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Does your student house have ‘Britain’s ugliest carpet’?
Posh Flooring have announced a competition to find ‘Britain’s ugliest carpet’
Staffordshire apologise to student accused under Prevent strategy
Mohammed Farooq was quizzed after being seen reading a textbook on terrorism. The university have flagged up the difficulties with implementing Prevent
NUS begins legal action against scrapping of maintenance grants
The National Union of Students has begun legal action against the government’s plans to scrap maintenance grants on the basis of the implications for equality
Japanese government cuts swathes of university departments
A Japanese minister has called for universities to teach subjects that “better meet society’s needs,” resulting in institutions closing or severely cutting humanities, social science and law departments
UCLAN exclude UK students from medicine degree
Government limits on the amount of UK students able to take a medicine degree has meant that the University of Central Lancashire has had to exclude home students altogether
Recipe: Creme egg brownies
Katie Green shows us how to make these eggsellent chocolate treats in time for Easter
Review: Red Hot World Buffet
Katie Green heads to Deansgate to see if there’s anything different about this buffet chain
Review: Urban Cookhouse
Food Editor Ellie Gibbs reviews the newly opened Urban Cookhouse on Princess Street
Manchester hosts prestigious humanitarian conference
Notable humanitarian academics and practitioners from around the world attended a conference in Manchester
Name revealed for Manchester’s new public square
The Co-operative crowdsourced the new name for a new public square in the the £800 million city centre development NOMA
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University of Manchester ranked seventh in the UK
The University of Manchester is, as of 2015, 7th in the UK rankings
Refugee crisis in Manchester
Reports show Manchester is doing the most to resettle refugees. However many students and public officials are demanding more is done to help those in need
Cornelia Parker tells Manchester to rise up in a “call to arms”
As the University of Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery wins multiple national awards, renowned artist Corneila Parker tells Manchester students to rise up and fight for their future
Medical imaging technique could benefit cancer patients
University of Manchester research has found that MRI scans could prove to be useful in determining whether patients should undergo chemotherapy
Homeless activist hospitalised after Manchester Metropolitan eviction
Manchester Metropolitan University claims no violent altercations took place, but one woman was sent to hospital because of her treatment during the eviction
University announces new £350m engineering campus
Dutch architects selected to build new engineering department on the main university campus
The Coffee Column
Here at The Mancunion Food & Drink, we’re starting a revolution against ubiquitous commercial coffee brands, to help independent and passionate retailers to thrive in the caffeine-fuelled world of café consumerism
Manchester has highest student-related crime rate outside London
Data shows how much higher the crime rate at London universities is, but places all four of Manchester’s universities at the top of the non-London list
Inquiry into sexist “lad culture” at universities to be launched
Sajid Javid MP has ordered a crackdown on sexist behaviour on campus which has been described as a “pandemic”
NUS call for “all-out defiance” of Counter-Terror strategy
The NUS is collaborating with Defend the Right to Protest to oppose the government’s strategy to prevent radicalisation, which involves monitoring events & political campaigns on campus