NEWS

Students and staff volunteer in South Africa

South African student on a bike

This June ten University of Leeds students from a range of degree programmes and three staff members travelled to South Africa to volunteer in primary and secondary schools. Over two weeks the Gryphons Abroad team made an impact on nearly 200 South African students lives over two projects. Cycle to Success The first project took […]

Teaching South Africans to cycle

It has been an absolute honour to be a part of the Gryphons Abroad project this year! The cycle to success week of the trip has been amazing. To see students who had never been on a bike cycle by themselves and know how to fix them when something went wrong after only three days […]

Active staff and students have greater sense of wellbeing

In March the Sport and Physical Activity Service conducted the annual Balancing Life Survey to find out a bit more about the activity and wellbeing levels of staff and students on campus. One of the most stand out findings from the survey was that the more active our staff and students are, the greater their […]