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UoM “pioneer” student wins place at Digital Academy

UoM “pioneer” student wins place at Digital Academy

University of Manchester student Ariana Escobar Chalen secures summer school placements and £3000 a year funding through Siemens Digital Academy

UoM 6th-best for promoting good sexual health

UoM 6th-best for promoting good sexual health

UoM scored 63.75/100 in the sexual health survey, but 91% of students felt “more could be done to promote good sexual health”

UoM named top university for UK graduate employability

UoM named top university for UK graduate employability

The University of Manchester has been praised by The Sunday Times’ Good University Guide for its curriculum, as well as employability schemes such as Stellify

Manchester Professor named ‘ordinary hero’ by EU

Manchester Professor named ‘ordinary hero’ by EU

UoM Geography department’s Professor Stefan Bouzarovski’s work aims to help the 50 million households worldwide struggling with high energy costs

Brutally beaten homeless man given home in Manchester

Brutally beaten homeless man given home in Manchester

A man who was left hospitalised after being attacked while sleeping rough is one of hundreds offered a fresh start by Greater Manchester Homes Partnership

Oxford Road re-opens after traffic collision

Oxford Road re-opens after traffic collision

Buses are being diverted away from the scene of the collision

Shock economics exam reschedule causes revision chaos

Shock economics exam reschedule causes revision chaos

First and second year economists face scheduling shock as macroeconomics exam is brought forward by two weeks

Top-ranking universities must admit fewer from middle-class backgrounds, says Office for Students

Top-ranking universities must admit fewer from middle-class backgrounds, says Office for Students

“Radical” methods are needed to ensure universities meet diversity targets.

Student activists storm UoM governors meeting

Student activists storm UoM governors meeting

The Mancunion understands that student campaign groups burst into the meeting to campaign against the University’s unethical investments

Fewer students from state-run schools enrolling at uni

Fewer students from state-run schools enrolling at uni

Reports published by Higher Education Statistics Agency shows that the University of Manchester enrols 5.3% less disadvantaged students than the UK average

Tuition fees for two-year degrees to rise to over £11,000

Tuition fees for two-year degrees to rise to over £11,000

The chance to graduate earlier through an accelerated degree programme will come at the cost of higher fees per year

Austerity hitting the North disproportionately worse than Southern areas

Austerity hitting the North disproportionately worse than Southern areas

Cuts to public services combined with increasing demand have led to councils hiking taxes

Disability History Month arrives at the SU

Disability History Month arrives at the SU

Events include a film screening, a conference of disabled sex workers, and a ‘quiet space’ lunch

Fight period poverty with ‘Once A Month’

Fight period poverty with ‘Once A Month’

Victoria Evans speaks to Gaby Hartfield about ‘Once a Month’, a Student Action project fighting period poverty in a compassionate and practical way.

Lift the porn ban

Lift the porn ban

Amy Morris suggests the the University should start treating its students like adults with regards to internet regulations

Manchester Marrow charity to hold Hero Week to raise awareness for blood cancer

Manchester Marrow charity to hold Hero Week to raise awareness for blood cancer

The campaign will run from the 19th to the 24th November, raising awareness about the importance of the stem cell register

University students successfully tutoring disadvantaged pupils

University students successfully tutoring disadvantaged pupils

Students from the University of Manchester are among those involved in a scheme to help pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds progress.

UoM Wellbeing Week arrives to help students destress

UoM Wellbeing Week arrives to help students destress

The annual event will be held for one week at the Students’ Union from 19th November

The world’s largest supercomputer is here

The world’s largest supercomputer is here

The world’s largest neuromorphic supercomputer switched on for the first time. With 1 million processors, it aims to unlock the secrets of the human brain

Fear that Brexit will cause academic elitism

Fear that Brexit will cause academic elitism

Security provided for less prestigious institutions through the bottom-up structure of European Union programmes could be lost post-Brexit.