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University professor named archaeologist of the year
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“There aren’t many outlets for undergrad wo…
Sign Language Week: Celebrating community and culture i…
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Football and Capitalism: Is the trajectory of football…
Reclaiming what was stolen: The revival of Gaeilge
The return of Labour’s hostile environment
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Amber: The hidden cost of Myanmar’s gem trade
Geo-engineering the atmosphere: How can science buy us…
Could ‘The Last of Us’ come true?
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University sees rise in reports of antisemitism during…
UoM Israel debate was organised by controversial pro-Is…
Reducing Welcome Week waste: Paperless freshers’…
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WWE Vault YouTube channel releases previously unseen fo…
Varsity Swimming 2025: MMU glides into victory
Football and Capitalism: Is the trajectory of football…
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Gary Stevenson: The UK’s new celebrity economist
Budapest pride banned before its 30th anniversary
Labour fiercely divided on “shake up” of we…
Students occupy the Simon Building on University of Manchester campus
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Year Abroad Diaries #5: Final year dread
How to get good at running (and enjoy it!)
Life as a humanities student. Why does my university experience seem so differe…
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City guide #3: Northern Quarter
Wagamama’s 20% off took me back to the good old days
A Review of Stockport’s First Vegan Food Festival
The art of solo dating
The best British comedy podcasts right now
Hangxiety: We’ve all been there
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On screen style report #10: Susie Glass
Recession-core revival: what trends to look out for in a dwindling economy
From Fallowfield to the front row: My first London Fashion Week experience
Year Abroad Diaries #5: Final year dread
11th April 2025
With the year abroad drawing to a close, it is hard not to feel apprehensive about returning to Manchester
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Ugly at YES Pink Room: Moving into yet another new era
Rebecca Black live in Manchester: An artist in her prime
Kylie Minogue at AO Arena: Breaking records and smashin…
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Words on the dancefloor: The Read Room
Ali Smith’s Gliff: Language, surveillance, and a…
Unlocking Creativity with EAC Soc
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Where women are in revolt…the three minute scream…
Review: Turner: In Light and Shade
Experiencing Valentine’s Day in Manchester throug…
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UMMTS X MUMS collaborate to find shared success through…
Mooncalf: UMDS’ absurd comedy is a promising pick…
UMMTS’s Tick, Tick… Boom!: An homage to Jonathan Larson…
UMMTS X MUMS collaborate to find shared success through Jesus Christ Superstar
21st May 2025
UMMTS and MUMS first collaboration offers a unique interpretation of Jesus Christ Superstar
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Big laughs, bigger numbers: Omar El Mohandes is taking…
Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce…
Thunderbolts*: A new kind of Marvel movie for a new era
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Could ‘The Last of Us’ come true?
Big laughs, bigger numbers: Omar El Mohandes is taking…
Adolescence: A haunting exploration of modern boyhood
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Nodebuster review: A short and sweet incremental game
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Nubby’s Number Factory review: A chaotic, addicti…
Big laughs, bigger numbers: Omar El Mohandes is taking over
15th May 2025
With his film Siko Siko, Omar El Mohandes shattered expectations - and records - becoming the second highest-grossing director in the history of Egyptian cinema
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Interview: Husky Loops
Music
Jay Plent grills Husky Loops on music, art, life, and where the three coalesce
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Live review: Franz Ferdinand
Music
Franz Ferdinand show no signs of slowing down in a career-spanning, electrifying live show says contributor, Jay Plent
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Live Review: Mogwai at Albert Hall
Music
Jay Plent recounts this fiery performance from post-rock giants Mogwai
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The Voidz announce new album for 2018
Music
Why now is the perfect time for Casablancas’ ‘other’ band to return
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Record Reappraisal: Radiohead – In Rainbows
Music
10 years on and this Radiohead album remains impressive
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Album: Foo Fighters – Concrete And Gold
Music
The world’s biggest rock band returns with a mixed bag of over-the-top material
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Live: The Pigeon Detectives
Music
The Pigeon Detectives show they can still kick ass in a sweaty, brilliant show in Manchester, writes Jay Plent
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Album: Elbow – Little Fictions
Music
Elbow dig into new, soulful territory, with mixed results, writes Jay Plent
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Live: Tom Odell
Music
Tom Odell delivered a characteristically moody, yet entertaining performance at the Apollo, writes Jay Plent
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Live: Pangaea Festival – Down The Rabbit Hole
Music
Jay Plent reports back from this year’s Pangaea Festival
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EP: The Strokes – Future Present Past
Music
The Strokes’ musical return is packed with everything fans came to love about the band
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Festival Preview: Cambridge Folk Festival
Music
As part of our Festival Preview season, we present an enchanting festival situated in one of Britain’s most famous cities
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Live: Cigarettes After Sex
Music
An intimate and captivating performance from the New York gloom-rockers
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With A Little Help From My Friends: A Tribute To George Martin (1926-2016)
Music
A reflection on the legacy of Beatles producer George Martin
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Album: The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
Music
The 1975 deliver a gluttonously self-indulgent new album
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Campus Confidential: NUDE
Music
Fun, feisty and downright funky. Student band NUDE are making ripples in Manchester’s Northern Quarter
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Live: Flesh & together PANGEA
Music
Flesh & Together Pangea give a lesson in tedium
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Top 5 Anti-Valentine’s Day Songs
Music
Alone this February 14th? Cheer yourself up with these anti-Valentine anthems
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Spectre & Speculation: Where will Radiohead go next?
Music
Jay Plent muses on what Britain’s most influential band will do next
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Album: Foals – What Went Down
Music
Having been developing their sound for a few years, nothing on this album delivers the punch that many had hoped Foals would have achieved by now
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