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Rachel Heward

Rachel Heward


The Best of Societies 2012-13

Find out what societies at the University of Manchester have achieved this year, from raising thousands of pounds for charity, to organising sell-out shows and competing in national competitions

Society Spotlight: Manchester University Comic Collective

Manchester University Comic Collective provide lessons and workshops to teach people how to draw and create comics, working towards producing a collaborative anthology of their work at the end of the year

Manchester Bhangra Society

Rajkumar Khera talks about dancing, culture, Pangaea and The Bhangra Showdown

Slackline Society

Mairi-Annabel Leggatt tells us about the sport of slacklining – a great way to exercise and challenge yourself

Sexpression

Sexpression Manchester aims to teach sexual health and encourage young people to make informed decisions

Society Spotlight: Ip Man Wing Chun Kung Fu

Rachel Heward goes to Fuse FM’s The Societies Show to meet the Ip Man Wing Chun Kung Fu society.

AIESEC

AIESEC is one of the largest student-run organisations, providing business and networking events including ‘Be a Global Player’ on 21st February

Society Spotlight: MUGSS

I went along to MUGSS’ rehearsal of The Grand Duke to find out more about the society

Society Spotlight

Find out how to try something new in 2013 with Society Spotlight

Bogle 2013

Bogle is a scenic but challenging fifty-five mile walk around Greater Manchester which raises money for different charities every year

Manchester Entrepreneurs Society

”University is the best time and place to set up a business as there is absolutely no risk, if you fail then you are in the same position you always were.” – Fahim Sachedina

Young Greens

”We believe society can work better and that we can make it better if we work for it.” Joel Smith talks about Manchester Young Greens Society

Warped

Embrace your inner geek

Stitch and Bitch

Rachel Heward catches up with Lizzy Clark from Knit Soc.

Student run self help

An organisation to support students with eating disorders throughout UK universities.

SOS Children’s Villages Society

SOS Children’s Villages Society is the world’s largest orphan charity, Rachel Heward caught up with Annalise Baker to find out more.

The Didsbury’s

If your parents are in town, take them to Didsbury and they can buy you dinner!

Late Manchester peace activist has journals published

A Manchester Metropolitan student killed in the Gaza strip has a collection of photos, poems and journal extracts published

Facebook ‘better measure of job performance than personality tests’

Information gleaned from Facebook accounts provides a more reliable way to gauge someone’s suitability than information given in personality tests

do not use

Michael Farthing criticises government’s plans to improve higher education