Kingston University London is a public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, England.
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Kingston University has been ranked in the UK's top 50 institutions by The Guardian in the last three years of the newspaper's annual rankings.
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In June 2021, Kingston University launched its Future Skills campaign, highlighting the importance of skills for innovation and the vital role they play in driving a thriving UK economy.
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Kingston University was founded as Kingston University Technical Institute in 1899, it offered courses in chemistry, electrical wiring, construction and nursing.
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Kingston University was recognised as a 'Regional College of Technology' by the Ministry of Education in 1957.
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In 1970, the College of Technology merged with the College of Art to become Kingston University Polytechnic, offering 34 major courses, of which 17 were at degree level.
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In 1975, Kingston University merged with the Gipsy Hill College of Education, incorporating the college's faculty into Kingston University's Division of Educational Studies.
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In 1993, Kingston University opened the Roehampton Vale campus building and in 1995, Kingston University acquired Dorich House.
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In 2018, Kingston University was ranked 1st out of 121 institutions for its graphic design and product design courses by The Guardian in 2017.
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In 2017, Kingston University won The Guardian University Award for teaching excellence.
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Union of Kingston Students, formerly Kingston University Students' Union, and in the 1990s KUGOS is a charitable organisation representing the student body and aiming to provide services and activities beneficial to the student experience.
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Kingston University holds a number of links with institutions from around the world to share teaching and research and facilitate staff and student exchanges.
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Kingston University has a number of international 'Study Abroad' or 'Exchange' partner institutions.
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The e-mails detailed a plan to replace her with a more experienced and broad-based external examiner, a process which Kingston University stressed breaks no rules relating to the appointment of such examiners.
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One member of staff was recorded as encouraging students to boost specific satisfaction scores, because "if Kingston University comes down the bottom [of the league tables], then the bottom line is that nobody is going to want to employ you because they are going to think your degree is shit".
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