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Manchester Metropolitan University Union hosts second GM Mayor election hustings
Barney Weston reports on the second hustings in the build-up to the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election
Sir Gerald Kaufman, Labour MP for Manchester Gorton dies aged 86
The death of Sir Gerald Kaufman, veteran MP for Manchester Gorton, will trigger a by-election. Most likely on the same date as the GM Mayoral election
Andrew Wakefield returns to UK for controversial documentary screening
Disgraced doctor, Andrew Wakefield, has returned to the UK to reignite his ‘anti-vaxx’ message with a new documentary
Two men in custody after man shot outside Moss Side takeaway
A man, rumoured to be involved with the notorious Doddington Gang, was shot in the thigh outside a Moss Side takeaway
“Micemageddon” in the Learning Commons
A video of a mouse, found in the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons, has been circulating on social media
UK’s first LGBTQ+ retirement community opening in Manchester
Manchester city council is opening a majority LGBTQ retirement home to combat fear and loneliness in older LGBTQ people
£14,000 tuition fees planned for shorter courses
The government is planning to allow universities to offer shorter courses for higher tuition fees
Letter from the Deputy Editor: Women in Media
With a week to go before the Women in Media Conference, Elise Gallagher, Co-Chair and Deputy Editor writes about her own experiences trying to make it in the media
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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