Edible coffee cups: safer for people and planet
During a pandemic, reusable coffee cups are unsafe for baristas to use, but single-use disposable cups threaten the environment, adding to the earth’s plastic problem.
‘We will keep working hard to get through this’: the businesses surviving lockdown in Kingston Upon Thames
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting all areas of life and business is no exception. On 7 May the Bank of England (BoE) warned that the
COVID-19 global daily death rates rise despite measures to contain pandemic
Despite global and national measures to contain COVID-19, the daily death toll and new cases are increasing alarmingly fast, according to the World Health Organisation
Coronavirus anxiety: how to cope with isolation
The global coronavirus pandemic has resulted in social lockdowns across the world, with UK citizens told to stay indoors, avoid non-essential travel, and maintain a
Kingston Council leader ousted as COVID-19 crisis deepens
Councillor Caroline Kerr has unseated councillor Liz Green to become leader of Kingston Council. At a meeting of the Liberal Democrat Kingston Councillor Group on
KU Biodiversity Action Group find signs of amphibian disease in Penrhyn Road campus pond
KU Biodiversity Action Group found frogs with amphibian disease, thin torsos and hind legs, living in Penrhyn Road campus pond during annual pond weeding session.
Climate change awareness causes eco-anxiety in students
Eco-anxiety is on the rise in students due to increased awareness of the destructive consequences of climate change. A survey by the London based environmental
PODCAST: Is sensitivity damaging freedom of expression?
The Overton Window, Salman Rushdie and The Equality Act 2010 come under the lens in this podcast. Recently, Amber Rudd, former Home Secretary, was disinvited from
Kingston council to introduce a flexible approach to trading
Kingston Council announced traders in the borough will have more say over how and where they run their business Originally, traders were limited to where
New head of Kingston Council issues crucial COVID-19 message to residents
Caroline Kerr, who was recently appointed head of Kingston Council, made a statement to residents about the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.
