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Deaf Awareness Week: Kingston University graduate reflects on working in critical care as a deaf nurse
Posted Tuesday 7 May 2024
Laura Johncock is a critical care nurse who recently graduated from Kingston University, having completed a course in intensive care, and is deaf. To mark Deaf Awareness Week (6-12 May 2024), she describes her experiences on the course and working in the NHS as someone with hearing loss and explains how she overcame barriers to realise her dreams of becoming a nurse.
Kingston University launches project to enhance pharmacy placement experience for students across London
Posted Wednesday 10 April 2024
Kingston University has joined forces with two other London universities to improve the placement experience of undergraduate pharmacy students, following funding from NHS England.
Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Kingston University launches pilot project to enhance learning environments for neurodivergent students
Posted Monday 18 March 2024
Kingston University has launched a pilot project to raise awareness of neurodiversity and make learning spaces more inclusive and supportive for neurodivergent students and staff. Recognising the value of neurodiversity as a natural aspect of human variation, the initiative seeks to foster inclusivity and support the diverse needs of all learners by understanding systemic barriers and attempting to remove them. It is led by Kingston's Inclusion and Social Justice Special Interest Group (SIG) and academics from the school of Education, Midwifery and Social Work and is supported by the Network of Equality Champions.
Kingston University receives major funding award to increase social care research capacity
Posted Wednesday 13 March 2024
Kingston University has been awarded a significant grant by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) to build social care research capacity.
Young Carers Action Day: Kingston University nursing student on life as young adult carer
Posted Wednesday 13 March 2024
Kingston University adult nursing student Hana Hussein is a young adult carer and is supported by the University's KU Cares programme. For Carers Trust's Young Carers Action Day (13 March), they spoke about the challenges they face juggling caring responsibilities with their studies and daily life, as well as the support Kingston has provided them.
Kingston University appoints specialist dyslexia tutor to give expert training to teaching students
Posted Wednesday 14 February 2024
A dyslexia expert has been appointed by Kingston University, as part of a joint project with charity Driver Youth Trust, to give initial teacher training students and partner schools the skills to support pupils who have challenges reading and writing. Caroline Bateman, who has been helping students who present with dyslexia achieve academically for almost 10 years and has dyslexia herself, has taken up a two-year appointment.
Syrian academic graduates with PhD from Kingston University after fleeing war-torn country
Posted Tuesday 13 February 2024
A female scientist has been awarded a PhD from Kingston University, four years after fleeing her home country due to ongoing armed conflict.
Kingston University leads research into local digital public health campaigns
Posted Monday 22 January 2024
Kingston University academics and staff from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames' Department of Health Behaviours and Public Health Services have published an evaluation of the effectiveness of a series of locally-led digital public health campaigns.
