University student opens café after not finding job in the pandemic
Rodayna Raydan
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
Ashley Bautista Domingo
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…
Kingston responds to student-lecturer book controversy
Daniel Nuttman
Kingston University has responded after the publication of a book which revealed the extent of sexual relationships between students and lecturers. ‘Unsafe Spaces: Ending Sexual Abuse in Universities’, which was…
Overcoming lockdown: KU pays £1.3M to struggling students
An emergency fund campaign launched by Kingston University helped students meet their living costs during the pandemic this summer. KU paid out £1,301,260 in emergency grants to around 2,400 students…
Black History Month: What KU can learn from the Black Lives Matter movement
Niall Smith
Discussing what the university can do to better support black students moving forward.
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…