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Who are Liz Truss’ new Education Ministers?
On September 9, Liz Truss PM promptly appointed two new Ministers for Higher Education. Who are they and what are their intentions?

Queen’s Funeral Halts Monday’s Freshers Fair
Monday’s Fresher’s event was cancelled due to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, angering some students and forcing events to be rescheduled.

Jeremy Corbyn speaks to students at the Right to Clothing Campaign launch
Jeremy Corbyn announces the Right to Clothing Campaign at The University of Manchester, in a bid to make clothing more sustainable and affordable.

Queen Elizabeth II obituary
Queen Elizabeth II opened the University of Manchester in 2004. Following her death, we look back at her life and impact on the city of Manchester

UoM PHD student faces backlash over research paper on masturbating to comics of young boys
A PHD student at the University of Manchester has recently come under fire and faced a severe online backlash after a research paper he wrote about masturbating to erotic comics of young boys went viral.

Andy Burnham announces new bus fares to combat cost of living crisis
Bunrham announces that from September 2022 the bus fares will be capped at £2 for adults and £5 for day passes across all operators in Greater Manchester.

Manchester set for travel nightmare this weekend due to busy music weekend
‘Plan ahead now’ is the warning from Manchester Council for those going

UoM to give students more choice over remote study in provisional flexible learning plan
UoM has proposed a new flexible learning plan which includes part-time and digital study

Teenager murders 19 children in Texas School Shooting
On Robb Elemetary’s last day before summer break, a teenage gunman entered the school, murdering 14 children and one teacher.

Fight in University of Manchester library caught on camera
Footage shows alleged fight between student and older man in University of Manchester Main Library
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Students and MPs alike left disappointed by the Sue Gray report
The much awaited Sue Gray report has been made public, and it does not look favourably upon Boris Johnson’s government

Lemn Sissay’s main achievements as Chancellor
As Lemn Sissay’s term as chancellor is coming to an end, what legacy will he leave behind?

Local Elections 2022: Fallowfield has lowest turnout across Manchester
Turnout has fallen across the city – here’s everything you need to know from the student wards.

The Grand Tour: UK University news around the UK, early May
What do Taylor Swift, Email scams and university cuts all have in common? University news time!

UoM confirms the end of coal, oil, and gas investments
Due to the rising impacts of climate change, the University of Manchester have confirmed that they will end their investments in coal, oil and gas

Bin strikes called off after pay rise of 11-22% agreed
Rubbish mayhem has been avoided after an agreement on terms with unions

Get to know the university’s new Chancellor: Nazir Afzal
Find out more about the life, career and background of our university’s new Chancellor.

UoM banned from transporting radioactive material
UoM banned from being a taxi for radioactive materials, but why?

Students struggle to find library seats on Bank Holiday Monday
The Main Library and Ali G are both overcrowded and lines of people were left waiting outside and once inside struggled to find a study space