The University of Leeds’s 2018/19 Annual Report shows a significant increase in income and funding with a £38 million operating surplus. It also shows an increase in the number of employees with salaries higher than […]
Hyde Park Picture House’s 2020 Facelift For the 21st Century
The Picture House, a staple of Leeds culture for over 100 years is about to hit the road and set up shop across the city, including right here at Leeds University Union.
Used as the set for an upcoming film starring Dame Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent just last week, the historic cinema will be undergoing extensive refurbishment over the course of a year starting at the end of February. Editor-In-Chief Ed Barnes takes us through the latest developments.
Leeds Central, North West, and West MPs Endorse Starmer, Thornberry and Phillips in Leadership Contest
As of Monday evening, round two of the Labour leadership consists of Sir Keir Starmer with 88 nominations, Rebecca Long-Bailey with 33, Lisa Nandy with 31, Jess Philips and Emily Thornberry both with 23 nominations. […]
“Our Thoughts are with his Victims”: University of Leeds Responds to Rape Conviction of Former Student
This article contains references and descriptions of rape. A former University of Leeds PhD student based in Manchester has been convicted of 159 sexual offences including 136 rapes. It is believed that Reynhard Sinaga was […]
“It is of Great Significance and Gravity” says Leeds Professor on General Soleimani’s Assassination
In the early hours of Friday morning, a drone airstrike was launched at a convoy carrying the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force and the Iranian Major General, General Qasem Soleimani. The assassination […]
Exclusive Scoop: Salad Box Leaves LUU
Salad Box in Leeds University Union served its final customers last week as a decision was made to close the healthy food outlet after several years of reportedly poor sales. Salad Box will be replaced […]
95% of Students Vote for LUU to Provide Drug Testing Kits
A recent referendum at Leeds University Union (LUU) has passed the threshold of 1500 votes – or 4% of the student population – in order to be valid with 1541 votes. The referendum was on […]
Voting Opens for Drug Testing Kits Referendum at LUU
Students at the University of Leeds are currently voting in a referendum about whether Leeds University Union should provide drug testing kits for students who are taking drugs. Voting is open from Monday 9th December […]
Editorial Letter: What is the Role of Student Media?
Hey readers, So we are now reaching the end of Semester One and the end of the 2010s. What a wild ride the last ten years have been. Way back in 2010, I was still […]
Editorial Letter: Being Honest About My Mental Health
Dear readers, First off, I just want to say congratulations to everyone who has gotten through this year’s November deadline season and good luck to anyone who still has deadlines to go. November marks many […]
Editorial Letter: So What Do We Do Now?
Hey readers, So today was supposed to be a big day. The government has been insisting for months that this was the day we legally left the EU. You might have seen the adverts to […]
An Estimated 132,000 Plastic Bottles and Cups Not Recycled Annually From Fruity
In 2018-19, an estimated 132,600 plastic cups and bottles produced at Fruity were not recycled. New statistics discovered by The Gryphon have revealed large quantities of plastic waste produced by the weekly club night at […]