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Healthcare scientists: The unsung heroes of the NHS

Healthcare scientists: The unsung heroes of the NHS

The NHS is a force at work. Doctors and nurses are well known for their outstanding care, but there are more heroes behind the scenes…
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Homesickness: Illness or evolutionary advantage?

Homesickness: Illness or evolutionary advantage?

Homesickness can slap us in the face at university… but maybe we should embrace missing home? 
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Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?

Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?

A crisis of identity? The concern over the lack of history of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland taught in the UK
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Who are Liz Truss’ new Education Ministers?

Who are Liz Truss’ new Education Ministers?

On September 9, Liz Truss PM promptly appointed two new Ministers for Higher Education. Who are they and what are their intentions?
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A student’s guide to networking

A student’s guide to networking

With WIM and graduations coming up, it’s essential to know how to network and the best tips to make new connections
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Life as a Masshole: Massachusetts and America’s mistakes

Life as a Masshole: Massachusetts and America’s mistakes

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Escape to Massachusetts through the eyes of a Masshole. The state is rich with history, nature, and student debt
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UoM postpone Winter Graduation ceremony

UoM postpone Winter Graduation ceremony

Winter Graduation ceremonies set to take place next week have been postponed due to Covid restrictions
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Landing on Planet Soph

Landing on Planet Soph

Student Sophie Walsh, the creator fashion brand Planet Soph, discusses the brand’s challenges, ambitions, and products
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UoM’s very own BookTokker

UoM’s very own BookTokker

Hannah Wellock talks to Shyemah El-Azzabi, UoM’s very own BookTokker about her BookTok
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The best apps for plant parents

The best apps for plant parents

Sometimes our plants need a little bit of extra love, and these apps will help you give it.
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Big places, tight spaces with Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie

Big places, tight spaces with Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie

From gushing over Go-Falafel to defining true love, Heather Baron-Gracie of the Pale Waves sits down with Jay Mitra to discuss queerness, her favourite spots in Manchester, and going stir crazy in a “tin can tour bus.”
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Is it worth the hype? Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Is it worth the hype? Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Hannah Wellock delves into whether Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love is worth all the hype
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Opinion: UoM is failing students by cancelling graduation

Opinion: UoM is failing students by cancelling graduation

Lauryn Berry expresses her disappointment with the university’s latest decision to cancel in-person graduation
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Why March Madness is the most exciting sporting event in the world

Why March Madness is the most exciting sporting event in the world

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Sports Editor Will takes us through the concept of “March Madness” and American university sports
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Opinion: The Grimm reality of online university

Opinion: The Grimm reality of online university

Annie Dabb and Laura Thompson count the ways online university and increased technology usage is negatively impacting students
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“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

Rent strikes, better crisis plans and ensuring staff safety: What are SAFER doing to help students through the coronavirus?
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“It’s presposterous”: Students react to possible Christmas Covid restrictions

“It’s presposterous”: Students react to possible Christmas Covid restrictions

Students feel largely let down by the government’s recent announcement regarding their freedom to return home at Christmas
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Illegal student parties continue in Fallowfield halls despite curfew warnings

Illegal student parties continue in Fallowfield halls despite curfew warnings

The Mancunion has obtained a video of a student party
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Tech guide: The best laptops for university

Tech guide: The best laptops for university

Zain Jaffal discusses his top picks for the best university laptops
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Opinion: The University must enforce its face mask rules

Opinion: The University must enforce its face mask rules

Prasham Sheth argues that face masks must be made compulsory
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