Queen celebrates her 90th Birthday The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate their 90th birthday last Thursday. She celebrated the day with a walkabout in Windsor and a beacon lighting relay, before more […]
University of Leeds rejects calls to divest from fossil fuels
The University of Leeds announced on Thursday that it would reject students’ calls for it to bring an end to its investments in companies responsible for the extraction of fossil fuels such as BP and […]
"It’s vandalism on a national scale"
The Gryphon speaks to Lucie Ward, one of the junior doctors staging a peaceful protest outside the Department of Health’s Leeds HQ at Quarry House, about the current state of the NHS, working conditions for […]
BAME graduates ‘2.5 times more likely to be jobless than white peers’
According to the Trade Unions Congress, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers with degrees are two and a half times more likely to be unemployed than their white peers. Official statistics, published by the […]
Edinburgh University first in UK to oppose conflict minerals
The University of Edinburgh has launched a new policy designed to limit the purchase of goods containing minerals that could have been sold to fund illegal and immoral conflicts. The policy ensures suppliers will be […]
The Gryphon launch ‘Racism on Campus’ survey in partnership with student media nationwide
Student newspapers across the UK have launched a national survey to investigate the prevalence of racism on campus after a racist incident at Warwick University garnered national attention last week. Led by, The Boar, Warwick’s student […]
One pound bus fares introduced for students
Successful lobbying by Jonny Foster, LUU Community Officer, has resulted in First Bus launching a new price structure that will include one pound tickets for students on popular routes. Starting on 18th April, certain tickets on […]
Three bodies found at house in East End Park
Police are investigating the deaths of three people at a house in Leeds. The bodies, believed to be that of two women and a man, were found by officers at an address in the inner […]
University leaders call for new rules on sexual violence allegations
In November 2015, a taskforce was set up to crack down on sexual violence on university campuses after Sajid Javid, the business secretary, ordered university vice-chancellors to investigate the “sexual and verbal assault” against women […]
Bodies found on Ben Nevis confirmed as missing climbers
Rescue teams searching for two climbers missing for more than a month on Ben Nevis have recovered the bodies of a man and a woman. There has now been confirmation that the bodies are those […]
Headingley student house raided after noise complaints
A student house in Headingley has been raided by police following a string of noise complaints. Officers from Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team (LASBT) visited the 6 bed house on Richmond Mount earlier this week, and […]
Panic over proposals for more private universities.
This week, government ministers are pushing ahead with plans to expand opportunities for private providers to become universities. This has caused panic as many fear it will cause an American style catastrophe. Many college officials, […]