Student Activities
The Students' Union has a range of activities to get involved with. There are numerous societies that any member of the Union can join and these range from Religious and Cultural groups to the My Little Pony Club and Poker Society. The Students' Union also offers a wide variety of volunteering opportunities that students can take advantage of, which is organised through CALM (Community Action at Leeds Met).
The Students' Union also has an active LGBT (lesbian gay bi & trans) society. Leeds Met LGBT society has hosted numerous events in the city and on campus including the well known Controversy week of March 2009 (which featured events focusing on bi-phobia, Transman, non-binary gender model, sexual liberation and Intersex). The LGBT society has its own website leedslgbtstudents.co.uk
The Students' Union also has an active Islamic Society. Leeds Met Islamic Society hosts a number of events in the city campus and at headingley, including Charity Week, the aim of which is to raise as much money as possible to help needy children around the world. Leeds Met Islamic Society has its own website leedsmetisoc.com
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