Anyone who watched the first episode of The Americas with Simon Reeve on Sunday night would have been stunned by two things. Firstly, the incredible natural beauty of the Alaskan landscape, and secondly, the major […]
University Takes Significant Climate Action Despite Not Declaring Climate Emergency
The University of Leeds announced today that it plans to take “bold” action to tackle the climate change crisis, including a full divestment from significant fossil fuel companies like Total, BP and Shell. Announcing the principles […]
A Fossil Free Campus?
On Monday 9th October, a group of students from People & Planet, a society at the university that protests against the use of fossil fuels, campaigned outside the university union. They campaign on a number […]
What’s new in science this week?
A group of 5 universities from the UK have tentatively announced that they may have discovered a cure for HIV. The new treatment involves anti-retroviral drugs, which boosts the immune system, allowing it to find […]
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 […]
LUU to Lobby University Over Fossil Fuels Divestment
Last week saw the campus wide referendum on the issue as to whether Leeds University Union should lobby the university to divest away from fossil fuels and use other sustainable resources. After the Better Union […]