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7th March 2014
UCL student fined £1000 for chalking
A student from University College London has been fined £1010 for writing a protest slogan in chalk on the building that houses the office of the university’s Vice-Chancellor. Konstancja Duff, 25, was arrested last July on a protest against the outsourcing of university employees’ contracts after writing “sick pay, holidays, pensions now” in chalk on […]
4th March 2014
In this world of selfies, groupies, hashtag and yolo, how is traditional photography placed amidst it all?
As photography becomes the most accessible form of art in our ever-progressing world of technology and social media, is it being enriched or undermined by our incessant documenting and uploading of our experiences? Arts Editor Abbie Roberts isn’t sure…a
3rd March 2014
Cambridge dons call for more female professors
Emphasis on “different types of success” would help promote gender equality in academia, say proposals
3rd March 2014
180 students’ unions demand universities fix international student fees
Fee increases for international students condemned as “unfair”, by NUS officer
3rd March 2014
Humanities faculty suggests drastic grading system change
Proposed change in the mark scheme could see students graded in a similar way to the American style of letter grades
3rd March 2014
OFT considers detailed investigation into ‘non-competitive practices’ at universities
Reports of poor value for money, substandard teaching, and price fixing, may lead to university probe
3rd March 2014
Exec ignore voters, nix paid Mancunion editor
Sixty-eight per cent of students vote for Mancunion editor to be full-time paid job – but Exec ignore result and remove role as part of cuts to make up for £0.5m deficit
3rd March 2014
Students take to Manchester’s streets to ‘Reclaim the Night’
Demonstrators marched from Fallowfield to the University’s Oxford Road campus, chanting and waving banners
3rd March 2014
Union exec officer calls for North Campus bus route
Diversity Officer Omar Aljuhani wants to improve disabled access and the student experience for students living on the North Campus
3rd March 2014
Success for University’s Model United Nations society at London conference
Two Manchester students won awards during the conference
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2nd March 2014
Meh-lection frenzy sweeps Students’ Union Exec
Exec position nominations see lack of interest, even though advertised for people who “fancy earning £16.6k” or “taking a paid year out”
28th February 2014
Pakistan and Islamic societies hold week to ‘tackle misconceptions’
Pakistan Week and Community Week aim to address negative preconceptions about Pakistani and Muslim students
27th February 2014
Three women injured in Baa Bar assault
Three women and two men caught in unprovoked attack over taxi
25th February 2014
Man in serious condition after car overturns on Oxford Road
Fire services cut two passengers free from overturned Lexus
24th February 2014
Manchester ranked worst for student crime
Manchester knocked Nottingham off the top spot
24th February 2014
Liverpool students hospitalised after taking ‘”Geebs”
In the space of a week, five students were rushed to hospital after taking a chemical used in the cleaning of car alloys
24th February 2014
University alumni host debate on drugs and alcohol
“Drinking responsibly is good for society”, says pub chain boss
24th February 2014
Government “unrealistic” about student loan repayments
New report says that £80 billion of unpaid debt may be an underestimate
24th February 2014
University spends £20,000 to build a pub
London South Bank University is using the bar as a psychology experiment