Movember: how you can help
Lewis Halliday
Globally, men die on average six years earlier than women and from predominantly preventable causes. That is why the charity Movember, which specialises in tackling prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental…
Panic buying round two: Which items will it be this time?
Tavanna Green
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of a new lockdown has sent some people into a panic-buying frenzy. Although places of education will remain open, shops selling non- essential items will…
KU student honoured to speak on behalf of disabled students
Laurynas Puikys
Kingston University pharmacy student Osayuki Igbinoba has been invited to speak at the Access to Higher Education Conference UK and says she feels honoured to be representing disabled students. Igbinoba…
Away from home this Christmas?
Sofia Floris
London is now in Tier 2 of the Prime Minister’s latest measures to help stop the spread of Coronavirus. His plan introduced three different levels of restrictions (medium, high and…
Diary of a self-isolate: Week two
Bex Eastwell
If you haven’t already read ‘Week one’ you can read it here. Day eight: Friday I was rushing around like a headless chicken trying to meet several deadlines before a…
Kingston University responds after Union complaints
Daniel Nuttman
Kingston University have insisted they have followed “all government guidance” after it was revealed recently that staff members represented by the University and College Union had voiced concerns about the…
Educator of the Year: ‘I absolutely love working at Kingston University’
Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing, Zoe Clark, has won the Educator of the Year award at the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards 2020. In a virtual ceremony held last Tuesday,…
From Buttons to Hollywood: Paul Don Smith dedicates latest work to his dog
If you have ever walked around Brick Lane or the Shoreditch area, you have probably seen the work of one of London’s most prolific street artists, Paul Don Smith. Chasing…
Chinese students have mixed reaction to China’s bid for carbon neutrality
Alex Pivin
Chinese students at Kingston University have welcomed China’s pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2060 but believe 40 years is not enough to achieve this goal. The President of China, Xi…
US Election: fears for the aftermath
The United States will have a civil war on its hands whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump wins the election this year. This is my prediction. A lot of American…