March 2023
Kingston University students share insight and tips for Young Carers Action Day
Posted Wednesday 15 March 2023
Two Kingston University students who are young adult carers have shared their experiences of balancing their studies and caring responsibilities for Young Carers Action Day.
Kingston Light Procession: Kingston University architecture student brings community together to celebrate borough's rich candle-making history
Posted Friday 10 March 2023
The streets of Kingston will be illuminated with lamp and candle lights this weekend thanks to an idea by a Kingston University student inspired by its candle-making history.
Kingston University Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Spier appointed member of Creative Industries Council
Posted Wednesday 8 March 2023
Kingston University Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Spier has been appointed as a member of the Creative Industries Council – the joint industry and government forum that acts as a voice for the United Kingdom's creative sector.
Kingston University students and staff #EmbraceEquity on International Women's Day
Posted Wednesday 8 March 2023
Staff and students from across Kingston University have come together and shared photographs of themselves demonstrating their commitment to this year's International Women's Day theme #EmbraceEquity.
Kingston School of Art students work with Kingston Council to boost community engagement in a pilot urban room
Posted Tuesday 7 March 2023
The students worked with Kingston Council to create the urban room as an inviting and adaptable multiple-purpose space to host events and showcase information. It was used to support the Council's consultation on the first draft of the new Local Plan and is currently being used to seek people's views on the vision for the Kingston town centre area.
Obesity crisis: Kingston University nutrition expert says early childhood intervention vital to defying predictions more than half of humans could be overweight by 2035
Posted Friday 3 March 2023
A new report by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) has said more than half of the world's population will be obese or overweight by 2035 if significant action isn't taken. The federation's 2023 atlas also predicted that childhood obesity levels could more than double over the next 12 years to around 208 million boys and 175 million girls. Associate Professor in Nutrition at Kingston University Dr Hilda Mulrooney explains her thoughts on the report's findings and what measures should be taken to stop obesity levels rising.
February 2023
Creative design to end tussle for middle armrest on aeroplanes scoops three prizes in annual Kingston University Bright Ideas competition
Posted Monday 27 February 2023
An innovative solution to the never-ending battle for who gets to use the middle armrest on planes was among the winning entries in this year's Kingston University Bright Ideas competition. The eighteenth annual final of the entrepreneurial contest saw students from across the University pitch their ideas before a group of expert investors in a Dragons' Den-style event.
Kingston University nursing student highlights important role school nurses can play in identifying and supporting young people with eating disorders
Posted Monday 27 February 2023
The vital role school nurses can play in addressing the rising number of eating disorders among children and young people has been outlined by a Kingston University student in a leading nursing journal.
