Hyde Park, Leeds. The centre of the student experience for many and the heart of a student community thanks to its proximity to campus, Woodhouse Moor and accessibility to town centre and transport.
NHS launches new gambling addiction clinic in Leeds
In September, a new clinic for gambling addiction was opened in Leeds. It is the first of it’s kind outside of London, as part of the new NHS Northern Gambling Service in partnership with the […]
LUU Co-op Staff Expose Issues At Work
Employees at Union supermarket reveal ban on drinking water and other issues relating to work. “There’s a lack of honesty and communication in general”, one employee tells us It has recently come to light that […]
Black Students Awarded 1st Class Degrees Four Times Less Than White Students in 2018
Statistics published by both The Gryphon and the University reveal large disparities between White and Black students in particular at the University of Leeds Black Students were awarded Class 1 degrees at the University of […]
The Rise of The Podcast
We all know that podcasting, or ‘audio-blogging’ as it used to be known as, is a booming and ever-growing media market. Podcasts have managed to squeeze into mainstream media, and it looks like there is […]
Editorial Letter: If You’ve Ever Had Sex, You Should Probably Get Tested
Hey readers, Freshers is over. Whether you went out every night or didn’t go out at all, I hope you had a wonderful time. I was a little bit stuck this time around on what […]
Students and Local Community Successfully Protest Closure of Food Stall Near Campus
University students alongside members of the local community have successfully protested the closure of the popular West African street-food stall Délice D’Ivoire on Friday 7thJune at the Blackwell’s café just off the University of Leeds […]
Rise in the Number of Young Adults Living with their Parents in the UK
Long gone are the days of our parents’ generation, when you could afford to buy a house in your twenties. House prices have been steadily increasing over the past few years, and this has had […]
Knife Crime Amongst Students on the Rise
Some of the UK’s major cities have experienced a crisis in recent weeks with a spate of stabbings occurring. Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city, has had 3 fatal stabbings in recent weeks with Sidali […]
No-Deal Brexit Could Majorly Impact British Universities and Students
The danger British universities may face from the result of a no-deal Brexit scenario has recently been brought to the spotlight by Universities UK, claiming the situation “seriously threatens” the country’s higher education institutions stability. […]
May’s Brexit Deal: What Does it Mean for Students?
Brexit will affect almost every aspect of life in the UK, from air travel to food safety laws, and students will certainly not be exempt from this change. One of the biggest impacts to students […]
Minister Launches ‘Go Compare’ Style App to Aid Disadvantaged Students
The government has announced plans for a new app – not too dissimilar to ‘Go Compare’ – that compares the outcomes of university graduates. It is intended to help students from ‘poorer’ backgrounds to better […]