News Archive
27th April 2017
Finalists announced for Venture Further’s digital catergory
Discover more about the four finalists in the digital category of this year’s Venture Further competition
27th April 2017
Finalists announced for Venture Further’s social catergory
Discover more about the four finalists in the social category of this year’s Venture Further competition
27th April 2017
Manchester Students’ Union support of BDS could be breaking the law
The Charity Commission is investigating open support of the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign by students’ unions across the UK, who may have broken the law
26th April 2017
Fallowfield Fete aims to encourage students to embrace their local community
Manchester Student Homes have organised a Community Fete for first year University of Manchester students to showcase the work being done within the community and how they can get the most out of their local area
26th April 2017
Malia Bouattia defeated in NUS president election by Shakira Martin
Current NUS VP Further Education and black working-class single mother Shakira Martin has defeated the incumbent Malia Bouattia in the NUS President elections with 56 per cent of the vote
25th April 2017
University of Manchester students back Tom Harwood for NUS President
University of Manchester students have endorsed Tom Harwood, who claims the NUS is “failing students”, mandating their delegates to vote for him in tomorrow’s election against controversial incumbent Malia Bouattia
15th April 2017
Preview: Pint of Science Festival returns to Manchester
The annual Pint of Science Festival is back again from the 15th–17th May, bringing together the wonders of science and the comfort (and beer!) of Manchester’s best bars and clubs
12th April 2017
Police search for missing University of Manchester student
The family of a Wigan student who hasn’t been seen since Saturday 8th of April are urging the public to come forward with any information
4th April 2017
In Conversation with Andy Burnham
Josh Jenkins speaks to Labour MP and nominee for Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham at the launch of his manifesto on 15th March 2017 about his student-related policies
4th April 2017
Nominations open for the Celebrate Week awards
If you know someone who has done amazing things within a Student Union society or as part of a campaign there is still time to nominate them for an award
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3rd April 2017
Inspiring Women at The University of Manchester
As part of International Women’s Day, the University of Manchester held an event to celebrate the achievements of its alumni in healthcare and to discuss the challenges that still exist
31st March 2017
Sparking Debate at the People’s History Museum
As part of International Women’s Day, the People’s History Museum held a performance of Strike A Light
28th March 2017
Manchester Cathedral’s Radical History
Tom Patterson reports on Manchester Cathedral’s radical new exhibits
28th March 2017
19-year-old sexually assaulted in Fallowfield
Police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Fallowfield in the early hours of Sunday morning
27th March 2017
NUS presidential candidate aims to engage students with ‘anti-establishment’ agenda
Controversial right-wing candidate Tom Harwood has accused student politics of being ‘too serious’ in his campaign for a more ‘democratic’ NUS
27th March 2017
The science of attraction
Why are you attracted to someone? Is it hormones? Or maybe your immune system?
27th March 2017
New parallels drawn between ‘white working class’ and BME communities
Reports by the Runnymede Trust and CLASS suggest the ‘white working class’ label may potentially damage hopeful policies that will benefit the working classes
24th March 2017
Manchester stands in solidarity with London in Town Hall vigil
The Lord Mayor of Manchester led a vigil and a minute of silence on Thursday to honour the victims of Wednesday’s Westminster attack
24th March 2017
Lancashire students among injured in London attack
Four Lancashire students were injured in the Westminster attack
24th March 2017
Only four UK universities see sexual assault as ‘mitigating circumstances’
The majority of universities in the UK do not explicitly state that being the victim of a sexual assault is an extenuating circumstance for exams