American grading system will shake up KU degrees
Luisa Barrientos
Kingston University will begin implementing the controversial US-style grade point average (GPA) marking system after taking part in a pilot study last year. KU plans to be among the first…
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KU is safer than average for LGBT+ sudents
Alexandra Pedersen
Kingston University has “extremely little” homophobia with only eight per cent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students having experienced harassment on campus, The River found. According to NUS research,…
Nick Hornby visits KU for The Big Read
The first ever ’Big Read’ is currently taking over KU campuses, and Nick Hornby, author and KU graduate, sat down with a full Clattern Lecture Theater last night to discuss…
KU Dance Society is holding a dance battle in aid of Comic Relief
Abigail Ward
The University Dance society (KUDS) has been holding a range of red nose day themed activities this week. The society has been encouraging fellow dancers and Kingston students to turn…
KU student slams Channel 4’s TV show The Romanians Are Coming
Elizabeth Stromme
By Sarah Sinclair and Elizabeth Stromme A Kingston student is outraged over Channel 4’s new documentary The Romanians Are Coming, saying it will lead to a “Nigel Farage stand on…
Kingston rugby beat Portsmouth to go top of table
Joe Barclay
Kingston 25 Portsmouth 24 Kingston rugby first team held on to beat Portsmouth in a one point thriller to go top of the table with one league match to go.…
Calling all Kingston University football girls
Victoria Armstrong
Kingston University is hosting a day of football fun for all female students at KU. Gather a few friends, get your trainers on and enjoy a day of free sports…
Interfaith unity at Kingston University
Isabela Vrba Neves
Since the attack of the Charlie Hebdo staff on January 7, the slogan, “Je suis Charlie” has become a symbol for freedom of expression. It has also united millions of…
Kingston University commuters pay as minister defends train fare increase
Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary, has defended the up-to 2.5 per cent increase in train fares saying it’s “regrettable but necessary”. KU students and staff commuting to university by train…
KU osteopath abused patient
Toslima Jahan
An osteopathic doctor at Kingston University has been suspended after allegedly sexually harassing one of his female patients for three years. Malcolm Mayer, an osteopath at the Penrhyn Road Health…