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Hair politics: reconfiguring beauty for black women

Hair politics: reconfiguring beauty for black women

Sophia Ashby spoke to Cara Thompson about hair politics, femininity and why only some afros are acceptable.
Japan overtakes UK as second-most represented nation in world university rankings

Japan overtakes UK as second-most represented nation in world university rankings

Japan claims second-best for universities for the first time ever as the UK reputation diminishes in the face of a growing Asia.
Students’ Union launch Alternative Lecture Series

Students’ Union launch Alternative Lecture Series

UoM Students’ Union are to launch an Alternative Lecture Series starting on October 4th with a talk from Neil McInroy – CEO of Manchester based think tank CLES.
Exam anxiety + social elitism = the 11+

Exam anxiety + social elitism = the 11+

The controversial 11+ exam perpetuates the school system’s dangerous relationship with elitism and mental health illnesses, and dictates a lasting and unhealthy attitude towards school and exams for many young people, writes Cachella Smith.
TEDx University of Manchester 2018: the speakers

TEDx University of Manchester 2018: the speakers

This year’s event is sure to get your mind firing on all pistons — but what about the speakers, what makes them tick?
How to make a complaint – the right way

How to make a complaint – the right way

Thinking of making a complaint, but unsure of the process?
Premier League to provide free kit and equipment to schools

Premier League to provide free kit and equipment to schools

The aim of the scheme is to get more 5-11 year-olds taking part in sport.
UoM part of new government ‘Institute of Coding’

UoM part of new government ‘Institute of Coding’

The £20 million consortium of universities and industry leads aims to fill the UK digital skills gap

Hope on World AIDS Day

James Huyton talks of the continued hope in the light of World AIDS Day

Virtual reality in the classroom

Eventual adds a shared virtual reality experience for classrooms to their VR Platform

‘NUS failed us’ at National Education Demo

“There are certain people within the NUS who are ideologically opposed to free and liberated education” claims NEC Parents and Carers representative

Universities are not businesses

Nor are they “bastions of academic integrity”. The way we think about universities is outdated

Ignored Histories: Empire in Education with Anindita Ghosh

As we continue our theme of black history month, this week Ellie Tivey talks to UoM senior lecturer Anindita Ghosh to discuss why history classrooms around the country are severely lacking in education on colonialism and how this is affecting our understandings of the world

Brexit panel finds that young people hold huge stake in negotiations

While the specific nature of Brexit remains unclear, questions about the future are addressed at the University of Manchester, hosted by the Students’ Union

Preview: Pint of Science Festival returns to Manchester

The annual Pint of Science Festival is back again from the 15th–17th May, bringing together the wonders of science and the comfort (and beer!) of Manchester’s best bars and clubs

Interview: Emma Atkins – Education Officer

We spoke to Emma about the issues she has been tackling, particularly the TEF

New report suggests sex and relationship education is ignored by Ofsted

Pressure is mounting on MPs to make Sex and Relationships Education and PSHE compulsory after the release of a damning report by the British Humanist Association

The TEF: a Trojan Horse into Higher Education

Manchester Students’ Union’s Education Officer argues that the Teaching Excellence Framework threatens to inject further elitism into Higher Education

How about decolonisation ‘debates’ fall down, instead?

Arguments about the decolonisation of higher education courses have reached a new low, with the suggestion that science is racist

Brexit decisions will not affect funding for EU students in the UK

In spite of doubts cast by Brexit, EU students have been reassured by the British government that they will still be eligible for funding at UK Universities