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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey praises partnership between Kingston University and borough-based space company working on moon mission with European Space Agency
Posted Tuesday 31 May 2022
The importance of Kingston University's partnership work with a borough-based space engineering company – and the benefits such relationships can bring for the UK economy - was highlighted by Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey during a recent visit to the firm.
Renowned illustrator John Vernon Lord receives honorary fellowship from Kingston University at Kingston School of Art graduation ceremony
Posted Monday 30 May 2022
Professor John Vernon Lord, twice been named overall winner of the Victoria and Albert Museum Illustration Awards, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship at a recent graduation ceremony in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Kingston School of Art's illustration courses.
PhD chemistry graduates tie the knot after Kingston University proves the perfect match
Posted Friday 27 May 2022
A graduate husband and wife who realised they had a special chemistry after meeting in the first year of their Kingston University PhDs, have marked the completion of their studies crossing the stage to resounding applause in a ceremony at London's Twickenham Stadium. Tomris Coban, 30, and Cameron Robertson, 29, from Surbiton, south west London, met in the early stages of their three-year PhD programmes after being placed in the same research group in the University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing.
Kingston School of Art lecturer on mission to save thousands of discarded archaeological artefacts from landfill
Posted Monday 23 May 2022
A rare 18th century anti-slavery tobacco pipe, a 400-year-old Chinese ‘white gold' bowl and Stone Age tools are some of the fascinating archaeological finds that a Kingston University lecturer has saved from the rubbish tip.
Women's Engineering Society president Dawn Childs awarded honorary degree by Kingston University for work encouraging more females to enter profession
Posted Tuesday 17 May 2022
A leading advocate for engineering, well known for championing the need for more women and girls to enter the profession, has received an honorary degree from Kingston University. Chief Executive Officer of Operations for Pure Data Centre Group and president of the Women's Engineering Society Dawn Childs was named an Honorary Doctor of Science during a graduation ceremony for the University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing at Twickenham Stadium.
Bitcoin a safe haven during national economic crises but not Covid-19 pandemic, Kingston University research finds
Posted Monday 16 May 2022
Research by a Kingston University economist provides fresh evidence for Bitcoin being a safe haven for finance during a nation's economic crisis. The cryptocurrency proves volatile during a global crisis, however, as seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Blog: Is it time for the UK to rise rather than crash and burn at this year's Eurovision Song Contest?
Posted Friday 13 May 2022
Self-confessed Eurovision super fan and Kingston University's Head of Performing Arts and Associate Professor of Music, Helen Julia Minors, examines the hidden politics behind the competition, shares the top entries for 2022 and assesses the UK's chances of a sixth win ahead of the final in Turin on Saturday.
Kingston University rises in research power tables in latest Research Excellence Framework
Posted Thursday 12 May 2022
Seventy per cent of Kingston University's research has been rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in the Government's latest Research Excellence Framework (REF). The results represent a 10 per cent increase in the percentage of Kingston's world-leading or internationally excellent research from the previous assessment, published in 2014, with the University's overall grade point average rising to 2.89, up from 2.7 eight years ago.
