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Main Library Musings – Rant column #3

Main Library Musings – Rant column #3

Edition three of the Opinion section’s rant column, Main Library Musings, sees three emotional trajectories: a complaint about the weather, a love letter to a bacon barm, and an ode to the best study space in the Main Library
A Southerner’s guide to the North

A Southerner’s guide to the North

The North is a place Southerners rarely venture to. So, when they do find themselves up here, what can Southerners expect?
I can’t be-leaf it: How and why the autumn leaves change colour

I can’t be-leaf it: How and why the autumn leaves change colour

Every autumn, we know that the leaves will change and fall from trees, but what is the science controlling beautiful phenomenon?
UoM study finds possible link between higher pain levels and humid weather

UoM study finds possible link between higher pain levels and humid weather

New research suggests that people with long term health conditions are 20 percent more likely to suffer from higher pain levels on humid and windy days with low atmospheric pressure
Which sun is shining on us?

Which sun is shining on us?

Sophie Marriott argues that whilst we enjoy the unseasonable weather this week we should remember the climate change it is a symptom of is not just going to keep making things a bit warmer, but it is already causing devastating natural disasters.

Manchester’s rainy reputation debunked

A 1926 rain map may have sparked off Manchester’s reputation as the rainiest city in the country

Saving Face

Come rain or, well, rain, Jessica Cusack advises on how to combat the elements and survive the library long haul.