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Alex Whitcomb

Alex Whitcomb

University to avoid 140 compulsory redundancies

The Vice-Chancellor announced that staff were no longer “‘at risk’ of redundancy”
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Soubry: We need “intelligent discussion” on international students post-Brexit

Anna Soubry insists the UK needs to open up its borders to international students after Brexit to avoid losing EU students
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Prime Minister receives P45 during speech at Conservative conference

Conservative Party conference ending makes headlines but not in the way Theresa May would have hoped
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Tuition fees an ‘extraordinary policy success’ says minister

Universities Minister, Jo Johnson MP, and MoneySavingExpert.com’s founder, Martin Lewis, criticise language used during student debt debates
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Current student loan structure is “wrong” says Tory policy head

“We are driving a generation against aspiration, because we are punishing aspiration. That is about the most un-Tory thing I can think of.”
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Burnham announces Graduate Retention Plan

The Labour Mayoral election candidate announced the key student policy at his manifesto launch
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Alex Ferguson presents leadership awards in Manchester

The Launching Leaders programme gave its first awards at the Catholic Chaplaincy on Friday
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Manchester refute claim that Vice-Chancellor is highest expenses claimant

The Sunday Times reported that Dame Nancy Rothwell’s expenses are the highest among UK university chiefs, as well as revealing that Vice-Chancellors had claimed expenses for bottles of water and slices of cake
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University of Manchester Students’ Union backs BDS

After the Students’ Union voted to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign, The Mancunion looks into the debates surrounding the movement
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SPOTY: Rio 2016 athletes dominate shortlist

14 of the 16 nominees for the BBC award competed at this year’s Olympic or Paralympic games
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Revolution Champions League opens in Manchester

The National Cycling Centre saw Revolution premiere their newly upgraded format
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Video refereeing in football is long overdue

Football will join cricket and rugby in using video replays in decisions in 2018
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Preview: Revolution Champions League

After 13 seasons in Manchester, Revolution cycling is back for a revamped series this Friday and Saturday
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Inquiry adds to Olympic Stadium woes

Fan violence and spiralling conversion costs have drawn widespread criticism
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What are TUEs?

Alex Whitcomb explains what Therapeutic Use Exemptions are and why recent leaks of athletes’ TUE use have caused so many problems
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New EFL Trophy hit by #BTeamBoycott

As the tournament enters its second round next week, the League will hope for fewer empty seats and fan protests
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Manchester: The home of British sport

Freshers and returning students are now living in a city with unparalleled sporting credentials
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Underdogs of 2016 show sport continues to thrill

Leicester City’s remarkable season and Danny Willett’s last gasp win at the Masters show that anything is possible
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British Cycling End World Championships In Style

Team GB made amends for a poor start to the event in the final few days and topped the medal table with five golds
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South Africa throw a spanner into the works of England’s World T20 preparation

England Men can remain strong contenders for the tournament while England Women won their series in South Africa 2-1
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