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10th October 2022
Home Secretary disputes party policy on international students
The Home Secretary made comments on number of international students in the UK contradict Conservative goals
7th October 2022
Education Minister’s anti-university statements met with academics’ anger
Andrea Jenkyns claims that the education system pushes “Harry Potter studies” over “construction” have been met with the anger of many academics
7th October 2022
Cops off campus and bus fares: Here’s what happened at the first ever Union Assembly
The first ever Union Assembly of the 2022/23 academic year saw motions passed on kicking cops off campus and transport policy
5th October 2022
Union Assembly votes to keep police off campus
A motion severely limiting police presence on campus was passed by a large majority at the first Union Assembly
30th September 2022
Mayor’s Question Time: Andy Burnham faces questions from Manchester students
On September 29 Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, answered student’s questions at a Question Time event, with issues ranging from transport and housing to the monarchy and devolution
29th September 2022
Exclusive: SU secures £360,000 in funding to help with cost-of-living crisis
Exclusive: The SU has announced £360,000 in funding from the University of Manchester to help students with the cost-of-living crisis
28th September 2022
Greater Manchester Student Assembly petition for £1.50 cap on student bus fares
Five student unions in the Greater Manchester area, collectively called the Greater Manchester Student Assembly, have written to Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to petition him for a £1.50 cap on public transport for students.
28th September 2022
Oversubscription leads to quarter-million pound pay-out for Manchester freshers
Oversubscription has caused over 100 University of Manchester freshers to take £2500 pay-outs from the University to live in Liverpool as the demand for Halls of Residence exceeds the supply.
28th September 2022
Manchester out of the running for Eurovision 2023
Liverpool and Glasgow go head-to-head as Manchester misses out on hosting Eurovision 2023.
28th September 2022
Who are Liz Truss’ new Education Ministers?
On September 9, Liz Truss PM promptly appointed two new Ministers for Higher Education. Who are they and what are their intentions?
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28th September 2022
Queen’s Funeral Halts Monday’s Freshers Fair
Monday’s Fresher’s event was cancelled due to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, angering some students and forcing events to be rescheduled.
23rd September 2022
Jeremy Corbyn speaks to students at the Right to Clothing Campaign launch
Jeremy Corbyn announces the Right to Clothing Campaign at The University of Manchester, in a bid to make clothing more sustainable and affordable.
9th September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II obituary
Queen Elizabeth II opened the University of Manchester in 2004. Following her death, we look back at her life and impact on the city of Manchester
13th August 2022
UoM PHD student faces backlash over research paper on masturbating to comics of young boys
A PHD student at the University of Manchester has recently come under fire and faced a severe online backlash after a research paper he wrote about masturbating to erotic comics of young boys went viral.
18th June 2022
Andy Burnham announces new bus fares to combat cost of living crisis
Bunrham announces that from September 2022 the bus fares will be capped at £2 for adults and £5 for day passes across all operators in Greater Manchester.
9th June 2022
Manchester set for travel nightmare this weekend due to busy music weekend
‘Plan ahead now’ is the warning from Manchester Council for those going
25th May 2022
UoM to give students more choice over remote study in provisional flexible learning plan
UoM has proposed a new flexible learning plan which includes part-time and digital study
25th May 2022
Teenager murders 19 children in Texas School Shooting
On Robb Elemetary’s last day before summer break, a teenage gunman entered the school, murdering 14 children and one teacher.
24th May 2022
Fight in University of Manchester library caught on camera
Footage shows alleged fight between student and older man in University of Manchester Main Library
23rd May 2022
Students and MPs alike left disappointed by the Sue Gray report
The much awaited Sue Gray report has been made public, and it does not look favourably upon Boris Johnson’s government