News Archive
9th November 2017
The Indian Society hosts Diwali Mela 2017
ISOM hosted a Diwali Mela at the Manchester Academy, capturing the magic of the festival
9th November 2017
November Senate: Live blog
The Mancunion reports from the second Senate of the academic year
8th November 2017
‘Safe Space Marshals’ police Jacob Rees-Mogg lecture
Students amused and frustrated at KCL’s deployment of ‘Safe Space Marshals’
8th November 2017
University to avoid 140 compulsory redundancies
The Vice-Chancellor announced that staff were no longer “‘at risk’ of redundancy”
7th November 2017
1.5 per cent turnout in All Student Vote on Exec Officer roles
Many students were unaware the vote was happening and were also confused by the options
7th November 2017
DON’T PUBLISH (duplicate): Manchester named UNESCO City of Literature
The City of Manchester joins global network of UNESCO Creative Cities pursuing excellence in arts
6th November 2017
Self-harm among teenage girls rising dramatically
“Very steep rise” in incidences of self-harm among teenagers in the UK has been found by University of Manchester researchers
6th November 2017
Fallowfield safety petition to be presented to Deputy Mayor
The creator of the petition is to meet the Deputy Mayor on Tuesday to present it
6th November 2017
New curation platform to help students organise work
Wakelet hope that students will no longer have to have “dozens of tabs open at a time” which they argue can make research “quite messy and disorganised”
6th November 2017
Atmospheric CO2 reaches record highs
The last time levels were this high was three to five million years ago
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6th November 2017
Flipping amazing: whales and dolphins have “human-like” cultures
Researchers at the University of Manchester, in collaboration with the University of British Columbia, Canada, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Stanford University, United States, have recently published a major new study in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. It shows that whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tight-knit social groups. […]
2nd November 2017
‘Night Owl’ scheme receives widespread criticism
One student described the proposed ‘Night Owl’ scheme as “almost offensive to anyone that’s been assaulted, threatened, stabbed or mugged”
31st October 2017
Safety ‘Night Owl’ scheme to launch in new year
Amidst a reported climate of fear in Fallowfield, the ‘Night Owl’ scheme will aim to make streets feel safer for students
30th October 2017
Lack of living wage makes young people poorer
Under-25s are losing out on thousands of pounds a year without the National Living Wage, new study finds
27th October 2017
University of Manchester professor in ‘sexist’ twitter row
As well as tweeting about waking up next to a Students’ Union Women Officer, it appears the professor has been ‘liking’ other controversial content on Twitter
25th October 2017
Manchester University questioned over Brexit teaching
Students’ Union Education Officer suggested that “government interfering with academic autonomy is dangerous” as letter is sent to MPs about Brexit teaching
24th October 2017
Campaign underway against government’s Universal Credit scheme
The Disabled Students’ Campaign and Disability Rights UK have teamed up to protect essential benefits for disabled students
24th October 2017
Jodrell Bank Observatory nominated for UK’s next candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status
Jodrell Bank set to join illustrious company of world monuments after selection as a candidate for the UNESCO world heritage list
24th October 2017
Campaign launched to tackle hate crime on campus
The University of Manchester receives new funding to tackle hate crime and harassment on campus
24th October 2017
WE’RE ON STRIKE: staff to protest job cuts
With many seminars and lectures cancelled, University of Manchester students are set to join striking staff and demonstrate against the proposed staff cuts