Kingston Students' Union

Who we are

Kingston Students’ Union (KSU) is an independent charity founded in 1947 that supports, represents and empowers over 17,500 Kingston University students. We're a democratic, membership organisation and all students at Kingston University are automatically members of the Union.

At the heart of our democratic structures are our 3 Elected Officers, current students elected each year by, and from, the student membership of the University. They take a year out of their studies (or immediately after graduating) to take on a fulltime paid staff role and to serve as trustees on our Trustee Board.

Kingston University is split over four campuses and KSU is based on the Penrhyn Road campus, where we have recently moved to a brand new agile working office space, complete with a student social space, event space, meeting rooms and student kitchen.

Our culture and values

Collaboration: We work across our organisation to achieve the very best for students and deliver shared goals.

Diversity: We are proud of the diversity at Kingston University and proud to be an organisation that welcomes diversity and celebrates it amongst our staff team.

Partnership: We look for partnerships across the University, our members and the local community to work together for the success of our student members.

Courageous: We challenge ourselves to be bold and create innovative solutions. We constantly try new ways of working and strive to break the mould.

Intentional: We always keep sight of our purpose. We question and reflect on what we do and why we do it, keeping our Kingston communities at the heart of our work.