With great Leeds arts community spaces such as Hyde Park Picture House or the Leeds Museums & Galleries temporarily closing due to Covid-19, it is easy for students to remain defeatist, envisioning the creative landscape […]
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, […]
Campus Watch – International Women’s Day Edition
Melania Trump receives ‘Woman of Distinction’ award amid student backlash Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) has awarded first lady Melania Trump with the ‘Woman of Distinction’ award. The decision was made despite backlash from students […]
Crowded Lectures Push Students to Watch Lessons Online
University students are increasingly facing overcrowded classrooms and encouraged to use online services to keep up with lectures. Institutions in Manchester, Nottingham and Lancaster are running out of seats for people paying full tuition fees, […]
UCL Bans Close Staff-Student Relationships
University College London is the first of all Russell Group universities to introduce a ban on close relationships between staff and students. The policy, accessible through the university’s website, cites that employees shouldn’t engage in […]
5,000 Post-16 Courses Withdrawn from Government Funding
5,000 qualifications at post-16 level which have less than 100 students enrolled per year are now at risk of losing government funding. Following the recent parliamentary review of Post-16 qualifications at Level 3 and below, […]
Hyde Park Picture House’s 2020 Facelift For the 21st Century
The Picture House, a staple of Leeds culture for over 100 years is about to hit the road and set up shop across the city, including right here at Leeds University Union.
“Residents were put at risk of death or serious injury”: Leeds Student Halls in Breach of Fire Safety Orders
Newly built student accommodation Trinity Hall, on Holburn Approach, Woodhouse in Leeds, has been found to be in breach of fire safety orders. The property is sold as a 96-bedroom ‘luxury’ student community spread over […]
Paramedic Students to Receive £5,000 Support Payment Each Year
Any student who is studying to become a paramedic, radiographer or physiotherapist will be receiving a new form of financial support from September 2020 that entitles them to up to £5,000 worth of support payment […]
Is the University Doing Enough to Tackle Student Mental Health?
Natasha Austen asks students about their experiences with the University’s support network and counselling. With a growing awareness of mental health, we would like to assume that institutions like universities are adapting to this issue […]
Fake US University Created to Dupe Students Leads to 250 Arrests
As of late November, 250 students who studied at the University of Farmington in the United States, a fake university created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have been arrested. The university was […]
Campus Watch
University of Huddersfield – Prince Andrew Steps Down as Chancellor Prince Andrew has been chancellor of the University of Huddersfield since 2015, though following backlash after a BBC interview about his friendship with US financier […]