A student at Leodis Residences has been confirmed dead. Police were called to the student halls on North West Road at 7.40pm on Friday following ‘a call of concern for a man there’. The body […]
News | Labour maintains stronghold in student areas
Labour candidates have won in local elections in the wards of Hyde Park & Woodhouse and Headingley. Javaid Akhtar, who already held the seat in the Hyde Park & Woodhouse ward was re-elected, beating first […]
News | UPDATE: Leeds restaurant's ad faces backlash
A Leeds restaurant has been forced to remove its advert from a Hyde Park billboard after coming under fire for mocking domestic abuse charities. Following mounting pressure on social media and a number of complaints […]
News l Students accuse University of lacking principles over Laidlaw donation
Students have accused the University of lacking principles in accepting donations from “Tax Dodging Donor” Lord Laidlaw. In a public letter to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Finlay, students threaten to campaign […]
News | LS interviews your council candidates
Stuart Long – Kirkstall – Independent What experience would you bring as a councilor and what are your main priorities? I have already campaigned with Ben Fisher [former Community Officer] for £1 and £2 bus […]
News | Vice Chancellor faces students' questions
Vice Chancellor Sir Alan Langlands came under fire from students over a range of issues this evening at Vice Chancellor’s Question Time. Sir Langlands was questioned on a range of hot topics from his pay […]
News | Uni stats reveal the students most likely to resit exams
Students from the Schools of Business, Mathematics and Healthcare are the most likely to have to resit the exams they take this year, according to figures released to LS. The figures, obtained from the University’s […]
News | UPDATE: Lecturers' marking boycott called off as new pay offer is accepted
The threatened exam-marking boycott has been called off as Higher Education trade union groups accept the two per cent pay rise offer. The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) announced their ‘full and final’ pay offer […]
News | Only in Yorkshire
Yorkshire among fattest regions Yorkshire is one of the UK’s fattest regions, according to a report by Aviva. A quarter of residents are ‘obese’ and 21% ‘never do any fitness activity’. The survey found a […]
News l Rizzle Kicks to headline at Leeds Summer Ball
The Union has announced that Rizzle Kicks are the headline act for this year’s Summer Ball. Other acts include The Orwells and Irish folk band Hudson Taylor. LUU Big Band will also grace the stage […]
News | Campus Watch
Bournemouth University Student Publishing House The university has launched its own publishing house, Fresher Publishing, in order to promote the work of aspiring authors. Based at the MediaSchool, it will provide support to student writers, […]
News | Only in Yorkshire
Ed Balls hits parked car Ed Balls has apologised after hitting a parked car in his Morley constituency. The shadow chancellor said the ‘bumpers touched’ during a ‘tight’ manoeuvre, although he was unaware of damage […]