Press releases
April 2021
Kingston University students and graduates benefit from continued Santander Universities funding to nurture the creative business talent of the future
Posted Thursday 29 April 2021
Student and graduate entrepreneurs are receiving a £40,000 boost through Kingston University's longstanding partnership with Santander Universities to launch and develop their start-ups this year.
Kingston University students support artist Mat Collishaw to create Echolocation outdoor video installation showcasing borough's history
Posted Wednesday 28 April 2021
Students from Studio KT1, Kingston University's creative agency, have assisted British artist Mat Collishaw in the production of Echolocation, a new public artwork, inspired by Kingston's history which can be seen in the Undercroft, a short tunnel that leads to Riverside Walk in Kingston upon Thames.
Kingston University to develop ground-breaking technology in partnership with homecare provider Salutem to support people with autism and learning difficulties
Posted Wednesday 21 April 2021
Kingston University has teamed up with Salutem Care and Education in a £220,000 technology project to improve care for people with autism and learning difficulties. Experts from the University's School of Computer Science and Mathematics will work with the homecare provider to design and develop a sophisticated sensor system that will alert carers when urgent support is needed.
Kingston University retail expert on high street reopening as Covid-19 restrictions begin to ease
Posted Friday 16 April 2021
As the United Kingdom continues its gradual unlocking of society with the reopening of non-essential retail, business and consumer expert at Kingston University Dr Patricia Harris looks at how the latest lifting of Covid-19 restrictions will affect the high street and the shops that have been closed since the turn of the year.
Kingston School of Art's Mill Street Building wins BREEAM sustainability accolade with visionary renovation
Posted Friday 9 April 2021
A visionary renovation of Kingston School of Art's Mill Street Building has won the 2021 BREEAM Award for the best Public Sector Project – Post Construction.
Exercise recommendations for people with chronic pain welcomed by rehabilitation science expert at Kingston University and St George's, University of London
Posted Thursday 8 April 2021
The announcement by medicines watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) that exercise should be recommended to people suffering from chronic pain, rather than prescribed painkillers, has been welcomed by rehabilitation science expert at Kingston University and St George's, University of London Professor Mike Hurley. Professor Hurley, whose award-winning programme ESCAPE-pain has now helped more than 20,000 people with chronic hip and knee pain and saved the NHS an estimated £30 million in the process, gives his thoughts on the new guidance.
Kingston University nursing experts encourage British public to take up the Covid-19 vaccine
Posted Wednesday 7 April 2021
Academics from Kingston University's School of Nursing have encouraged the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19 when they are offered their jab, in a bid to protect the most vulnerable in society, healthcare workers, and the wider community.
Stress Awareness Month: Kingston University mental health nursing expert on how to recognise stress and manage it effectively
Posted Tuesday 6 April 2021
As part of Stress Awareness Month this April, mental health nursing lecturer at Kingston University Martyn Keen looks at stress, why it is important to recognise it and talk about it, and how it can be managed effectively.
