News Archive
24th February 2017
2,500 attend Reclaim the Night
We spoke with some of the 2,500 students and Manchester residents who took to the streets to protest sexual violence, harassment and victim blaming, to ask why they believed it was so important
24th February 2017
Martin Shkreli Harvard talk interrupted by fire alarm and walk-outs
Invited by a student group, Shkreli’s talk at Harvard University was met with protests and controversy
24th February 2017
Former UoM student Milo Yiannopoulos resigns from Breitbart News
Milo Yiannopoulos resigns from his Breitbart Tech position following his highly controversial comments about relationships between young boys and older men
24th February 2017
High student debt is leading to stress and poor mental health
A recent study has concluded that the cost of living for many students is having a negative impact upon mental health and academic success
24th February 2017
Manchester drug testing lab accused of manipulating police evidence
Hundreds of people may have been wrongly prosecuted as investigation reveals manipulation of 500 drug test results in a forensic lab in Manchester
24th February 2017
Disadvantaged teens four times less likely to apply to university
Teenagers from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and poorer areas are significantly less likely to win a place at university, or even apply, compared to their advantaged peers
23rd February 2017
Report rules NUS President should not be punished for anti-Semitism
An internal report found NUS President Malia Bouattia guilty of making anti-Semitic comments — but no further action will be taken, a move the Union of Jewish Students has called ‘deeply troubling’
20th February 2017
Meals Out with an Allergy
With the number of food allergies on the rise, we went to five different restaurants to see how they deal with allergies
17th February 2017
Lecturers divided on the NSS boycott
The NSS boycott has brought conflicting statements across departments at the University of Manchester
17th February 2017
Danny Boyle to help set up MMU’s brand new media school
MMU are set to launch the International Screen School Manchester, with the help of local visionary Danny Boyle
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17th February 2017
Swastika and ‘Rights for Whites’ graffiti at Exeter University
Concerning graffiti has been found carved on the walls of the University of Exeter’s Halls of Residence
17th February 2017
International students’ English “inadequate”, say a third of academics
Half of academics know students don’t prepare for seminars, and many believe that falling entry requirements have led to “almost illiterate” students
17th February 2017
Woman found ‘bleeding heavily’ in Manchester’s Arndale Centre
The area surrounding Topshop in Manchester’s Arndale Centre was cordoned off on the morning of 17th of February after a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries
17th February 2017
Bristol student accidentally synthesises dangerous explosive
The laboratory was evacuated and a controlled destruction carried out after a Ph.D. student created TATP as a by-product of a standard procedure
17th February 2017
Exec elections: Low candidate turnout
48 students have put themselves forward in this year’s Exec elections, significantly lower than the 105 that stood last year
17th February 2017
A round up of Manchester’s Fossip
Here’s what’s been going on in Manchester’s ever-thriving food scene
17th February 2017
University of Manchester and SU “create a hostile environment for free speech”
The University of Manchester has been rated as one of the worst Russell Group universities for free speech
16th February 2017
Gary Neville plans to open a university
The former footballer, alongside brother, Ryan, and Paul Scholes, are in talks with Lancaster University to open new sites across Manchester
16th February 2017
Mobile app officially approved as form of contraception
A new mobile app, called Natural Cycles, has been found to be just as effective as the contraceptive pill, without any of the side effects
16th February 2017
Finding the public’s lost faith in science
Academics come together to discuss the issues surrounding public trust in science and ways to improve science communication