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Interview: Hannah Priest on PhDs and the Manchester Mummy

Interview: Hannah Priest on PhDs and the Manchester Mummy

Talking to Hannah Priest about everything from her education, her influences, and her newest book, Unburied
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200 years of the University of Manchester… celebrating white male alumni

200 years of the University of Manchester… celebrating white male alumni

As the University of Manchester prepares its bicentenary celebrations, it’s time to address the less-celebrated alumni, and question why these individuals have received less attention
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Meet the Covid fighting UoM graduate making engineering history

Meet the Covid fighting UoM graduate making engineering history

For Matt Danby, the last two years have been a rollercoaster ride
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UoM alumna gets certificate 80 years after graduation

UoM alumna gets certificate 80 years after graduation

Centenarian receives her University of Manchester graduation certificate on her birthday
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Amelia Bullmore: “In my day you could put on anything on a Monday night, anything”

Amelia Bullmore: “In my day you could put on anything on a Monday night, anything”

Elise Gallagher interviews the Manchester alumnus ahead of her role in Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation at HOME
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Russell Group universities face potential action over wealth screening alumni

The University of Manchester one of 24 universities under pending investigation over claims they ‘wealth-screened’ alumni without their consent in a push for further donations
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Manchester University version of Monopoly now on sale

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Fear not – you can still be the tiny silver dog, though halls in Fallowfield are where Old Kent Road would usually be
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Profile: Qaisra Shahraz Lifetime Achiever Award at the National Diversity Awards

Charlotte Smith praises Qaisra Shahraz for her work as an author and humanitarian and shares thoughts on her Lifetime Achiever Award from the National Diversity Awards
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Number of Alumni Scholarships Reaches Record Levels

The 2014/15 academic year will see around 700 students attend the university on alumni funded scholarships.
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The story behind the buildings

We pass buildings like Kilburn, Roscoe and Whitworth everyday, but who were the people behind the names?
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Career Corner: Michael Lawson

The place where former Manchester students report back from the ‘real world.’ This week, we chat to research geochemist Michael Lawson.
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Alumni donations set to soar

Donations from former students to Unviersity schemes are on the rise
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