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The British obsession with Higher Education needs to stop

Luke Williams argues we need to look at other education alternatives to university when people leave school

Welsh universities call for tuition fee grants to be scrapped

New government proposals to allow English universities to raise their fees to more than £9000 a year will make the Welsh grants unaffordable

Turkey’s new HE laws blow to academic freedom

Turkey’s government have proposed new laws that would restrict freedom of speech within their universities. Institutions who criticise the government will now find themselves at risk of closure

Government to cut disabled students’ funding

The government will be shifting the responsibility for paying for equipment, support workers & travel costs for disabled students to universities

University network under sustained cyber attack

The University of Manchester and other institutions connected to the Janet network had their internet connections knocked out after sustained attack

Get Involved: Sporticipate Squash & Racketball

Sporticipate’s racketball & squash sessions migtht be right up your street

Diary of a Tinder Addict

Looking for love in all the wrong places…

SU confronts student alcoholism as campus drinking problems rise

Amid growing calls for drinking culture reform and support, the SU is planning a partnership with Alcoholics Anonymous to battle alcoholism in students

History of students going to university ‘beginning to erode’

Accoding to the Association of Colleges, Britain has made a mistake in not investing in professional and technical education

University of East Anglia introduces food banks to combat student poverty

The University of East Anglia starts food bank to help students in need as number of students in poverty continues to rise

The University of Manchester’s Handball Club

The University of Manchester’s Handball Club are looking forward to the University Championships in Leeds this month

University of Manchester’s Cheerleaders

An insight into the University of Manchester’s Cheer Team from Zara Boateng

International Men’s Day celebrations cancelled amid protests

University of York cancels International Men’s Day celebrations after controversy regarding a statement from a member of the equalities board

SPORTLIGHT: University of Manchester’s Rowing

SPORTLIGHT aims to give an insight into a whole range of sports teams across the University of Manchester; this week, we have rowing!

UK universities divest from Fossil Fuels

Ten UK institutions have divested funds from fossil fuel companies ahead of UN climate talks. The move has been praised by other members of the divestment movement

Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain: A peep behind the writing

With the seminal series Peep Show drawing to a conclusion, Joe Evans sits down with the show’s writers to discuss success, comedy, Manchester, and just ‘doing it’

University of Manchester Cycling Club’s 24-hour bike ride

The University of Manchester’s Cycling Club are increasing in numbers and doing their bit for charity, raising funds for Maggie’s Centres

Manchester climbs world employability rankings

Manchester joins Harvard and Cambridge in top 25 of University Employability league table demonstrating its appeal to firms across the globe

Government takes first steps of legislation with HE green paper

What’s in the Higher Education green paper: Risk of higher fees, more bureaucracy, and an easier route for “providers” to set up new universities

Whitworth gallery claims Manchester tourism award

The Whitworth Art Gallery wins tourism award and beats National Graphene Institute and Manchester Cancer Research Centre to latest major award.