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8th December 2014

Students “find it ridiculous that MPs will be debating ‘loud student parties’ in parliament this week, whilst next to nothing is being done to protect women that are being raped”.

7th December 2014

On Wednesday the 3rd of December West Midlands police violently broke up a peaceful free education sit-in by Warwick students using force and CS spray. Warwick Students’ Union has responded with a move of solidarity organising further protests against the alleged police brutality, now supported by Manchester’s Students’ Union.

7th December 2014

A motion which would make Cardiff University officially pro-choice has been defeated in an annual meeting

7th December 2014

A 22-year-old was raped as she walked home from a friend’s house around 11:30pm on Friday the 5th of December

5th December 2014

Current students of Hebrew, Persian and Turkish will not be affected but no new students will be admitted to the course

3rd December 2014

In the early hours of the Black Friday shopping spree Greater Manchester Police were called out to over seven Tescos to deal with crowds of hundreds of disgruntled shoppers

3rd December 2014

Between 22nd and 26th June 2015, The University of Manchester will host Graphene Week 2015. For this occasion, the £61 million National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the university will open for the first time

3rd December 2014

The University of East Anglia is to sell tampons for no profit in protest to VAT

3rd December 2014

The Women’s Campaign in Manchester marched against sexual violence in soladarity with protester Emma Sulkowicz, the University of Colombia student whose rapist was not expelled

3rd December 2014

The Manchester Campaigns Bazaar showcased the wide variety of campaign and community groups across Manchester. A panel debate at the event discussed ‘What’s Left? Local Activism in the Age of Austerity’

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3rd December 2014

A national campaign to promote HIV testing among high-risk groups with the tagline ‘I’m testing’ takes place across England, hoping to slow the spread of the deadly virus

3rd December 2014

Science & Technology Editor Andy van den Bent-Kelly attended an interesting debate at the Sackville Street Building in which four experts discussed the challenges facing the world of motoring and what solutions the industries are suggesting

3rd December 2014

The document, which shows 17th century Manchester, had been resting virtually untouched in the library’s archives for decades

2nd December 2014

Research shows that ambitious graduates expect to have their lives all figured out by the age of 30

1st December 2014

The voting deadline was extended, after the Education Officer of UMSU was accused of using her position to influence the outcome of the vote.

30th November 2014

A man who imprisoned and tortured his girlfriend for nine hours in his home in Rochdale has been sentenced this week to 11 years in prison

30th November 2014

Cat Hanson introduces readers to Ella Woodward (AKA Deliciously Ella) and her amazing recipes

30th November 2014

Food & Drink Co-Editor Ellie Gibbs shares a recipe for easy focaccia

30th November 2014

Global Week 2014 has come to an end but has proven itself to be a cultural success

30th November 2014

University accommodation is becoming too expensive for students as it increases in price at a rate higher than inflation