Victory for Kingston first team in entertaining match
Daniel Nuttman
A hat-trick from Akhi Saif helped the Kingston first team to a 4-2 win against the Kingston second team. In a friendly game that was split into three periods of…
Travelling to university in a pandemic: Is it worth the risk?
Ashley Bautista Domingo
University is going to be different, harder, and unusual compared to previous years. From lively corridors and crowded spaces, to packed buses during rush hour, we now face unprecedented times…
Students angry as Covid-19 ruins Halloween plans
Rodayna Raydan
There’s a new monster around this pumpkin season. The usual excitement, spookiness and anticipation has been upstaged by Covid-19 and the scary restrictions in place. Many students are left disappointed…
University student opens café after not finding job in the pandemic
A recent university graduate in nutrition is running her own café in the heart of London after being left unemployed from the pandemic. Many young people have lost their jobs…
‘Self-eating’ rocket to be tested at new KU lab
Laurynas Puikys
A revolutionary rocket that consumes its own structure as it hurtles into space is set have its engine tested next year at Kingston University. The UK Ministry of Defence has…
Worries rise over going online as three-tier system announced
Aqsa Khan
Many lectures have already moved online. Credit: Rolex Dela Pena/Shutterstock Students at Kingston University are worried that all teaching and learning will go online, as it has at some universities…
Covid-19: Students fear for their jobs
Furlough is coming to an end but the new job support scheme looks unlikely to prevent a major job losses. Part time jobs in the hospitality and retail sector are…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How to check your breasts
Emily Walker
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and The River is running a series of articles looking at different aspects of the disease. We know that around 5,000 people a month…
KU students’ complex relationship with government restrictions
While the majority of Kingston University students seem to back the new government’s restrictions, some of them expressed mixed feelings particularly towards the Prime Minister and his methods of dealing…
Generation Z: it’s all our fault
Why is our generation being blamed for the spike in coronavirus? And is it really all our fault? Coronavirus – one word that will always be associated with 2020. As…