Having become the world’s youngest international karate referee and spending the last three summers volunteering at Lourdes, it is fair to say Urmston’s Tyler McKenna is not your average sportsman.

Martin Schweizer has competed at World and European Championships, as well as being a national record holder.

MM chatted to a Manchester Metropolitan University fashion graduate about the narrative, characters and Japanese influence behind her designs after she was named Young Designer of the Year 2015.

Kearney has burst onto the swimming scene this year in emphatic style and emerged as Britain’s most successful swimmer at the IPC World Swimming Championships in Glasgow taking home four gold medals, a silver and a bronze.

Women’s rights organisation Safety4Sisters NorthWest is launching a new project aimed at calling to attention the ongoing needs of Manchester women facing domestic abuse.

Manchester Metropolitan University has designed an app to help those at risk of suicide.

Genetic testing has ‘no place’ in spotting young sporting talent or boosting sports performance, warns a Manchester Metropolitan University lecturer.

Festival director Dean Brocklehurst says criticism as ‘unfair’ and denying students the chance to discuss homelessness is the wrong course of action.

A local Green candidate has urged the Homeless Film Festival to do the ‘right thing’ and cut its ties with the university.

Lecturers from across the city’s universities have pledged to boycott Israeli institutions until its government complies with international law and human rights principles.

Manchester City FC and Greater Manchester Police are among the organisations offering an opportunity to get involved with them, through Manchester Metropolitan University’s Volunteering Fair.