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Kingston University
Address: Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE
Website: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/
Telephone: 020 8417 9000
Vice Chancellor: Professor Julius Weinberg
The mission of Kingston University is to:
- promote participation in higher education, which it regards as a democratic entitlement;
- strive for excellence in learning, teaching and research;
- realise the creative potential and fire the imagination of all its members; and
- equip its students to make effective contributions to society and the economy.
Although this statement was first made about 10 years ago, it continues to sum up the University’s key aspirations – widening participation, excellence in teaching and research, and enabling graduates to pursue successful careers as well as being active citizens.
Recent news from Kingston University
10 February: My Transsexual Summer star calls for pre-teens to be given time to resolve gender confusion
Primary school students as young as 10 should be told about transsexuals and given the option to delay puberty, reality star Drew-Ashlyn Cunningham told film and television students at Kingston …
9 February: Animation students book themselves a spot on Channel 4
A love of libraries has inspired two Kingston University animation students to create a short film that has just been screened on national television.
9 February: Pioneer of university fashion education dies
Tributes have been flowing following the death of Kingston University professor Daphne Brooker who oversaw the Fashion Department from the swinging sixties to the last decade of the 20th Century.
6 February: Kingston University acquires archive of talent scout Cary Ellison - the Simon Cowell of his era
Detailed notes on some of the world's biggest stars feature in a collection of vintage theatre programmes that form part of a new Kingston University archive collection.
1 February: Don't get mad, get mediation - free University and Metropolitan Police service for Kingston residents
Kingston University, in conjunction with Kingston Police, has expanded its free mediation service to borough residents.
