Hi,

does anyone know something about the LLM programme at Kingston University? What about the University itself? Thanks for providing me some informations, that might help me to decide which offer to accept.

don't go there the university is so unwell known at least it seems to me. generally if you were an overseas student. try you best to get offers from top30 universities otherwise it should be treated as a waste of time and money. that's not so different and you should pay more attention to your ps and all the supplementary materials. Good luck.

Kingston's law faculty is 33. in the 2004 Guardian ranking with a teaching score of 61 (compared to 64 for Queen Mary and 76 for LSE). So I guess the teaching quality is not bad. However, people outside the UK will not know this university in most cases. If you plan to work in a law firm outside the UK, this may be an important aspect.

Thanks for your impressions. I am still not sure where to go. Especially because Kingston is much more expensive compared to other universities outside London. In fact, I still do not have obtained all answers from the universities I applied to. The "usual" problem is, that I will have to accept or deny this offer in a short period of time. Do you think that Aberdeen is much better than Kingston? This is actually the alternative I have...
Thanks so far!

I am studying the LL.B at Kingston University. It is great and I am really enjoying it. I previously studied a BA in Classics at Bristol, so I have experience at "old" and "new" institutions.

Kingston is great, it is small and personal. The Law School is on the Business School's campus on Kingston Hill. It is a very attractive, grown up university. However, there is not much of a student social scene at Kingston, and Kingston itself is not particularly changed by our presence.

The teaching is good, although some teachers are better than others, and some of the teachers are still practising, and you are largely expected to do a lot of the research and reading for yourself, although, Vera Bermingham is one of the senior lecturers and she wrote one of two of the Nutshell/Nutcases books, so that might mean something to you..

It has a brilliant atmosphere and is very multi-cultural. Lots of Muslim students, so no drinking, therefore putting an end to most of the student social scene.

The teaching and admin staff really do care about you, and they help students out who are bunking or losing grades. Students are taken very seriously and are very considered. There is also a nice relationship between staff and students and there is a general feeling of professionalism and general respect.

OK, it's not Oxford, and there is no social scene at all, and the students aren't necessarily required to have high grades or obtain high grades; but it does have a good feeling about it and I would recommend it. If you live near the university it is perfect, for me travelling into London to study at UCL seemed like a nightmare, not to mention that fact that their admin staff were extremely rude and unhelpful.

You will find the staff at Kingston extremely helpful and supportive.

I don't really understand the snobbery of "old" and "new" universities, their reputation is only as good as their students achievements.

The Inns have all been really supportive when I have told them about my fears at being brushed aside as I am from a 'new' uni, and I truly believe that it is my performance at Kingston that is the most important, not the fact that it is Kingston (as opposed to Oxbridge or even perhaps Bristol).

I've really enjoyed the degree and my subject, but as I say, there is not much of a social scene.