Emilie Bolt, a Research Intern at the University of Leeds, discusses the importance of the University’s efforts working towards social equality. There has been a university-wide effort, under the Vice Chancellor, to tackle racial inequality […]
Lead LUU: What will the students’ union elections look like this year?
This year, the Leeds University Union (LUU) elections, for which campaigning began on Monday, will take place during a national lockdown in which much of the university is closed and the students’ union itself has […]
“We did not give police permission to enter and they did not knock”: Students still feel unsafe in halls
Calum Pinches speaks to students about their experience of the police entering their university accommodation. LUU respond.
Former University of Leeds professor criticised for sending anti-trans film to schools
McIntosh retired from the School of Chemical and Process Engineering in 2014 and is currently the director of the organisation Truth In Science, which produced the film.
Films You MUST Watch Before Coming To University
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 […]