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18th October 2011
Graphene to be used in ‘next generation of computer chips’
Two Nobel prize winning professors at Manchester University believe they can create the next generation of computer chips
17th October 2011
Apple in court again
Apple are in court proceedings once again, this time accused of copyright infringement by VIA Technologies.
17th October 2011
NASA five-tonne satellite crashes off US west coast
After decades of service to science, a NASA satellite has crashed into the earth under much confusion as to where it would land.
17th October 2011
Urbee, the world’s most futuristically manufactured car
Using the process of 3-D printing, the environmentally friendly Urbee hybrid car displays the future of manufacturing.
13th October 2011
Youth unemployment highest since records began
Almost 1 million 16-24 year olds are currently unemployed in the UK
13th October 2011
The Manchester Beanie
The story of the Manchester students who made a success of selling Manchester emblazoned headwear
12th October 2011
A million unwanted emails sent after Oxford admin blunder
Microsoft blocked all mail from university accounts for a week when an admin mistake left people with over 400 unwanted emails each
12th October 2011
Debt-ridden former student robs store he used to work at
Former student with debts of thousands of pounds robs £20,000 of cash from store he used to work at
12th October 2011
650 pupils stranded as university goes bust
– Foreign students left stranded after sudden closure of University of Wales affiliated college.
– Bailiffs arrive just hours after closure is announced
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12th October 2011
Lecturers threaten to strike over pension dispute
The average lecturer could lose £100,000 during the course of their retirement, under new plans
11th October 2011
Sainsbury’s Basics Red Wine
Judging by the colour, this wine was probably brewed in someone’s boot about a week ago
11th October 2011
Pick of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival
The Manchester Food and Drink Festival, hosting events aimed at foodies as well as those just wanting to grab a kebab and cheesy chips.
10th October 2011
‘Free university’ founded in Liverpool
Academics will work unpaid and rely on donations for teaching resources
10th October 2011
A night on the tiles: students sleep rough to raise money for the homeless
Charity praises public response and calls for more student participation
6th October 2011
Anti-trespass legislation may criminalise sit-ins
NUS promises to make law preventing student occupations ‘politically impossible’
6th October 2011
Student suspended after anti-Clegg protest – NUS silent
Birmingham’s Vice President of Education is suspended after protest during Lib Dem conference
6th October 2011
Clubs depend on students for both work and play
‘The importance of particularly student-festive periods can not be underestimated for clubs which experience business cycles so closely linked to the student calendar.’
4th October 2011
Jailed: the fast food worker who stalked and raped students
Asim Javed faces an indeterminate prison sentence for attacking two women in Fallowfield and Didsbury. Joshua Carroll, Catriona Gray, Duncan Jaycock and Hannah Tosh report