‘Nothing is taboo’: Record label ran by students set for Manchester expansion
A new student-run record label is aiming to help more young people take their first steps in the industry.
Mandarin play banned in China takes centre stage at Manchester Contact Theatre
A play – completely in Mandarin and banned in China – is set to hit the stage at Manchester’s Contact Theatre.
‘Some things are worth the money’: Student bursary cuts ‘disgusting attack’ on NHS, say Manchester protesters
Manchester activists branded the government’s decision to scrap the NHS bursaries ‘the most disgusting attack’ on students ever at yesterday’s protest.
‘A right, not a privilege’: NHS students ‘entitled’ to bursary, declare Manchester activists
Manchester campaigners took to the streets to march against cuts to NHS Bursaries, which could leave healthcare students with as much as £60,000 of debt.
‘Absolutely right’: Manchester should celebrate Ramadan exam shift, says media pundit
The ‘minor changes’ to GCSE and A-level exam timetables to accomodate Muslim students fasting for Ramadan is not Islam being given special privilege in the UK, says a Rochdale commentator.
‘The worst place I’ve ever been’: Manchester students share their uni halls horror stories and flatshare fiascos
Thousands of young people from all over the world have descended on Greater Manchester to embark on their journey into higher education and join the city’s population of almost 350,000 students.
Manchester youth to set European benchmark as city shortlisted for award
Manchester has been shortlisted for European Youth Capital, becoming the first UK city to make the list.
‘We can and will take serious action’: Manchester council issue door-to-door warnings to students on noisy parties
The city’s new, and returning, university students are being warned not to party too hard in door-to-door visits by the police, Manchester City Council and university staff.
A city without issues? Closure of The Ark ‘arrogant’ attempt to hide Manchester homeless problem, says uni protester
Students from Manchester Metropolitan University yesterday came together to protest against the eviction of homeless people from The Ark shelter under Mancunian Way.
Manchester students twice as likely as other renters to lose deposit money, warns DPS
Manchester students are almost twice as likely as other tenants to face deductions in their deposits, according to figures from the Deposit Protection Service.
‘Death was staring at us’: Syrian mums and dads reveal struggle of refugee parenting
Syrian refugees talk of their ‘dangerous journey’ to the UK, ‘blessed refuge in Manchester’ and thoughts on UK migration policy, as they feature in a new documentary showing the lives of Syrian refugee families living in the city.