In March last year, the government’s decision to cancel GCSE and A-level exams cast a looming uncertainty over UK students – how would grades be awarded? Would qualifications be awarded at all? Whilst 2020 students […]
Boris Johnson Announces Roadmap Out of Lockdown
Boris Johnson has announced a ‘roadmap out of lockdown’, which includes proposed dates for the reopening of society in England. This comes after the current success of the vaccination programme, with 19.6 million people receiving […]
Climate change wields effects on population health
Ever since the industrial revolution, the Earth’s temperature has been continually increasing, having risen by over 1°C globally between the 1850s and today. As the world continues to economically develop, climate change is becoming more […]
Shamima Begum denied return to the UK by Supreme Court
In the latest chapter of Shamima Begum’s long running fight with the British government, the Supreme Court has refused Ms Begum entry to the UK to fight for her citizenship. It comes 6 years after […]
Lead LUU: What will the students’ union elections look like this year?
This year, the Leeds University Union (LUU) elections, for which campaigning began on Monday, will take place during a national lockdown in which much of the university is closed and the students’ union itself has […]
Why is Shamima Begum’s citizenship up for debate?
Shamima Begum, born in the UK, left to join the Islamic State group in Syria back in 2015. She was groomed and a victim to child marriage aged just 15. A traumatising four years followed […]
“We did not give police permission to enter and they did not knock”: Students still feel unsafe in halls
Calum Pinches speaks to students about their experience of the police entering their university accommodation. LUU respond.
International students ask for tuition fees reduction due to the COVID-19 pandemic
This month, international students studying at Russell Group universities joined forces and asked for a 30% reimbursement for tuition fees that would compensate for the challenges they have faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They […]
Japan under pressure to introduce LGBT Equality Act
Last month, several human rights groups and LGBTQ+ organisations sent a letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, calling for the introduction of new legislation that prohibits discrimination on the grounds of gender identity […]
LeedsFess hopes algorithms will help students find lockdown love
The university confession page LeedsFess is hoping to help students in Leeds find lockdown love with a new matchmaking quiz. LeedsLaughLove, which was announced on Valentine’s Day, involves a series of personality and what-if questions […]
Investigations continue into Indonesian plane crash
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which was a flight from Jakarta to Pontinak, took off at 2:36pm western Indonesia time and lost contact at 2:40pm.
The plane reportedly lost contact four minutes after take-off and dropped 10,000 feet in less than a minute.
Google threatens to pull out of Australia over new law
Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia after the government introduced a law that would force tech giants, such as Facebook and Google, to pay for the content provided by local news publishers and broadcasters.