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Kingston University was founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute.
The University was ranked in the top three for graduate start-ups nine years in a row.
Kingston is number one in the country for design and crafts.
Kingston University secured an overall Gold score in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework’s two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
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