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22nd April 2013

University Challenge team set for semi-final

The University of Manchester take on Bangor University tonight for a place in the final of the toughest quiz show on TV
22nd April 2013

£200,000 bid for Oxford Road cycle safety

Plans for a bikes-only traffic light system and halls of residence cycle path
22nd April 2013

Darfur whistleblower calls for action on Syria

Manchester University’s Professor Mukesh Kapila who told the world about the genocide in Darfur during his time at the UN, has called for more to be done to help Syria
18th April 2013

Healthcare students protest against ‘NHS privatisation’

Protest against government NHS reforms organised by Save our NHS campaign
17th April 2013

Manchester vs. Food: an unhealthy marketing ploy?

James Griffiths asks if it is wise to borrow food habits from across the pond
17th April 2013

Preview: Grillstock

Manchester welcomes Grillstock for its Northern debut
11th April 2013

Moving House: Sankeys to close Manchester venue

Owner David Vincent moves production and staff to Ibiza Sankeys to concentrate efforts there
10th April 2013

Just the Toni-c! Pearce elected NUS president

Toni Pearce succeeds Liam Burns as NUS president – despite never have been to university
7th April 2013

DEMO2012 VERDICT: ‘A WASTE OF TIME’

NUS publish evaluation lambasting their own demonstration DEMO2012 and admits costs topped £155,000
7th April 2013

UMSU-SHAMBLES

• THREE candidates successfully appeal against election disqualification • Kazi Tawseef replaces Ellie Bradbury as Wellbeing Officer following recount • Open letter complains about handling of the affair

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22nd March 2013

2013/14 Exec team talk to Fuse FM

Fuse FM talk to the victorious candidates in the immediate aftermath of the Manchester Students’ Union elections
20th March 2013

Manchester mastermind falls short of final

Blind Rachael Neiman pipped to post by just one point
20th March 2013

Reclaim the Night Documentary

Short documentary from Fuse TV about the Reclaim the Night demonstration last month
19th March 2013

Classic university ‘had its day’

Universities have to adapt and embrace technology such as online courses, says report
19th March 2013

‘Bike-gang’ target student smartphones

11 students in a month have been the victim of thieves on bikes on the Oxford Road
19th March 2013

Trees planted in first campus orchard

The University of Manchester has planted its first orchard on campus. Forty students have helped to plant over eighty fruit trees around halls of residence both in the Fallowfield and Victoria Park campus’. Manchester-based social enterprise The Kindling Trust helped with the planting, which has been done in association with the Big Dig, a nationwide […]
19th March 2013

Manchester’s got Wood: University hires TV historian

World renowned historian, Michael Wood, has made over a hundred documentaries and will teach at The University of Manchester from September
19th March 2013

NUS calls to end ‘laddism’ on campus

‘That’s what she said’ report draws attenion to the ‘lad culture’ invading all aspects of university life
19th March 2013

Iconic BBC site now a car park

The Oxford Road site formerly occupied by the BBC New Broadcasting House now offers car parking for £2
19th March 2013

£23 million graphene funding boost

The European funding will be used alongside UK money to build the £61 million National Graphene Institute