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 […]
The Kavanaugh/Ford case – How Partisan Politics Trumped Social Justice
Warning: This article discusses sexual assault and violence. Over the past two weeks, the world has watched Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, become embroiled in a politically fuelled battle following multiple […]
Girls or Brides? The Issue of Child Marriage in Malaysia
“I see my friends and the next thing you know, they’re in Form 5,” a girl who left school at the age of 13 to get married speaks up. “They’re almost out of school. It’s […]
The ‘Nigerian Factor’: The Nigerian Students’ Society in Perspective
The interlude between the end of high school and the start of university poses a tricky one for many international students in terms of adaptability in a new environment. As a 17-year-old naïve Nigerian girl, […]