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5th June 2020 | By Chloe Speakman

Student homes in Fallowfield abandoned – along with their mess

Charities are currently not running a collection service for unwanted items, and many household many waste tips are still closed. With the closure of these services,...

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29th January 2020 | By Leonie Backhaus

British universities move to help prevent spread of coronavirus

There are currently 132 people killed and over 6,000 infected because of coronavirus and the disease – which originates in the Chinese city of Wuhan...

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25th November 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood

Students occupy building in protest at University of Manchester’s fossil fuel investment

A group of student activists have occupied the finance offices at the University of Manchester to protest against the £11.3m they say is invested into fossil...

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18th March 2019 | By O.enwegbara

Opinion: As an EU student Brexit is driving me crazy

Brexit. Brexit. Brexit. This is the major topic or seemingly the only topic on everyone’s lips right now. Last week was a big week for...

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30th January 2019 | By nq_admin

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams discusses new tech venture at Manchester Metropolitan University

Maisie Williams, most famously known for her character Arya Stark in HBO’s Game of Thrones, spoke to a sold-out crowd this afternoon at Manchester Metropolitan...

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18th January 2019 | By Elizabeth Harrison

EU complete me: The top reasons why Remainers don’t want to leave the European Union

It’s been a tense week following the rejection from Parliament of Theresa May’s plan to leave the EU after two years of negotiations. The BBC...

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26th December 2018 | By Megan Luke

Can we justify the real cost of cheap student accommodation?

Does living in cheap accommodation during our studies mean we have to give up basic living standards? Lack of care and attention from their landlord...

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23rd December 2018 | By [email protected]

‘1000 Voices’ Manchester campaigners speak out against misogyny

#MisogynyISHate (MIS) campaign is pressing forward with its aim to make Greater Manchester Police treat misogyny as a hate crime.

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13th December 2018 | By Jordan White

Fallowfield: A Youth Centre success story.

In light of the Change 4 Cheadle Youth campaign going live earlier this year. We seeked to find a similar story in which we could...

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30th November 2018 | By Andrew Wong

Manchester students express thoughts on boot camps for internet and gaming addiction

China controls a vast amount of the content its people can access. This is done by legislative actions and technologies enforced by the People’s Republic...

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26th November 2018 | By Sam Peckett

Popular student bar in Fallowfield to shut its doors for good in December

The Font in Fallowfield has announced it will be closing its doors for the final time on 15 December after 10 years in business. The announcement...

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12th November 2018 | By Isaac Jordan

Manchester students express concern over anti-LGBT comments of Polish president

Polish and LGBT students in Manchester Universities expressed their concern and anger as President Andrzej Duda of Poland expressed his support for the introduction of laws banning what...

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11th November 2018 | By Andrew Wong

Fallowfield students wake up to find front doors daubed with phallic vandalism

  Residents in a student street woke up to find every house on their road daubed with a penis graffiti on their front door. Students...

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10th October 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook

Virtual clinics: how Manchester students will benefit from new 6bn mental health centre

Manchester is to be the first place in the country to establish a dedicated centre using virtual clinics to support students with mental health needs....

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22nd February 2018 | By Georgia Landi

LIVE: Reclaim The Night Manchester 2018

Tonight hundreds of students will take to the streets of Manchester and march in protest against female harassment in the Reclaim the Night march. Follow our live...

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9th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki

Student well-being officer speaks frankly about his battles with mental health

Saqib Mahmood, a student at The University of Manchester, has taken a year out from his course to become the wellbeing officer at the University...

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8th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to raise awareness for student loneliness

Today Northern Quota launched its #Hereforyou campaign. A campaign which looks to raise awareness for those students who are struggling to cope with loneliness at...

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17th October 2017 | By Tom Brady

Fire alarms at student halls blaze were working properly, insists landlord

Students were forced to flee their halls after a serious fire at accommodation on Chester Street last night. Nobody was injured during the blaze at...

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9th October 2017 | By Sanaa Reddy

Manchester students help raise money for charity through ‘Give It, Don’t Bin It’

A campaign to get Manchester students to hand over unwanted items left in digs has raised more than £200,000 for charity. In its first year,...

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9th June 2017 | By nq_admin

#RegisteredButCantVote, many new voters turned away at polling stations

A lot of newly registered voters were turned away from polling stations; having being told they aren’t registered, in this year’s snap election. The hashtag,...