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Nobel Prize winning scientist to receive Honorary Degree
Four to receive Honorary Degrees as part of the University’s Foundation Day celebrations
Man arrested after body found dead in city centre canal
Body found in Rochdale Canal with the cause of death unknown
Fire at Manchester Student Village sees 1,000 evacuated
3am cooking accident sees Fire and Rescue teams called
Concerns raised over discrimination in GP exam
University of Manchester report raises concerns over discrimination against ethnic minority doctors
University of Manchester ranked 8th for students’ quality of life
Manchester also ranked the highest for the number of pubs and bars in a student city
UK first as Manchester students open food bank
University of Manchester volunteers have been heavily involved
Hero Doctor helps victims of Kenyan mall massacre
University of Manchester PhD reveals his experience helping victims of Kenyan mall massacre
Woman hospitalised after taking drugs at Warehouse Project
32-year-old hospitalised after taking small amount of drugs with friend
Average student gains two stone in first year
The weight gain has been linked to study stress, unhealthy eating and binge drinking
Students’ Union bans The Sun
– Eighteen students vote in favour of ban, two against
– Eighty-three per cent of students surveyed by The Mancunion think Exec should spend time on other things, 59 per cent disagree with ban
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Should we hate those ‘Blurred Lines’?
Manchester Students’ Union is yet to join the ban on Robin Thicke’s hit song
MMU Didsbury campus makes way for residential homes
17 acre estate in Didsbury to undergo regeneration to accommodate the housing needs of the City
MyManchester crash causes chaos
Students were left flustered last Monday after the Manchester Student Portal crashed
Hearing voices potentially helpful?
University scientists are planning to investigate the possibility hearing voices may help people to achieve life goals. Dr. Filippo Varese and Dr. Sara Tai, from the University’s School of Psychological Sciences, are conducting the study. They are looking for volunteers from Greater Manchester with experience hearing voices, whether this experience is positive, negative or neutral. According […]
Free textbooks for freshers
The days of dog-eared textbooks arriving from Amazon marketplace may soon be a thing of the past, with the first ‘#TextbookRescue’ event in Freshers’ Week. Hundreds of first year students turned up to the giveaway at libraries across campus on the morning of Wednesday September 18 to grab free books for their courses. ‘#TextbookRescue’ is […]
One dead, eight hospitalised at WHP opening weekend
32-year-old woman in coma after Friday 4th October show
Drug-testing initiative to take place at club
‘Unwelcoming’ Navy had Council permission to be outside Union
URNU pay £300 for permit – then moved on by Exec Team
Ladbrokes: How to really profit off a University Education
A new gambling scheme allows you to place a £10 on your final degree grade
‘Gold Teeth’ use Holocaust joke in promotions
Jewish Society label comments “inappropriate, offensive and vulgar”