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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

Manchester grad to row across Atlantic

Race to raise money for breast cancer
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