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November 2023

Kingston University trainee teacher educates local school pupils on Black culture as part of Black History Month celebrations

Posted Thursday 23 November 2023

Kingston University trainee teacher educates local school pupils on Black culture as part of Black History Month celebrations

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

Pioneering doctoral training partnership involving Kingston University unveiled by the Economic and Social Care Research Council

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

Government minister Michelle Donelan visits AI powered sustainable fashion brand partnered with Kingston University

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.


Kingston University collaborates with UK neobank Science Card to drive breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment

Posted Tuesday 21 November 2023

Kingston University collaborates with UK neobank Science Card to drive breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment

Kingston University has launched a new collaboration with Science Card, Britain's first e-money current account app dedicated to accelerating science and innovation, to fund research exploring the potential of fig latex to combat cervical cancer.


Kingston University named among finalists in 2023 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards for sustainability initiatives

Posted Monday 6 November 2023

Kingston University named among finalists in 2023 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards for sustainability initiatives

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. The awards, organised by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), celebrate exceptional sustainability initiatives and achievements within the higher education sector.


Kingston University celebrates three years of empowering potential through ELEVATE – the award-winning accelerator programme for Black home students

Posted Thursday 2 November 2023

Kingston University celebrates three years of empowering potential through ELEVATE – the award-winning accelerator programme for Black home students

Kingston University's ELEVATE careers programme, which supports students of Black heritage to achieve their full potential, celebrated an important milestone at an event hosted at its flagship building, the Town House.


Charles Lewis Sculpture display unveiled and bursary awarded during celebration event at Kingston School of Art

Posted Thursday 2 November 2023

Charles Lewis Sculpture display unveiled and bursary awarded during celebration event at Kingston School of Art

Three works by renowned sculptor Charles W.E. Lewis have been donated to Kingston School of Art alongside a bursary from his daughter Madeline Lewis. Mr Lewis taught sculpture at Kingston University's school of art between the 1950s and 1970s and was the first lecturer in this field at the University. His daughter Madeline graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art in 1967 from Kingston and more recently her nephew Oscar Parkinson graduated with a FDip Art and Design in 2019.

October 2023

Delaying annual eye screen for low risk diabetics could lead to treatment delays and sight loss, according to research involving Kingston University

Posted Tuesday 31 October 2023

Delaying annual eye screen for low risk diabetics could lead to treatment delays and sight loss, according to research involving Kingston University

Extending the annual screen to two years for people in England considered at low risk of diabetic eye disease could lead to critical treatment delays and sight loss, according to research led by St George's, University of London and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and involving Kingston University researchers and academics.

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