7 annoying things you’ll come across as a Kingston University student
Jonas Solgard
1. Getting lost in the third floor of the main building at Penrhyn Road Just admit it. Even though you are in your third year you still get lost trying…
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Mayfair and vodka for free, not for me
Martine Berg Olsen
The lucrative and elegant area Mayfair hides a bundle of posh and classy clubs. There is only three ways to get in, being rich, famous or being a pretty girl…
KU fights diversity employment gap
Simone Rensch Nielsen
Kingston University is working to close the gap between white and ethnic minority graduates as figures reveal black and ethnic minority students are less likely get high degrees and to…
Cougars’ netball sabotaged by KU
Karishma Patel
Kingston University women’s netball team struggled to take on University of Sussex women’s first team at Tolworth Sports Ground on Wednesday. After a 66-16 loss against Sussex on Wednesday, the…
RIVER EXCLUSIVE: “Prevent is a toxic brand”
River Reporter
Megan White Alexandra Pedersen Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg labelled the government’s anti-terrorism strategy Prevent as “a toxic brand” and claimed it “creates dissent among the community” in a…
Kingston University nursery in top-up row
Alexandra Pedersen
KU parents have condemned a move by the university nursery to add an extra top-up to the nursery bills. During the past year the nursery has been charging the difference…
KU launches MA in ‘Gender without Borders’
Kingston University is launching a postgraduate course entitled ‘Gender without Borders’ for the next academic year. The course, which will start in September 2016, will be taught across three core…
Health and social care students fight back
Josephine Platt
Health and social care students, including nurses, midwifes and paramedics have protested twice since December in Central London against their bursaries becoming loans from 2017. Through social media and an…
Is UberPOOL uber safe?
Luisa Barrientos
Uber has recently launched UberPOOL, a new option to make rides cheaper and cut down on emissions and mileage. From a ‘keep the planet healthy’ point of view, this sounds…
Will Boris Johnson’s backing for Brexit persuade non-EU students to avoid the UK?
For foreign students inside and outside the EU, the prospect of a Brexit will significantly affect them in their pursuits of studying and finding jobs afterwards in the UK. With…