With the conversation on mental health slowly becoming less stigmatised, we join in to take a look at the medications being prescribed and how they work. Mental health is already a deeply stigmatised issue, and […]
Channel 4’s Menopause Policy: A Step in the Right Direction
The menopause is an unspoken struggle for women which can last years with very little respite. Unlike periods, which occur once a month, the menopause has no let up. Every woman goes through it at […]
Cannabis Should be Legalised Now
What comes to mind when you think of weed? That’s the image I want you to hold onto as you read this article. I can’t speak for each person individually, but for a lot of […]
Sibongile Tshabalala – ‘Battling HIV in South Africa’
The Gryphon speaks to Sibongile Tshabalala, activist and chairperson of Treatment Action Campaign, about the continuing fight against HIV and the struggle to make treatment affordable. In the early Noughties, 1700 South Africans died per […]
Leeds pioneers faith-based therapy
Leeds University researchers pioneer treatment which incorporates religion as central to its practice. Research by the University of Leeds has produced a new form of therapy which actively embraces Muslim patients’ religious belief as part […]
Scientists of the Year 2016: Guide to the Nobel Prize
When Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will declared that his entire fortune should be used to reward the scientists who contribute “the greatest benefit on mankind”. Thus the Nobel Prize Laureates are […]
Women at the Cutting Edge
[ht_fancy_title color=”colordefault” title=”‘‘The perfect surgeon must have the heart of a lion and the hands of a lady…’’ – Lord Moynihan of The Royal College of Surgeons, Leeds.”] Quite so. Incidentally, it was reported that […]
National newspapers accuse Leeds of 'social engineering'
The University has been accused of ‘social engineering’ by two national newspapers. Based on an investigation into the country’s top educational institutions, The Telegraph and Daily Mail claim that some universities offer lower entry requirements […]