Liam Byrne is an MP and Shadow Minister for Universities, Science and Skills, who hopes that after today he will be part of a new government. He became infamous for *that* note, when as the […]
Review – Acetate 16: Ben UFO & Gerd Janson
Pearson Sound’s latest instalment of his all-vinyl Acetate night down at Wire managed to produce the most exciting line up of the May Bank Holiday weekend in Leeds despite strong competition from the Garden Party […]
In The Middle with Deerhoof
For 15 years, Deerhoof have defied rock music conventions with nonchalant ease and earned themselves a place on the fringes of musical experimentation. The group possess a creative zen unmatched by any other band in […]
68% of Leeds University staff ‘likely to vote Labour’
An election survey by Times Higher Education (THE) has revealed that almost 3/4 of staff at the University will vote for the Labour party this Thursday. The survey, which was released online gained 1,019 responses from […]
After the End has the apocalypse scheduled for 12 o’clock this Tuesday
If you knew when the exact moment the world was going to end, what would you do? This is a question I was left pondering after Tuesday evening’s showing of “After the End,” a student […]
Edward Boyle set to close for 18 month refurb
It has today been announced that the Edward Boyle library will close on the 5th June for refurbishment work that will continue until early 2017. Although the University’s biggest library will partially re-open in autumn […]
Dream a Garden by Jam City
Based on the Internet’s reaction to Jam City’s divergence in style for Dream a Garden, I half expected the record to be a collection of Renaissance lute songs or a choral Mass. Alas, no. Indeed, […]
Leeds Gryphons suffer Varsity defeat
This year’s outstanding season from Leeds Rugby League Gryphons did not result in the victory over Leeds Beckett that the team had their hearts set on, but rather a harsh defeat in what was a […]
In The Middle with Wolf Alice
London four-piece Wolf Alice are ready to take 2015 by storm. A new single here, an album announcement there, all amongst a long list of live gigs across the UK. Yet they are still struggling to get to […]
Postcard from Abroad – Uppsala University Sweden
Anastasia is a third year History and English Literature student currently spending her Erasmus year in the picturesque Swedish city of Uppsala. Sweden has shown her that there’s no escaping her Russian descent, with every […]
A Spool of Blue Thread, by Anne Tyler
A Spool of Blue Thread is the twentieth novel of Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist Anne Tyler. In many ways this novel is a culmination of all those that have gone before it; it combines a multitude […]
Annie Mac to headline Leeds Ball
BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac, Sub Focus and Ella Eyre have been announced as the headline acts at this year’s Leeds Ball. Other artists set to perform include The Voice star Becky Hill and […]