News Archive
24th November 2022
Students seek compensation over “contract breaches” during lockdown
1022 UoM students have joined a group launching legal action against several universities claiming a breach of contract over online teaching during Covid
24th November 2022
Manchester fails to meet its emissions targets
Manchester failed to meet its carbon emmissions targets over the pandemic and is on track to the century’s carbon budget in just 5 years
23rd November 2022
Students’ Union stands with UCU strikes
The Students’ Union will support upcoming UCU industrial action, in support of lecturers and other academic staff, it announced on November 17
23rd November 2022
Police Now promoting in SU despite police ban
Following the passing of the ‘cops off campus’ policy’ the charity Police Now were advocating for the police in the Students’ Union building
21st November 2022
UoM Amnesty International calls upon University to cut ties with Lethal Autonomous Weapons
UoM’s branch of Amnesty International has called upon the University to cut its ties with organisations that create Lethal Autonomous Weapons
21st November 2022
UCU Teach Outs to be held in the Students’ Union
As alternatives to missed lecture time, university staff will be providing four informal lectures, known as ‘Teach Outs’, in the Students’ Union
21st November 2022
Never OK: A stand against sexual harassment
Never OK, an anti-harassment campaign run by UoM, MMU, and UoS, aims to create a zero-tolerance culture towards sexual misconduct
21st November 2022
£95m investment awarded to the Henry Royce Institute
£95 million in funding has been given to the Henry Royce Institute by the government
17th November 2022
English National Opera considering move to Manchester
The English National Opera may relocate to Manchester after a change in funding
17th November 2022
Women in Media returns, kick-starting with fundraiser at Fallowfield’s Handlebar
Back for its eighth consecutive year in Manchester, this years Women in Media conference is set to be a fantastic weekend. Sponsoring charities MASH and Smart Works, WIM’s first fundraiser is being held in Fallowfield’s newest venue, Handlebar
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15th November 2022
Survival of the fittest: May the best human win, or not…
Our bodies are complex and have many different mechanisms that allowed our ancestors to survive the Black Death – but are these mechanisms now secretly sabotaging us?
15th November 2022
UoM students to receive £170 to tackle cost of living crisis
The initiative will cost the University £9 million in the largest payout of any UK University
13th November 2022
X: The Manchester Anthology to be published by the University
The anthology that has kick-started the careers of successful authors returns for its tenth iteration, launching November 14th
9th November 2022
New report calls out ‘institutional racism’ in the justice system
A recent report published by the University of Manchester has found that the judicial system is institutionally racist
8th November 2022
UCU lecturers to strike for three days this November
The UCU has announced that lecturers from all UK universities will be striking on the November 24, 25, and 30
2nd November 2022
UK Supreme Court to sit in Manchester March 2023
Sitting outside of one of the nation’s four capitals for the first time ever, the UK Supreme Court will come to Manchester in March 2023
30th October 2022
‘Ghost gathering’ in Platt Fields Park fails to break Guinness World Record
An event in Platt Fields Park failed to break the Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as ghosts in one place
30th October 2022
‘Going to the Match’ will continue to be in the public domain
The L.S. Lowry painting ‘Going to The Match’ will remain publicly available after it was purchased by The Lowry Arts Centre for £6.6 million
28th October 2022
UCU vote for strike action in historic nation-wide ballot
The UCU has voted for nation-wide strike action over pension cuts and pay and working conditions.
27th October 2022
University staff to receive £1000 cost-of-living payment
All University of Manchester staff who earn up to £71,000 are set to receive a £1000 bonus to help with the cost-of-living.