Kingston is the safest borough in London
Isabela Vrba Neves
Kingston is the safest borough in London with just 15.41 crimes per 1000 residents in the borough between the periods of May 2013 to April 2014. In the data compiled…
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Kingston University architecture students build Japanese temple gate
Eline Rilda
Japanese temples are not a common sight in London, however, KU students are re-creating Japan’s oldest wooden construction at Kingston Hill. The third year BA Architecture students will spicen up…
Enter Shikari: ‘The Mindsweep’ album review
India Van Spall
Rating: 3.5 stars Almost three years to the day after the release of Enter Shikari’s last full length album release, A Flash Flood Of Colour, comes their highly awaited fourth…
Teaching quality at Kingston University is improving despite MEQ scrap
Nancy Smith
Feedback initiated by individual tutors has indicated that the quality of teaching is still improving despite the university’s official Module Evaluation Questionnaires (MEQ) being scrapped last year. MEQs were stopped…
Home Secretary Theresa May to “kick out” international students
Martine Meland
Universities and businesses have condemned government plans to “kick out” foreign students after graduation. Home Secretary Theresa May has revealed plans to “move towards zero net student immigration” by sending…
‘American Sniper’
Anthony Waterworth
Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper have delivered a tense, insightful and action-packed thriller based on the true story of sniper Chris Kyle, which brings home the reality of war. The…
Kingston introduces measures to tackle domestic and sexual violence increase
Elizabeth Stromme
Kingston Council is launching a new strategy to reduce sexual and domestic violence in Kingston, after a 20 per cent increase in domestic violence crime cases last year. The Domestic…
Food Fridays: How to make aubergine rolls with cheese and dates
Ilona Mosejeva
Every Friday, RiverOnline brings you some of the simplest, healthiest and most student-friendly recipes to try out. Have a recipe to share with your fellow students? Get in touch with…
10 ways to beat the January blues
We are halfway through January: the holidays are a distant memory, spring is far away and rain is colouring the sky in grey shades. But there is nothing better than…
Kingston University student signed to top American football team
Tonje Odegard
Up-and-coming American football player and KU student Timothy Lloyd Thomas talks to The River about being signed with a top European team, the barriers of being a British player and…