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Preview: RBMA presents DJ Harvey

DJ Harvey is in town on 24th October

Manchester Metamorphosis

Gráinne Morrison on the sartorial influence of student life in Manchester.

Funding boost for Manchester Alzheimer’s researcher

The award will be used to fund a project that could greatly enhance our understanding of dementia

There’s more to Manchester than United and City

Liam Kelly looks ahead to an exciting year of sport in Manchester

Why does it always rain on me?

Is Manchester’s maddening meteorology wreaking havoc on your wardrobe? Aimée Grant Cumberbatch explains how to survive the city in style.

Manchester’s Top Art Secrets

Each week we explore a new place in Manchester to find the city’s top art secrets. This week Holly Smith visited the Centre For Chinese Contemporary Art.

Martian meteorite hints at possibility of life on Mars

The discovery of a cell-like structure known to have contained water in the past gives more weight to claims that the Red Planet may once have supported life.

Ultimate Guide to Freshers’ Week 2014

The unofficial guide for thinking outside the freshers’ pack

Graphene sandwich could satisfy our hunger for designer materials

The graphene juggernaut shows no sign of slowing down, as scientists discover yet another use for Manchester’s favourite wonder material

Officer Training Corps On Campus

UOTC provides summer and weekend experiences like no other for over 300 students from the North-West.

Review: Dogs ‘n’ Dough

Food & Drink editor Ellie Gibbs checks out American style restaurant, Dogs ‘n’ Dough.

Review: A Place Called Common

Ellie Gibbs checks out the food and drinks at trendy NQ restaurant and bar Common.

Warehouse Project – The Return To Store Street

“For those who never experienced Store Street, you’re in for a treat. For those who were there first time round, you know what’s coming.”

Interview: Jim Jefferies

Aussie comic Jim Jefferies talks about settling down, his TV show getting cancelled and getting punched at the Comedy Store

MOOCs’ popularity on the rise

More UK universities are starting their own Massive Open Online Courses to help more than their student body learn degree-level material.

Preview: Steve Aoki @ Victoria Warehouse

Steve Aoki hits Victoria Warehouse on the 5th April.

Siemens Executive awarded honorary professorship

Juergen Maier will take up a five year post within the faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Sex trafficking is still thriving in the UK

The sex trade is flourishing across the country; including in Manchester. Lauren Wills argues that we need to act now to win the fight against slavery

Pirate Party UK Leader Loz Kaye

Pirate Party Leader Loz Kaye speaks to Features Editor Sam Dumitriu about surveillance, filters and how the internet can transform politics

Withholding graduation due to library fines “breach of consumer law”

The University, which makes over £200,000 a year from library fines alone, has been warned to change its rules and allow students to graduate even with ‘non-academic debt’