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Laetitia Guapo underwent tests at Kingston University in Olympic series Anatomy Of. Credit: Olympic Channel.

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World’s best visits KU in new Olympic series

The world’s best women’s 3×3 basketball player, Laetitia Guapo, recently visited Kingston University to take part in the Olympic Channel’s original series Anatomy Of. In the 12-episode series the world’s best athletes undergo tests in [more…]

KU professor busts myths about French Revolution — KU professor Marisa Linton spoke about myths of the French Revolution.

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KU professor busts French Revolution myths on BBC show

Kingston University’s Professor Emerita of History, Marisa Linton, makes an appearance on the BBC Two documentary series Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley. In the first episode of season two, Linton shared her expertise [more…]

Yellow vest protesters in Paris Photo: RexFeatures

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Protests around the World: Kingston University students on why you should care

If you feel as though people around the world are unhappy with their government and have taken to the streets to protest it, you would not be wrong. In June, a series of demonstrations that [more…]

Candlelight march for the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 crash, Cairo, Egypt - 26 May 2016 Photo by: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

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Kingston grad killed in Egyptair Crash

Kingston University paid tribute to a graduate who died in the EgyptAir plane crash when the flight disappeared off the radar over the Mediterranean Sea in May. Richard Osman, 40, was the only British passport [more…]

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KU students commemorate Charlie Hebdo victims

Students from Kingston University gathered at the SU bar at Knights Park on Tuesday night for a vigil to commemorate the attack on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. The event was hosted by first [more…]

Crowds gather to protest across France. Photograph by Joseph Ward

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Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: What does the Charie Hebdo attack mean for the future of French politics?

An one-million-people strong crowd headed by world leaders gathered in cities around France yesterday, united in grief at the attacks in Paris, including world famous cartoonists at satirical publication Charlie Hebdo. People around the world [more…]

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Free speech is not just a Western value

It is always a shock when a tragic act of terrorist violence strikes the western world, because suddenly the threats of such acts happening in our midst becomes reality. The London bombings, 9/11, and now [more…]

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