Here’s the who, what, when, where and why of LUU’s inaugural week creating space to celebrate, discuss and highlight the experiences of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Working Class Awareness Week emerged as a passion-project […]
How Inclusive Is Leeds Uni? Have Your Say!
Three friends are trying to watch a baseball game over a fence. They are each standing on top of a crate; however, since they are different heights, only the tallest friend is able to see […]
Brexit: For Better or For Worse
Brexit might just be the most used portmanteau of the modern era; it might also be the most divisive. Nevertheless, Brexit Day has passed. After three years of political turmoil, three prime ministers and four […]
Wildfires Are Catching Up With Scotty
As a country burns, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has faced fierce criticism from a public who see no leader in him. Dom Friel takes a close look at his actions and the reactions of […]
Is the University Doing Enough to Tackle Student Mental Health?
Natasha Austen asks students about their experiences with the University’s support network and counselling. With a growing awareness of mental health, we would like to assume that institutions like universities are adapting to this issue […]
Tent City Project Rejected by Council
A project which aims to provide homeless people with resources and support in order to improve their situation was stopped by Leeds City Council last year. Alex Rimmer takes a look. David Hedley, who runs […]
Merry XRmas
Roadblocks were planned by climate activists Extinction Rebellion to disrupt frantic shoppers this weekend as they partake in the environmentally polluting practice of seasonal consumerism. Andrea Loftus reflects on the unsustainability of the festive season. Christmas […]
Grenfell From The Ground Up: Getting Angry and Getting Organised
It is 890 days after the Grenfell Towers tragedy which took the lives of 72 people, injured hundreds and left over 200 households homeless. Victims are survived by their families memories. Karim Mussilhy is Vice […]
Leeds Needs UpReach
Recent research released by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) found that there are extreme disparities in the pay of graduates from London universities. Researchers found that a typical 25-year-old London graduate, with a socio-economically deprived […]
Inclusion or Division: Is Northern Ireland’s New Law Dividing The Country?
On 16th November 2017, I photographed a pro-life protest outside the University of Leeds led by Abort67, an organisation fighting for the reversal of the 1967 Abortion Act in England, Scotland and Wales. Opposition protestors […]
Hit and Run Off: A Diplomat’s Guide to Getting Away with Just About Anything
On the 27th of August of this year, American Anne Sacoolas is alleged to have hit and killed 19 year old Harry Dunn after driving on the wrong side of the road in Northamptonshire. However, […]
Disability and Sex: We Shag Too
As part of Disability History Month, Isabel Ralphs sits down with Liberation Coordinator Leo Adams to talk about all things sex, representation and disability in the mainstream culture. If you’ve been anywhere near the Union […]