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Kingston University scoops joint honours in University Alliance Innovation Award as Town House hosts body's annual summit

Posted Wednesday 8 June 2022

Kingston University scoops joint honours in University Alliance Innovation Award as Town House hosts body's annual summit

Two academics from Kingston University have been named joint winners of University Alliance's Innovation Award as it played host to hundreds of higher education experts from across the United Kingdom at Town House for its annual summit.


Eggshells, farm signs and new theatre for Peckham among work on display as Kingston School of Art stages first degree show in two years

Posted Monday 6 June 2022

Eggshells, farm signs and new theatre for Peckham among work on display as Kingston School of Art stages first degree show in two years

The Kingston School of Art degree show returns following a pandemic enforced two year absence, featuring work from final year students from the Schools of Art, Design, and Creative and Cultural Industries.


Renowned illustrator John Vernon Lord receives honorary fellowship from Kingston University at Kingston School of Art graduation ceremony

Posted Monday 30 May 2022

Renowned illustrator John Vernon Lord receives honorary fellowship from Kingston University at Kingston School of Art graduation ceremony

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.


Blast off for Kingston University Big Read as interstellar coming-of-age novel named as this year's title

Posted Thursday 26 May 2022

Blast off for Kingston University Big Read as interstellar coming-of-age novel named as this year's title

Best-selling author and Kingston University alumnus Phil Stamper is set to thrill students, staff and alumni with his debut novel The Gravity of Us, which has been selected as this year's Big Read.


Former Liberal Democrats leader Sir Vince Cable awarded honorary doctorate from Kingston University

Posted Thursday 26 May 2022

Former Liberal Democrats leader Sir Vince Cable awarded honorary doctorate from Kingston University

Former Liberal Democrats leader Sir Vince Cable has been awarded an honorary degree by Kingston University in recognition of his lifelong achievements in politics and economics. He crossed the stage at Twickenham Stadium in the heart of his former constituency on Tuesday, 24 May in the company of hundreds of Kingston University graduates celebrating their degree successes.


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

Women's Engineering Society president Dawn Childs awarded honorary degree by Kingston University for work encouraging more females to enter profession

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.


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

Blog: Is it time for the UK to rise rather than crash and burn at this year's Eurovision Song Contest?

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

 Kingston University rises in research power tables in latest Research Excellence Framework

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.


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