If you’re studying in Leeds, you’ve bought a ticket on Facebook, getting entry to an event that’s sold out, or maybe getting a deal on a last-minute ticket that would otherwise go unused. For the […]
A New Dawn for UK Drug Policy? Leading Labour Voices Suggest a General Election Victory Could Spell the Beginning of the End for the War On Drugs
With governments around the world moving towards harm reduction policies, and organisations such as the British Medical Journal advocating drug policy reform in the UK, the Labour Party may finally be turning its back on […]
5 Things You Should Know Starting As a Non-Traditional Student in Leeds
As a recent graduate from the University of Leeds, I have up-to-date knowledge of what it means to be a non-traditional student here. This can mean several things: you could be a mature student, a […]
Talking Drugs: A Harm Reduction Guide
If there is something most of us can agree on, it’s that as a general rule, recreational drugs are not good for you. Firstly, the consumption and dealing of drugs is a criminal offence in […]
Keep Calm and Maintain a Healthy Stock of Helium Gas – Britain Could be Stuck with Trump Post-2020
As the dust settles on the US president’s second chaotic and controversial state visit to the UK, the numerous protestors and opposing politicians, as well as some select members of the royal family, will have […]
‘Alternative Milks’ – Coming Soon to a Faculty Near You?
Do you remember your first google search back in January? If you weren’t too busy browsing through the photos from Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth’s secret wedding, then you may have, like many people, found […]
Academic Staff – The Forgotten Victims of the University Mental Health Crisis?
It’s been described as an ongoing crisis, ever-increasing levels of students reporting mental health problems. To combat this, universities across the UK have allocated resources to raising awareness of mental health disorders, and reducing the […]
The Answer to Hateful Speech is Better Speech
There are two narratives that have dominated the discourse on freedom of speech in recent years. The first is concerned with the real or perceived rise in the extreme far-right, hate crimes and a general […]
Amsterdam, Budapest, Tbilisi? The Gryphon considers what can be found a little off the beaten track
In just over a week (barring a rabbit being produced from Theresa May’s increasingly scrutinised political hat), Britain will officially leave the European Union. It would be forgivable to think that the UK has drifted […]
2019 or 1950? Woman Almost Removed from Plane for Wearing a Crop Top
(Photo source: India Today) The Gryphon discusses the recent controversy between Emily O’Connor and Thomas Cook airlines as the clothes of females are yet again subjected to scrutiny. Emily O’Connor was ready to board her […]
The Freedom of Speech Debate Reignited by Murder in Northern Ireland
The Gryphon discusses the recent devastating murder of the journalist Lyra Mckee and the future of Ireland’s activism… Lyra Mckee, a 29-year-old journalist and LGBT activist was killed on the 18th April 2019 in […]
PMDD: Are you the 1 in 20?
Most of us are aware of the hormonal effects of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but PMDD still lurks dangerously in the shadows. It is almost totally unrecognised by GPs, resulting in 90% of women with the […]