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18th October 2016
Racial slur written on student’s campaign poster
A prospective BME officer’s posters were discovered with racial slurs written on them in the run up to the student officer elections
17th October 2016
A response to ‘Dear fresher females studying STEM’
It is no longer a question of whether women are underrepresented in science—it is a fact. So why are we still having to defend ourselves?
17th October 2016
Sexual abuse scandals at universities akin to Savile and Catholic Church cases
Huge scale sex abuse scandals have been uncovered throughout UK universities, with evidence dating back to the 1980s
17th October 2016
British universities use trigger warnings to help students’ mental health
The use of trigger warnings in UK universities is on the rise as we follow the trend from the US
17th October 2016
Police evict squatters from city centre
Police evict squatters from an old pub set for demolition in Manchester city centre
17th October 2016
Manchester Metropolitan University secures Erasmus+ and gains European funding
Manchester Metropolitan University has secured European funding for three major projects which promise to secure its international links
17th October 2016
Homeless people’s belongings ‘binned’ before royal visit
It has been claimed that council workers and police officers were removing the possessions of homeless people from city centre streets as part of a ‘royal clean up’
17th October 2016
Warning issued for Fallowfield area after three students robbed
Greater Manchester Police issue a call for information and warn students to be wary of their surroundings after three students were robbed in Fallowfield in one night
17th October 2016
NUS President Malia Boutattia condemned as ‘racist’
The Home Affairs Select Committee have found Malia Boutattia to be “racist” in their cross-party investigation into allegedly anti-Semitic comments and incidents
16th October 2016
Experts fear that Brexit will push EU academics out of the UK
Britain may lose many EU national academics in the post-referendum negotiations, causing serious strain on British academic institutions
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16th October 2016
‘Blame your MPs, not labour migrants’
Angela Rayner and Jeff Smith spoke at the University of Manchester on Thursday 6th of October to discuss the future of the Labour Party
14th October 2016
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit The University of Manchester
On the day of the historic royal visit we got student views on the monarchy
10th October 2016
Manchester ‘Walk of Fame’ honours city icons
The temporary ‘Walk of Fame’ installation marks the opening of a new bar
10th October 2016
West Sussex proposes 4-day school week
Head teachers in West Sussex forced to consider drastic action to battle lack of allocated funding
10th October 2016
Manning up with a meat-free method
I was in a dark place, like Charlie Sheen, or a Chilean miner
10th October 2016
UK scientists dominate at 2016 Nobel Prize ceremonies
Earlier this month, the prestigious Nobel Prize ceremonies began, with the prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Medicine and Physiology announced
10th October 2016
Event preview: RAG sleepout
A preview of Manchester RAG’s upcoming sleepout to raise awareness and funds to tackle homelessness in the city
10th October 2016
Foreign academics banned from contributing to Brexit negotiations
Non-British academics have been told by the Foreign Office to hold back their input on Brexit government policy
9th October 2016
Brexit: Article 50 to be triggered by March 2017
At the annual Conservative Party conference, Prime Minister announced plans for Article 50 to be triggered by spring of next year