In a celebration of gymnastics of all ages and abilities, Leeds GymFest returned to the First Direct Arena in Leeds, where 1,300 gymnasts gathered to showcase their routines. The Gryphon went with Leeds Student Television […]
An Interview with Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer is currently the front-runner in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party. An alumnus at the University of Leeds for a Bachelor of Law, LSTV and The […]
Editorial Letter: Welcome Back, And Some Tips for Housing Season
Hey readers, Hope you’re all good and congrats on having survived January exam season, especially if it was your first time. I always hated it when you’d leave the house super early in the morning […]
Estimated £20 Million in Salaries For 163 Staff
The University of Leeds’s 2018/19 Annual Report shows a significant increase in income and funding with a £38 million operating surplus. It also shows an increase in the number of employees with salaries higher than […]
Fake Taxi Driver Sentenced to 12 Years Imprisonment for Raping Leeds Student
Disclaimer: This story contains references and descriptions of rape Muhanad Adem, 29, has been sentenced to 12 years of prison after posing as a minicab driver and raping a University of Leeds student. The Leeds […]
‘Low Carbon’ Property Badge Proposed to Lower Student CO2 Footprint
Zero Carbon Headingley, a scheme launched by Leeds Property Association, aims to introduce a ‘Low Carbon’ badge to properties with high energy efficiency ratings. The label will enable students searching for a house to easily […]
Leeds University To Be Hit By Second Round of Strikes
The University trade union UCU have announced that their members have voted to take 14 days of strike action in February and March of this year. UCU represents most academic staff, including lecturers and professions, managerial […]
Channel 4 Announces that not all Teams Will be Moving to Leeds
250 jobs are supposedly going to be based in Leeds Channel 4 offices, with the exception of the continuity team who will not be making the move. This team is not moving up to Leeds […]
Tent City Project Rejected by Council
A project which aims to provide homeless people with resources and support in order to improve their situation was stopped by Leeds City Council last year. Alex Rimmer takes a look. David Hedley, who runs […]
2020 Exhibition Hot List
It’s the start of a new year, and nearly every publication out there seems to have an article about the exciting things the contemporary art world has in store for us in 2020. If you’re […]
Hyde Park Picture House’s 2020 Facelift For the 21st Century
The Picture House, a staple of Leeds culture for over 100 years is about to hit the road and set up shop across the city, including right here at Leeds University Union.
Used as the set for an upcoming film starring Dame Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent just last week, the historic cinema will be undergoing extensive refurbishment over the course of a year starting at the end of February. Editor-In-Chief Ed Barnes takes us through the latest developments.
Leeds University and LUU Advise Students on Coronavirus
The New Year’s festivities this year were cancelled in Beijing due to the discovery and growing spread of a new coronavirus, cousin of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) that affected China in 2003. It […]