Students at Aberystwyth University have the opportunity to win over a ‘Dragon’ in a Dragon’s Den-style competition as some budding entrepreneurs get the chance to pitch their business ideas. The InvEnterPrize competition offers up to […]
Bike thief arrested outside The Edge
On Monday night security personnel at the University of Leeds detained a man who was attempting to steal a push bike which was locked up outside The Edge Sports Centre. He was found with equipment […]
Beckett student jailed for unprovoked assault
A Leeds Beckett student has been jailed for 18 months after an unprovoked violent attack left a fellow student partially blind. Sam Kalati had been drinking heavily prior to the assault and was seen on […]
Vigil for lives lost to trans hate
Students gather to commemorate those killed as a result of transphobic violence and hate. On Monday evening, a group of people (many drenched, some holding lanterns) filled the foyer of the University’s Union to take […]
Thousands march against Tory education bill
Over 15,000 students and lecturers campaigned against the proposed changes. Last Saturday, thousands of students and lecturers from across the UK travelled to London to oppose imminent government changes to Higher Education. The march from […]
Magic Lantern Festival lights up Roundhay
The Magic Lantern Festival opens tonight in Leeds and is something you definitely do not want to miss this festive season. The festival trail consists of 40 giant handmade lantern displays made from 40,000 light […]
Guiltless Trump pays £25 million in lawsuit
President-Elect Donald Trump will face tough challenges once in office but in the meantime he’s been facing some challenges of his own, finally settling a six year long lawsuit against his company, ‘Trump University’. The […]
Neo-Nazi terrorist gets life for murder of MP Jo Cox
Extreme right wing terrorist Thomas Mair has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, whom he shot and stabbed to death in Birstall, near Leeds, on the 16th […]
15,000 march through London to protest government higher education plans
Last Saturday thousands of students and lecturers from across the UK travelled to London for the event which began with a march from Park Lane to Parliament Square followed by a rally including speakers such […]
Political Party Clash: Central for Corbyn?
MP for Leeds Central, Hilary Benn, has long been an opponent of the ever-popular Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Hilary Benn was one of the first casualties of Corbyn’s clean-up of his party, sacked as […]
Transgender Day of Remembrance in LUU
November the 21st marks Trans Day of Remembrance. 2016 has been the deadliest year on record for trans people, and in particular trans women of colour, as many have been unlawfully killed. At 5.30pm, the […]
Students who default on their loans should be arrested, claims Think Tank
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has suggested that students, and in particular those who come from the EU to study in Britain, should be arrested and prosecuted if they don’t pay back their student […]