New restrictions will be enforced at midnight tonight, impacting 780,000 people in the Leeds area. Those living in Leeds are not to meet people you do not live with, inside a private home or garden […]
Earth has Lost 28 Trillion Tonnes of Ice in Less Than 30 Years
In this article, Hollie Tuffnell discusses the findings of recent research at the University of Leeds, Ediburgh and Imperial College London.
Are You Part of One of the UK’s Top Ten Subcultures?
The UK’s subculture scene is flourishing, with a reported 56% of adults belonging to a subgroup according to research conducted by planning agency The Nursery. Conducted during lockdown, The Nursery asked 1800 adults questions designed […]
Students Returning to School will Require Significant Emotional Support
With Boris Johnson urging recently that “absolutely every pupil needs to be back in school,” the return to education for both primary, secondary and higher education students across the UK after almost 6 months this week is finally a reality. However, the return is expected to present some major challenges to students’ wellbeing and mental health.
Extinction Rebellion Protest Disrupts Murdoch’s Print Production
The climate activism group blockade roads towards Murdoch-owned printing sites in criticism of the outlets’ approach to climate change.
A Local Lockdown Could Be on the Cards for Leeds
Leeds City Council are calling for a city-wide effort to stop rising infection rates.
Extinction Rebellion and GALBA ‘Ride The Noise’ To Protest Airport Expansion
Last Saturday, Extinction Rebellion and GALBA staged a protest against the Leeds Bradford expansion plans. Ella Jones reports.
ACORN Protests Government’s U-Turn on Evictions
Following the recent government extension of the eviction ban, ACORN Leeds, alongside 16 other branches across England and Wales, called for serious reform to prevent a ‘tidal wave of evictions and homelessness’. The Gryphon’s Maariyah […]
‘Students4globalcovidaid’: A Call-Out to Leeds Students
2020 has catapulted us out of what we once deemed ‘normality’. With the arrival of a new decade came the transformation of our domestic and global landscapes: economically, socially and politically. Yes, of course, we […]
An interview with Sir Alan Langlands
After 7 years, Sir Alan Langlands is stepping down from his role as Vice Chancellor of the University of Leeds in August. The Gryphon sat down with him (virtually) to discuss the state in which […]
A Deep Look at the State of Mental Health in Leeds
“I think that the transition in becoming an adult is becoming all the more intense” Amy Wells says to me, the Welfare Officer at Leeds University Union (LUU), as we discuss over the phone about […]
Police Officer Charged with Murder of Former University of Leeds Student
This article discusses at length the extrajudicial murder of Carilton Maina On December 21st 2018, a former University of Leeds student Carilton Maina was fatally wounded by police in Kibera, Kenya. Maina had previously studied […]