News Archive
24th February 2014
University spends £20,000 to build a pub
London South Bank University is using the bar as a psychology experiment
24th February 2014
Withholding graduation due to library fines “breach of consumer law”
The University, which makes over £200,000 a year from library fines alone, has been warned to change its rules and allow students to graduate even with ‘non-academic debt’
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
22nd February 2014
A day on a plate
The opportunities are endless as Anthony Cornish tells us about his daily eats.
22nd February 2014
Herbal Teas: Love them or hate them?
The herbal tea revolution: a health and taste sensation, or is it no substitute for a proper cuppa?
21st February 2014
Manchester students hear the real stories behind the HIV pandemic from young people living with HIV
“Student Stop AIDS” comes to Manchester
19th February 2014
Have the Exec kept their promises?
One semester in – we check if the Exec have kept their promises
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17th February 2014
Human rights campaigner made Honorary Professor of Law
Shami Chakrabarti is the Director of Liberty and advocate of civil rights
17th February 2014
MMU staff stage full-day strike over ‘unlawful’ pay dock
Strike action has had “little or no impact” at most universities and protestors should focus on negotiating better pay deals for the 2014-15 period, says UCEA
17th February 2014
Ministers ‘very concerned’ by vice chancellor’s pay rises
Vince Cable and David Willetts have called for senior management to show “much greater restraint”
17th February 2014
Piccadilly Gardens: The “Berlin Wall” of Manchester
The gardens have been rated as one of the most unappealing attractions in the city
17th February 2014
Student visa tests suspended after fraud exposed
BBC programme discovers student visa system riddled with fraud
17th February 2014
Student fights off gun-toting thief on campus: Caught on CCTV
Watch the moment an 18-year-old student fought off an armed 42-year-old who tried to steal his phone
17th February 2014
Man dies of suspected overdose at Academy indoor festival
It is believed the man took a quantity of MDMA inside Academy 2
17th February 2014
Students perform ‘neknominations’ during lectures
In one case a student dressed up as Robin in a University of Manchester politics lecture
17th February 2014
Mourners pay tribute to cyclist killed in Wilmslow Road collision
Joshua Jarvis, 21, was killed when his bicycle collided with a cement mixer
17th February 2014
Students Union hosts week on the ‘Future of our World’
‘We have the power to tackle these huge issues, but we’ve got to learn about them and how to tackle them’, says organiser