Kingston student slapped with £50 littering fine
Rachel Andrews
A Kingston University student was slapped with a £50 fine for dropping her cigarette in the road by ‘litter police’ whilst walking back from work, last week. Two NSL Limited…
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Chaos in Kingston’s Clayhill halls
Luela Hassan
Kingston University students living in Clayhill have resorted to wearing up to three pairs of socks in a bid to stay warm because of heating failures, among other problems at…
KU dance graduate competing for Miss England title
Idha Valeur
A KU dance graduate made it through to the semi-final heat of Miss England, after entering the competition for fun.
Top lawyer, Estelle Clarke, demands “illegal” student loans to be reimbursed
Student loans are “illegal” and “unenforceable” according to a top lawyer who has demanded that university graduates should be reimbursed. Former City lawyer and fair loans campaigner Estelle Clarke declared…
Kingston University weekly sports round-up
Laurence Bohan
After seeing the majority of its teams exit their respective cup competitions in the last round of the knock-out fixtures, KU’s fortunes were mixed this week as three teams were…
KU’s medal-winning weightlifter has Tokyo Olympics in her sights
A KU student and Team GB representative won a silver medal at the British Junior Weightlifting Championships as she continues on her path to the Olympics Games in 2020. Poi…
Unbeaten KU futsal team impress again
Kingston University’s futsal team continued their unbeaten start to the season after comfortably beating Imperial College London 11-6 in South Kensington. The win made it five wins from five for…
KU students raise cash for Syrian refugees
Acting, rapping, singing, spoken word and poetry performances were all part of KU Amnesty International Society’s Raise for Refugees event, an “artistic exploration” of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Defying traditions with every degree
Breaking the news that I wanted to study journalism at University was far from easy. Growing up, law, medicine and accounting spun in a limited wheel of future prospects that…
Where do KU’s 2,470 international students come from?
Anastasia Edwards
Of the 22,388 students here at Kingston University, 2,470 are overseas students. But where do they come from? The River has created two interactive maps detailing from where our international…