Match of the Week: A knock out boxing event
This week, Match of the Week headed to a different venue than Carnegie. If you hadn’t heard (or seen the many posters around campus), yesterday was the Boxing Varsity at Oceana, hosted by Voodoo Events. The event saw Leeds Met boxers and thai boxers compete with...
Match of the Week: Semi-finals
This week saw a number of teams playing in the BUCS semi-finals, hoping to make it through to the BUCS Big Wednesday, which is now less than two weeks away. Following on from their success at the BUCS Gatorade Nationals, the badminton team continued to dominate...
Campus Sport Events Week: 15th – 19th April
University sport may be coming to an end for this year, but Leeds Met are holding a number of sporting events in April for you to get involved with. Campus Sport Events Week will be the 15th – 19th April and there are plenty of events...
Match of the Week: Snow go for most matches due to weather
As you may have guessed, the majority of this week’s matches were postponed due to the flurry of snow that came down in Leeds. However, two of the games that did go ahead resulted in wins for the home side. The women’s second team took on...
Match of the Week: Men’s Lacrosse vs Leeds Uni
For our final instalment of Match of the Week (is it time to finish already?!) we braved the windy weather to watch the men’s lacrosse game against local rivals, Leeds Uni. Having beaten the Uni side at their last meeting, the Met boys were keen to uphold...
Leeds Met Women’s Rugby team in Stylist magazine competition
Leeds Met Rugby Union girls need your votes to win magazine compeition. Stylist magazine are running a competition all about stamping out sexism in sport. A large number of teams entered and we are extremely proud to say our very own Women’s Rugby team have made it...
Life of Pi shows us what 3D was made for
After phenomenal success as a novel, Life of Pi has hit our screens as a larger than life 3D movie. The film tells the heartbreaking story of Piscine Molitor Patel, known to most as Pi. After living with his family in India, Pi has his life uprooted when...
First episode of Mr Selfridge may have been sold a little short
ITV’s ten-part period drama Mr Selfridge, hit our screens tonight. Telling the little known tale of Mr. Harry Gordon Selfridge, we got the first glimpse as to how he changed the face of the retail industry forever. Leading a strong but mostly unknown cast is American...
New Year’s Resolutions: How to see them through
January is upon us which means a whole new year is here, along with a fresh opportunity to stick to those annual resolutions and turn over a new leaf. We do it every year: make a list of resolutions that despite our best intentions, we know...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, has finally hit the big screen. However, the first instalment of The Lord of the Rings prequel has in general, received less than stellar reviews. The scepticism first began back...
Video advent calendar #7
- - Everyone loves a good flashmob. And everyone loves a romantic proposal, right ladies? So, combine the two together and what do you get? ‘Jamin’s Downtown Disney Flashmob Proposal’! With over seven million hits on YouTube, this one of a kind marriage request has set the bar high for...
Video advent calendar #8
- - Today we give you a viral video at its best. Back in November last year this mobile clip of now famous pooch ‘Fenton’ became a YouTube favourite and even made the news. Yes, it could’ve been pretty dangerous with all those deer galloping across the road… But we...
