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Forward Thinking Future Ready

Welcome to Kingston

We'll open up opportunities for you, enable you to make the most of your learning journey and equip you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make your mark in the world. Your future starts here.



Professor Steven Spier
Vice-Chancellor



We want to help you reach your full potential and to achieve this you'll need world class facilities.



That's why we're investing £118.7 million in our campuses to create the perfect study environment for you, including our landmark Town House building and our major renovated project at Kingston School of Art.



The facilities you need to succeed

Campus life is all about convenience, community and ensuring you have the facilities you need to succeed in your studies.



Each of our four campuses have their own unique atmosphere created by the students who live and study there, and the staff who work there.



Destination: Kingston

Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.



As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.



What will you do next?

Whatever your career plans, our proactive and student-focused careers and employability team will support you throughout your time at Kingston and after you graduate, not only to find a job, but also to develop the skills you need to succeed.



Courses built for your future

Our courses are designed with input from industry professionals and careers specialists, ensuring your learning meets the needs of future employers.



Supporting your future plans

Whatever your career plans, our proactive and student-focused careers and employability team will support you throughout your time at Kingston and after you graduate, not only to find a job, but also to develop the skills you need to succeed in it. They'll help you discover where your talents lie and give you every opportunity to achieve a brighter future.



Made in Kingston

Your connection with us won't end the moment you graduate as you'll become part of our global, 200,000-strong, alumni community. Our graduates have successful careers all over the world – from fashion designers in New York to engineers in China.



Supporting Kingston journeys

Our alumni are behind you every step of your Kingston journey. They support our students by offering work placement opportunities, career mentoring and funding for scholarships and bursaries.



Illustration Animation graduate, Hamish is the creator and writer behind the animated Netflix show, ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park'. The comic book artist, who won the promising newcomer prize at the prestigious Eisner Awards in 2018, started developing the story and characters from the show in comic book format while studying at Kingston.



Degree apprenticeships

Our apprenticeships focus on work-integrated learning, developing professional knowledge and skills that you and your employer need.



You'll have the opportunity to obtain a recognised degree from Kingston University while you continue to gain practical experience in your workplace, allowing you to earn while you learn. You'll also get to apply everything you've learnt in the classroom to real-life situations at work.



The cost of an apprenticeship is covered by your employer, which means you won't pay any tuition fees. What's more, you'll get all the support you need and benefit from the expert teaching at Kingston, alongside your paid work, giving you the best of both worlds.



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