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London students striking with university cleaners
Students from King’s College London have joined cleaning staff on the picket lines
Student loans for sale in move towards privatisation
Critics are sceptical as Universities Minister claims the sale will have “no impact” on those paying off loans
Cambridge student burns money in front of homeless man
A Cambridge Conservative student provokes outrage as he burns a £20 note in front of a homeless man while filming his actions on Snapchat
Smokers have 72 per cent risk of fatal lung disease
A new study finds that smokers with specific genes have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Academics in higher education are told to act like diplomats
Academics at the University of East Anglia have told scholars that their research is not ‘self-evident’
Second Oscar nomination for Orlando von Einsiedel
The former University of Manchester Anthropology student has been nominated for the second time in two years
Is it okay to punch a Nazi?
David Moseley considers punching a Nazi, musing over the ethics of such an act and its place in the current political climate
Manchester Science Festival 2017 announces first headliner
The unique ‘Robots’ exhibition, showcasing the 500-year evolution of robots, is to headline the annual science festival held at Manchester’s Museum of Science & Industry
Trump’s executive order: Impact on students
Ollie Potter looks at the impact of President Trump’s executive travel ban on foreign and US-born students in the USA
Manchester Students’ Union undergoing major refurbishment
The commercial areas of the Students’ Union are set to close from May until next September whilst the building undergoes a huge renovation project
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Anti-homeless spikes removed after public backlash
Anti-homeless spikes in Manchester have been removed due to public outcry
New report suggests sex and relationship education is ignored by Ofsted
Pressure is mounting on MPs to make Sex and Relationships Education and PSHE compulsory after the release of a damning report by the British Humanist Association
SOAS Jewish students ‘do not have the right’ to define anti-Semitism
SOAS, a university already embroiled in anti-Israel controversy, has denied their Jewish students the right to ‘define their own oppression’
‘Zero’ Black academics employed in top roles at British universities
Recent statistics show that there are no black managers, directors, or senior officials at any UK universities
Manchester reveals world’s first graphene dress
Fashion, science, and technology come together to produce a graphene dress that changes colour when you breathe
Greater Manchester’s upcoming metro mayor election
Greater Manchester is gearing up for the upcoming metro mayor election
Thousands march against Trump
On Monday 30th of January, thousands of people took to the streets of Manchester to protest against Trump’s executive orders
Fuel cells could provide new green energy solutions
Prabhuraj Balakrishnan, a PhD student researcher at the University of Manchester, talks about his recent discovery that could see a major leap in sustainable energy production, realised using graphene and other 2D materials in fuel cell systems
‘Clean Eating’ – A Food Fad Gone Wrong?
Some of the biggest foodies of our time are turning their ethos’ on their head, but, how serious are the bad claims against ‘clean eating’?
Preview: Super Bowl LI
With this year’s NFL season reaching its crescendo, Toby Webb gives his opinion on the next installment of ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’, and where you can watch it in Manchester