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Horse meat in your burger? Revisiting famous food scandals

Horse meat in your burger? Revisiting famous food scandals

Amrita Chattopadhyay looks at the science of committing and detecting food fraud, and how it affects the lives of everyday consumers

Astrology: Is it science?

Astrology: Is it science?

How does astrology actually work and why do so many people believe in it?

Online security: The way the cookie crumbles

Online security: The way the cookie crumbles

You wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked, so why are we letting our online activity be tracked?

TSIS: Here are the top skills you need to make it a science graduate

TSIS: Here are the top skills you need to make it a science graduate

The Transferable Skills in Science society is looking for science students who are interested in a career in research and science to join them as they aim to improve employ ability and gaining skill sets essential for the workplace

The curious case of different coloured eyes

The curious case of different coloured eyes

Have you ever wondered why some people have different coloured eyes? Read more to find out why they occur

Nobel Prize awarded to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C

Nobel Prize awarded to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C

Read more about the Nobel Prize winners and their fundamental discovery of the Hepatitis C virus

We’d be lost without her: Gladys West, GPS pioneer

We’d be lost without her: Gladys West, GPS pioneer

Emma Hattersley takes a short look at the incredible life of Gladys West, whose work made GPS possible

Henrietta Lacks: much more than the mother of immortal cells

Henrietta Lacks: much more than the mother of immortal cells

Black history month: Henrietta Lacks and the importance of remembering the ethical injustices surrounding her story

They’re so excited: How boredom research thrived during lockdown

They’re so excited: How boredom research thrived during lockdown

The pandemic has left many people stuck at home with little to do – boredom researchers have grabbed this golden opportunity with both hands

Is it Art? Science

Is it Art? Science

Often pitted as opposites, Chemistry student Aisha Al-Janabi considers whether science is art

GMCA commit to making Manchester a world leading city for STEM

GMCA commit to making Manchester a world leading city for STEM

In turn, the agreement will help residents of Greater Manchester allowing them to benefit from a wider range of job prospects and skilled STEM workers in the city

UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis

UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis

For a week this September, the University of Manchester will join forces with media outlets and organisations to devote their research to the global climate emergency

The UK is no longer measles-free

The UK is no longer measles-free

Following reports by the World Health Organisation, Public Health England have declared that the UK is no longer a measles-free country

Review: Bluedot Festival 2019

Review: Bluedot Festival 2019

With New Order, Hot Chip, and Kraftwerk on the menu at Bluedot, Freya Thompson reviewed a buffet of electronic music

Organs on the wrong side of her body

Organs on the wrong side of her body

Despite having her appendix removed, the 99-year-old woman never discovered her medical abnormality

Preview: Bluedot Festival 2019

Preview: Bluedot Festival 2019

Contributor Freya Thomson previews Bluedot Festival which sees science meet music with headliners New Order, Kraftwerk, and Hot Chip.

‘The greater good’: The ethics of animal testing in scientific research

‘The greater good’: The ethics of animal testing in scientific research

Jacklin Kwan tours the University of Manchester animal research unit in the Stopford Building, and examines the ethical considerations to be made in such a subject matter

Researchers find “electricity-breathing” bacteria

Researchers find “electricity-breathing” bacteria

Researchers at Washington State University have found bacteria which can ‘eat and breathe’ electricity

Baryons, beakers, and Brexit

Baryons, beakers, and Brexit

Brexit is plagued with uncertainty, and the faster we’re moving towards it, the less we know about the UK’s position as a science powerhouse

Awe-inspiring women in science and technology

Awe-inspiring women in science and technology

In the wake of International Women’s Day, The Mancunion takes time to recognise the outstanding contributions female scientists have made