With an abundance of gastronomic literature on offer, Maddy Hubbard takes us through the essentials. This week: Jeffrey Steingarten.

As it happened: A Q&A with the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, and students

Ben Glover gives us the low down on the latest instalment of Recentes

Gwen Ellis takes a look at how porn has influenced our sex lives and body images

Oxford and Wilmslow Roads have the highest number of accidents per year involving cyclists in Manchester

– ‘Global Aspirations of Women’ disbands following outrage – Police receive complaint over homophobic language – Recording receives over 11,000 hits on YouTube

The civil war has left Syrians studying in the UK fearing for friends and family and struggling financially. Joe Sandler Clarke talks to Husam Helmi – a Syrian PhD student at Brunel University – about how the crisis is affecting him

– Equestrian club win final leg of Championship league – Rider Abbi England qualifies for regionals

Alex Goldhill explains why he believes the horsemeat scandal has been massively over-exaggerated

Jak Dyehouse explains why the only way to protest the EDL is with a counter march to theirs

Manchester Raise and Give Week fundraising success

The Mancunion talks to the Salford student suing St. Hugh’s college for “only admitting those wealthy enough to partake in traditions”

Union exec team urged to act against renegade bathroom users

The Prime Minister has met with criticism following his attempts to attract more Indian students to the UK

Channel 4 cast members are set to take part in a Treasure Hunt across campus

Anthony Organ looks at the N64 classic Banjo Kazooie

James Ross checks out Deftones at Manchester Academy

Conor McGurran tells us the problems he sees with the government’s much debated NHS reforms

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