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Get to know: Who is Professor Duncan Ivison?
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Manchester’s continuing problem with inaccessib...
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Main Library Musings – Rant column #2
My life has been failing the Bechdel test – and...
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Why are you laughing: The science of humour
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Fallowfield’s 18.35%: Why are students not voting?
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The new generation of F1 drivers: Wasted potential?
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Manchester Leftist Action member speaks out against academic suspension
22nd April 2024
A student involved with action group Manchester Leftist Action has spoken out against his suspension by the University
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Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
Why is everybody obsessed with minimalism?
How to have a routine when you have so few contact hours
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Brunch at Santé: A slice of sun
Giving ‘Too Good To Go’ a go!
Cooking a week of TikTok recipes on a student budget
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My year abroad, the visa process, and getting lost in translation
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Celebrity style guide #7: Lewis Hamilton
What the Croc? Pringles x Crocs and other crazy collabs
3D nails: Achieving new heights in beauty
Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
17th April 2024
With the RHS Urban Show coming to Manchester, we've found some of the best houseplants to enhance your student accommodation
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Making Manchester #1: Anna Marsden
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My Beautiful Laundrette review: Nationalism, racial t...
Come From Away press launch: A community show for Chr...
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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My formative film: A love letter to Notting Hill
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Taskmaster: Why it’s so good and where to begin
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Hades 2 is bringing sexyback
So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?
Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games
My formative film: A love letter to Notting Hill
24th April 2024
How Richard Curtis' film about a charming bookshop owner changed my view on romance films forever
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Optimo / The Roadhouse / 4th October / £10
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Bestival is like a four day sanctuary from reality
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