Channel 4 conferred its Diversity in Advertising Award to the new Starbucks #whatsyourname advert. This was first aired on the channel on February 2nd, at 9.10pm. The advert shows as its main character, James, an […]
Private Schools Criticise Plans to Widen Access for Poorer Pupils at University
The number of state school pupils gaining undergraduate places at Oxford University has risen to a record-breaking figure of 70% for the next academic year. While this would appear commendable by many, key figures from […]
An Interview with Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer is currently the front-runner in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party. An alumnus at the University of Leeds for a Bachelor of Law, LSTV and The […]
Estimated £20 Million in Salaries For 163 Staff
The University of Leeds’s 2018/19 Annual Report shows a significant increase in income and funding with a £38 million operating surplus. It also shows an increase in the number of employees with salaries higher than […]
Campus Watch
University of Sunderland Closes its History and Modern Language Faculties The University of Sunderland has closed its history faculty after only receiving interest from 14 students who wanted to study the subject this year. The […]
Fake Taxi Driver Sentenced to 12 Years Imprisonment for Raping Leeds Student
Disclaimer: This story contains references and descriptions of rape Muhanad Adem, 29, has been sentenced to 12 years of prison after posing as a minicab driver and raping a University of Leeds student. The Leeds […]
New Mental Health Guide For Students Launched by Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
A new mental health guide, available to download for free, has been launched by the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust. The charity was set up in 1997 in memory of Charlie Waller, a young man who […]
‘Low Carbon’ Property Badge Proposed to Lower Student CO2 Footprint
Zero Carbon Headingley, a scheme launched by Leeds Property Association, aims to introduce a ‘Low Carbon’ badge to properties with high energy efficiency ratings. The label will enable students searching for a house to easily […]
Leeds University To Be Hit By Second Round of Strikes
The University trade union UCU have announced that their members have voted to take 14 days of strike action in February and March of this year. UCU represents most academic staff, including lecturers and professions, managerial […]
A New Dawn for the Broken Labour Party? An Interview with Dawn Butler
“I don’t like losing. The last election was a catastrophic loss, the country needs better,” says Dawn Butler, the Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities and MP for Brent Central. She is the […]
Paramedic Students to Receive £5,000 Support Payment Each Year
Any student who is studying to become a paramedic, radiographer or physiotherapist will be receiving a new form of financial support from September 2020 that entitles them to up to £5,000 worth of support payment […]
Channel 4 Announces that not all Teams Will be Moving to Leeds
250 jobs are supposedly going to be based in Leeds Channel 4 offices, with the exception of the continuity team who will not be making the move. This team is not moving up to Leeds […]