Woman dies During Terror Drill A woman at Strathmore University in Kenya has died after jumping from a third-storey window during a terrorism drill. The drill, which included people pretending to be terrorists, was believed […]
The Digest: 04/12/15
Oscar Pistorius charged with Murder Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic athlete who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2014, has been charged with murder, after an Appeals court overturned the earlier manslaughter […]
French Society Safe after Night of Terror in Paris
Last Friday, LUU French Society found themselves caught in the middle of the largest terrorist attack in Europe since 2004. Around fifty University of Leeds students were in the French capital last weekend, when five […]
Over 50 University staff Earn More than the PM
It has been revealed that 127 University of Leeds employees receive remuneration in excess of £100,000, the greatest number in any Yorkshire educational institute. This information has been released following research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance […]
The Digest: 6/11/15
China Abandons One Child Policy China has scrapped its longstanding one-child policy, after numerous relaxations in recent years. Couples across the country will now be allowed to have two children; it is hoped this will […]
The Digest: 30/10/15
Two Dead after Swedish School Attacks Horror struck a school in Trollhättan, Sweden last Thursday, when a man dressed in a Darth-Vaderesque mask carrying a sword attacked four people. The attacker initially posed for photographs […]
Campus Watch: 30/10/15
Shooting at Tennessee University Leaves One Dead and Three Injured A 19 year old man and three women have been injured after violence erupted following a row over a dice game on October 22nd at Tennessee State […]
Hundreds Turn Out for BHM Event
On the 26th October, Leeds University Union held a “Why Is My Curriculum White?” forum, discussing a lack of diversity in the University Curriculum. On the panel for the forum were: Richard Tavernier, a member […]
The Digest: 23/10/15
EU Plan on Migrant Crisis Yet to be Finalised In talks that took place last Thursday, the EU offered faster visa liberalisations for Turks entering Europe, and promised to “re-energise” talks about Turkey joining the […]