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Students’ Union to Open New Venue on Oxford Road
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Canvas Hack Threatens University
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A Chat with STAT
Ode to Oak: The end of an era
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Is Neurodivergence becoming a trend?
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
A community of quacks: Social media and its harmful obs…
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Data colonialism and monopoly: The dark side of the eco…
The seven stages of grief: Scientific or social?
All-nighters are killing your ability to learn
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‘Asylum isn’t the objective’: Sudanese students challen…
Rising demand sees nearly half of Work Experience bursa…
Jewish students describe life on campus amid rising ant…
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Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe problem
Women’s football still isn’t being taken seriously R…
From one pint to an ultra-marathon: Meet ManchesterR…
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Manchester Local Election Results 2026
Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by H…
Should Reform UK be shown the door or given the floor…
Rusholme demonstrations celebrate Syrian liberation
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Has Vinted lost its vintage?
It’s okay to drop out
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The best cafés in Manchester to study in this exam season
Shoryu student deal review: I’ll take this over a meal deal any day
Albert’s Schloss St Patrick’s Day bash: a review
I HATE THE 2026 ‘REBRAND’
Frugal chic: “The art of having ‘enough’”
It’s women’s history month: the importance of female friendships
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Has Vinted lost its vintage?
Call it what it is: Jhumkas or vintage accessories?
Threads of Osmosis: bridging the gap between fashion and politics
Dear 20-year-old me
27th August 2026
Your twenties aren't a race. Stop measuring your progress against everyone else's highlight reel. Live in the moment. Embrace the messy, ordinary moments that shape you.
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Preview: The Warehouse Project turns twenty
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The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Head…
Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress&…
Manchester Literature Festival: Douglas Stuart in conve…
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The Layers Beneath Un-Fair-Ground Exhibit at Whitworth…
All that went down in the art world, so far: Art market…
Review: HOME, Roots in the Sky
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Next to Normal review: UMMTS’s final show of the…
The Manchester Revue: Reviewing the Revue
What lies beneath: UMDS’ Divine Wave combines fam…
Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms
15th August 2026
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
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The Last House review: Netflix’s briny flashback…
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“SNL UK Is Born!”
‘Mock the Week’ is Back!
Taskmaster Series 20 review
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Denshattack! review: High-octane, high-quality mayhem
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The Last House review: Netflix’s briny flashback to 2020 is five years too late
8th September 2026
Sea beasts and silly attempts at a high concept leave The Last House feeling like a messy, overdue dud that misunderstands its own strength
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Interview with Josalynn Smith on her thrilling debut, Ride or Die @ Manchester Film Festival 2026
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Josalynn Smith talks her debut feature Ride or Die, documentaries, the road trip subgenre and queer romance.
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Love, regret and humanity: The Last Blossom explores the lot at Manchester Animation Festival 2025
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The Last Blossom is an intensely human film which reflects on the meaningful moments of a man’s life.
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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain review: a beautiful animation with strong heart at Manchester Animation Festival 2025
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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is a highly sentimental animated triumph with plenty of feeling.
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I Am Frankelda review: what it misses in writing, it gains in aesthetics at Manchester Animation Festival 2025
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I Am Frankelda offers a bold concept but does not manage to achieve enough substance.
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Pure storytelling perfection takes the form of Arco at Manchester Animation Festival 2025
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A favourite for an Oscar, Arco – a unique, heart-wrenching, powerful story – is completely justified in its critical acclaim.
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Steve Henderson talks animation from around the world and the future of the Manchester Animation Festival
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I talk with Steve Henderson ahead of the 11th run of the Manchester Animation Festival.
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Happyend: the feel-good dystopian film of the year
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A heartfelt Japanese goodbye to youth and praise of rebellious energy and friendship
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Jack Rooke’s Channel 4 creation Big Boys is the best thing to watch in freshers’ week
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From first years to those returning to uni, Big Boys has a lot to give to help students in their first weeks away from home
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