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About Kingston University
At Kingston University, we are passionate about enhancing our students' life chances by helping them make the most of their learning opportunity and equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed in the 21st Century's demanding workplace.
Did you know?
- Kingston University is ranked in the UK's top 40 in the 2021 Guardian University Guide*
- Top in the UK for design and crafts*, which covers creative and cultural industries, graphic design, interior design, illustration, animation and product and furniture design
- Third in the UK and top in London for education, fashion and textiles*
- Seventh in the UK and top in London for pharmacy and pharmacology, sports science and journalism, publishing and public relations*
- Top in London for biosciences*
- Top in London for nursing and midwifery, run jointly with St George's, University of London*
- Kingston School of Art's fashion degree among best in the world in Business of Fashion listings
- We have 13,105 home/European students, and 3,680 overseas students from more than 140 countries.
- 95% of our graduates are in work or further study six months after of graduating.***
- 60% of the University's research submission was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in REF 2014.
Kingston University offers you:
One of the safest and happiest places to live in London
Kingston upon Thames is only 30 minutes from central London and has been consistently reported as one of the safest borough and one of the happiest places to live in Greater London! Located on the River Thames in an affluent part of south-west London, it's no surprise Kingston is the ideal student location.
Modern resources and cutting-edge facilities
We've recently spent more than £30million on new resources and facilities and plan to spend, in total, £123million during the next 10 years, so that our students benefit from the best.
One of the most diverse and multicultural universities
With students from more than 140 countries, representing nations across the world, Kingston is a truly multicultural university and proud of it. We welcome around 1,500 new international students every year.
Career and workplace-focused learning
All our courses are developed with your career in mind, so that you get the most up-to-date information and gain the relevant work-related skills needed for the modern work environment. Many of our courses have been developed with professional organisations and carry professional accreditation.
A supportive and welcoming community
From before you leave your home country, until after you graduate, Kingston University offers all students a wide range of support services, ranging from support with studies and English language, to CV preparation and job fairs, to arriving in the UK, to visas and immigration, to health and counselling, to religion and spirituality and more.
Kingston University is based in Kingston upon Thames, a vibrant area on the River Thames in south-west London, only 30 minutes away from central London. Kingston is consistently rated one of the safest London boroughs (Metropolitan Police) as well as the second happiest place to live in London (Rightmove). With so much to offer its residents, Kingston is the ideal location for studying and living. It's also close to both of London's main international airports.
Teaching excellence
At Kingston University teaching quality is essential and very important to us.
To ensure you learn from the very best, our staff:
- are research-active and respected in their fields;
- maintain business and industry links; and
- are active practitioners in their subject.
This dynamic combination of researchers and practitioners creates a unique learning environment with passionate staff. Study at Kingston University is designed with a successful career in mind. Forward-thinking teaching and learning methods are bolstered by the very latest industry insights and in-depth research. The University is well equipped for researching, writing and revising with award-winning learning resources centres, computer suites and online access.
Ranked as one of the Top 40 universities in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2021), Kingston University offers courses that lead within their field in the UK and London.
Kingston University ranking
Kingston University is proud of its ranking and recognition for the courses and teaching we offer. Here are some examples of how we have been recognised internationally.
Kingston University has once again been named one of the top 50 institutions in the country in the latest Guardian University Guide league tables.
Along with Central Saint Martins in London, Kingston University's internationally acclaimed undergraduate fashion programme is one of just two in the United Kingdom, and only 11 internationally, to receive the maximum possible ‘Badges of Excellence' – a new feature in the prestigious rankings by influential website Business of Fashion.
The Young University Ranking 2018 rated institutions founded during the past 50 years across a series of measures including teaching, research, citations and international outlook.
The University's performance puts it in high profile company. It shares the 58th spot with four other institutions – King's College London, SOAS, Cardiff and Brunel – after being ranked 81st overall last year.
In the newly released tables, the University has been rated 95 overall, up from equal 102 last year and 109 the year before.
The University was ranked in the 401-500 banding globally and was one of 58 United Kingdom institutions to feature in the 2018 subject tables.
Kingston University has been rated among the globe's top international institutions in this year's Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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Term dates
The University's standard academic year runs from September to July, divided into three terms.
- Autumn term
September to December - Spring term
January to April - Summer term
April to July
Accommodation
Accommodation
Some postgraduate students at Kingston University choose to live in private accommodation. This choice will give you the flexibility to:
- live near your campus or elsewhere in the town;
- choose your own flatmates;
- find a property to suit your budget;
- pay your rent monthly; and
- choose facilities that suit you (especially useful for couples or families).
Types of rented accommodation
Shared houses/flats
This is where you rent a room in a house/flat and share the kitchen, lounge (if there is one), bathroom and toilet with other residents.
Studio flats
Typically studio flats are one room with a kitchen and separate bathroom. These are usually more expensive.
Many private providers have built blocks of studio flats specifically for students. The advantage of these developments is that you will have a measure of independence but will also be surrounded by other students. To help ensure that you don't feel isolated you should ask the provider what attempts they make to foster a sense of community within the building.
If you don't like the idea of renting a studio flat in a block with other students, you may want to rent directly from a private landlord. This will usually be cheaper and you may get a larger room than the studio flats in purpose-built blocks. However, consider that utility bills will be exclusive.
Bedsits
A bedsit is a room which contains some form of self-contained amenity, normally a small kitchen or separate washing facility. Bathrooms and toilets are usually shared with other residents that also live in the same building.
Resident landlord/family home
This is where you live in a house with the owner. This can be the cheapest option as bills are included in the rent. The provision of meals and who you share with varies. House rules and regimes can also vary considerably, so talk to the resident owner/occupier about what they would expect of you before you view or commit to anything.
There is no such thing as a typical resident landlord. Some are young professionals or recent graduates, others are middle-aged couples and some are retired. Some have young families, whilst others have children who have grown up and left home. Although most students' first preference may be to share with other students, it is worth considering the advantages of this arrangement as well as the disadvantages.
- Advantages: Contracts are often shorter and more flexible. Lodgings are affordable and don't require a large deposit.
- Disadvantages: It's not your home and you don't have exclusive use of the communal space, you are living by someone else's rules which can sometimes result in less freedom.
Halls of residence for postgraduate students
All full-time postgraduate students are eligible to book a room in Kingston University's halls of residence. Furthermore, for all new full-time first year international postgraduate students we guarantee an offer of accommodation. Booking information will be available from April 2020; once you firmly accept your offer you will be sent an email with further instructions. Please note that we work with a number of approved private providers to ensure alternative accommodation is available, in the unlikely event that our own halls are fully occupied.
There is a newly-built hall of residence at 75 Penrhyn Road where all rooms are on a 50-week licence, which postgraduate students may wish to consider.
Scholarships
Currently there are no scholarships available.
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