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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.