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UoM contestant becomes unlikely star of University Challenge

UoM contestant becomes unlikely star of University Challenge

The University of Manchester is through to the quarter-final of the BBC’s University Challenge after defeating Hertford College Oxford in the final 16
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Student Action for Refugees

Yasmin Mannan gives an insight into the ways you can stand up for and help refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester and beyond
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Stockport refugee project overwhelmed with volunteers

The local impact of the refugee crisis is uncertain when you consider this student-led volunteering project
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Birth of ‘Tatooine’ star system witnessed by astronomers

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Stunning images from a series of telescopes show enormous gas clouds in the process of developing into stars
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John Williams: The man behind the music

Following his recent Oscar nod, we take a look at the film score maestro’s road to legendary status
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Why I’ll be sleeping rough: STAR/Amnesty International’s Sleepout campaign

Sophie Guinard tells us her reasons for supporting this year’s STAR/Amnesty Sleepout campaign
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Sleeping out with STAR and Amnesty International

Campaigners drew attention to the lack of basic living conditions for asylum seekers by sleeping out on the street
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