I peek through the bedroom curtains to find a beautifully foggy morning. After suffering the longest awkward silence in a full lift, I shuffle outside and into the fog. With Chris Martin’s heart-breaking voice running […]
Postcards from Abroad: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Alice is a third year cinema and photography student who’s currently studying abroad in the wonderful, if slightly rainy, city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. If she’s not venturing out of her comfort zone to […]
“Go for it. Don’t be worried. You could be on to something, you never know unless you speak to someone about it.”
In the week that The University of Leeds is named as the Times’ Entrepreneurial University of the Year, The Gryphon speaks to Tim Brazier, founder of My Student Venture. Could you start off by telling […]
The Big Picture: Syria Vote
What happened? The UK has extended airstrikes to Syria after the House of Commons passed a government motion authorising action against Islamic State in Syria by 397 to 223. It was a comfortable win for […]
Campus Watch: 04/12/15
Woman dies During Terror Drill A woman at Strathmore University in Kenya has died after jumping from a third-storey window during a terrorism drill. The drill, which included people pretending to be terrorists, was believed […]
Leeds named as The Times’ Entrepreneurial University of the Year
The University of Leeds has won the Entrepreneurial University of the Year Award in this year’s Times Higher Education Awards. The achievement was announced this week and comes as a result of the university’s decision […]
Seven out of Ten Students Against Brexit
A survey carried out by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has found that seven out of ten students would vote to stay in the EU if a referendum were held tomorrow. The findings, […]
Riley, Mine, Pulse and Raven to close
Mine, Pulse, Raven and the Riley Smith Hall will be closing over the Christmas holidays as the first part of the Union Upgrade. One of the aims of the £20 million refurbishment project is to […]
Government Cuts Leaves DSA Funding in University’s Hands
The government has announced its plans to reduce funding for disabled students in higher education, with universities now expected to foot the bill. Minister for Education and Science, Jo Johnson, has announced that from September, […]
Perfect Send-Off for Hsien-Hsu
LEEDS gave the perfect send-off to Jen Hsien-Hsu with a comfortable 3-0 win over Lancaster seeing them remain top of the league. Hsien-Hsu, who has offered six years of dedicated service to the club, couldn’t […]
University Announce £57m Surplus
The University’s Annual Report and Accounts has been revealed in the University of Leeds has made a surplus of £57 million in the 2014-2015 financial year, an increase of £18 million compared to 2013-2014. The […]
Gryphons Grind to a Stalemate
LEEDS’ men’s football 1st team held out for a 0 – 0 draw against Liverpool John Moores on Wednesday, in a match that was achingly stagnant and gruellingly physical. It was a match that ground to […]