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2nd December 2016

Boxed UoM needs your help this Christmas with its shoebox initiative

2nd December 2016

Does the University need to do more to tackle class discrimination on and off campus?

2nd December 2016

The University of Newcastle has suggested that students should gain extra time on exam papers which deal with potentially ‘triggering’ topics

2nd December 2016

Following Trump’s victory in the US election, nearly 9,000 women have signed an open letter against the “hateful rhetoric that was given a voice” against science and hate

2nd December 2016

A recent study has revealed that almost half of female students claim to be victims of sexual assault

2nd December 2016

Fears of increased signal pollution from new homes behind ruling against 120-home development

2nd December 2016

Professor Saiful Islam, will present ‘Supercharged: Fuelling the Future’ at the 80th anniversary of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2nd December 2016

A petition has been launched on the University of Manchester’s Students’ Union website calling for a referendum on membership of the NUS

2nd December 2016

As debates about the problem of unpaid internships continue, one work experience position has gone on offer at a cost, stirring concerns about inclusivity

2nd December 2016

Lily Sheehan’s report on the first ever NUS North West Regional Activists Network meeting

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2nd December 2016

Student protesters occupied The Slate, the University of Warwick’s new conference building, to protest against the “devastating consequences” of the government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework

28th November 2016

Some of the poorest countries in the world, who are heavily affected by increasingly extreme weather conditions, have promised to run on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050

28th November 2016

‘It is a sad reality, but what is one notch worse than the treatment of restaurant waiters and waitresses, is the treatment of people who work at fast-food outlets’

28th November 2016

A wireless cane developed by a Manchester PhD student that detects your surroundings is expected to revolutionise quality of life for the blind and visually impaired

25th November 2016

The Students’ Union is hosting an interfaith evening, ‘We Stand Together’, to showcase and promote community cohesion between various faiths in Manchester

25th November 2016

A petition has been launched to force cyclists to pay road tax in response to drivers becoming increasingly ‘fed up’ of cyclists disobeying the rules of the road

25th November 2016

Donald Trump has bailed out his controversial University, Trump U, out of a £25 million lawsuit

25th November 2016

The University of Manchester fares poorly in environmental sustainability, while Manchester Metropolitan University ranks an impressive third place

25th November 2016

The National Demo, ‘United for Education’ saw thousands of students march against the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), increasing tuition fees, and the ‘marketisation’ of education

25th November 2016

UoM Feminist Collective hosted an event intended to empower through poetry readings centred around Black and Minority Ethnic voices