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UoM’s secret libraries where seats are almost guaranteed

UoM’s secret libraries where seats are almost guaranteed

Exam season is coming, with seats in Ali G becoming increasingly scarce- but, with our guide to secret study spots around campus, may the odds ever be in your favour this season
Perspectives at The Whitworth: Thursday Lates Takeover in contemporary art

Perspectives at The Whitworth: Thursday Lates Takeover in contemporary art

Saoirse Akhtar-Farren reviews Venture Arts’ PERSPECTIVES at The Whitworth: a show to open the discussion of ‘outsider’ art and its relevance in contemporary culture

Five free things to do on a rainy day

With the weather getting worse and worse, read on for our tips on how to beat the rainy day blues and get out and about in Manchester

Review: Tibor Reich

The Whitworth gives only a slight and unimaginative view of postwar textile pioneer Tibor Reich

Review: Ben Rivers – The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers

An inside out exploration of storytelling and film-making at The Whitworth

Review: Bedwyr Williams: The Starry Messenger

This week we take a surreal journey through Williams’ starry nightmare, currently on show at The Whitworth Gallery

Cornelia Parker tells Manchester to rise up in a “call to arms”

As the University of Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery wins multiple national awards, renowned artist Corneila Parker tells Manchester students to rise up and fight for their future

Seeing through the Oxford Road bubble

Islington Mill: something worth veering off the beaten track for?

University museums win £2 million grant

Manchester Museums receive grant to expand their volunteer programs while others lose government support