Queen celebrates her 90th Birthday The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate their 90th birthday last Thursday. She celebrated the day with a walkabout in Windsor and a beacon lighting relay, before more […]
The Digest: 11/03/2016
Palace complains after ‘Queen backs Brexit’ story Buckingham Palace have issued a complaint to the press watchdog after The Sun published a story claiming the queen backed a UK break from the EU. The article […]
Campus Watch: 12/2/2016
Students demand action after spate of muggings Over 4,000 students at Birmingham University have signed a petition campaigning for greater police presence after a group of muggers attacked students four times in one week, with […]
The Digest: 27/11/15
Transgender Woman Found Dead at Male Prison in Leeds The government is to review its policy on transgender prisoners following the death of a woman at Armley Prison in Leeds. Vicky Thompson was found on […]
Campus Watch: 27/11/15
Academic walks out of Lecture Helene Turon, an Economics lecturer from Bristol University, failed to give a lecture after finding out her students had made comments about her on the messaging app Yik Yak, which […]
The Digest: 20/11/15
Historic Northern Ireland Deal announced After 10 weeks of negotiations parties in Northern Ireland have reached a deal to sustain the devolved government. The agreement includes a new deal on welfare reform, with Westminster paying […]
Campus Watch: 20/11/15
Afrikaans Dropped as Official Teaching Language The University of Stellenbosch has decided to drop Afrikaans as its language of instruction, and teach in English instead. The decision comes after months of protests, including a video […]
Government Cuts Could Prevent Dyslexia Diagnoses
Two students have spoken to The Gryphon about the detrimental effects of the cuts to the Access to Learning Fund. A final year Zoology student, Lucy Perrins, applied for the fund at the end of […]
NUS Issues Environmental Advice for Students
The NUS Vice President, Piers Telemacque, has launched a new appeal, Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS). It is a network of 50 student organisations from 5 continents. Its aim is to help these organisations to […]