If you’re searching for that perfect graduation meal, then look no further than The Botanist… Deciding where to go for your post-graduation meal is a challenging task. Even if your parents insist it’s your choice, […]
Whitney @ Mama Roux’s, 21/06/17
Packing out the suitably beautiful New Orleans style venue Mama Roux’s, Whitney take to the stage on one of the hottest days of the year. ‘We used to do this shirtless’, leader singer/drummer Julien Ehrlich […]
Plastic Panic! How does synthetic waste affect the oceans?
“There is no away – because plastic is so permanent and so indestructible. When you cast it into the ocean, there is no away” Sir David Attenborough Plastics are almost in everything that we touch […]
If you want to win the youth vote, you’ve got to speak their language
“Children are to be seen and not heard”, so goes the idiom. And so goes the Tory party’s strategy towards young voters as well, according to their 2017 election campaign. If the Tories want to […]
Theresa May got us into this election mess. Now let her muddle through it.
These election results are a shambolic mess. It has cost us £130 million and didn’t give the increased majority the Conservatives predicted, but more importantly, the UK now has an illegitimate government in both numerical […]
GE2017: the real winners
The real winners in last week’s general election were the youth. With the Conservatives losing their majority and the Labour party, whilst making impressive gains, falling short, it is the young people of Britain who […]
Free Community Shop for refugees to open in Hyde Park
LUU’s Leave Leeds Tidy campaigners are working alongside the Leeds Community Project to provide free essential items to those in need this summer. Students are being encouraged to donate unwanted items to the Free Community Shop […]
Meet the Author: Megan Eaves
Megan Eaves, the North Asia Destination Editor for Lonely Planet, came along to the Business School, as part of the Business Confucius Institute’s series of ‘Meet the Author’ events, to tell us more about her […]
Creamfields Preview: BBC Music Introducing Launches First Dance Stage
Britain’s most prestigious dance event returns this August on Bank Holiday weekender, boasting a line up to rival any electronic music festival this summer season. The weekend may play host to the likes of deadmau5, […]
Jungle Jam: Summer Carnival
Renowned for its packed line-ups, Jungle Jam’s decision to run a day and night event could’ve scuppered what they were originally respected for. Running for a full 12 hours, many events would’ve sacrificed a dense selection […]
El Dorado Festival: Preview
With each term jam-packed with high calibre events, leaving Leeds for the summer period often leaves students missing the city’s innate flair for nightlife. This summer however, Cirque Du Soul are returning to the festival […]
Why the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is a disastrous decision
As a resident of planet earth, the fact that US President Donald Trump has announced imminent withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement is, quite frankly, terrifying. The agreement, reached in 2015, is the world’s first […]