Universities promise to minimise the impact of industrial action on students
The University of Manchester, alongside 60 other higher education institutions in the UK, is currently undergoing eight days of industrial action by staff over pensions, pay and conditions. Universities have been advised to “minimise” the impact of industrial action by using teaching staff not participating in the strike to cover for absent colleagues and rescheduling […]
Student activists occupy finance offices in protest of University fossil fuel investments
Student group, People and Planet UoM, have staged an occupation of the John Owens building in a bid to put pressure on the University to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. The protestors intend to continue their occupation until the University fully commit to the divestment of funds from fossil fuel companies. Campaign group […]
Opinion: Gucci’s history of insensitivity is a step too far for fashion
Editor-In-Chief, Anja Samy, considers the boundaries of artistic inspiration in the fashion industry