金斯顿大学

Kingston University

学费Tuition Fee

英国欧盟UK/EU fees £9,000

国际学生Fees (international) £11,000-£13,300

地址Address

River House, 53–57 High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1LQ

Performance		Score 数值	Ranking 排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		117
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		111
World Ranking	世界排名		501
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	75.7%	121
Research quality	研究质量	3.3%	79
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	298	101
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	54.4%	110
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	59%	100
Completion rate	完成度	79.6%	107
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	19.4:1	86
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£1,378	81
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£21,062
Sports points/rank	体育	228.5	82

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	17,175
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	2,370
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	38,590/6,005
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	6.4:1
EU students	欧盟学生	6.2%
Other overseas students	海外学生	7.3%
Mature	成年学生	27.9%
State school educated	公立学校教育	95.7%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	58.2/41.8

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	％
Accounting & Finance	会计金融	88.2
Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering	航空和制造工程	72.3
Architecture	建筑学	86.1
Art & Design	艺术设计	80.0
Biological Science	生物科学	84.0
Building	建造学	76.6
Business Studies	商务研究	79.5
Chemistry	化学	72.4
Civil Engineering	土木工程	78.0
Communication & Media Studies	传媒和媒体研究	74.5
Computer Science	计算机科学	69.4
Creative Writing	创造性写作	71.9
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	戏剧舞蹈和电影研究	79.4
Economics	经济学	74.0
Education	教育	86.6
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	电子电气工程	73.2
English	英语	75.4
Food Science	食品科学	89.4
Geography & Environmental Science	地理和环境科学	76.8
Geology	地质学	56.5
History	历史	74.1
Law	法律	74.0
Mathematics	数学	82.6
Mechanical Engineering	机械工程	65.3
Music	音乐	61.3
Pharmacology and Pharmacy	药理学和药剂学	75.4
Politics	政治	72.0
Psychology	心理学	72.0
Sociology	社会学	74.3
Sport Science	体育科学	88.4
Subjects allied to medicine	医学相关	88.9

金斯顿大学的教学环境和设备在英国基金委员会的有关评估中均属优异。学校现有学生大约16000名，其中约1500多名学生分别来自90多个国家，而本国的学生多来自伦敦和周边地区。

介绍

金斯顿大学共设有7个系，分别是商学系、设计系、人文科学系、自然科学系、计算机数学系、工程技术系和健康科学系。学校坐落在泰晤士河畔的金斯顿大学镇，位于伦敦西南部的河畔，离伦敦市中心仅需25分钟车程，距离盖特威克机场和希思罗国际机场约一个小时车程。金斯顿大学附近有许多古老建筑，例如亨利八世华丽的宅邸汉普顿皇宫。

拥有110年校史的金斯顿大学有4个主要的校园，分别是本雷恩路校园(Penrhyn Road)，骑士公园校园(Knights Park)，金斯敦山校园(Kingston Hill)和罗汉普敦谷校园(Roehampton Vale)，泰晤士河流经的校园依旧留有旧时的王宫风采。金斯顿大学以其优越的学习环境和优秀的教学品质享誉英伦，也吸引了伦敦以及众多外国学生在此求学。

学校特色

金斯顿大学一向与工业界和其他专业团体保持着密切的联系，由此保证学校的课程更符合雇主的要求。该校的许多学位课程都向学生提供1年在工商界实习的机会。

该校的立校宗旨就是提供质量最佳的教育，而这一特点已经被证明。金斯敦大学至少有12个专业被评为“优秀”，而且在过去的6年里，金斯敦大学的24个专业中被外校评估专家定为“优秀”的单科课程达到20余次。

地理概况

古老而美丽的泰晤士河流经这座位于金斯顿市的大学，河岸边亨利8世曾住的王宫风采依然。河两岸商店、酒吧、饭店密集，您既可以去Richmond公园和Hampton Court享受美丽的乡村自然风景，也可以在此追溯盎格鲁-撒克逊时代的悠久历史。距离伦敦市中心也只需乘坐25分钟的火车。

学校规模

学校共有21,300名学生，其中留学生3,121人，分布在商学系、设计系、人文科学系、自然科学系、工程技术系、计算机数学系和健康科学系等7个不同院系。学校共有2,128名富有实际经验的教职员工。金斯顿大学的学术环境和设备在英国基金委员会的有关评估中定位优异，由于其学习资料的时新和丰富受到评估者的高度赞赏。

学校有权颁发如下证书：大学预科；结业证书；毕业证书；学士学位证书；复合专业学士学位证书；双学士学位证书；硕士学位证书；博士学位证书和MBA学位证书。

大学校区

Penryhn Road校园

（金斯顿大学 Kingston University 金斯顿大学有四个校园。）

Penryhn Road校园是学生会总部所在地，中央设施如体育馆和健身中心也在这里，所以来自四个校园的学生会聚在这个较大校园内。校园建筑群围绕四层的主楼展开，主楼中有许多重要活动区域，如学生主餐馆、图书馆以及教室和阶梯教室。一座耗资五百万英镑的新建筑中增添了理科实验室、开放计算机房和图书馆设施。

