Disabled students: What support is available?
Aimen F Rehman
Kingston University offers a range of support services but students aren’t always aware of what’s on offer or how to access it. Christopher Hoare has received a lot of support…
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Students feel loss of community following closure of Facebook page
Nora Marie Vatland
The Facebook page Kingston University Students (official) was shut down at the end of 2021, as part of various changes made to the University’s social media channels. With thousands of…
The history of KU in photos
Jamelia S Brown
As 2021 draws to an end and the second academic term is fast approaching, we can reflect on the year that KU has had. Welcoming students back to campus after…
Politics students face the brunt of changes at KU with other subjects in the firing line
Ella Devereux
Politics students at Kingston University have experienced disruptive changes to their studies, after the department was merged and undergraduate courses suspended for future study. Level six students returned to campus…
KU hockey back in full-swing
Ollie Auguste
Kingston University hockey teams are back in training after a year-long hiatus. Both the women’s and men’s squads were in action at Surbiton Hockey Club this week following a successful…
Student Union’s project gets £30,000 pledge from Mayor of London
Laurynas Puikys
In partnership with Kingston School of Art’s Creative Agency Studio KT1, the union is now on course to open a community-led creative hub.
The pressure of being a first-generation university student
Ashley Bautista Domingo
As good as being the first one in your family to achieve something sounds, there's a lot of pressure behind that comes with it. Neither of my parents had the…
KU Environmental Society makes climate change priority despite lockdown
Alex Pivin
The coronavirus pandemic seems to be the topic on everyone's lips nowadays but what about the other issues on our planet? What about climate change? It used to be the…
What it’s really like to be a university student during a pandemic
Rodayna Raydan
Whether you’re in your first year, second year or final year at university we’ve all had to stay indoors and adapt to the new changes imposed by the government. Let…
No graduation ceremony for KU class of 2021: The River reacts
Kingston University has added itself to the list of UK universities postponing their student's graduation ceremonies with an email sent to all KU students delivering the news. "It would be…