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11th November 2014

In honour of the 34th anniversary of Manchester becoming the world’s first nuclear free city, the Mayor of Hiroshima has officially handed over seedlings to the Lord Mayor of Manchester taken from hope trees that survived the atomic bomb in 1945

11th November 2014

In collaboration with the Manchester based Lesbian and Gay Foundation Manchester, the Central Library will host an archive of Manchester’s gay history, including prominent magazine publications and historical documents

11th November 2014

Nearly one in four academics surveyed by the Times Higher Education magazine believe that universities are encouraging them to award higher grades to students

11th November 2014

Academics at universities nationwide have voted in favour of refusing to set or mark work in the dispute regarding pension cuts, starting from 6th November

9th November 2014

Last week, Manchester’s Debating Union posed the controversial and divisive question: should
we wear the poppy?

9th November 2014

Teygan Sugrue, a first year Russian with Economics student, died suddenly of Meningitis a week ago

8th November 2014

There is a pay gap between state school and private school graduates who achieve the same degree in the same subject, and go into the same profession

7th November 2014

The University of Manchester Students’ Union is to use the former-RBS building next to Academy 1 as an environmentally friendly charity shop

7th November 2014

A Greater Manchester Police anti-theft poster on campus since 2007 has caused controversy due to complaints that it perpetuates ‘victim-blaming’ attitudes

4th November 2014

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4th November 2014

Ellie Gibbs heads to Ancoats’ street food warehouse to try out what’s on offer.

31st October 2014

The Sun has contacted this publication among others across the country offering money for photographs of students in offensive fancy dress costumes this Halloween, a move that the Executive team has collectively condemned

31st October 2014

Thomas Docherty, a staunch opponent of the marketisation of education, was reprimanded for negative body language and sarcasm during interviews for faculty positions.

30th October 2014

A YouGov survey has discovered that 84 per cent of students think their accommodation is harmful to health

29th October 2014

The 19-year-old was raped in an alleyway near Whitby Road in Fallowfield at around 3:30am last Saturday, on her way home from a night out

27th October 2014

Jose Harrington explores the benefits of cutting down our meat intake.

26th October 2014

In search of a notorious wedge of cake, a friend and I were quickly thrown off course after coming into contact with Pieminister

26th October 2014

Manchester libraries have launched the ‘Just Six Minutes’ campaign following news from researchers at Mindlab International that reading just six minutes a day can significantly reduce stress levels

26th October 2014

NHS hospital staff striked last Monday and are threatening further action over outrage that a proposed one per cent increase in pay has been rejected by Government, despite plans for a 10 per cent increase for MPs

26th October 2014

The money will be used to lower carbon emissions and transform the area into a ‘smart city’