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University round-up: Redundancies, Student Publicatio...
Who’s standing in Manchester’s Mayoral El...
Pro-Palestine groups occupy the Roscoe Building
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Manchester’s continuing problem with inaccessib...
From Our Correspondent: Uncovering Berlin’s les...
Thread Therapy: In conversation with UoM’s Fash...
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We need to politicise mental health
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Lower entry requirements for international students? ...
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Why are you laughing: The science of humour
In conversation with The Lion King’s Head of Ma...
AI learns its first words (and helps explain how huma...
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Fallowfield’s 18.35%: Why are students not voting?
“They decided they didn’t want a Nightline any longer...
Spot checks on international students attendance set ...
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Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher
The new generation of F1 drivers: Wasted potential?
Tyrants cruise to playoff victory against Stirling Cl...
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Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
Why is everybody obsessed with minimalism?
How to have a routine when you have so few contact hours
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Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget
TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food
Margarita Month at Zouk: All style, less substance
Springleaf Podcast: James Acaster’s new audio adventure
My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation
Getting involved: Volunteering at the Booth Centre
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Zendaya and the art of theme dressing
Celebrity style guide #6: Michael Schumacher
Does Hailey Bieber’s Rhode phone case signal the death of the handbag?
Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
17th April 2024
With the RHS Urban Show coming to Manchester, we've found some of the best houseplants to enhance your student accommodation
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Khruangbin’s LP, A LA SALA: Slight shifts make all th...
Declan McKenna live in Manchester: Seamlessly mixing ...
Thundercat live in Manchester: Bassist of all time?
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Boy Swallows Universe: Does reality make the best fic...
What to read in 2024: Exciting new book releases
Reading should be for joy, not health
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Review: Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work by David H...
Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden
Four women who make the art world a better place
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Hedda review: A misguided imitation of Ibsen’s ...
My Beautiful Laundrette review: Nationalism, racial t...
Come From Away press launch: A community show for Chr...
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall
6th June 2023
Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
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SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, program...
Chungking Express: Intoxicating youthful cinema | UoM...
An evening with UoM Film Society and Chungking Express
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Taskmaster: Why it’s so good and where to begin
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So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?
Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games
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SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, programming and being a first-time filmmaker: “There has to be room in the film world for all tastes”
16th April 2024
In conversation with Jane Giles, co-director of SCALA!!!, we discuss how she came to make the film, her career in programming and how the London cinema had lasting impact on young audiences
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Review: ‘The Demon’ by Hubert Selby Jr
Books
Selby’s The Demon is a disturbingly raw account of how difficult it is for some to escape their inner urges and destructive tendencies
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Live Review: Wolf Alice – Reading Festival 2018
Music
Wolf Alice smash their Reading and Leeds Festival performance out of the park with a thrilling career-spanning set
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Album Review: Slaves – Acts Of Fear And Love
Music
Slaves return with an impressive third album, binning the meaningless skits of the previous LP whilst demonstrating the lyrical and vocal power of frontman Isaac Holman
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Album Review: The Vaccines – Combat Sports
Music
The Vaccines manage to rise from the rubble with a fourth album that harks back to the good old days, and may be their strongest release to date
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Live Review: The Wombats
Music
The Wombats bring their relentless energy to the Academy for a second sold out show
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Interview: The Wombats
Music
Tord Knudsen from The Wombats sits down with Jake Oliver for a chat about karaoke, inspirations and how the band have changed over the last decade
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Album: The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood
Music
California’s moody monochromatic musicians drop an extremely average third album.
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Preview: The Wombats
Music
Jake Oliver expresses his excitement for the two huge shows that The Wombats are planning in Manchester later this year
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Live Review: Pale Waves
Music
Goth-pop heroes Pale Waves bring their 80s inspired heartbreak to Gorilla
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Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Music
Beautiful people will ruin your life. Well, something ruined this album alright
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Live Review: No Hot Ashes
Music
Stockport saviours take on their biggest show to date at the Manchester Club Academy, Jake Oliver reports
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Record Reappraisal: Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Music
Before Arctic Monkeys return from their long hiatus, Jake Oliver goes back in time to look at where it all began
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Top 5: Albums of the Year
Music
As 2017 comes to a close, Jake Oliver reflects on the albums that have stood out the most to him over the last 12 months
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Record Reappraisal: The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
Music
Jake Oliver re-examines why The Queen Is Dead is still the prized jewel in The Smith’s crown
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Obituary: Lil Peep
Music
Rising star of emo rap dies of suspected overdose at just 21 years of age
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