A fact known to us all: Leeds is a vibrant, diverse university and city, but not many people are aware of just how many different countries and cultures are represented as part of the student […]
University Poised To Introduce GPA System
Following participation in a successful Higher Education Academy pilot scheme, The University of Leeds is considering the possibility of introducing a grade point average system. The GPA system would run concurrently with the traditional degree classification system, but where the latter does […]
University Strike Action Planned Over Pensions
The University and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced 14 days of strikes to commence on Thursday 22nd February. The strikes will take place over a month, beginning and ending with a five-day walkout. The University […]
Academics Propose £10,000 For Every 18-Year-Old Considering Further Education
A team of academics from the UCL Institute of Education have proposed that £10,000 be given to every eighteen-year-old considering higher education. In a recently published report, A National Learning Entitlement: Moving Beyond University Tuition […]
Manchester United are stuck in the past over women’s football
Manchester United are undoubtedly one of the biggest football clubs in the world, worth an estimated $2.23 billion and drawing support from across the globe. However, the club has been lagging behind its rivals on […]
Vera and Fitz hijack Wire and teach Friday’s crowd to dance on the walls
What a pleasure it is to live in a city that hosts the likes of nthng, Vera, Jane Fitz, DJ Stingray and Silicon Sally all in one week, in one club, over three separate events. […]
Foreverland Thrills in Leeds Debut
Friday 2nd February dawned on Leeds the same as most other weekends: dreary, grey-skied, a heavy note of inevitable hedonism hanging over the university campuses, filled with students waiting impatiently for the late evening and […]
Does Greening Actually Care For Poor Students?
Dubbed a “high-profile casualty” of No. 10’s new year reshuffle, Justine Greening sought to slam the door behind her. She likely spared no expense in taking to the airwaves, censuring the government she’d so recently […]
Football’s VAR: The Story So Far
The use of the new replay technology in UK football has divided fans, players and pundits alike. On the 8th January, Brighton’s FA cup tie with Crystal Palace marked the first use of a Video […]
10 Female-Empowerment Anthems for the Ultimate Galentine’s Day: the anti-Valentine’s playlist
February 14th: you’ve finally beaten those January blues and this train wreck of a day rolls around. A source of anxiety and dread for singletons around the world, Valentine’s Day can be stressful whatever your […]
I Feel Love: the Valentine’s Day playlist
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is here, and what better way to get you in the mood than a befitting playlist? Fancy someone? Just had your heart broken? Practising some self-love? This eclectic […]
This Is The Kit brings bliss to Brudenell Social Club
As an awkward fresher desperately trying to impress the music editors, I saw This Is The Kit perform for the very first time at Leeds’ own, Brudenell Social Club. Although beautifully lulling, the less than […]