EU students disappointed by new post-Brexit rules
Rodayna Raydan
EU and EEA ( European Economic Area) students will be classified as overseas students starting from the 2021/22 academic year. They will be charged full tuition fees, lose access to…
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Covid-19 patients are getting younger
UK hospitals warned this week that their units are filling up with younger patients, compared with the first wave of Coronavirus. Data from Public Health England shows that 40 per…
Athletics team hope to keep competitive spirit alive
Daniel Nuttman
The Kingston University athletics team are hoping to start an online challenge for members to compensate for lack of competition this semester. The team haven’t been able to meet at…
Zoom sessions allow Jiu Jitsu training to continue
Sports clubs at Kingston University continue to be affected coronavirus restrictions as the third lockdown means normal activities still cannot take place. Luckily for students who have an interest in…
England plunged into third lockdown ahead of ‘hardest weeks’
Aqsa Khan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a third national lockdown for England beginning Wednesday, January 6, with schools and colleges closed to all but a few. University students are ordered…
Ghost towns: empty London universities respond to coronavirus
Laurynas Puikys
September would usually be the busiest time of the year for universities, as students are returning, but this year things look a bit different. COVID-19 has ruined plans for students’…
Kingston University students alarmed by ‘dodgy’ email offering paid essay writing service
Isabella Ruffatti
An essay writing firm targeted Kingston University students, offering to write assignments for a set price, in an email sent two weeks ago. The email, which advertised custom written assignments,…
Kingston University drop-out rates at an all time low
Millie A Turner
Kingston University student drop-out rates are at their lowest since 2011/12, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by The River.
‘People are here from across the world. Am I scared? No.’ Kingston University Chinese students facing discrimination after coronavirus outbreak
Nicole M Pihan
Kingston students are shunning Asian classmates over misplaced fears about the killer coronavirus outbreak, Chinese learners have claimed.
Generation Z: it’s all our fault
Why is our generation being blamed for the spike in coronavirus? And is it really all our fault? Coronavirus – one word that will always be associated with 2020. As…