Each week Siobhan will be discussing her unusual year abroad experience and offering advice and tips for others along the way.
Coronavirus and the OCD Crisis
COVID-19 has triggered feelings of doubt, panic, and despair across the globe; but for the 1-2% of the UK with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the present circumstances are especially unsettling.
A Stressful Ordeal: Young People, COVID-19 and Career Development
Finding employment is stressful enough at the best of times. Yet for recent graduates, their future plans are in flux, as they face a job market indelibly warped by Covid-19. Aino Lappalainen spoke to young […]
From Shielding to Student Life: a Student’s Perspective
Emma Ferguson describes her experience of shielding and offers her advice for vulnerable students.
A Local Lockdown Could Be on the Cards for Leeds
Leeds City Council are calling for a city-wide effort to stop rising infection rates.
The Forgotten: How the Tories Mistreated Britain’s Youth Again… and Again
The Conservative Party and the youth of Britain have seldom enjoyed a cordial relationship. From increasing tuition fees to enabling a corrupted job market and neglecting the climate crisis, the Tories of the last two […]
A New Hope? : The Future of Cinemas beyond COVID-19
It has been a little over four months since the Coronavirus pandemic forced cinemas to close their doors. Since then, we have been forced to consume new film releases from home, which in 2020 means […]
Full Stream Ahead: How has the Arts and Culture world coped with Covid-19?
With great Leeds arts community spaces such as Hyde Park Picture House or the Leeds Museums & Galleries temporarily closing due to Covid-19, it is easy for students to remain defeatist, envisioning the creative landscape […]
University of Leeds Due For Financial Hit From Coronavirus
With an operating deficit of £11 million due to charges relating to USS pensions and likely significant losses in international student fee income, The Gryphon concludes the future looks worrying for the University of Leeds […]
Shielding During A Pandemic
When the lockdown restrictions began to lift earlier this week, people around the country were celebrating. But for me and my family, and thousands of others, life won’t be changing just yet. My mum has […]
The Hidden Dangers Behind Trump’s “take it” Mentality
“What do you have to lose? Take it.” Or, perhaps Donald, take it back. Your people have much to lose. And here’s why. Hydroxychloroquine is a proven anti-arthritic, anti-lupus and antimalarial drug. Recently, it has […]
The Student Volunteers Helping the NHS Up and Down the Country
Since lockdown was imposed on the whole of the UK on 23rd March 2020, the lives of many students have certainly been disrupted as they either moved back home or buckled down in Leeds and […]