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Manchester City Council opens its doors to the homeless
Manchester City Council is putting steps in place as numbers of rough sleepers continues to rise
Student Parents and Carers Awareness Stall
Next Monday, the Student Parents and Carers stall will be outside University Place to offer support and advice to those who care for a family member or child
University funding body mixes up state vs privately educated students statistics
HEFCE admit statistics released this summer, suggesting state school students did better at university than privately educated students, were reversed
Preview: iSessions charity gig night
Four student bands from the University of Manchester are competing in a charity gig night next Tuesday for the chance to represent the university in the national iSessions competition organised by The Independent and the i
Wake Me Up Before Your Kokoa
Fortunately for my daily chocolate intake (for the next year at least), Greenhouse now stock the award-winning brand of Kokoa Collection
Charges dropped against Bahar Mustafa after #killallwhitemen row
High profile charges have been dropped against Bahar Mustafa, after social media comments stating #killallwhitemen were discovered by her critics
The Go Abroad Fair
The Go Abroad Fair will see the university’s various international programmes gather under one roof for all interested students
Devo Manc: One year on
A year on from the beginnings of Devo Manc, Greater Manchester is undergoing a comprehensive boom
Student raped in Fallowfield
Last month a student coming home from a night out was raped in Fallowfield, police are appealing for a witness to come forward.
Open University staff vote for strike action
Hundreds of jobs are at stake as the Open University proposes closures of seven centres around the UK
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Jeremy Hunt makes a new offer to junior doctors to avoid strikes
A day before the BMA launch their ballot to strike, Jeremy Hunt announces he is open to negotiate the newly proposed contract, though this itself has not come without criticism
The scientist sacked by the government – in conversation with Professor David Nutt
Known for being sacked for comparing the harms of horse riding with taking ecstasy or cannabis, neuropsychopharmacologist Professor Nutt is the controversial scientist everyone is talking about
95 per cent of girls groped on nights out
95 per cent of female university students have reported sexual harassment on nights out in a survey by The Tab. This and other research has forced universities to take action to protect their students
Outrage at Higher Education shakeup proposals
Students and the higher education sector have expressed concern after the government revealed a green paper, which suggests deep and wide ranging changes to the higher education sector
South African students express outrage at proposed increase in tuition fees
Students of at least seven major universities in South Africa have protested the increase in tuition fees, resulting in police intervention and 23 arrests
Brain chemistry adapts to raise pain threshold, Manchester study reveals
University of Manchester researchers have found that the chemical composition of the human brain can adapt to help alleviate chronic pain
UCAS to implement “name blind” applications to tackle discrimination
In order to tackle racial bias, the British government backs plans by UCAS to implement ‘name blind’ university application forms
The Coffee Column: Grindsmith
Columnist Andrew Wells heads down to Grindsmith in the Great Northern Warehouse on Deansgate to check out the daily grind
Manchester and UK universities build up stronger partnerships with China
New collaborations and investments with China have been set in occasion of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK
Report highlights the weakness of the student vote in the general election
A study has highlighted how limitations in opinion poll methodology and the geographic dispersal of students resulted in their vote being weaker than expected in this year’s election