The University of Leeds has secured a place in the top 10 universities in the UK, in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. The overall 2018 rankings are based on a […]
Exec-tly What We Need
The Student Exec are elected every year to represent your views and improve your student experience Jack Palmer – Union Affairs What is your role? My role is to chair our Board of Trustees and ensure […]
News Round Up
The Gryphon Wins Best Media Society at NSA 2017 The Gryphon was voted the ‘Best Media Society’ at this year’s National Societies Awards. The ceremony, which took place in the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham, saw The Gryphon receive […]
LUU At Renovation Station
Leeds University Union has undergone large-scale renovations as part of campus-wide development to buildings and facilities. The aim of the Union upgrade has been to refurbish cafés, bars and shops within the building, in addition […]
Former Leeds Beckett Students’ Union President Convicted of Assault
Joe Murray, the president of Leeds Beckett University Union for 2016/17, has been convicted of assault following a lengthy investigation. Murray had been charged with two counts of assault by beating and a third of […]
Tuition fees in England are now the highest in the world
According to new analysis by the Student Loan Calculator website, domestic university tuition fees in England are now the highest in the world. The average annual cost of £9,188 now exceeds that of the average […]
NUS calls for students to boycott the National Student Survey
Sorana Vieru, the Vice-President Higher Education at the National Union of Students, or NUS, has called for students to boycott the National Student Survey to stop plans to raise fees based on university performance. The […]
Leeds University scientists discover jet stream in Earth’s core
Researchers from the University of Leeds have discovered a jet stream within the Earth’s molten iron core using satellite data. The discovery, published in the journal ‘Nature Geoscience’, comes following the use of three European […]
Drunken violence forces café to close at weekends
A flagship pay-as-you-feel café in Leeds has been led to close its doors at weekends due to growing problems with drunken violence and anti-social behaviour. Adam Smith, co-founder of the Armley Junk-tion café, has voiced […]
North South divide influences two thirds of University Applicants
Nearly two thirds of prospective students are influenced by the north-south divide when it comes to applying to universities. Research conducted by The Student Room, an online forum for students, showed that almost 62% of […]
Campus Watch: Bristol University develops new technology to make nuclear waste useful
How do you deal with nuclear waste? Turn it into a diamond battery of course! A team of physicists and chemists at the University of Bristol have developed new technology that harnesses nuclear waste to […]
Campus Watch: Cardiff Uni Plans for new Student Centre face heavy criticism
Cardiff University has faced heavy criticism over the proposed location of their new Student Centre. The building, designed by Field Clegg Bradley Studios, is set to be built on Park Place and the university say […]