News Archive
11th October 2012
Teenager has stomach removed after 18th birthday celebrations
A liquid nitrogen laced cocktail has left an 18 year in hospital with her stomach removed
11th October 2012
Shisha as dangerous as cigarettes, say NHS
Manchester City Council and NHS launch shisha health awareness campaign in effort to publicise dangers of smoking shisha
11th October 2012
Manchester Uni Facebook page for ‘hilarious confessions’ launched
Facebook pages created for Manchester university students to tell all their shocking stories
11th October 2012
Police link sex attacks in student area
Police increase patrols in Fallowfield and Withington after two sexual assaults in the area
11th October 2012
Stressed academics face ‘increasingly intolerable pressure’
University staff are considerably more stressed than the average British working person
11th October 2012
Manchester unveils first British memorial for ‘A Clockwork Orange’ author
A blue plaque is unveiled outside Samuel Alexander for the Manchester graduate
9th October 2012
Book Club cross-sections: Emily Clark, Food and Drink editor
We asked fellow Mancunion editor, Emily Clark, what she has been reading (and drinking) this week
8th October 2012
Gang injunctions introduced after shootings in Salford
Six shootings over September have led police to pass gang injunctions for the first time
7th October 2012
Come Have Dinner With Me – Catherine
Catherine May hosts the second night of jealousy-inducing crockery and a very handsome tarte tatin
7th October 2012
Great British Bake Off Drinking Game
In knead of a game to prove you’ve been bread for drinking?
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7th October 2012
Baking Society
If you don’t join this society you certainly won’t be taking the biscuit
5th October 2012
University of Manchester students happiest since 2005, says NSS
83% of students at University of Manchester ‘satisfied’ – up 4% from last year
5th October 2012
Union events – Good idea, poor execution
This week I examine what went wrong with The Welcome Week Party and M13 Festival
5th October 2012
Student satisfaction rises but ‘Manchester must try harder,’ says Prof Agnew
– “83 is good but it’s not good enough”
– University targeting improvements to feedback and academic support
4th October 2012
Appeal after Whitworth Park assault
Police are appealing for information about an assault on a homeless man in Whitworth Park last month
4th October 2012
George Galloway sues NUS over “rape denier” claims
George Galloway is suing the NUS after they referred to him as “rape denier” and banned him from speaking at their events
4th October 2012
‘Go-Compare’ style website lauched for university courses
Students can now compare details of every UK university course on new Unistats website
4th October 2012
Universities ‘still advertising vacancies’ days before term starts
‘Prestigious’ universities still advertising places for over 13,500 courses
4th October 2012
100,000 science graduates needed to maintain economy
A report has found that an extra 10,000 annual science graduates are needed to maintain the UK economy
4th October 2012
300-million-year-old insects seen for first time
300-million-year-old insects have been visualised from inside rock for the first time.