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25th November 2013
Feeding freshers for under a fiver
So you’re settling in to student life now, no doubt becoming accustomed to Sainsbury’s discount shelf and piercing the film of the microwave meal. Could be worse right? But there’s nothing quite like a decent home cooked meal. Forget all the excuses, “I can’t be bothered”, “fresh produce is too expensive”, “I’ve not got time”, […]
25th November 2013
Alumni donations reach £460,000
Alumni donations to scholarship funds and campus projects top £100,000 this semester
25th November 2013
Fury over students ‘blacking up’
Students ‘blacking up’ for fancy dress causes controversy at Russell Group universities
25th November 2013
Manchester students protest privatisation of student debt
“Debt-ins” take place across campus to protest sell-off of student loan book
25th November 2013
Opportunist thief burgles unlocked student home
Ipad with University of Manchester logo stolen
25th November 2013
Request for witnesses after attempted daylight robbery
Daylight phone thief apprehended by university security
25th November 2013
“Miracle material” graphene to be used in condoms
Researchers attempt to make graphene-based condoms.
25th November 2013
Mystery of moving statue at Manchester Museum solved
An engineer has found the cause behind the rotating Egyptian statue at the Manchester Museum
25th November 2013
Students’ Union to cut staff in face of deficit
Students’ Union bosses look to staff for ‘cost-saving’ and ‘income-generating’ ideas
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25th November 2013
Apathetic turnout for Halls Committee elections
Seven out of twelve Owens Park RA positions go uncontested
25th November 2013
Elbow singer opens £34m MMU School of Art
Frontman Garvey joined by Cornerhouse CEO on School’s 175th anniversary
25th November 2013
University reception moved amid ‘security concerns’ over course closure protest
Protest in response to closure of Learning Disability Studies course closure
Social Responsibility Reception was purposely targeted by protesters
25th November 2013
Warehouse Project DJ plays Fallowfield house-party
Bondax, Preditah and Transmission Collective play house parties in Fallowfield on Saturday night
25th November 2013
Swansea University Pole Fitness Society re-instated
Society accused of being linked to sex-industry
25th November 2013
10 Foods to eat Before a Night Out
These foods provide the perfect stomach lining for excessive amounts of alcohol
18th November 2013
Working class students under-represented at elite universities
Higher education class gap can’t be explained by grade difference
18th November 2013
1994 Group university research lobby disbands
The research lobby split this month, following half its members leaving
18th November 2013
Biology team wins prize for synthetic palm oil
A team of students won the prestigious prize after modifying a version of E.coli
18th November 2013
Student Assembly endorses ‘Save Our Veggie Café’ campaign
Supporting the Veggie Cafe becomes official Students’ Union policy