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Tag: binge drinking

High on Life: Dry January Without a Dry Social Life

Posted on 6th February 201929th March 2019 by Alice Young

Have you made it to the end of Dry January but you’re not over being sober? Or maybe you’re looking for a new society to join this Refreshers? Read about LUU’s new society who are […]

Family of Student Who Died of Alcohol Consumption Hit Out at University Drinking Culture

Posted on 6th November 201815th March 2019 by Joseph Bellamy

On the 13th December 2016, a ‘drink-fuelled initiation’ into the Agriculture Society at the University of Newcastle ended tragically with the death of 1st year economics student Ed Farmer. Now, almost two years on, an […]

An Outside Perspective of British Drinking Culture

Posted on 26th October 201826th March 2019 by Alice Forney

When I arrived in Leeds from my native Italy in September, I prepared myself for Brit drinking culture through binge-watching all of the comedy series Peepshow. Thanks to that show, I was aware that British […]

NUS Survey Finds that 70% of Students Feel ‘Peer Pressured’ to Drink Alcohol

Posted on 10th October 201815th March 2019 by Zahra Iqbal

The National Union of Students (NUS) recently conducted a survey of 2,215 students in higher education to gain a better insight into their relationship with alcohol. Alcohol forms a key part of Freshers Weeks and […]

Does ‘Generation Sensible’ Still Drink too Much?

Posted on 20th November 201531st August 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

For students, nights out or nights in mainly revolve around having a drink. Why is it that at university, for many, drinking forms an essential part of being a student? The Gryphon explores why drinking […]

An important comment on public perceptions: The Rise of Female Violence

Posted on 20th November 2015 by The Gryphon Web Editor

I approached the BBC3 documentary ‘The Rise of Female Violence’ with curiosity, not really knowing what to expect. Alys Harte presents the programme and speaks to victims of domestic abuse committed by women, perpetrators of […]

News | Otley Run under ban threat

Posted on 3rd June 201414th December 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Student pub crawls like the Otley Run could be banned by a Home Office-backed NUS scheme. The NUS Alcohol Impact scheme is currently in a trial period and will run for 12 months at 7 […]

Uni thrashes Met in league table of lash

Posted on 16th November 2012 by The Gryphon Web Editor

    16.11.12 Leeds is the thirteenth most alcoholic campus in the country, according to a new survey. Academic rankings for the University may have slipped over the past few years, but this week saw […]

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