Kingfisher update: GoFundMe launched to get legal opinion on demolition
Ella Devereux
A GoFundMe page was set up this week to help Kingston residents pay for a legal opinion on the decision to demolish Kingston’s Kingfisher Leisure Centre. The GoFundMe, set up…
Five top holiday destinations for KU students this autumn
Elijah Cruz
With deadlines and dissertations looming in the near future, it could be a good idea to take a step back and plan a short break. There are plenty of exciting…
Kingston international film festival helps inspire KU students
Omar Marwa
Kingston students attend an almost sold-out film festival on Sunday evening, first time since the Covid 19 pandemic began. Rose theatre partnered up with Blue Elephant Films as they presented…
KU Alumnus breathes life into nursing department with new murals
Evie M Barrett
KU’s nursing department has been upgraded, with high-tech equipment in the simulation suites, in addition to two new murals on display. The recently finished 18-month renovation at Kingston Hill campus…
Love Bake Off? Try your hand with this ultimate vegan chocolate cake recipe
Chris Dudek
There is nothing more rewarding than creating something delicious and giving it to your friends and family. With longer and colder evenings approaching, it would be almost sinful to not…
Kingston food banks anticipate demand increase due to Universal Credit cut and supply issues
Elizabeth Wiredu
The cut in Universal Credit has left students and families across Kingston worried about their finances. Food banks are preparing for the worst as the government ends the £20 per…
Kingfisher to be demolished after council vote against petition
Abby Lake
Kingston council has voted 26 to nine against the petition for the Kingfisher Leisure Centre against demolishion without a guaranteed and legally-binding commitment. On Tuesday 12 October, the Kingston council…
‘We just want a place to call home’: KU student frustrated by living in hotel rooms for two months
Will Arnot
KU students are spending a second month living in hotel rooms after the university said that essential maintenance at 75 Penrhyn Road is still incomplete. The students have now been…
KU Town House wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2021
Davina Jethwa
Kingston University’s Town House was named the 25th winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) annual prestigious award last night. Despite close competition with Cambridge Central Mosque and…
Students adjust to life back on campus
Students are finally allowed back on campus after a year-and-a-half when much of the learning and teaching has been online due to Covid-19. But KU students have expressed a mixture…