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Review: Triumphs and Falls (UMDS)

Review: Triumphs and Falls (UMDS)

Triumphs and Falls, which was unconventionally performed at Retro, is a strong, complex and relevant play made for a student audience
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Campus lit: true or false?

Campus lit: true or false?

Books editor Aileen Loftus takes a look at which campus novels accurately reflect student life, from Normal People to A Secret History
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A new normal? How societies are coping with Covid

A new normal? How societies are coping with Covid

Aimee Butler gives us an insight into how university societies have been faring amidst the coronavirus pandemic
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Can university be the best years of our life?

Can university be the best years of our life?

Writer Heidy Lo questions if university really can be the best years of your life, especially as we graduate so young
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Is it art?: MyManchester

Is it art?: MyManchester

In this ‘Is it Art?’, Chess Bradley considers whether the new MyManchester website can be considered art
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Pigeonholed by the puffa jacket

Pigeonholed by the puffa jacket

Sophie Marriott looks at the way student culture, for all its diversity, can pigeonhole us into narrow tropes with particular expectations, and how this can restrain our ability to explore our self-identities.
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The Creative Space: illustrator Tasha Wetton

The Creative Space: illustrator Tasha Wetton

Liv Clarke interviews UoM graduate Tasha Wetton about the illustrations she creates and how she balanced her degree with her creative interests
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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.
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University: myth vs. reality

We are all told what to expect before starting uni, but just how much of it is true?
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Lost and disenchanted: Murakami and the student experience

Ross Graham explores the parallels between Murakami’s evocation of ‘60s students life in Norweigian Wood and 21st century student life…
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