News Archive
End in sight for ‘Toast Rack’
MMU’s famous Hollings Faculty will cease to be used from next year
Russell Group could see £80 million loss
Low numbers of undergraduates could cause universities to lose up to £80 million
University Christian Union leader resigns after ‘blacking up’
“Foolish mistake” costs leader his position and causes “damage to anti-racism movements”
Academics condemn regional pay proposals
60 academics signed a letter calling on the government to drop the plans
Shisha bars threaten strike on Curry Mile
Shisha bosses may strike if their compromises are not met in indoor smoking crackdown
News in brief – 5th November
Mancunian zombies, a million pound exhibition and a WWI bomb found in Didsbury
4G goes live in Manchester
UK’s largest mobile network provider launches next generation of service
‘Benefits of US shale gas production overstated,’ say UoM researchers
excess US coal from switching to shale gas exported to UK, Europe and Asia
Thousands vote to elect new student reps
4,215 students voted to elect 21 new student representatives
The night of the living cheese
Ben Walker talks you through his cheeseboard of frightening fromage, perfect this All Hallows’ Eve
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Bob’s your uncle: A guide to apple bobbing
Inject some fruity fun into your Halloween celebrations with Clare Procter’s guide to the traditional game
Manchester well above average in alcohol-related deaths and hospital trips
But students “not responsible for increasing cost of alcohol misuse”
Top high street clothing companies to blame for ‘horrors of Italian sweatshops’
-University of Manchester researcher condemns existence of Zara sweatshops
-H&M “expanding by following this model”
– Zara and H&M deny allegations
£1m restaurant to open on curry mile
Former MMU student Jaf Siddiqi hopes the restaurant will bring new clients to the area
15% of graduates in low-skilled jobs, says study
The Mancunion talks to recent graduates about their early experiences in the world of work
Police hunt ‘bungling’ burglar
Police are searching for a burglar who botched three robberies in Gorton
Students over-estimate number of peers taking drugs
90% believe peers are taking drugs, compared with the reality of 54%
UK voted the safest place to study by foreign students
The UK’s ‘multicultural nature’ wins it the title of the safest place for international students to study
Oxbridge raise bar in admissions process
Prospective students will have to face more tests and achieve better results next year to gain places at the prestigious institutions