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22nd November 2011

Unemployed Youth, Unemployed Graduates.

“Why are such young people of a fit working age finding it so difficult?”
22nd November 2011

Stringing together a business

‘Restringing rackets, Dan is able to undercut many of the big sports clubs’
19th November 2011

Food and Drink Campus Map

Here lays the map of the best and worst of the Food and Drink available in and around the University of Manchester’s campus.
17th November 2011

Greece’s gloom explained

“it is like asking Student Finance to accept that they’ll only be receiving half their initial loans that they lent all students.”
16th November 2011

Labour behind the label

Labour report grades High street brands on living wage policies
16th November 2011

As Palestinians take the long road…

There is a story and a long road that every student in Palestine goes through to reach university. This challenge is not only academic. Of course, students have to work hard in high school in order to be accepted and then double their efforts in the university as all students in the world must do, but this is only one part of the challenge.
16th November 2011

Why do we have a ‘Solidarity with the Arab Spring’ week?

Ghalia Albarazi On the 14th-18th November 2011, UMSU’s campaign week will be dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa. The aim of the week is to raise awareness of what is happening in that region and an excuse to fundraise for this cause. But why should we care? Last semester, a motion was passed […]
15th November 2011

Beerfest: our top tipples

The lowdown on this year’s Beerfest
10th November 2011

University suspends worker in attempt “to decapitate the union”

A London university has been accused of unfairly dismissing a union worker because of his opposition to education cuts and role in trade union affairs
10th November 2011

Word buffs get chance to take on Stephen Fry in spelling bee

Stephen Fry challenges players to compete against him in a spelling bee app to raise money for Mencap

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10th November 2011

Stolen war memorial plaques left by railway bridge

Ten war memorial plaques were stolen from Blackley Cemetery, just days before Remembrance Day
10th November 2011

Nearly 500 colleges lose right to accept foreign applicants

Visa abuse threatens acceptance of international students to colleges and universities
10th November 2011

Prehistoric mite found hitchhiking on spider’s back

CT scans reveal the smallest arthropod fossil recorded, on the back of a spider
8th November 2011

Investment banking-still male dominant?

‘banks have expanded agendas for equal opportunities and gender diversity to level the playing field.’
8th November 2011

Inflation and joblessness will make you miserable

‘Students tend to spend higher proportions of their income on food and fuel, which have been the main drivers of inflation.’
6th November 2011

New hope for asthma sufferers

A new asthma drug developed allows patients to avoid the use of steroids, but has been deemed too expensive to be prescribed to patients by the NHS.
6th November 2011

Invisibility cloaks becoming reality

Science fiction’s cloaking devices may soon be realised as researchers use carbon nanotubes to deflect light.
6th November 2011

Bacteria Lessons for Glastonbury festival-goers

Glastonbury festival fans were contaminated with a fluorescent virus by University of Manchester researchers, in a unique interactive event to teach about microbiology.
6th November 2011

Steve Jobs: a legacy

The life and career of the late Steve Jobs was influential, prolific and truly avant-garde.
6th November 2011

Which mobile operating system?

RIM’s BlackBerry, Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android all claim to have the best operating system, but with such different approaches, which is truly the best?