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October 2023

Kingston University launches project to give teaching students specialist dyslexia training

Posted Friday 6 October 2023

Kingston University launches project to give teaching students specialist dyslexia training

Kingston University is embarking on a project to provide its initial teacher training students with the skills and knowledge to support pupils who present with dyslexia or other conditions that affect their literacy skills. The new initiative will see the University employ a full-time specialist dyslexia tutor, who will work with students and staff, as well as the Education Department's partner schools, to provide enhanced knowledge of the challenges some pupils can encounter with reading and writing.


Kingston School of Art product and furniture design graduates collaborate with leading British furniture brand Heal's to create items for flagship store

Posted Wednesday 4 October 2023

Kingston School of Art product and furniture design graduates collaborate with leading British furniture brand Heal's to create items for flagship store

Ten graduates from Kingston School of Art's product and furniture design BA (Hons) course have worked with high-end British furniture retail company Heal's to create products for its flagship store that reflect the evolving needs of the brand's clientele and place a strong emphasis on sustainable design.


Achievements of inspirational Black British women saluted with installation at Kingston University's Town House as part of Black History Month

Posted Tuesday 3 October 2023

Achievements of inspirational Black British women saluted with installation at Kingston University's Town House as part of Black History Month

30 lack British women have been highlighted in an installation at Kingston University's Town House including politicians, artists, writers, campaigners, musicians, entrepreneurs and sports stars.


Kingston University opens state of the art rocket propulsion test facility

Posted Tuesday 3 October 2023

Kingston University opens state of the art rocket propulsion test facility

A brand new propulsion test facility, which can be used to test hybrid propellant rocket engines and is the only lab of its kind at any university in Europe, has opened at Kingston University's Roehampton Vale campus.

September 2023

Kingston University awarded TEF Gold rating, recognising both high quality teaching and outstanding student experience and outcomes

Posted Thursday 28 September 2023

Kingston University awarded TEF Gold rating, recognising both high quality teaching and outstanding student experience and outcomes

Kingston University's commitment to high quality teaching, providing an outstanding student experience and supporting its students to achieve successful degree outcomes has been recognised with a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.


Kingston University's expertise in enterprise education and industry collaboration recognised in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework

Posted Wednesday 27 September 2023

Kingston University's expertise in enterprise education and industry collaboration recognised in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework

Kingston University's collaboration with industry partners, entrepreneurial strengths and wide-ranging engagement activity with the local community has been recognised in this year's Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF). In the recently released KEF results for 2023, the University has been assessed as having very high or high engagement in three of the seven perspectives – continuing professional development (CPD) and graduate start-ups, public and community engagement, and research partnerships.


Sustainability in spotlight at BIG Design Lab workshop staged at Kingston University

Posted Friday 22 September 2023

Sustainability in spotlight at BIG Design Lab workshop staged at Kingston University

The event was the latest of 11 half-day challenges to have taken place so far this year across the five London boroughs that make up the BIG South London network – Kingston upon Thames, Sutton, Croydon, Richmond upon Thames and Merton.


Kingston University early years experts help develop new app to enhance learning for pre-school children

Posted Tuesday 19 September 2023

Kingston University early years experts help develop new app to enhance learning for pre-school children

A new app designed to help enhance the learning of children aged three to six has launched after being developed by a team including early years educators from Kingston University.

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