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3rd April 2017
Inspiring Women at The University of Manchester
As part of International Women’s Day, the University of Manchester held an event to celebrate the achievements of its alumni in healthcare and to discuss the challenges that still exist
31st March 2017
Sparking Debate at the People’s History Museum
As part of International Women’s Day, the People’s History Museum held a performance of Strike A Light
28th March 2017
19-year-old sexually assaulted in Fallowfield
Police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Fallowfield in the early hours of Sunday morning
28th March 2017
Manchester Cathedral’s Radical History
Tom Patterson reports on Manchester Cathedral’s radical new exhibits
27th March 2017
NUS presidential candidate aims to engage students with ‘anti-establishment’ agenda
Controversial right-wing candidate Tom Harwood has accused student politics of being ‘too serious’ in his campaign for a more ‘democratic’ NUS
27th March 2017
The science of attraction
Why are you attracted to someone? Is it hormones? Or maybe your immune system?
27th March 2017
New parallels drawn between ‘white working class’ and BME communities
Reports by the Runnymede Trust and CLASS suggest the ‘white working class’ label may potentially damage hopeful policies that will benefit the working classes
24th March 2017
Manchester stands in solidarity with London in Town Hall vigil
The Lord Mayor of Manchester led a vigil and a minute of silence on Thursday to honour the victims of Wednesday’s Westminster attack
24th March 2017
Lancashire students among injured in London attack
Four Lancashire students were injured in the Westminster attack
24th March 2017
Only four UK universities see sexual assault as ‘mitigating circumstances’
The majority of universities in the UK do not explicitly state that being the victim of a sexual assault is an extenuating circumstance for exams
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24th March 2017
Two arrested in Manchester connected to London attack
The Metropolitan police have so far made two arrests, a man and a woman, in the North West in relation to the Westminster terror attack
24th March 2017
Students react to the triggering of Article 50
As Theresa May announces plans for the implementation of Article 50, Manchester students voice their opinions on what it means and how it will affect them
23rd March 2017
Afzal Khan selected as Labour candidate for Gorton
Afzal Khan, the MEP for the North West and former Lord Mayor of Manchester, has been chosen to represent the Labour Party at the Gorton by-election
23rd March 2017
Students face disciplinary action after banner drop
Two students are facing disciplinary hearings after they hung a banner from the roof of a University building
22nd March 2017
Venture further winner and runner up encourage students to enter competition
Leopoldo Rodríguez and Unéné Gregory, previous winner and runner-up the Manchester Enterprise Centre’s Venture Further competition speak about their experience of the competition and encourage students to enter
21st March 2017
George Galloway standing in Manchester Gorton by-election
George Galloway has announced he plans to stand in the upcoming Manchester Gorton by-election, calling Labour’s shortlist “not good enough for the people of Gorton”
20th March 2017
Controversy: Animal testing
This week, Senior Science & Technology Reporter, Serena Holloway, tackles the ongoing debate on animal testing in pharmaceutical development
17th March 2017
Smear test ‘not needed for lesbian women’?
LGBT+ groups have said that gay women are being told that they do not need mandatory cervical screenings
17th March 2017
Brexit and Indyref2 leaves the future of EU students in Scotland unclear
Leaving the EU could put huge financial pressure on Scotland to continue providing free education to non-UK EU students after Brexit
17th March 2017
Student found unconscious in Richmond Park halls dies
A 22-year-old student has passed away in Richmond Park university halls in Fallowfield. Police are not treating the death as suspicious