Press releases

March 2024

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.

Student Nursing Times Award finalist shares personal story of trauma that inspired her journey into nursing studies at Kingston University

Posted Monday 11 March 2024

Mature nursing student and mother of three Philippa Esson, who was recently shortlisted for a 2024 Student Nursing Times Award, explains why she decided to go back to education and pursue a career in nursing.

Kingston University shortlisted for multiple 2024 Student Nursing Times Awards

Posted Friday 8 March 2024

Kingston University has been shortlisted for multiple accolades in this year's Student Nursing Times Awards.

Kingston University makes major investment in advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance equipment to enhance research capabilities

Posted Tuesday 5 March 2024

Top of the range chemical equipment that will allow more detailed analysis of complex mixtures and materials has been installed at Kingston University's School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry. Following an investment of almost £750,000, the University has purchased two high-end 400MHz and 600MHz Avance Neo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instruments. It has also acquired a CPMAS III solid-state NMR probe for the 400MHz instrument, supplied by industry partner Haleon Plc, that will enable analysis of solid materials using a powerful method known as Magic Angle Spinning.

February 2024

Early years expert plays key role in Department for Education project to help toddlers' skills development hindered by Covid-19 pandemic

Posted Monday 26 February 2024

An early years expert from Kingston University is playing an important role in a Department for Education (DfE) programme to help young children develop language and social skills impeded during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

World's first microcomputer goes on display alongside range of other vintage computers in public exhibition at Kingston University

Posted Tuesday 13 February 2024

The world's first true microcomputer – the Q1 – has gone on display at a special public exhibition at Kingston University showcasing the early decades of computing.