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Ben Shapiro, capsizing boats, and magic: University round-up

Ben Shapiro, capsizing boats, and magic: University round-up

Read this issue’s university round-up for a quick insight into news from across UK universities
Students out of pocket and more occupations: University Round-up

Students out of pocket and more occupations: University Round-up

As the academic year begins, the Mancunion looks across the country for the most interesting stories affecting students at other universities
Interview: Hungry on “guitar music”, Cambridge, and BROCKHAMPTON

Interview: Hungry on “guitar music”, Cambridge, and BROCKHAMPTON

Ahead of playing Night and Day Café, the Manchester-based band discusses stage presence, headline shows, and their new single, ‘The Jig’
University Watch: New Year edition

University Watch: New Year edition

What’s going on in Universities around the UK? Find out here
Stormzy joins forces with HSBC to support more Black students in higher education

Stormzy joins forces with HSBC to support more Black students in higher education

£2 million has been pledged by HSBC to support Stormzy Scholarship, meaning a further 30 students will be supported through Cambridge
Womb with a view?: The abortion debate on university campuses

Womb with a view?: The abortion debate on university campuses

What are university pro-life societies? Are they just about abortion? The Mancunion speaks to two such societies and UoM’s Feminist Collective to find out
Reparations won’t help tackle slavery

Reparations won’t help tackle slavery

Alexander Candlin argues that slavery reparation payments to compensate for the actions of those in the 18th century are no way for us to learn from the past
UoM inside top 30 in latest QS University rankings, amid Brexit warning

UoM inside top 30 in latest QS University rankings, amid Brexit warning

QS director of rankings Ben Stower warns that UK success in the rankings depends on their Erasmus partnerships
White working-class teens least likely to attend top universities

White working-class teens least likely to attend top universities

A new study by the National Education Opportunity Network has revealed that white working-class males are the most underrepresented demographic at universities in England
Preview: Ken Cheng’s Best Dad Ever

Preview: Ken Cheng’s Best Dad Ever

Anuli Changa talks to comdeian Ken Cheng about his first UK tour and his comedic experience
Manchester’s sex toy spend hard to beat

Manchester’s sex toy spend hard to beat

Ann Summers reveals students from the University of Manchester “know exactly what they’re looking for when they’re shopping for toys”

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

Festival Preview: Cambridge Folk Festival

As part of our Festival Preview season, we present an enchanting festival situated in one of Britain’s most famous cities

Calls to repatriate bronze cockerel at Cambridge

Students at Cambridge University hold debate to discuss future repatriation of Bronze cockerel statue stolen from Nigeria in colonial times

Academics demand justice after death of Italian student in Egypt

Thousands of academics from across the world, including some from the University of Manchester, have signed an open letter condemning the torture and death of an Italian Ph.D. student in Cairo, demanding a impartial investigation be allowed

Cambridge student found murdered in Cairo

Visiting scholar and Cambridge Ph.D. student Giulio Regeni was found murdered in Cairo

First female Master appointed at Peterhouse college Cambridge

Bridget Kendall has given students of Peterhouse hope that the college will no longer be perceived as dominantly right-wing and “stuck in the past”

Cambridge Master scolds student bullies for “sadistic initiation rites”

A University of Cambridge don has attacked “laddish” undergraduate students after the college’s Freshers week initiation ceremonies this past month

Manchester graduates second most-targeted by recruiters

Employers target Manchester students ahead of Oxford and Cambridge

Don’t be a Drag, just be a Queen

Beauty editor Jessica Cusack interviews Amrou Al-Kadhi: Cambridge graduate by day, Drag Queen by night