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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
11th February 2014

Cyclist killed in collision outside Owens Park

Major delays and diversions along Wilmslow Road after tragic accident
10th February 2014

RedRum “put lives at stake”

– Fallowfield nightclub’s license revoked after four violent incidents there were ‘covered up’ by staff – Owner of RedRum speaks exclusively to The Mancunion, calls allegations ‘racist’
10th February 2014

MMU students rescued from Welsh mountains

It took 50 rescuers 9 hours to rescue the group of university students from Manchester
10th February 2014

Staff member charged with voyeurism

A member of the House Services Team has been charged with two counts of voyeurism
10th February 2014

Clubbers in hospital after ceiling collapses at Factory 251

A large piece of plasterboard fell from the second floor ceiling
10th February 2014

The ‘Bucks Stocked Here: Union in deal with “tax-dodging” chain

The Students’ Union is “aware of claims of tax-dodging” but “do not have a policy in place to boycott” company

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10th February 2014

Manchester graduates second most-targeted by recruiters

Employers target Manchester students ahead of Oxford and Cambridge
10th February 2014

GPs charge students for mitigating circumstances letters

Doctor’s letter charges cause student anger
10th February 2014

Students stage own lectures during strikes

Third-years taught second-years using their previous year’s notes
10th February 2014

Manchester professor’s son in helium gas suicide tragedy

Student’s suicide leads to questions raised with Home Secretary
10th February 2014

Student protestors could face prison for violent disorder

The Birmingham Guild of Students’ Officers is facing countrywide condemnation for calling themselves “disappointed” by protestors.
10th February 2014

University staff walk out over pay dispute

Unions threaten further strike action if offer of one per cent pay increase not improved
10th February 2014

UCAS applications rise again as gender gap emerges

Gender gap in university intake needs ‘urgent focus’, says UCAS chief
4th February 2014

Dry January: road to perdition or salvation?

Have you slogged through a booze-free start to the year, or has January started where December left off?
4th February 2014

The revising student’s day on a plate

Victor Croci confesses all with this food diary of a stressed student
3rd February 2014

University hacked for MoD links

Queen Mary has been accused of collaborating ‘with government security services’ to ‘monitor civilians’