The Union’s almost £230,000 financial deficit was revealed this week at the charity’s Annual General Meeting. Chris Martin, an external financial adviser, confirmed that the number of new students starting at the University has fallen […]
News | HOUSING CASE STUDY: We felt bullied by landlord
Leeds students have revealed how they felt “bullied” by their estate agents during their tenancy last year. Students allege that the house, owned by Redbrick Properties, was in an “incredibly messy and dangerous” state when […]
News | Thousands of students admitted to A&E
Over 1,500 students were admitted to A&E at Leeds General Infirmarylast semester, LS can reveal. Following an Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by this newspaper, it has been revealed that October was the peak […]
News | Essentials hikes prices
Essentials has increased the price of their Meal Deal from £2.29 to £2.39, a 4.4 per cent rise since last semester. A Union spokesperson told LS that the price increases were due to “rising costs […]
News | Third strike lucky?
Dozens of members of staff went on strike on Thursday following what they have described as “an increasingly bitter row over pay”. Members of University staff and students stood outside the Union building in solidarity […]
News | Hundreds to descend on Union for winter festival
The Union is expected to see hundreds of students descend on the building tomorrow for the Bacchanalia Winter Festival, celebrating LUU’s 75th anniversary. Two of the biggest societies, RAG and Snowriders, have joined forces to […]
News | Knox and Sollecito guilty of Leeds student murder
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty on Thursday after a fresh hearing in Florence, Italy for the murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher. Miss Kercher was stabbed to death in the flat she shared […]
News | Union card compares women to dogs
A card comparing women to dogs and suggesting that they have chlamydia has been on sale in the Union this week. The card, which featured a picture of a dog and the title ‘Beware of […]
News | Men charged over Leeds student crash death
Two men have been charged over a minibus crash that killed Leeds nursing student, Bethany Jones, in April last year. Jones, 18, was killed when a lorry collided with a bus travelling to Liverpool for […]
News | Leeds VC receives £36,000 pay rise
The Vice Chancellor received a £36,000 pay rise in the last financial year, LS can reveal. A university financial report reveals that the Leeds VC received £318,000 annual pay for the 2012/13 financial year compared […]
News | 2013 – A year in LS headlines
LS looks back at our front pages throughout the year, from January onwards. We started the year with two stories of controversial student activity online; investigations into “Sugar Daddy” dating websites and online essay providers: January […]
News | Leeds students talk feminism on BBC
A special show on feminism featuring Leeds students is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The programme looks at the increased attention feminism has had over 2013, including Femsoc’s protests following the Tequila controversy. Femsoc coordinator […]