In this time of self-isolation, we are all probably feeling like it is time for some positive news. You might have seen recently on Leeds Uni Tickets, Instagram or Facebook about how LUU Art Society […]
Leeds Clean Air Zone to Start in September
From 28th September, a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is to be implemented by Leeds City Council, which will see daily charges apply to heavily polluting vehicles for entry into the city centre. The zone is […]
Campus Watch
University of Liverpool spin out company secures £300k to develop indoor air pollution technology CageCapture, a new spin out company at the University of Liverpool has secured a total of £298,754 funding from Innovate UK […]
Complete Shutdown of UK Universities due to COVID-19 ‘Impossible’
Vice-chancellors of UK universities have said to the government they are not able to completely shut down if the coronavirus outbreak worsens. This is due to the thousands of students who would be left with […]
University of Leeds Cancels All Physical Teaching To Combat Coronavirus
Following the Government’s recommendation that all educational settings remain open, the University of Leeds have announced their practical steps to ensuring that staff and students are protected from the spread of COVID-19. With effect from […]
Coronavirus Declared “The Worst Public Health Crisis for a Generation”
The World Health Organisation has declared the recent outbreak of Coronavirus to be a pandemic. With over 1543 reported cases in the UK as of 9 am 16th March 2020, Boris Johnson has called the […]
BREAKING: University of Leeds Libraries Have Closed
The libraries at the University of Leeds announced via Twitter that they will remain closed until they have assessed their service “in light of the latest government advice on COVID-19”. The Galleries and Special Collections […]
BREAKING: Leeds University To Deliver Most Classes Online by Wednesday
The University of Leeds has announced its aims to transition to full online teaching and learning for all lectures and non-practical classes by 6 pm on Wednesday 18th March. This was announced via email today […]
University of Leeds to Shift to Online Teaching on 27th April
The University of Leeds has made the decision to transition to full online teaching and learning from Monday 27th April, the date students were due to return from the Easter holidays break. This decision was […]
NUS Campaign to Save Erasmus
NUS (National Union of Students) have launched a new campaign to help save the Erasmus programme, which faces an uncertain future now that the UK has officially left the European Union. Initially founded in 1987, […]