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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
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