Student Actions for Refugees (STAR) are organising an upcoming Refugee Christmas Appeal by collaborating with the Leeds Supermarket Initiative and Essentials in the Union building. All three will be working together to create packs that […]
Woman Hit by Bus Outside Parkinson Building
A 19-year old woman has been hit by a bus outside the Parkinson Building. The accident occurred at 4pm, and the girl was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. The extent of her injuries is not […]
The Digest: 20/11/15
Historic Northern Ireland Deal announced After 10 weeks of negotiations parties in Northern Ireland have reached a deal to sustain the devolved government. The agreement includes a new deal on welfare reform, with Westminster paying […]
Campus Watch: 20/11/15
Afrikaans Dropped as Official Teaching Language The University of Stellenbosch has decided to drop Afrikaans as its language of instruction, and teach in English instead. The decision comes after months of protests, including a video […]
University Under Fire for Applicant Day Favouritism
Leeds University has come under fire for suggesting in an email that attendance at “applicant days” could be taken into consideration should a potential student fail to achieve the grades they need to get onto their course. An […]
Backlash Over Local Barber’s ‘no-females’ Policy
A Leeds University student has complained of aggressive behaviour from Barber Barber, a gentlemen’s only barber in Leeds. Speaking to The Gryphon, she said “I went to Barber Barber on Albion Place to wait while […]
French Society Safe after Night of Terror in Paris
Last Friday, LUU French Society found themselves caught in the middle of the largest terrorist attack in Europe since 2004. Around fifty University of Leeds students were in the French capital last weekend, when five […]
Over 50 University staff Earn More than the PM
It has been revealed that 127 University of Leeds employees receive remuneration in excess of £100,000, the greatest number in any Yorkshire educational institute. This information has been released following research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance […]
Serial Graffitist Caught
Security have caught a student suspected of creating over 45 graffiti marks on Leeds University campus. On Wednesday, PC Matt Guy, the university’s police liaison officer, tweeted: ‘Student Graffiti Tagger linked to 45+ offences…caught by […]
Politics Students Stage Lecture Walkout
A mass walkout took place during a political theory lecture on Karl Marx after students realised that the lecture was to consist entirely of a video. “Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas” […]
Leeds French Soc safe after being caught up in Paris terror attacks
Around 50 Leeds University students were caught up in the terror attacks in Paris on Friday night, during which nearly 130 people were killed and 180 injured. The French students were unable to get back […]
Rapist jailed for knifepoint attack
A man has been jailed for ten years for raping a sex worker in a brutal knifepoint attack in Leeds. Anthony Riley, 24 dragged the woman to the ground by her hair. He then proceeded […]