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Fasting: Health trend or dangerous relic of the past?

Fasting: Health trend or dangerous relic of the past?

Matilda Leonard investigates the dangers associated with fasting as a form of dieting.
Here’s what science writing can teach us about ourselves

Here’s what science writing can teach us about ourselves

Chloe Tenn explores the benefits of reading science books and their importance in communicating science
From vaccines to climate change, why don’t we trust the science?

From vaccines to climate change, why don’t we trust the science?

Lauren Holland investigates the reasons people do not trust scientists
‘It’s a hoax’: Trump’s era of science miscommunication

‘It’s a hoax’: Trump’s era of science miscommunication

Chloe Tenn looks into the dangers of Trump’s repeated dismissal of science throughout his presidency and the pandemic
It’s a small world after all?

It’s a small world after all?

You’ve met someone completely new, from a different course, maybe even a different country, and you add them on Facebook. How do you already have mutual friends? Matilda Leonard explains
Five fun science experiments to try in lockdown

Five fun science experiments to try in lockdown

Emma Hattersley suggests some science experiments to keep you busy over lockdown
Horse meat in your burger? Revisiting famous food scandals

Horse meat in your burger? Revisiting famous food scandals

Amrita Chattopadhyay looks at the science of committing and detecting food fraud, and how it affects the lives of everyday consumers
Astrology: Is it science?

Astrology: Is it science?

How does astrology actually work and why do so many people believe in it?
Online security: The way the cookie crumbles

Online security: The way the cookie crumbles

You wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked, so why are we letting our online activity be tracked?
TSIS: Here are the top skills you need to make it a science graduate

TSIS: Here are the top skills you need to make it a science graduate

The Transferable Skills in Science society is looking for science students who are interested in a career in research and science to join them as they aim to improve employ ability and gaining skill sets essential for the workplace
The curious case of different coloured eyes

The curious case of different coloured eyes

Have you ever wondered why some people have different coloured eyes? Read more to find out why they occur
Nobel Prize awarded to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C

Nobel Prize awarded to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C

Read more about the Nobel Prize winners and their fundamental discovery of the Hepatitis C virus
We’d be lost without her: Gladys West, GPS pioneer

We’d be lost without her: Gladys West, GPS pioneer

Emma Hattersley takes a short look at the incredible life of Gladys West, whose work made GPS possible
Henrietta Lacks: much more than the mother of immortal cells

Henrietta Lacks: much more than the mother of immortal cells

Black history month: Henrietta Lacks and the importance of remembering the ethical injustices surrounding her story
They’re so excited: How boredom research thrived during lockdown

They’re so excited: How boredom research thrived during lockdown

The pandemic has left many people stuck at home with little to do – boredom researchers have grabbed this golden opportunity with both hands
Is it Art? Science

Is it Art? Science

Often pitted as opposites, Chemistry student Aisha Al-Janabi considers whether science is art
GMCA commit to making Manchester a world leading city for STEM

GMCA commit to making Manchester a world leading city for STEM

In turn, the agreement will help residents of Greater Manchester allowing them to benefit from a wider range of job prospects and skilled STEM workers in the city
UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis

UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis

For a week this September, the University of Manchester will join forces with media outlets and organisations to devote their research to the global climate emergency
The UK is no longer measles-free

The UK is no longer measles-free

Following reports by the World Health Organisation, Public Health England have declared that the UK is no longer a measles-free country
Review: Bluedot Festival 2019

Review: Bluedot Festival 2019

With New Order, Hot Chip, and Kraftwerk on the menu at Bluedot, Freya Thompson reviewed a buffet of electronic music