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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.
Introducing the MECD

Introducing the MECD

As one of the single largest construction projects undertaken by any UK higher education institution, the Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD) will be the new home of University of Manchester engineering students from four different Schools
‘No Deal’ Brexit expected to cause chaos in Manchester

‘No Deal’ Brexit expected to cause chaos in Manchester

Council leaders across the city have announced contingency plans as the threat of a No Deal Brexit increases
University of Manchester attends Conservative Party Conference

University of Manchester attends Conservative Party Conference

University of Manchester academics attended the Conservative Party Conference to discuss a variety of topics including panels on immigration, devolution in a post-Brexit Britain, and the ‘fourth industrial revolution’, focusing on the challenge posed by artificial intelligence to the changing nature of work.
Put your jazz-hands in the air

Put your jazz-hands in the air

Sophie Marriott and Cachella Smith argue the implications of the SU’s motion to encourage jazz-hands over clapping is “short-sighted” and instead Senate should seek to “create an atmosphere where people feel safe and comfortable enough to raise such an issue and ask for a quieter environment”
Invisible Manchester: Homeless people to lead tours around the city

Invisible Manchester: Homeless people to lead tours around the city

The Social Enterprise, Invisible Manchester, is to train people who have been affected by homelessness to become tour guides of their city
No problem too big or small

No problem too big or small

The Advice Services here at The University of Manchester speak about settling into university life, and where you can find help if you need it.
A positive look at promiscuity

A positive look at promiscuity

University is all about sex, but perhaps not in the way you may first think. We take a look at the sex-positive movements in Manchester expanding conversations and affecting change.
ScienceX at the Trafford Centre

ScienceX at the Trafford Centre

The free event, organised by the University of Manchester’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, comes to the intu Trafford Centre on the 14th and15th April
Preview: Street Drugs in the Northern Powerhouse

Preview: Street Drugs in the Northern Powerhouse

The University of Manchester is to hold a symposium to discuss current recreational drug policies
Over 200 million NHS ‘medication errors’ per year says report

Over 200 million NHS ‘medication errors’ per year says report

A collaborative study between the Universities of Manchester, York, and Sheffield, funded by the Department of Health, explores the impacts of medication errors on the NHS and patient health
University refuses to compensate students for strikes

University refuses to compensate students for strikes

Student petitions for reimbursements have amounted to over 3,000 signatures
Free Ahed Tamimi protest

Free Ahed Tamimi protest

BDS university group joined forces with several campaigns, including Palestine Action, to protest the arrest of Ahed Tamimi
University staff to strike over pensions

University staff to strike over pensions

The University of Manchester is amongst 61 UK Universities to be hit in February

Concerns raised over potential loss of EU funding for Manchester University

Fears have been shared over the future of funding for scientific research in a post-Brexit Britain

16 days of activism at Manchester University Students’ Union

Why the Students’ Union is currently covered in orange posters and banners