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Disability and ethnicity pay gaps go up, gender goes ...
Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against a...
University round-up: Redundancies, Student Publicatio...
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Manchester’s continuing problem with inaccessib...
From Our Correspondent: Uncovering Berlin’s les...
Thread Therapy: In conversation with UoM’s Fash...
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If Labour wants to regain trust, they must stick to t...
Main Library Musings – Rant column #2
My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and...
Science & Tech
Why are you laughing: The science of humour
In conversation with The Lion King’s Head of Ma...
AI learns its first words (and helps explain how huma...
Investigations
Fallowfield’s 18.35%: Why are students not voting?
“They decided they didn’t want a Nightline any longer...
Spot checks on international students attendance set ...
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Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher
The new generation of F1 drivers: Wasted potential?
Tyrants cruise to playoff victory against Stirling Cl...
Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against academic suspension
22nd April 2024
A student involved with action group Manchester Leftist Action has spoken out against his suspension by the University
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Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
Why is everybody obsessed with minimalism?
How to have a routine when you have so few contact hours
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The Alchemist Cosmic Supper Club Review: Unlocking Celestial Delights
Giving ‘Too Good To Go’ a go!
Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget
Springleaf Podcast: James Acaster’s new audio adventure
My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation
Getting involved: Volunteering at the Booth Centre
Fashion & Beauty
What the Croc? Pringles x Crocs and other crazy collabs
3D nails: Achieving new heights in beauty
Zendaya and the art of theme dressing
Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
17th April 2024
With the RHS Urban Show coming to Manchester, we've found some of the best houseplants to enhance your student accommodation
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DIIV live in Manchester: Shoegaze stars promise enlig...
Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all th...
Declan McKenna live in Manchester: Seamlessly mixing ...
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Spotify vs Audible: The battle for audiobook dominance
Why I don’t regret buying a Kindle
Boy Swallows Universe: Does reality make the best fic...
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Review: Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work by David H...
Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden
Four women who make the art world a better place
Theatre
Hedda review: A misguided imitation of Ibsen’s ...
My Beautiful Laundrette review: Nationalism, racial t...
Come From Away press launch: A community show for Chr...
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall
6th June 2023
Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
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SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, program...
Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM...
An evening with UoM Film Society and Chungking Express
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Taskmaster: Why it’s so good and where to begin
The fourth season curse: Why do TV shows get worse af...
Drive to Survive season 6: Get strapped in for more F...
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So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?
Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games
Are we finally in the age of the video game ‘au...
SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, programming and being a first-time filmmaker: “There has to be room in the film world for all tastes”
16th April 2024
In conversation with Jane Giles, co-director of SCALA!!!, we discuss how she came to make the film, her career in programming and how the London cinema had lasting impact on young audiences
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Review: MAFA Spring Exhibition 2016
Arts
The Manchester Academy of Fine Art’s Spring Exhibition presents a promising group of young artists
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Review: Tibor Reich
Arts
The Whitworth gives only a slight and unimaginative view of postwar textile pioneer Tibor Reich
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Review: Inside Out
Arts
Castlefield gallery’s latest exhibtion takes us to the eccentric periphery of the art world, says Ashley McGovern
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Top 5: Conceptual art
Arts
In light of Tate Britain’s upcoming show on British conceptual art, we take a look at some iconic thought-driven pieces
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The Factory and The Ghost Ranch
Arts
Arts Editor Ashley McGovern explores why we are fascinated by artists’ studios
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My Bookshelf
Books
Ashley McGovern writes a piece inspired by Walter Benjamin’s essay ‘Unpacking My Bookshelf’
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Review: Model Behaviour
Arts
MMU’s Holden Gallery reminds us that when it comes to housing the maquette precedes the market
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What’s on this December in art?
Arts
Arts Editor Ashley McGovern offers a pick of the best art exhibitions for this winter!
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Top 5: Surrealist Sculptures
Arts
With Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures now on show at Tate Modern, we take a look at other iconic surrealist pieces
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Man in the Browser
Arts
Arts Editor Ashley McGovern takes a closer look at media images of hacking
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Review: Melanie Manchot’s Twelve
Arts
Addicts turn into auteurs at the Castlefield Gallery through Melanie Manchot’s Twelve
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Stirling Prize: Substance over Style
Arts
This year’s award sidelines swanky style for the art of collaboration
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Top 5: Double-sided Paintings
Arts
With a double-sided Picasso set to sell for £60 million, we take an eclectic look at paintings that speak to us behind their backs
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Review: Bedwyr Williams: The Starry Messenger
Arts
This week we take a surreal journey through Williams’ starry nightmare, currently on show at The Whitworth Gallery
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