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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.
New season of Kingston University graduation ceremonies kicks off at Twickenham Stadium
Posted Thursday 12 May 2022
Almost 5,000 graduates are gearing up to celebrate their academic achievements at the home of rugby as the first Kingston University graduation ceremonies in more than two years kick off this week at Twickenham Stadium. The undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students are the first in Kingston's history to have their graduation ceremonies at the venue, and will collect their awards in a suite next door to one of the most famous rugby pitches in the world, after the University decided it wanted to honour students who have had their graduations delayed in a special one-off celebration at Twickenham.
Criminology and policing expert Professor Stephen Tong appointed Head of Kingston University's School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
Posted Tuesday 3 May 2022
Kingston University has appointed criminology and policing expert Professor Stephen Tong to lead its School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences. The accomplished academic and policing specialist joins the University with 20 years of experience from Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent where he was involved in developing some of the first police degree programmes in the United Kingdom.
TikTok campaign to inspire environmental action among secondary school pupils unveiled by Kingston School of Art students
Posted Tuesday 3 May 2022
Two illustration animation students from Kingston School of Art have produced a TikTok campaign to encourage secondary school pupils to recycle and highlight ways of reducing wasteful habits among their peers.
Kingston University's School of Nursing welcomes new leadership team
Posted Thursday 28 April 2022
Two highly respected nurses with more than 70 years' combined experience across the profession and nursing education have been appointed to lead Kingston University's School of Nursing.
Kingston University engineering students set to put new racing car through its paces ahead of this year's Formula Student competition
Posted Thursday 28 April 2022
Preparations for this year's Formula Student competition are well underway, with student engineers from Kingston University getting ready to take on teams from around the globe at Silverstone in July. Last year, the Kingston Racing team secured the institution's best-ever finish after a fantastic effort in the endurance event at the home of British motorsport. It helped take Kingston University to seventh place overall, a huge improvement on the previous finish of 69th place out of 80 in the 2019 event.
Kingston University's Town House carries off highest accolade in European architecture, winning prestigious EU Mies van der Rohe Award
Posted Tuesday 26 April 2022
Kingston University's Town House building has been named winner of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, the highest accolade in European architecture. The latest recognition for Town House places the landmark building in illustrious company as one of only three UK winners of the prestigious European Union prize. Its success also marks the first time a university building has won the award and cements its international status after it carried off the coveted RIBA Stirling Prize in 2021.
