Kingston University
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📸 At a Glance

 🌍 Kingston upon Thames, South West London, England
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze award
💰 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅 Ranking: 83 (Complete University Guide 2026)

🔎 Overview

Kingston University is a public research university founded in 1899, located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, around 30 minutes from central London. With four campuses, it’s known for its “Future Skills” approach to teaching, working directly with employers, and holds top rankings in London for subjects like fashion and textiles, graphic design, and nursing.

 📊 Ethnicity Breakdown

  • Black: 24%
  • Mixed race: 7%
  • White: 33%
  • Asian: 27%
  • Other: 8%
  • Not known: 2%

💷 Scholarships & Funding

  • PhD Studentships for October 2026 start – Kingston University is offering up to 15 PhD studentships starting late September, including targeted awards for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students and Kingston alumni. Applications are open and competitive, with places available across the university’s key areas of research excellence.

  • GREAT Scholarship (Kenya, Ghana) – Kingston University London is offering one £10,000 GREAT Scholarship each to students from Ghana, Kenya and Thailand, towards tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate programme starting September 2026. Applicants must hold a passport from one of these countries and have an offer to study at Kingston University.

👨🏾‍🎓👩🏿‍🎓 Student Life & Support

  • African & Caribbean Society (ACS)
  • Somali Society

*The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.

📣 Things Uni To Know

Inclusion Hub – Kingston University’s Inclusion Hub is a one-stop support space designed with marginalised students in mind. Created in partnership with the students’ union, it brings together practical resources covering financial support, affordable food, community connection and culturally relevant services, all in one place. If you’re looking for support but not sure where to start, the Inclusion Hub is a good first stop.

Report + Support – Students can contact the university anonymously to report incidents of harassment, discrimination and more.


What this means

•Race Equality Charter: Recognises universities improving ethnic minority representation and outcomes. Awards include Bronze, Silver, or Gold; some universities are members without an award.

• Ethnicity breakdown: Shows the ethnic makeup of UK-domiciled students (those with a UK permanent address) across all levels, based on the most recent academic year.

Scholarship Update

• Scholarships are for Black students (home/domestic) and African/Caribbean students (international).

• "Black" includes those of Black heritage and mixed Black heritage.

• Eligibility varies by scholarship - check each listing for details.

• Scholarships are for 2026–27; some may have closed. Check back for 2027–28 updates.

• Scholarship availability changes yearly, some scholarships may be closed now but reopen later. Check official sites for details and revisit this page for updates and new listings.

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How This Data Works

• Info is based on the latest HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) and publicly available data for UK-domiciled students, reflecting the previous academic year (rounded to whole numbers).

• Ethnicity is self-identified, so figures are indicative, not exact.

• The “Mixed” category by HESA includes all mixed ethnic backgrounds, including mixed Black backgrounds.

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