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1st February 2013
Manchester’s Olympic legacy of sports facility closures
Plans to close Withington Baths and other local facilities have been met with strong opposition from the local community
1st February 2013
Outrage as exam papers ask ‘unanswerable’ questions
Complaints made after series of blunders during January exams
1st February 2013
High speed rail to run under Owens Park
Current plans will see High Speed trains hurtling under Fallowfield’s student village
30th January 2013
XFM hires Fuse FM star
Hattie Pearson joins an exciting new schedule on alternative national radio station XFM
27th January 2013
Nigella Lawson: love or loathe?
This week we place the sultry Nigella Lawson under the meticulous Food & Drink section’s microscope
24th January 2013
‘Calamity Commons’ closes again
More setbacks as Alan Gilbert Learning Commons shut today due to drainage issues
22nd January 2013
Missing Man Met student Souvik Pal found dead in canal
Body of student who went missing on New Year’s Eve found in canal near Manchester United ground
18th January 2013
SPOTTED shuts down amid complaints and library pressure
Popular Facebook page pointing out attractive students in the library taken down following concerns of student welfare
17th January 2013
Crossing over: Fresh Fridays quit Students’ Union to replace The BOP
Fresh Fridays to leave the Students’ Union next semester in favour of Jabez Clegg following a dispute with Rough Hill
14th January 2013
Staff member jailed for stealing £30k from Cancer Studies department
– Money spent on drug habit and computers
– Sentenced to 20 months in jail
– Used fake names for expenses claims
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3rd December 2012
PCC: Clegg and Cameron ‘dunces of the year’
Tony Lloyd, Greater Manchester’s new Police and Crime Commissioner blames the government for November’s embarrassing elections
3rd December 2012
Salford student puts ‘soundscapes’ on the map
App by PhD student aims to create worldwide ‘sound map’
3rd December 2012
Cambridge to begin ‘Terminator Studies’
Academics at the University of Cambridge will open a new centre to study potential human “extinction” risks
3rd December 2012
Suspended MMU Prof offered job back
Professor Ian Parker is expected to appeal the decision, which requires him to issue an apology
3rd December 2012
You have been evicted: ‘Big Brother psychologist’ lecturer fired
Professor Geoff Beattie plans to appeal ‘gross misconduct’ charges
3rd December 2012
Sponsor a scholar for sex
Website offering funding to students in exchange for “discreet adventures” exposed
3rd December 2012
People of faith unite to spruce up Platt Fields Park
Volunteers paint fences and clean graffiti for Interfaith Week
3rd December 2012
Academic wins science award
Prof wins prize for breakthrough work in nuclear physics
30th November 2012
Mastermind success for blind University of Manchester student
‘Festive Fifty’ expert Rachael Neiman through to the semi-finals