Picture this, it’s your first day back, or your first Fruity of the year, regardless of when it is you will inevitably encounter Film Guy. Film Guy might not necessarily even study film, but will […]
Call Keir: Contemplating COVID Cases and Socially-Distanced Learning
Today on Call Keir, the Leader of the Labour Party listened to the concerns of freshers’ and their families.
Hyde Park Picture House and LUU launch Outdoor Cinema on Campus
Everyone’s favourite independent cinema comes to campus for Freshers’ Week.
The Student Volunteers Helping the NHS Up and Down the Country
Since lockdown was imposed on the whole of the UK on 23rd March 2020, the lives of many students have certainly been disrupted as they either moved back home or buckled down in Leeds and […]
Engineering School Makes Venturi Valve for Ventilators from 3-D Printers
In response to the increased demand for respiratory support, as well as the shortage of medical equipment, researchers from University of Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust […]
Figures Suggest Zero Black Professors Employed at the University of Leeds
Statistics published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) have revealed low numbers of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff at British universities across the country. At the University of Leeds in particular, the figures […]
Leeds University Student Revealed to be Past Member of Fascist Party in Documentary
In a documentary called Britain’s Ultra Nationalists, Journalist Aran Tori travels around the country interviewing the nation’s Far-Right Extremist groups, speaking to people such as Tommy Robinson and members of the New British Union (NBU). […]
Nexus Column Cost Over £100,000 to Build
It has been revealed in a Freedom of Information request to the University of Leeds that the Converse Column, situated at the southeast end of campus, cost the University £117,241 to build in 2018. On […]
University Offers Staff and Equipment to Support NHS in Effort to Fight Coronavirus
Last Friday, the University of Leeds announced it was doing its part in helping fight the coronavirus epidemic by offering support in terms of equipment, staff, and its campus space. The University has made available […]
Coronavirus Chaos at UK Universities
In recent weeks, Universities across the country have had to take action in order to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, otherwise known as Covid-19 as the government has simultaneously escalated measures including a […]
LUU Gender Pay Gap Narrows
Leeds University Union (LUU) reported a decrease in the mean gender pay gap of 2.1% in comparison with data from 2018. LUU currently has a mean gender pay gap of 11.6% with the mean male […]
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 […]