After substantial refurbishment over the Christmas break, the Refectory is now open for business, with new counters and a fresh, modern style. The new canteen will have ten different counters serving a variety of hot […]
LUU the first union in the country to be awarded excellent status by NUS
The National Union of Students (NUS) Quality Students’ Union accreditation scheme has awarded Leeds University Union ‘Excellent’ status, making it the first union in the country to gain this title. NUS said that it was […]
Union and halls evacuated after gas leak on Clarendon Road
A gas leak on Clarendon Road led to the union and surrounding buildings being evacuated on Saturday night. Over 100 students were reportedly evacuated from the union, Lyddon Hall and various other university residences. A […]
Government to cut student maintenance grants without parliamentary debate
The government will today push through its plans to replace student maintenance grants with loans via a Third Delegated Legislation Committee with a Tory majority, rather than a Commons debate and vote. The move has […]
Prevent Comes Into Effect
The Government’s controversial counter-terrorism legislation, known as Prevent, came in to effect across the University last week, raising the concerns of many. The new legislation gives university staff a legal obligation to ‘deal with all […]
West Yorkshire Police Launch Consent Poster
West Yorkshire Police have launched a new sexual consent campaign around university, following off sexual assault cases earlier this year. The poster, displayed around campus to coincide with fresher’s week, uses the slogan ‘Consent means […]
A Semester in Oxford, Mississippi.
I spent five glorious months at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, otherwise known as Ole Miss, which welcomed me with open arms and quickly left me with impressions that I will not soon forget, […]
The Guardian ‘incorrectly states’ University’s failure to offer guidelines for victims of sexual violence
The University has responded to a recent Guardian article which ‘incorrectly’ lists Leeds as one of the top Russell Group universities which fail to provide guidelines for its students to report allegations of sexual violence. […]
Warning over diet pills linked to Leeds student death
Police have warned of the dangers of ‘toxic’ slimming pills linked to the death of a Leeds student who took a lethal dose of the drug DNP. The crime agency Interpol this week issued a […]
‘I couldn’t vote’: Council accused of polling errors
Students have spoken of their frustration at being denied the right to vote after it is alleged Leeds City Council made a string of errors on election day. Several students have told The Gryphon they had trouble […]
68% of Leeds University staff ‘likely to vote Labour’
An election survey by Times Higher Education (THE) has revealed that almost 3/4 of staff at the University will vote for the Labour party this Thursday. The survey, which was released online gained 1,019 responses from […]
UPDATE: Hyde Park man charged with murder of Leeds student
A Hyde Park man has been charged with the murder of Leeds University student Billy Mankelow. Thirty-one-year-old Richard Danter, who lives on Queen’s Road, appeared in court today for a brief hearing. He will stand […]