Why is gonorrhoea on the rise? KU students give their views
Grace Hunt
Students are being urged to practice safe sex after a 50% increase in gonorrhoea cases in the past year, according to the UK Health Security Agency. Diagnoses peaked at 82,592…
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Top five ways to stay fit during lockdown
Lewis Halliday
Whether you play for one of Kingston University’s sports clubs and have had your season cancelled or you just want to stay active, this list will provide you with 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.
Kingston University School of Pharmacy’s new campaign helps students get fit for less
Suyeba Aslam
Kingston School of Pharmacy is to launch a public health campaign today (Dec 9) to increase physical activity amongst students of the university. The campaign, Body Needs Fitness (BNF), will…
KU’s anti-depressant problem
Beatriz Liberatti
One in 10 Kingston University students take antidepressants daily, according to a survey conducted by the River, which spoke to 400 people on KU campuses.
Are Soundcloud-rappers and emo-hip-hop the reason we are witnessing a Xanax crisis?
Ine Schwebs
KU students explain why millennials are the ‘Xanax generation’.
When was the last time you got checked for an STI? Experts issue health warning after 80 per cent of KU students claim to never get tested
Zara Woodcock
Experts have warned that Kingston students are risking their fertility after research showed that four out of five students never get checked for sexually transmitted infections (STI). A survey conducted…
KU societies invite all to attend ‘Women’s March on London’ this Saturday
Tessa Neal
KU’s Feminist and Amnesty International societies will march in solidarity with an estimated 26,000 participants to promote “fundamental values” on Saturday, January 21 2017. The march welcomes all genders and…
Mind, body and soul with Kingston University’s Yoga Society
Amelia Cunningham
New to Kingston this year, the Yoga Society offers an escapism from the tires and stresses that university life brings. Run by biomedical student Venetia Galanaki, the society brings you…
Vaping away your life to an early grave
Last week a Tory MP said that pregnant women struggling to quit smoking should be given free e-cigarettes and the Scottish NHS declared that e-cigarettes are definitely less harmful than…