Students at the University of Leeds are currently voting in a referendum about whether Leeds University Union should provide drug testing kits for students who are taking drugs. Voting is open from Monday 9th December […]
89 Sexual Offence Crimes Committed in Hyde Park and Headingley This Year
Statistics revealed in a Freedom of Information request show that 89 offences were committed in the Hyde Park and Headingley area, with 78 victims being women. A Freedom of Information request to the West Yorkshire […]
A Necessary Loss For One, Or For All?
As I’m writing this, you can find me bundled up behind my laptop, in my nice, warm room, wearing some hideous pyjamas, all while listening to the Mamma Mia Soundtrack over-and-over (sorry, flatmates). And no, […]
Tenants Unite: Know Your Rights!
Anyone who’s ever rented as a student knows how stressful it can be. According to the National Student Accommodation Survey nearly 90% of students have had some form of issue with housing. High prices are […]
Disabled Students Can Feel Like A Ticked Box
My experience with the Leeds disability service has been a pleasant albeit brief, and slightly problematic encounter. I filled in my name, crossed the T’s, dotted the I’s and ran over the nature of my […]
Not A Typical Year Abroad in Hong Kong
Over the last 6 months, Hong Kong protests have paralysed the city and severely impacted the lives of those living there. Sofia Stuart Leeson talked to three European exchange students in Hong Kong to find […]
Should University Students Be Compensated For Lecturer Strikes?
Should university students be compensated for lecturer strikes? Students at sixty universities are facing up eight days of industrial strike action over the coming weeks, between November 25th and December 4th 2019. Lecturers are striking […]
UK Universities Recall Hong Kong Exchange Students Over Safety Concerns
Over the past week, as many as 13 UK universities, including Edinburgh and Warwick, have recalled students studying abroad in Hong Kong due to the increasingly violent protests in the territory. The last few days […]
The Irrational Economics of High Fashion
If there’s one thing students certainly don’t have, it’s an abundance of disposable income. Twenty-pound weekly food shops at Aldi and the seizing of any and all deals available would prove this. But one trend […]
Leeds Ranks 8th in the UK for Number of Sugar Babies
There has been an exponential rise in the number of UK university students seeking sugar daddies and mommies throughout 2019, including the University of Leeds. According to seeking.com, the University of Leeds ranks 9th in […]
Tool Designed to Help Students Decide Where to Vote
It is now just a month until the 2019 General Election, with the deadline for registering to vote coming up on 26th November. For students, many of whom will be voting for the first time […]
Leeds Council Considers Banning Public Drinking and Street Parties in Student Areas
Friday and Saturday nights strolling around Hyde Park with a bottle of Barefoot bouncing between house parties could soon be a thing of the past. This is after a new proposed Public Space Protection Order […]