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MOSI merge with London museum to resolve funding crisis
Government funding cuts compels Manchester Museum of Science and Industry into possible merger
University of Manchester heralds nuclear future
New nuclear facility opened and Rutherford would be proud
Life saving app developed
Former soldier turned PhD student creates app for burn victims
Broadband providers mislead users
Check your broadband speed, as things are not quite as good as expected
Vaccine for malaria being tested
Early success in trials of vaccine for disease which kills one million people a year
Global Russian invasion resisted by gaming army of ‘n00bs’
COD breaks sales records again and again
Autism may begin in the womb
Increased number of neurons discovered to be common in autistic brains
Universities to reveal primate testing
University goes ape as court issues freedom of information order
A panda eats, shoots and leaves to extinction?
Claims we should accept that some species are too dire to save gain support
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Wonga removes “predatory” offer from its website, after protests
The payday loan company sparked outrage when it was noticed that they had marketed their service to students
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Manchester green party candidate dies
Local Green Party activist Gayle O’Donovan passed away last week
‘Poorer students are not discouraged by higher fees,’ says Ucas
Despite tripling tuition fees, poorer students continue to apply for undergraduate courses
Gold and Silver: I’m ‘all-in’
Why precious metals are an increasingly lucrative investment and how students can get in on the action.
UK education spending falling fast as rival nations look to boost investment
Public spending on education is declining at a faster rate than at any time since the 1950s, while countries like China and the United States invest heavily in higher education. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies education spending will decline by as much as 13 percent in real terms in the years 2010-11 to […]
Students create life saving software
Computer scientists in Manchester have developed innovative software designed to aid rescue efforts in the aftermath of natural disasters.
University Challenged? Society sells misspelt hoodies
The Civil and Construction Society accidentally sold many students hoodies containing a misprint
Pardon in sight for Alan Turing
The ‘father of computer science’ may soon be officially pardoned following a motion submitted to parliament by John Leech, MP
Thieves dig 100ft tunnel to rob cash machine
Criminals spent six months digging a tunnel to a cash machine in Fallowfield to find only £6,000