorsed a campaign by Can’t Buy My Silence to end the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) to silence victims in sexual harassment cases at universities. An NDA…
BBC Three is back with a bang
BBC Three has returned to our TV screens, after five years off-air. The channel, which relaunched on February 1, has so far shown repeats of beloved programmes like This Country…
Stop writing closeted characters as bullies
It is time to end the tiresome trope of being hyper-masculine to hide your sexuality. Too many times in the past it seems that any story involving LGBT+ characters still…