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#GetSust: Welcome to the Sustainability Challenge, the biggest ever event on campus
On Tuesday 20th September 2016, the university is running a landmark collaborative event to engage all 8000 new first year students in University of Manchester’s Ethical Grand Challenges Programme
Students lose £32 million in rental deposits
New research reveals that four in ten students had their deposit retained at the end of last term, losing in total £32 million this year in rental deposits
Highest ever ranking for the University of Manchester
The University of Manchester has been ranked 29th in the QS World University Rankings, despite uncertainties around Brexit causing most UK universities to drop in the league table
Manchester RAG win ‘RAG of the Year’
Manchester RAG win four awards at the National Student Fundraising Awards including RAG of the Year
NUS officially joins rent strike campaign
The NUS has pledged to facilitate student rent strikes to combat the ‘exploitative’ nature of university accommodation
Universities announce fees of over £9,000 before government approval
Students about to begin their applications to go to university in 2017 may be faced with fees of more than the current £9,000 cap
‘Running for their lives’: A Manchester student on the horrors of the Nice attack
University of Manchester student Daniel Austin, on his year abroad in Nice, tells the horror of his experience of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day, which left 85 dead and hundreds injured
UCL Cut The Rent achieves £1 million concession
Following a five-month rent strike in protest of extortionate student accommodation, UCL students have secured promises of bursaries and rent freezes
Brexit begins to take its toll on British research
The uncertainty surrounding Britain’s status within the EU has led to research at British universities reportedly taking a hit only a fortnight after the referendum
Emma Atkins replaces Michael Spence as Education Officer
After a “period of reflection” the 2015/16 officer stepped down and has been replaced by the second place candidate
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Manchester graphene start-up wins Royal Society prize
Former Manchester Ph.D. student Antonios Oikonomou has already won £50,000 through the Eli & Britt Harari competition to develop Eksagon
Mandelson officially takes up MMU Chancellorship
“Lord of Darkness” Peter Mandelson began his term as the official figurehead of the university at the beginning of April this year
Manchester receives prestigious royal award
For its successes in Materials research, the University of Manchester has been awarded one of 12 Regius Professorships to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday
Justine Greening speaks to staff & students at Global Development Institute
The Secretary of State for International Development visited the university last week to consult with experts on how to tackle economic gender inequality across the world
Manchester drops out of top 30 in Guardian rankings
The Guardian’s 2017 league tables saw all three satisfaction rankings rise for Manchester, though it dropped two places to number 31
Academics to walk out over “insulting” pay levels
Staff will stage a strike next Thursday and Friday as well as refusing to work overtime or set extra work from the 25th onwards
Results of Royall anti-Semitism inquiry released
The recommendations following an inquiry into allegations of anti-Semitism within the Oxford University Labour Club have been released
UEA bans mortarboard throwing at graduation
Citing safety reasons as well as concern that many were returned to the dress suppliers damaged, the University of East Anglia has banned hat-throwing at graduation
Deal reached in Junior Doctors dispute subject to membership ballot
Following months of disagreement which saw the first-ever strike by doctors, an agreement has been reached on Junior Doctor contracts
Manchester medical students travel to Madagascar to study and treat infectious disease
After a successful expedition to Madagascar in 2015, a group will return to the remote area to assess the impact of schistosomiasis