KU’s medal-winning weightlifter has Tokyo Olympics in her sights
Laurence Bohan
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…
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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
Rachel Andrews
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
Luela Hassan
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…
Student officers are bringing changes to KU
Sosan Javaid
This year’s Black History Month was a huge success; students were given the opportunity to get involved with interactive activities, events, discussions and guest speakers throughout the month. Sanitary products…
Kingston University weekly sports round-up
It was a tough week for Kingston’s sports teams this week as several exited their respective cup competitions at the first hurdle while some suffered setbacks in the league. It…
KU men’s football team bemoan ‘awful’ refereeing decisions in cup exit
Kingston University men’s first team – 0 University of Brighton men’s second team – 2 KU’s men’s football first team were knocked out in the second round of the cup…
Roehampton Vale science campus may be demolished
Dino Groshell
The possibility of Roehampton Vale campus being demolished remains unclear as Kingston University confirmed that the decision has not yet been made. Since the Town House building was demolished, there…
KU lecturer develops “alternative art school” for students
At university, we have a strict routine. We have four modules, weekly timetabled classes, and a calendar of assignments which sets out the upcoming academic year. Each September, we are…