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Candidate for NUS President accused of anti-Semitism
With NUS elections a week away, Malia Bouattia, a candidate for NUS President, has been asked to clarify comments she has made regarding Jewish students and Zionism
Unison claim protesting catering staff threatened with pay deductions
Allegations have been made that UMC threatened any staff who joined Thursday’s rally against job cuts would have an hours pay deducted
Majority of students want to scrap UCAS clearing
Students have revealed their concerns with the current system, claiming it has a ‘bad reputation’ and that they feel embarrassed to say they had used it
TEDx Conference to be Held at the University of Manchester
TedX will returning to the University of Manchester for the day on Saturday 16th April with an ‘Infinite Possibilities’ lecture series
LSE accused of evicting a student with mental health difficulties
LSE faced questions as their Residential and Disability and Wellbeing Services were accused of ignoring the advice of NHS medical professionals and SU officers and of evicting a student with acute mental illness
Preview: Economics for Everyone Conference 2016
The Post-Crash Economics Society conference ‘Economics for Everyone’ brings together the public, students and economists to learn, talk and democratise economics.
The raw food reality
What happened when we logged the play-by-play of America’s most extreme diet
Government to miss 2020 Higher Education Target
If current trends continue the government is expected to miss its 2020 target for widening participation in Higher Education
Death and rape threats made in feminist cupcake dispute
Personal attacks were made to organisers of a ‘gender pay gap’ bake sale at the University of Queensland that charged different prices to men and women
White children fall behind at GCSE due to “lack of parental support”
Despite being high achievers at age 5, white children tend to fall behind ethnic minority groups at GCSE level, study says
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Manchester PhD student wins Science Communication Competition
The science communicaion competition aimed to change common perceptions about the subject area of chemistry as being inaccessible to the general public
The Closet x MISSGUIDED Preview
The Closet and MISSGUIDED team up to bring you one of the most highly anticipated fashion events of the year, all in the name of their chosen charity, Manchester Mind
Survey reveals British public stands behind all-out junior doctor strike
Of those who participated in the survey, most blamed the continued dispute over junior doctor contracts on the Department of Health
Brexit could cost UK £3.7 billion generated from EU students
According to a report by UUK, students studying in the UK from the European Union bring £3.7 billion to the UK and help create jobs
Muslim women academically outperform male counterparts
Academics find that Muslim women now outnumber Muslim men in the number of people aged 21-24 with higher education degrees, in stark contrast to past statistics
Motion to ban Prime Minister from SU to be debated at Senate
The motion questions the democratic legitimacy of the current government, since “zero students voted Tory”
Student tackles Cameron on his ‘personal experience’ of tax avoidance
At a talk on the EU delivered to students at Exeter University, David Cameron was ambushed when a student suggested Cameron had ‘personal experience’ of tax avoidance
Positive coping mechanisms may help UK academics deal with stress of the job
A study on UK university academics has revealed the need to teach staff how to deal with stress in a positive way
Racial abuse reported in Warwick halls of residence
Faramade Ifaturoti, a first year biomedical sciences student posted a photo of her bananas—which had racist names written on them—to Twitter
Survey: Racism at UK universities
Student newspapers from across the United Kingdom have launched an investigation into racism on campus