News Archive
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 […]
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?