A number of medical students at the University of Leeds are being requested to work additional shifts and at weekends on top of their placements.A leaked email from Dean of Medicine Professor Paul Stewart, obtained […]
UK’s first private med school opens
The first private medical school in the UK has opened with its first intake of 67 students beginning this term. Students studying at the school, which is based at the University of Buckingham, will be […]
Union to provide free exam breakfast
Leeds University Union will be making free breakfast available to all students during the exam period. Between 8am-9am during the slog, LUU’s Hidden Cafe will be providing free porridge to all students. Bacon, sausage and veggie sausage […]
Accused Majestyk fire-starter to face trial in March
The man charged with starting a fire which caused extensive damage to the iconic Majestyk building in the centre of Leeds will face trail in the spring. Stuart Jefferson, 32, will appear at Leeds Crown […]
Two patients tested for the Ebola virus at Leeds Hospital
Two potential Ebola cases were signalled in Leeds this week after two people with symptoms of the fatal virus arrived in the city from West Africa. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed that it has […]
Two arrested for Christmas Eve shooting
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting on Christmas Eve in Burley. The pair, aged 24 and 27, have been released on bail since their arrest on Monday. The […]
Police appeal for info on Christmas Eve shooting
Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a shooting in Burley on Christmas Eve. The 25-year-old man was left with serious abdominal injuries consistent with gunshot wounds in what police […]
Uni student makes biological breakthrough in the Amazon
A student from the University of Leeds has made a breakthrough in environmental science by discovering that the densest store of carbon in the Amazonia rainforest is not above ground in trees as previously thought […]
LUU set for multi-million pound investment
Monday saw Leeds University Union announce the launch of their 2014-2018 strategic plan which is likely to result in a multi-million pound investment in LUU facilities. The plan, which uses student feedback from LUU’s Slate Your Building and Express Yourself […]
Protests staged over proposed Wetherspoons
Sunday evening saw a lively protest staged by local residents and councilors following the news that pub chain JD Wehtherspoon have applied for a licence to turn an unused building on Headingley Lane into a pub. […]
Women’s Militia slam ‘Free The Nipple’ campaign
Anonymous group Women’s Militia have struck in LUU. The secret group, who are aiming to take a more radical approach to feminism, have stuck up posters criticising the Free The Nipple campaign in the common […]
The Gryphon presents: the not so silent night ft. COSMIC SLOP • IN/ON/UP/DOWN • AUDIO CHRONICLES @ The Faversham
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. So, to celebrate, Leeds’ most wonderful student newspaper The Gryphon will be joined at The Faversham on 10th December by some of the city’s finest DJs for […]