Students react to possibility of lecturers strike
Ashley Bautista Domingo
The University and College Union has warned of possible strike action by lecturers across the country if they are forced to go back to face-to-face teaching when they don’t feel…
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Digital poverty could lead to ‘lost generation’ of university students
Rodayna Raydan
Higher education bodies have expressed their concern that little has been done by the government to ensure university students have access to digital devices for online learning. A group of…
Student Union elections: Who should you vote for?
Will Sawyer
Voting for the annual student union elections is now open. Candidates for the four main officer positions will be vying for your votes over the next few days, so here…
KU students spend savings while waiting for pay from university
Rebecca Difford-Smith
KU students are using their savings to pay their rent after money owed by the university was delayed by the new finance system for work that was completed up to…
Kingston vice chancellor backs campaign to keep Wednesday afternoons free for student sport
Louie Chandler
Kingston University’s Vice Chancellor has voiced his support for a campaign that will give all students Wednesday afternoons off.
The Union of Kingston Students may schedule a second AGM due to unresolved motions
Sarah Sinclair
The Union of Kingston Students (UKS) is looking to schedule a second meeting because The Big Student Meeting (AGM) ended on Wednesday before all proposed motions could be discussed and…
Students fear event overlap could leave Big Student Meeting void
The Big Student Meeting (AGM) and the Course Rep Congress are scheduled to take place on the same day so there are fears that not enough students will attend the…
Universities are to be ranked bronze, silver and gold
Universities are due to be ranked bronze, silver and gold which could further the divide between poorer and wealthier students, with bronze being substandard.
EMMY-winning Channel4 reporter is coming to Kingston University
Adriana Martins De Sousa Calado
Channel4’s Unreported World reporter Ramita Navai is coming to Kingston University for a one-off workshop, teaching aspiring journalists the cores of foreign reporting. The British-Iranian journalist, who has been awarded…
Do we pay too much for our education?
Being among the first group of students to pay around £9,000 a year for tuition, I was not surprised to see the Which? report stating that almost a third of…