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…
The wait is over! Adele is back
Chris Dudek
Go… eeeeaassy… with me… I think we all know where I am going with this… So here we go… Adele is finally back and her new album, titled 30, which…
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.…
‘TikTok diagnosed my ADHD’
Tara Rashica
If someone had said in March 2020 that TikTok would be one of the most popular apps a year later, I would have laughed and thought there is just no…
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…
Five things to do during Reading Week
Abby Lake
With Reading Week underway, many students will likely be looking for things to do, so here are five things for you to check out in London. Free Street Art walking…
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…
Mind the gap: Gender pay gap fails to improve… again
Emily S Kimber
More than a century has passed since women started making strides in the workplace. The Ford sewing machinist strike of 1968 was a landmark win for pay equality and a…
LGBT+ students’ safety should be KU’s priority, so where is the housing?
Being shoved into a flat full of strangers during fresher’s week can be daunting for any first year, and for LGBT+ students it can be particularly challenging. You are fearful…