Manchester born-and-bred Zahra Iqbal discusses the unforgivable attitude of Boris Johnson to her home county.
Simon Armitage Announces Plans for National Poetry Centre in Leeds
Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate has announced his plans to build a National Poetry Centre in Leeds by 2023 as a gesture to mark his decade-long tenure. The centre is to be built in major collaboration […]
Fabian Hamilton, MP for Leeds North East, Endorses Emily Thornberry for Labour Leader
Fabian Hamilton, MP for Leeds West, is the latest MP to endorse Emily Thornberry ( Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Affairs) in the Labour Leadership race. Thornberry has also been nominated […]
Leeds Gram-Worthy Spots
Autumn is here and after a feed bombarded with beach pictures for the last few months, it is finally time to replace the blue skies and white beaches for the gorgeous browns, reds and yellows […]
Appropriation of the Working Class – Is “Edgy Leeds” Really a Thing?
Classism and Edgy Leeds culture are undoubtedly entwined. The appropriation of the working class by southern, rich, middle class students founds Edgy Leeds culture.
‘Why is my Curriculum White?’ – Decolonising Geography
The Gryphon News Editors Eleanor Smith and Zahra Iqbal attended the Decolonising Geography Talk and, in this article, they outline some of the key discussions and insights from the event. On Tuesday 5th February, a […]
117 University of Leeds Staff on Salaries of £100,000+
Every year, at least £11,700,000 is shared between just 117 members of staff at the University of Leeds. The Office for Students (OfS) have published their first annual analysis of what senior staff are paid […]
Suspected Right-wing Terrorist Arrested in Leeds
A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Leeds on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism, the Independent has reported. The man has been taken to West Yorkshire police station following an ‘intelligence-led’ operation. The suspect’s […]
Emily Thornberry Visits Leeds Labour Students
On Saturday 2nd February, Leeds Labour Students were very lucky to catch up and have a cuppa with Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry. Emily visited us at Hyde Park Book Club for an informal chat […]
Campus Watch
Marquette University, Milwaukee Introduces Esports as New Varsity Sport Marquette University (MU) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin have announced that Esports will become a varsity sport at their university, as of next year. The Wisconsin based […]
‘More Than 1 in 10 Students Use Their Body To Fund University’, Suggests Survey
A study conducted by the National Student Money Survey showed that 78% of students have monetary problems. It also showed that more than 1 in 10 of students use sugar dating, webcamming, and sex work […]
Plastic Free By 2023
The University of Leeds and Leeds University Union have pledged to stop using single-use plastics on campus by 2023, it was announced on Wednesday 7th November. Students have responded positively to the news that their […]