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Students’ Union to Open New Venue on Oxford Road
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A Chat with STAT
Ode to Oak: The end of an era
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Is Neurodivergence becoming a trend?
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
A community of quacks: Social media and its harmful obs…
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Data colonialism and monopoly: The dark side of the eco…
The seven stages of grief: Scientific or social?
All-nighters are killing your ability to learn
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‘Asylum isn’t the objective’: Sudanese students challen…
Rising demand sees nearly half of Work Experience bursa…
Jewish students describe life on campus amid rising ant…
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Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe problem
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The New Mayor: is Bev Craig already sinking in Burnham&…
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Manchester Local Election Results 2026
Rusholme demonstrations celebrate Syrian liberation
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Dear 20-year-old me
Has Vinted lost its vintage?
It’s okay to drop out
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The best cafés in Manchester to study in this exam season
Shoryu student deal review: I’ll take this over a meal deal any day
Albert’s Schloss St Patrick’s Day bash: a review
I HATE THE 2026 ‘REBRAND’
Frugal chic: “The art of having ‘enough’”
It’s women’s history month: the importance of female friendships
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Has Vinted lost its vintage?
Call it what it is: Jhumkas or vintage accessories?
Threads of Osmosis: bridging the gap between fashion and politics
Dear 20-year-old me
27th August 2026
Your twenties aren't a race. Stop measuring your progress against everyone else's highlight reel. Live in the moment. Embrace the messy, ordinary moments that shape you.
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Preview: The Warehouse Project turns twenty
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The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Head…
Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress&…
Manchester Literature Festival: Douglas Stuart in conve…
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The Layers Beneath Un-Fair-Ground Exhibit at Whitworth…
All that went down in the art world, so far: Art market…
Review: HOME, Roots in the Sky
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Next to Normal review: UMMTS’s final show of the…
The Manchester Revue: Reviewing the Revue
What lies beneath: UMDS’ Divine Wave combines fam…
Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms
15th August 2026
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
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The Last House review: Netflix’s briny flashback…
Tony (2026) review: Kitchen chaos, teen angst, and the…
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“SNL UK Is Born!”
‘Mock the Week’ is Back!
Taskmaster Series 20 review
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Denshattack! review: High-octane, high-quality mayhem
Roundup: Nintendo drops back-to-back Directs for the first time
11th September 2026
Earlier this week, we saw two Nintendo Directs back to back. Here are a few highlights from each.
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Déjà-Review: Blue Valentine
Film
Love, loss and everything in between, Deputy Film Editor Josh Sandy takes a look back at Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine
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For the love of food
Food & Drink
‘Food is a way to nurture and nourish, to bond with someone’. Kate Fawcett shares her thoughts on food, love and relationships.
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For the love of money
Lifestyle
Sophia Ashby delves into the history of Valentine’s Day, because all relationships have complicated pasts.
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Review: A Star is Born
Film
Emotional, funny, and featuring a killer soundtrack, A Star is Born will surely go down as one of 2018’s greatest films.
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Review: A Fantastic Woman
Film
Sebastian Lelio’s Oscar-winning drama is captivating and poignant, writes Gina Agnew
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Review: God’s Own Country
Film
A staggeringly poetic debut feature film by director Francis Lee, speaks volumes of the intertwining nature of ferocity, kindness, and love
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Review: Passengers
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Passengers attempts to reach for the stars with its sinister plot but ends up getting lost in space instead
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Review: La La Land
Film
La La Land is an homage to jazz which neglects to ultimately pay any viable homage to jazz
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The Japan Review
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”It was yakitori, a long open flame grill, the soaring fire reflected in the beads of sweat that adorned the grillmans forehead like a crown. Fred said he looked like Charles Bronson”
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TV Binge: My Jihad
Film
My Jihad shys away from stereotypes and subverts tired clichés about Islam, providing a more authentic and positive picture of everyday Muslims
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French Men: Dispelling the Myth
Lifestyle
Think every French Man is a baguette toting connoisseur of amour? Think again, says Molly Allen.
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Blind Date: Chantei and Scott
Lifestyle
Will Chantei’s international allure woo Scott off his feet, or will the age gap make things awkward? Read on to find out!
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Tell me what’s your flavour
Lifestyle
Romance is a risky business. Let’s stop seeking gratification in sex, says Rowena Cox-Willmott, and give some love to snacks instead
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Why I hate texting
Lifestyle
Texting is many people’s preferred form of communication. But, says
Emmanuel Demuren
, it adds nothing to romance.
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You Say: What’s wrong with a fantasy?
Lifestyle
Frideswide O’Neill tells us why you should indulge in sexual fantasy and defends those who watch porn
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Column: I love your shit
Music
A tale of blossoming electronic romance between Skrillex and Ellie Goulding.
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