Total Students
18,590
Students in Halls
2,579
Full Time (%)
88%
Avg Tariff Points
100
About Kingston University
When you join Kingston University, you will become part of a welcoming community where you will develop your ongoing passion for your subject! Our students benefit from a hands-on educational style to ensure they have the skills and knowledge required to work in the industry.
We're proud to have been awarded a TEF Gold rating and a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.
Embedded within every course, Future Skills will provide you with the skills employers value most, such as problem-solving and adaptability. So, as you progres...
When you join Kingston University, you will become part of a welcoming community where you will develop your ongoing passion for your subject! Our students benefit from a hands-on educational style to ensure they have the skills and knowledge required to work in the industry.<br><br>We're proud to have been awarded a TEF Gold rating and a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.<br><br>Embedded within every course, Future Skills will provide you with the skills employers value most, such as problem-solving and adaptability. So, as you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate and apply these skills.<br><br>We have been a Race Equality Charter Award holder since 2015. This provides a framework in which institutions work to identify institutional and cultural barriers affecting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and students.<br><br>Kingston is also the most successful UK higher education institution for graduate start-up companies (HE-BCI survey 2020/21). We encourage all our students to explore their creativity and have an enterprising attitude to their studies.
Campus Locations
Penrhyn Road Campus
Pharmacy, chemistry and biosciences students benefit from new, state-of-the-art laboratories. Sports and nutrition students can access a brand-new nutrition kitchen and industry-standard biomechanics and exercise physiology laboratories. Forensic science students can gain real-world experience in our scene-of-crime house, using specialist equipment and precise techniques to obtain and preserve samples and evidence.
Our new cyber security centre of excellence has unique live threat intelligence facilities. They can also use the CAVE (Centre for Augmented and Virtual Reality Environments), which contains virtual reality headsets, eye trackers and sensors to monitor movements and brain activity.
Specialist psychology laboratories are equipped with high-specification equipment and software (such as electroencephalogram (EEG), eye-tracking, behavioural recording, and general cognitive and physiological testing).
Upcoming Open Days at Kingston University
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Kingston University Key Information
Job Prospects
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 your future. Our wide range of personal and career development programmes will help you discover where your talents lie and give you every opportunity to achieve a brighter future.
Our courses are designed with input from industry professionals and careers specialists, ensuring your learning meets the needs of future employers. Employability skills enterprise and practice-based projects are built into the curriculum, which means you’ll gain career-specific skills and experience.
Our qualified professionals will help you develop the all-important employability skills you need, from creating a winning CV to delivering the perfect pitch and how to nail that interview. They’ll also help you get to know yourself, your strengths, your aspirations and the things you need to work on for a successful career.
Campus Life
Student Life
We aim to connect you to a range of activities that will help you develop, both inside the classroom and out to make sure you graduate with more than just your degree.
In addition to having a mentor yourself, you also have the opportunity to become a mentor. Not only is it rewarding to support others, but you’ll also develop key skills such as active listening, empathy and rapport building.
Our online platform, Kingston Hub, brings together all the exciting volunteering opportunities you can take part in. Whether you’d like to tutor young people in schools or be trained to work as a social consultant leading on identifying solutions to problems in the third sector, you’ll give back and gain valuable experiences for yourself!
KUextra is our online platform where you can find all our enrichment opportunities. These range from language classes, social and sports activities to careers events.
Tuition Fees, Scholarships and Bursaries
Tuition Fees
All students are required to pay tuition fees, which cover the key elements of teaching, assessment and operating university facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services.
Depending on the course, there may be extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees. Where a course has additional expenses, we make every effort to highlight them on our course pages on our website. These may include optional field trips, materials, security checks such as DBS, specialist clothing or professional memberships.
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