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End of sanctions will have little effect on Iranian Higher Education
There will be no “sea change” in Iranian students studying abroad now that sanctions are lifted, claims The Times Higher Education
Academics demand justice after death of Italian student in Egypt
Thousands of academics from across the world, including some from the University of Manchester, have signed an open letter condemning the torture and death of an Italian Ph.D. student in Cairo, demanding a impartial investigation be allowed
Junior doctors to walk out again
The junior doctors’ strikes will continue on Wednesday 10th February while negotiations between the BMA and the government have not come to a conclusion
Pangaea: Level 10 – Costume Competition
Who will be crowned champion and make it to the next level?
Student charity shop ‘The Closet’ trashed at Pangaea
Last week, the sustainable student charity shop, ‘The Closet’, opened its doors to the students of Manchester but following Pangaea Festival
Living Wage for University of Manchester catering staff
As of the beginning of February, catering staff at the University of Manchester are to be paid the Living Wage
University IT Director resigns soon after outsourcing conflicts
Less than a month ago, IT workers were informed that the structural shakeup of the department was being put on hold
First female Master appointed at Peterhouse college Cambridge
Bridget Kendall has given students of Peterhouse hope that the college will no longer be perceived as dominantly right-wing and “stuck in the past”
Cambridge student found murdered in Cairo
Visiting scholar and Cambridge Ph.D. student Giulio Regeni was found murdered in Cairo
BME students still struggle to access top universities
David Cameron condemned the reported statistics that only 48 African, Carribbean or mixed students were admitted to Oxford in 2013
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Universities look to address medicine degree bias
Lack of medicine students from underprivileged backgrounds is seen as a sign limited support and guidance throughout A-levels and university applications
UK universities sign partnerships with Egyptian institutions
Last week, officials met to finalise a deal creating academic links between UK universities and their Egyptian counterparts currently operating under internationally-condemned authoritarian rule
“No prospect” of Freedom of Information exemption at universities, says Straw
The commission to review the Freedom of Information Act were not convinced that in order to “level the playing field,” universities deserved an exemption from the Act
Preview: Earth Week
Earth Week comes to the Students’ Union for its third year, with a schedule of events to promote environmental awareness
TEDxManchester Ticket Giveaway
Be one of the lucky winners of a ticket for the sold out event and spend Valentine’s day exploring inspiring talks
Vagina Monologues: Preview
The University of Manchester’s Students’ Union puts on another production of The Vagina Monologues, following on from the success last year
Manchester 53rd in top 100 LGBT*-friendly workplaces
Stonewall evaluates organisations across the country using submissions to the Workplace Equality Index
Students for Europe launches nationally and locally
The Students for Europe, a cross-party pro-EU group has been launched to galvanise students ahead of the European Referendum
Inquest records suicide at University of Salford over grades
A student at the University of Salford hid her depression and jumped to her death in her halls of residence after obtaining a 2:2 in her second year
UCL student strike action for rent cuts continues
Strikers are withholding more than a quarter of a million pounds in accommodation fees to pressure the university into cutting rents by 40 per cent