West Yorkshire Police are today appealing for witnesses following a serious sexual assault in the Burley area of Leeds on Saturday night. The attack, which took place near the popular Skyrack pub in the residential […]
Edward Boyle set to close for 18 month refurb
It has today been announced that the Edward Boyle library will close on the 5th June for refurbishment work that will continue until early 2017. Although the University’s biggest library will partially re-open in autumn […]
UPDATE: Police release new image of Beeston rapist
Police have released a new e-fit image of a man who raped and attempted to murder a woman in Leeds. The image was created by combining descriptions of the man from the victim and from […]
Mass DNA search begins for Beeston bus stop rapist
West Yorkshire Police have begun a mass DNA swabbing operation as they search for the man who raped and attempted to murder a woman in Leeds. The victim, an 18-year-old local woman, was dragged from […]
Uni named in top 10 for best student experience
A survey conducted by the Times Higher Education supplement has ranked the student experience at the University of Leeds as one of the best in the country for the fifth year running. The survey, which […]
Students occupy LSE
A group of students at the London School of Economics are staging an occupation in protest of the ‘marketisation of education.’ It is believed around 40 members of Occupy LSE, mostly made-up of postgraduate students, […]
RAG members set off on charity jailbreak
Members of Leeds RAG Society, LUU’s official fundraising body, are raising money for dementia charity The Alzheimer’s Society by taking part in a sponsored hitchhiking challenge. Nineteen teams made up of RAG society members left […]
Campus Watch – 13/03/15
Uni of Oklahoma fraternity closed after racist chanting One of the largest fraternities in the USA has closed its university branch and a number of students have been suspended after a video of members participating […]
Uni students win BACIL design competition
Two University of Leeds students have won the BACIL (Business Against Crime in Leeds) student design competition, meaning their crime prevention posters will now be used to highlight the threat of theft in locations throughout the city. […]
Review: LUU Leadership Race question time
Candidates running for next year’s leadership roles in Leeds University Union got the chance to expand upon their manifestos yesterday in Candidate Question Time, which took place between 1.00pm and 5.30pm in the Union. Voting […]
Parody election accounts hit Twitter
With just over three days to go before the virtual polling stations open and voting begins in the 2015 LUU Leadership Race, Leeds University students have been warned to be wary about which Twitter accounts they follow […]
The Leadership Race: candidate videos hit campus
The Leadership Race is well and truly underway, and campus has been struck with the candidate video-bug. Here are a few official and teaser videos from prospective LUU Officers campaigning for your vote: Sarah Calvert […]