Simone Buitendijk’s first year as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Leeds has certainly not been a quiet one. In a Gryphon exclusive, she discusses leading the institution through a pandemic, accusations of injustice on campus, and the future of higher education as she sees it.
University of Leeds staff back strike over pay and conditions
University of Leeds lecturers, researchers and academic staff have voted to go on strike this semester in the latest development of a long running dispute over pay and working conditions. The University and College Union […]
University staff threaten to strike again over pay and conditions
Students could again be disrupted by strike action this semester after the University and College Union (UCU) opened a strike ballot over pay and working conditions The ballot is the latest measure in a long-running […]
Nexus Column Cost Over £100,000 to Build
It has been revealed in a Freedom of Information request to the University of Leeds that the Converse Column, situated at the southeast end of campus, cost the University £117,241 to build in 2018. On […]
Students: Use Your Collective Agency
Thursday 20th of February will mark the first in fourteen days of strike action spread over four weeks taken by the country’s largest Higher-Education union, University and College Union (UCU). UCU will be calling on […]
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 […]