Kingston launches programme supporting students with learning disabilities
Matt Perry
Kingston University has launched a pioneering programme to help students with learning disabilities become researchers.
Kingston University PhD student sues TalkTalk over gender inequality row
Chloe L Wright
A KU PhD student and former senior executive at TalkTalk has brought the telecoms company to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal and paying her up to 40 per cent…
Kingston graduate Harriet Kemsley becomes a comic star
Megan Robinson
A Kingston graduate has become a rising top comedy star, appearing regularly as a guest on popular TV show 8 out of 10 Cats. Comedian Harriet Kemsley, 32, first started…
Kingston University graduate helps build Europe’s first Mars rover to look for evidence of life
Steph Spyropoulou
A Kingston University engineering graduate has played a leading role in the construction of Europe’s first Mars rover designed to find evidence of life on the planet.
Editor-in-Chief Dan Townend leaves The River after 13 years
Although the names of KU’s journalism students always end up in the paper, there has been one name behind it all – Editor-in-Chief Dan Townend.
Student Elections 2020: Feisal Haji and other officers re-elected in elections which saw voter numbers double last year’s elections
Will Sawyer
Student Union President Feisal Haji was re-elected at last week’s student elections, which saw voter numbers double that of last year.This year’s elections saw 2,158 unique voters – double the…
Kingston University alumna hospitalised over coronavirus fear
Stefania Dall'armi
A former Kingston University student has been hospitalised after she came back from Italy with symptoms similar to the new Covid-19 virus.
From trash to treasure – how one Kingston University student is creating recycled jewellery to combat environmental issues
A Kingston University student has started a side business selling jewellery solely made from recyclable materials.
The frustrations of being left-handed in a right-handed world
Nicole M Pihan
Does being left-handed come at a price? Nicole Pihan uncovers the myths and truths around being left-handed and how lefties are not feeling left out.
Radioactive: A lazy portrayal of Marie Curie
Catherine F Poole
For a woman who made such a massive impact in science, why was Marie Curie’s own story and her scientific achievements not good enough to focus on alone?At a time…