Knights Park校园

是金斯顿设计专业学生的大本营，它的规模和位置比其它较大校园的环境更为舒适宜人。本校的StanleyPicker艺术画廊和数码技术的Whitespace Studio也位于Knights Park校园。校园坐落在Hogsmill河河畔，学生餐馆和酒吧门就开向河边。计划于2002年开始动工的一个新建项目将提供一个新阶梯教室，扩展学习资源中心和研究生中心，也给残疾学生的出入提供方便。

Kingston Hill校园

是一个离金斯顿镇中心三英里远、草木茂盛的山坡校园。该校园有些地方很陡峭，还保留一些风景园林和面积较大的维多利亚式房屋，这些房屋曾经是这里乡村庄园的中心。1997年，一座耗资数百万英镑的获奖建筑在Kingston Hill校园投入使用，它由一个300个座位的阶梯教室、新教学空间和扩展的学习资源中心构成。除了教室和计算机房外，Kingston Hill校园还有戏剧工作室、体育馆、音乐工作室酒吧、咖啡馆和餐馆。Kingston Hill校园的新学习资源中心可供学生使用商业、教育、法律、音乐和保健科学印刷和电子形式的专业资源，同时还有计算机和媒体设施。

Roehampton Vale校园

拥有教室和一系列实验室，可供大约700名工科学生使用。该校园拥有大型风洞和其它几件大型设备，包括金斯顿大学的飞行仿真器。该校园位于金斯顿镇郊区，离金斯顿镇中心三英里半，靠近Richmond公园。

周边交通

有免费校车往返于主要校区和学生公寓楼之间。许多当地公交线路也在学校设有站点。

同样，校园附近和学生公寓附近也有几个火车站，比如Kingston, Norbiton and Surbiton，到达伦敦市中心只需25分钟。

住宿信息

Seething wells, Clayhill, Walkden (east/west), Chancellors, Middle Mill, Kingston Bridge House, IQ Wave设有学生公寓。二年级和三年级的学生可以向Headed Tenancy申请私人公寓。当地也有不少房地产服务中心为学生提供私人住宿服务。通过BBS，学生还能了解学生用品清单。

学校设施

图书馆

每个校区都有独立图书馆，每个图书馆根据校区所授专业的不同而拥有不同的专业书目。LRC除了提供上千本图书之外，还提供计算机、DVD或无线电图书馆、杂志期刊和安静的学习环境。

信息技术和计算机

学校拥有广泛的IT设备，大多数RM计算机都使用及时更新的微软xp操作系统和专业的Office 2007系统。图书馆提供许多计算机和适用于笔记本上网的无线网络。学校拥有覆盖面极为广泛的高速网络连接。

医疗

Penrhyn Road校区有一个医疗健康中心，提供医生门诊、咨询和种类繁多的印度针灸药物。

商店

在Kingston Hill和Penryhn Road两个校区设有Student union商店。Knights Park校区还有一家出售艺术和设计工具的商店。

银行

Kingston Hill校区的Hannafords里有RBS现金提取中心，Penrhyn Road校区有Natwest提款机。而在金斯顿市中心的银行包括Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays, Abbey, RBS, Nationwide, Halifax, NAT West等。

兼职打工

金斯顿大学通过网上jobshop公告栏提供充足的兼职打工机会。同样，在学生会也可获得兼职信息。您可以在学生报纸和学生酒吧打工工作。另外，您也可以申请成为学生大使，参与学校各种活动的工作，比如HE事物、开放日活动和对当地学校的访问等等。

奖学金信息

金斯顿大学每年提供大概25万英镑的国际奖学金，每个奖学金大概3300英镑。这些奖学金提供给任何课程的全日制，一年授课型硕士申请人。

9月和1月开学的硕士课程都有奖学金。9月开学的奖学金申请截止日期为2011年5月31日。

知名校友

Aphex Twin著名音乐家

Simon Kneen香蕉共和国（Banana Republic）执行副总裁暨设计与创意总监

Richard Archer著名音乐家，歌手和作曲家

Glenda Bailey著名记者，主编

Tony Ball著名企业家

Fiona Banner著名艺术家

Ben Barnes著名演员

John Bratby著名艺术家

Sam Chan（陈宇琛）著名演员

Eason Chan（陈奕迅）著名歌手

Eric Clapton著名歌手

Lawrence Dallaglio著名橄榄球运动员

Trevor Eve著名演员

Lavinia Greenlaw著名诗人，小说家

Stewart Home著名艺术家和小说家

Nick Hornby著名小说家

Laura Harling著名演员

James Irvine著名产品设计师

Just Jack著名音乐家

Graeme Le Saux（格雷姆乐索克斯）著名足球运动员

Jasper Morrison著名产品设计师

Laura Noble著名作家

John Richmond著名时装设计师

Fletcher Sibthorp著名艺术家

兼职打工

金斯顿大学通过网上jobshop公告栏提供充足的兼职打工机会。同样，在学生会也可获得兼职信息。您可以在学生报纸和学生酒吧打工工作。另外，您也可以申请成为学生大使，参与学校各种活动的工作，比如HE事物、开放日活动和对当地学校的访问等等。

奖学金／助学金Bursaries/scholarships

Household income below £25K, 420 bursaries of £2,000 in year 1.

