December 2023
New Women in STEM hub fosters interdisciplinary research culture at Kingston University
Posted Thursday 14 December 2023
Academics from Kingston University have established a new research hub to enhance collaboration and reduce gender disparity in research. The Women in STEM Hub (WISH) was founded at Kingston University by two female academics looking to enhance opportunities for women and underrepresented researchers to lead and collaborate on interdisciplinary projects. WISH also provides workshops for staff and postgraduate researchers led by external academics and professionals.
Kingston University wins Green Gown Award recognising commitment to sustainability
Posted Friday 8 December 2023
?Kingston University's commitment to sustainability, both as an institution and through the development of student-led projects, has been recognised in the annual UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards, run in association with UKRI.
Kingston University renews calls for urgent action to prepare students for workplace increasingly dominated by AI as it unveils latest Future Skills report
Posted Wednesday 6 December 2023
Kingston University has released its latest Future Skills report at a parliamentary reception, where it called for more to be done to better prepare graduates for career success in a digital-first world.
November 2023
Kingston University makes major contribution to NHS England report investigating avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities
Posted Thursday 30 November 2023
Academics at Kingston University have played a vital role in the production of an annual report by NHS England examining avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities. The Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) seeks to investigate and learn from the avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability in England, presenting a review of data concerning 3,648 people with a learning disability who died in 2022.
Climate stripes form centrepiece of new installation at Kingston University's Town House to mark COP28 climate change conference
Posted Thursday 30 November 2023
Over 28 steps, each stripe represents the average temperature for a single year, relative to the average temperature over the period as a whole, with 172 years-worth of data on display.
Kingston University trainee teacher educates local school pupils on Black culture as part of Black History Month celebrations
Posted Thursday 23 November 2023
A trainee primary teacher from Kingston University has been educating young pupils across the borough about the importance of Black History Month. Kiri Palmer, a second year BA Primary Teaching student, has put on several interactive workshops for pupils during visits to four primary and secondary schools in the Kingston area this year.
Pioneering doctoral training partnership involving Kingston University unveiled by the Economic and Social Care Research Council
Posted Thursday 23 November 2023
Kingston University has been announced as part of a pioneering doctoral training partnership, after being selected by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The partnership will focus on the training of five cohorts of postgraduate researchers in challenge-led themes that reflect some of the most pressing social science concerns in the future, including developing healthy and thriving communities.
Government minister Michelle Donelan visits AI powered sustainable fashion brand partnered with Kingston University
Posted Wednesday 22 November 2023
A sustainable fashion brand which Kingston University helped secure funding was recently visited by Secretary of State for Science, innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan MP. KAPDAA is a Kingston based, multi-award-winning sustainable fashion brand that creates a variety of items ranging from bags, scarves and books to yoga mats, hairbands and more.
