Leeds University Union has announced that it will not be supporting the upcoming strikes led by the University and College Union, one of the largest higher education trade unions in the UK.
Vice Chancellor Simone Buitendijk: “We have all been through a difficult time but we are coming out so strong and so focused. I think we will thrive.”
Simone Buitendijk’s first year as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Leeds has certainly not been a quiet one. In a Gryphon exclusive, she discusses leading the institution through a pandemic, accusations of injustice on campus, and the future of higher education as she sees it.
Leeds academic accused of “grooming” and “sexual harassment” in new Al-Jazeera podcast
New episodes of ‘Degrees of Abuse’, an Al-Jazeera Investigates podcast, have revealed that 6 women have made allegations of “grooming” and “sexual harassment” against current University of Leeds academic,Dr. Ian Shaw.
Destigmatising Whistleblowing: The Freedom to Speak Up Guardians of Leeds Med School
Alex Gibbon speaks to Medicine’s new point of contact for those wanting a safe space to speak out
NewsFix: Newsletter aimed at students ditches subscription fee
NewsFix breaks down the top stories going on around the world, providing impartial context and including some of the media’s best analysis.
Free Peri-Peri and Tunes: Nando’s to Host Student Party in Leeds University Union
The party will be heading to Leeds University Union on November 10th where Tech-House legend Mella Dee will be headlining proceedings
LUU’s Night Market to offer an evening of street food, live music, and arts and crafts stalls
Continuing their celebrations as part of Freshers Week, LUU will be hosting a night market, complete with street food, cocktails, craft beer, art, and music
Freshers Flicks: LUU announce two weeks of outdoor screenings
As part of Freshers Week at the University of Leeds, Hyde Park Picture House and Leeds University Union are collaborating to treat students old and new with a fortnight of outdoor screenings.
Leading LGBTQ+ body and UCU call for an end to “systemic transphobia” at University of Leeds.
The University of Leeds’ LGBTQ+ Staff Network and University College Union (UCU) have written a joint letter to the VC Simone Buitendijk calling for an end to what they call the “hostile environment” on campus for transgender staff and students
Million-pound refurb of Mabgate’s Hope Foundry gives hope to Leeds’ creatives
MAP Charity will make a huge step towards revitalising Mabgate’s creative community in July, as work begins on a million-pound restoration of its headquarters, Hope Foundry.
Life Below: a touching testimony of the North’s working-class history
The new play from Dec Kelly manages to explores the lives of two generations of a mining family without resorting to trite cliché.
Can’t Stop the Music: How Budding Artists are Coping in a World of Never-Ending Lockdown
Alex Gibbon chats to some of the creatives from LUU BandSoc about the struggles of being a musician in these hugely uncertain times.