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Northern Rail staff to strike until 2019

Northern Rail staff to strike until 2019

Northern Rail staff have announced strikes until early 2019, in which they will target the heavy congestion of the festive period

Why students should have access to drug testing kits

Why students should have access to drug testing kits

Leah Marlow compares the differing actions of Buckinghamshire University and the University of Manchester in response to the NUS report revealing the prevalence of recreational use of drugs at Universities

Students unhappy at soaring Vice Chancellor pay

Students unhappy at soaring Vice Chancellor pay

In a nationwide survey students were found to be supportive of a Living Wage for University staff and for Vice-Chancellors’ pay to be cut, as wage statistics for universities are revealed.

Student LifeStart aims to boost CVs with new challenges

Student LifeStart aims to boost CVs with new challenges

The programme, launched by Virgin, aims to develop students’ business and professional skills in order to enhance their chances of employment by offering challenges

Who’s Helping the Homeless?

Who’s Helping the Homeless?

Manchester is known internationally as one of the UK’s best places to live, a reputation that locals and students alike will never tire of flaunting. Buzzing nightlife, expansive shopping centres and an ever-rising skyline all show off the best Manchester has to offer, but in stark contrast to this the issues of rough sleeping and […]

Introducing: Manchester Outreach Medics

Introducing: Manchester Outreach Medics

Ellie Martin speaks to Manchester Outreach Medics about the work they do with aspiring medicine students

Five arrested after students in Manchester kidnapped for cash

Five arrested after students in Manchester kidnapped for cash

Robbers have been targeting students in the city centre and making them withdraw thousands of pounds

Crime in Fallowfield – What is to be done?

Crime in Fallowfield – What is to be done?

Whilst senior officers have declared that they have increased patrols, promising relentlessness in their attempts at alleviating crime in Fallowfield, there remains wide-scale doubt and fear amongst students living in the area. There are of course schemes in place to offer safety to students, so why is there such unrest amongst them? Greater Manchester Police’s […]

1 in 4 UK graduates in school-leavers jobs

1 in 4 UK graduates in school-leavers jobs

UK graduates are lacking basic degree level skills says the report

£1 million of funding announced for student mental health research

£1 million of funding announced for student mental health research

A brand-new research network will form part of the University Mental Health Charter

Vandalism forces Mobikes out of Manchester

Vandalism forces Mobikes out of Manchester

Vandalism and theft has left Mobike to pull out of Manchester, making it the first city to give up the bikes for good

Exclusive student night at The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience

Exclusive student night at The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience

The most fun you’ll have since freshers (minus the hangover)

UoM students jailed for running dark web drug empire

UoM students jailed for running dark web drug empire

£800,000 worth of drugs were sold on the dark web

Free talk to discuss “the price of free trade”

Free talk to discuss “the price of free trade”

The talk seeks to help help students understand what trade means and why it matters

Why are students disinterested in the Students’ Union?

Unsuccessful Activities and Development Officer candidate, Ant Menezes, says there is a growing divide between students and Exec Officers

Open Mind Manchester launch peer mentor scheme

Open Mind Manchester launch peer mentor scheme

The student society has set up a new scheme that aims to provide a supplementary support system to those already in place at the University

Refund students for lost teaching, says Universities Minister

Refund students for lost teaching, says Universities Minister

The University of Manchester has said that it cannot compensate students

Students lobby MPs on Fallowfield crime

Students lobby MPs on Fallowfield crime

A draft email being circulated demands Greater Manchester Police do more to counter crime against students

Fail: Manchester University apologises for exam errors

Fail: Manchester University apologises for exam errors

Education Officer Emma Atkins encourages any students affected to contact either her or the Students’ Union advice service

My experience with Greater Manchester Police

My experience with Greater Manchester Police

Burglaries in South Manchester are not uncommon – but when my house was ransacked in December, I at least expected Manchester Police to be on hand to help us through