News Archive
4th October 2017
Students protest censoring of Israel Apartheid Week event
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign will protest on Wednesday 4th October against the censoring of Holocaust survivor Marika Sherwood’s event ‘You’re doing to Palestinians what the Nazis did to me’
4th October 2017
Prime Minister receives P45 during speech at Conservative conference
Conservative Party conference ending makes headlines but not in the way Theresa May would have hoped
4th October 2017
Union Senate: how it works and latest policies
A summary of Manchester Students’ Union Senate and the motions debated at its most recent meeting
4th October 2017
Muslim students harassed for praying on campus
Troubling reports have emerged of Muslim students suffering harassment whilst praying on campus
4th October 2017
Women in Media to network in London
Women in Media is coming to the capital; freelancers down south were frustrated at not being able to afford the trip to Manchester every March
4th October 2017
Over half of UK students avoid the doctor when ill
A survey has found that the majority of students in the UK do not seek advice from their GP when they fall ill due to long waiting times and inconvenient appointments
4th October 2017
Wednesday in Salford, 1971 in Glasgow
Under uncompromising lighting, surrounded by a strange odour of damp, aged carpets, the kindly chef brought out our plates with a smile
4th October 2017
Brexit panel finds that young people hold huge stake in negotiations
While the specific nature of Brexit remains unclear, questions about the future are addressed at the University of Manchester, hosted by the Students’ Union
4th October 2017
Manchester and 60 years of the space age
As we approach the 60th anniversary of humanity’s first foray into space, we look back on the exciting advancements that Manchester took part in
3rd October 2017
Tuition fees an ‘extraordinary policy success’ says minister
Universities Minister, Jo Johnson MP, and MoneySavingExpert.com’s founder, Martin Lewis, criticise language used during student debt debates
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2nd October 2017
Cocktail bar brawl leads to death near Deansgate
In the early hours of Saturday the 30th of September, a man sadly died following a stabbing during a mass brawl in cocktail bar
2nd October 2017
McDonnell calls for imminent action on student debt
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell reveals his vision to tackle student debt at the 2017 Labour Party Conference, with the party also outlining its post-Brexit vision
2nd October 2017
The UK invests £65 million in particle physics
UK partners with US, committing a big investment for research of neutrinos
2nd October 2017
New anti-inflammatory compound developed by Manchester researchers
Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a new anti-inflammatory compound which may hold promise for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease
2nd October 2017
Government plans to cut tuition fees revealed
Rumours that fees could be slashed to £7,500 per year surface as cost debate intensifies ahead of Autumn Budget
2nd October 2017
Current student loan structure is “wrong” says Tory policy head
“We are driving a generation against aspiration, because we are punishing aspiration. That is about the most un-Tory thing I can think of.”
2nd October 2017
University of Manchester scientists design nanorobot that can build molecules
Professor David Leigh and his research team have worked together to create a robot that can be programmed to carry out basic chemical reactions
2nd October 2017
Drifting away: huge Antarctic iceberg on the move
Antarctic experts are keeping a close watch on a huge iceberg drifting away from the continent
1st October 2017
Thousands attend ‘Stop Brexit’ Manchester march
Despite competition from the People’s Assembly march, thousands took to the streets during the ‘Stop Brexit’ march, including many students and young people
28th September 2017
First Senate session of the academic year – live updates
The Mancunion will be giving you live updates of motions debated and passed in Senate