Northumbria University has been fined £400,000 after staff miscalculated an experiment, resulting in two students being rushed to intensive care. Alex Rossetta and Luke Parkin, both science students, were put on dialysis after being given […]
The Australian Invasion
With new exchange students arriving in Leeds for the semester, Edmund gives us a satrical insight into what life would be like in Britain if we were taken over by Australians… Another semester, another wave […]
50 Shades of confusion – Article 50
Following the Brexit judgement last June, there has been much speculation surrounding the mechanics of the UK exiting the European Union and the impact this will have on UK business. Even now, over sixth months […]
LUU’s LGBTQ+ Month wages war on damaging norms
The 2017 incarnation of LGBT History Month has already marked itself out with the inauguration of Leeds University Union’s first women centred queer dance party, Scissors, ahead of a packed programme of events. On Wednesday, […]
Should we get a Greggs in the union?
At the most recent Better Union Forum Sam Miller, a second year Politics, Philosophy and Economics student, suggested that a Greggs franchise should be introduced to the Union building. Greggs is hugely popular in Leeds. […]
Students use sex to pay for degrees
A recent survey has looked into the quirky methods students resort to when their loan isn’t enough. A recent survey carried out by Voucher Codes Pro found that British students are resorting to all sorts […]
Countryside Trips to Cure Your City Claustrophobia
With exams finally out of the way and the end of January in sight, now is the perfect time to get a much needed change of scenery before Laidlaw pulls you back into its clutches. […]
Making a Murderer: Your questions answered
It was the Netflix season which had everyone gripped, and last week Making a Murderer attorneys were in Leeds to answer your burning questions… Even if you didn’t avidly follow every episode of Moira Demos […]
The Stage is Set! New Coffee Bar Opens
Charlie Green talked to brothers Matthew and Martyn Jakeman, the proprietors of the speciality coffee bar Stage Espresso & Brewbar which recently opened on Great George Street. Where did the idea for the venture come […]
For the Love of Books: an Interview with Valley Press
Born from a simple love of books, independent publishing company Valley Press now boasts over 100 titles. Alice spoke to its founder, Jamie McGarry, to find out how it all began, his top tips on […]
99 problems but a sit(uation comedy) ain’t one…
There have been countless lists ranking the UK’s creme de la creme of the sitcom world. But after The Radio Times ranked Mrs Brown’s Boys as the ‘Best Sitcom of the 21st Century’, Ellie Montgomery […]
Bitter off elsewhere? LUU drinks found to be pricier than first thought
Gryphon study finds Old Bar and Terrace to be more expensive than local pubs and surrounding red brick universities. After conducting an investigation into the price of alcohol at different universities and local pubs, The […]