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UCU Strikes paused after narrow vote
Nine days of strike action planned for start of term
UoM to give some final year students £500 due to UCU ...
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Colour and community: How a Fallowfield gardening pro...
Activist Peter Singer speaks out on student protests ...
How Mayfield Park is turning an abandoned space into ...
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A love letter to my little sister, my younger self, a...
The Sudan conflict: a Sudanese perspective
Fetishising financial hardship – when will univ...
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Long COVID: Can improved sleep cure breathlessness?
The power of stars: Manchester and its energy revolution
First private Moon landing attempt fails
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Dirty underwear, a broken boiler and £400 in cleaning...
What have your SU execs been up to this year?
350 or 44: How many students are engaging in the rent...
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Let’s talk about Mary Earps’ World Cup final penalty ...
Why have Red Bull been so dominant, and what does thi...
Lancashire cricket team begin home Blast campaign wit...
UCU Strikes paused after narrow vote
25th September 2023
The strikes have today been called off after an emergency meeting at 11am today. Find out more as we know it
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A guide to: City halls
A guide to: Victoria Park halls
Manchester Pride 2023 launches with Andy Burnham, Booking.com and Ghetto Fabu...
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Five new restaurants and bars to try in Manchester this autumn
Put a (meat free) wing on it with TiNDLE
Bill’s Spinningfields review: Frozen cocktails and mains are a hit and ...
Night of the Divas: Bongo’s Bingo review
Summer in suburbia: Six tips to reset at home
Lifestyle Loves: Chorlton
Fashion & Beauty
Bloomers are back: A successful attempt at reclaiming feminist fashion?
King George vs Lady Gaga: Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace in review
Natsu Fest: The Last Dance – What’s next for Manchester’s c...
A guide to: City halls
31st August 2023
Our guide to the often lesser-known city halls at the University of Manchester, which cater to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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Gracie Abrams live in Manchester: A Night of Devotion
Jorja Smith – falling or flying: Answers and more que...
King Krule returns to Manchester on his UK tour: All ...
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The greatest band that never existed: Daisy Jones and...
Interview with Frederick Studemann: Judge for the Int...
Dear Dolly Live: Sex, breakups and tipsy confessions
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Review: Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch...
Review: R.O.S.E – Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar and Yo...
Review: Benji Reid’s – Find Your Eyes
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In conversation with Nathaniel J Hall: HIV stigma, re...
Rebecca review: A production fulled by ‘powerfu...
The Crown Jewels review: We are not amused
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall
6th June 2023
Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
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Rotting in the Sun review: Sun, sex, and senseless pr...
An introduction to the films of Ken Loach
I, Daniel Blake: Loach’s masterpiece continues to be ...
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Everybody’s Talking About John Partridge: drag,...
Joanne Clifton on Shrek, Strictly and Lego
Co-stars or boarding school bunk mates? Britain’...
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Dredge: Euphoric short excitement
Eight exciting games this year
God of War: Ragnarök fails its female characters
Rotting in the Sun review: Sun, sex, and senseless protagonists
2nd October 2023
Rotting in the Sun’s satirical stance on human melancholy is an acquired taste but one that is completely unrestrained and wild
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Artefact of the Week: ‘Rain’ by Lemn Sissay
Arts
In this edition of Artefact of the Week, Saoirse Akhtar-Farren investigates Lemn Sissay’s ‘Rain’ on the side of Gemini Cafe, Waterloo Road
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