(Photo: The Independent) The debate around statues stems from the problematic pasts of celebrated individuals, often linked with the slave trade or colonialism. Do these statues continue to celebrate the figures, or actually serve as […]
The Fashion Industry’s Dirty Laundry
The Gryphon explores the implications of the fashion industry using its power to exploit people from underprivileged backgrounds to produce ‘affordable’ clothing, as well as its detrimental impact on the environment. The message that we […]
The Plastic-Free Jar Tree
(One of the two Jar Tree founders in his store: Ian Thursfield Photo: Anna Ehlebrach) This shop is different. It is all wooden and bright. The shelves are packed with big jars, filled with […]
The ‘Grim North’ – Cliche of the Past or the Future?
Are students the reason that old clichés about the ‘grim North’ could soon make a comeback? According to Rosie, the sustainability engagement intern at the University of Leeds, Hyde Park and Headingley have ‘some of […]
Climate Change: 12.Years.Left.
In cooperation with the world’s leading scientists, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a landmark report on the accelerated rise in pre-industrial global temperature. The report warns that the previous international […]
Loneliness and Mental Health Awareness Month
In a recent survey by the BBC, it was found that people aged 16-24 are the most likely to experience loneliness. The survey was conducted with over 55,000 participants and it found that just under […]
The First of its Kind: University of Leeds Human Rights Journal
Founded in 2012 by History undergraduate Hannah Tigerschiold, the University of Leeds Human Rights Journal was actualised as an ambitious, multidisciplinary platform for aspiring undergraduates to publish works on the topic of human rights. Attracting […]
Repeating History: Slavery in the Modern Day
Slavery remains an open-wound on the history books of many countries, cultures and communities all over the world: an issue one would hope remains in the past, but which truly seeps into our present. As […]
Brexit: An Outsider’s Point of View
The morning of Friday 24th of June 2016 was a rather surprising one for Germany. The newspapers had declared that the British voted in the majority for Leave. The surprise resonated into the evening with […]
India: Homosexuality, Adultery, and the Dismantling of the Colonial Legacy
On 6 September 2018, the Indian Supreme court overturned Section 377 of the 1861 Indian Penal Code. The ruling decriminalised consensual homosexual sex – a decision which signals India’s transition not only towards sexual liberation […]