The Gryphon
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The Gryphon is the student newspaper of the University of Leeds. It is published monthly during term time and its editor, the newspaper's only paid position, is elected annually by Leeds University Union members. The articles are written by students and are largely about local and university issues.
Type | Monthly newspaper |
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Format | Compact |
School | University of Leeds |
Owner(s) | Leeds University Union |
Editor | Sinead O'Riordan[1] |
Founded | 30 October 1946; 77 years ago (1946-10-30) |
Headquarters | Leeds University Union Leeds LS2 9JZ |
Country | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 2057-1038 |
Website | www |
The Gryphon was founded in 1946 as Union News, before merging with Leeds Polytechnic Students Union's Pact in 1970 to become Leeds Student. In 2005, Leeds Metropolitan University students voted to disaffiliate from the newspaper, citing under-representation. Leeds Student was renamed The Gryphon in 2014 in a return to the name used by an earlier University of Leeds student publication.
The editorship became a full-time, paid sabbatical position in 1972 after a campaign led by the then editor, Paul Vallely, who went on to become the first sabbatical editor. Notable previous editors also include Paul Dacre, Jay Rayner and Nicholas Witchell.