Progression awards (£500–£1,500) in years 2 and 3 with conditions. Assistance from Study Support and Retention Fund.

大学概况University Profile

Over the past five years Kingston has helped its graduates launch more companies than any other university – an increasingly important service at a time when self-employment is becoming a career choice for growing numbers of those completing a degree.

The university assisted with 270 start-ups in 2012-13, an increase of more than a third on the previous year, and was praised by Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, in February as a result. There were 650 start-ups between 2010 and 2013.

"What struck me was that the entrepreneurial approach isn't just focused in one specialised part of the University - instead it seems to permeate through all the departments," Cable said. "The teaching is not only academically rigorous but also creative and strongly linked to students' future careers." Praise, indeed.

Kingston established an Enterprise Department more than a decade ago, giving advice to would-be entrepreneurs in any subject, offering them expert mentors and the possibility of financial support with start-up companies.

The scheme epitomises the career focus that runs through all Kingston’s courses. The university has the third-largest engineering faculty in London, for example, with its own Learjet and a flight simulator to support its highly-regarded aeronautical engineering courses.

However, it has slipped to 117 in our league table this year, its lowest ranking and a far cry from the time when it made it to the shortlist for Sunday Times University of the Year in 2000. A slight decline in student satisfaction, and bigger falls in entry standards and graduate job prospects – the entrepreneurs apart, presumably – are behind the latest six-place fall in our table.

The university markets itself as in “lively, leafy London”, making a virtue of its suburban, riverside location southwest of central London as well as its proximity to the bright lights.

Two of its four campuses are close to Kingston town centre; another, two miles away, is at Kingston Hill; the fourth is in Roehampton Vale, where a site once used as an aerospace factory now contains a new technology block.

Kingston has opened three impressive new buildings as part of a £123m programme to revitalise its entire estate. The centrepiece will be a £55m building on the Penrhyn Road campus, which will become the main reception point for all four campuses by 2017.

The university has already spent £20m on the John Galsworthy Building on the campus, which incorporates lecture theatres, flexible teaching space and information technology suites as well as a “Knowledge Centre” for students to do coursework.

The Business School acquired a new home in 2012, complete with atrium, modern teaching rooms and break-out spaces. A new learning resources centre is part of an £11m improvement programme at the University’s Knights Park campus, which includes the refurbishment of studio space, an upgraded reception and gallery area and external landscaping.

There have been extensive upgrades of the library facilities on each campus, bringing together library, computing and multimedia facilities to encourage interactive and group learning. There are bookable study rooms with multimedia facilities and specially equipped spaces dedicated to meeting the needs of disabled users.

The main centres are open 24 hours a day during term-time weekdays and a high-tech self-issue system makes borrowing much quicker and easier.

Approaching a third of the university’s submission to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise was rated world-leading or internationally excellent. The star performance was in history of art, architecture and design, where half of the submission was at least internationally excellent.

The Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences (run jointly with St George’s, University of London) now has more than 4,000 students, and has won two major NHS London contracts, which will increase numbers in nursing and physiotherapy.

Radiotherapists hone their clinical skills in a simulated cancer treatment room, while the Centre for Paramedic Science serves as a hub for course delivery and research projects. There is a link with the Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing and Rehabilitation, enabling students to spend up to half of their course on clinical placements working in hospital, primary care and community settings.

Kingston is to head the largest project in a new Government-funded programme to boost postgraduate study. Its aim is to encourage students who might not normally become postgraduates to continue on to Master's courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and then track how they progress.

Kingston has one of the most ethnically mixed student populations of any UK university, and many undergraduates are also the first in their family to experience higher education. More than a quarter of Kingston’s places go to mature students and 42% to those from working-class families.

Most students like the university’s location, although they complain about the high cost of living. A “one-stop shop” deals with student issues ranging from careers and accommodation to complaints and financial advice.

There is also a new unit, thought to be unique in the UK, offering free mediation of disputes involving local people. Each session is conducted by a student, but supervised by staff from the university law school who are accredited mediators.

More than £20m has been spent on halls of residence and Kingston’s sports facilities have improved. A new £2.65m sports pavilion, designed to suit both able-bodied and disabled users, and an upgraded sports ground opened in 2010.

学生观点Student view

Denza Gonsalves, students’ union president

First impressions

The exciting and loud freshers’ fair is a one-stop shop to make new friends, pick up freebies and learn the town’s hotspots.

Worst feature

The horrible, ageing grey Town House building that was supposed to be temporary but still stands today.

Making a difference

The university has a long standing social mission to ensure disadvantaged students get into higher education.

Deal clincher

The university is number one at encouraging students to be entrepreneurs helping them set up businesses.