Stop ya chattin’! Man Met Uni linguist on ‘accent loyalty’, dialect maps and stereotypes
The different dialects and accents of Greater Manchester have been mapped out for the first time ever by sociolinguists from Manchester Metropolitan University.
‘All a bit weird’: Manchester photographer on making his dream reality and capturing memories ahead of first show
A Manchester Metropolitan University graphic design graduate is opening his first photography exhibition today and says ‘it’s all a bit weird’ to finally be pursuing his dreams.
‘Inspiring tomorrow’s literary star’: Kids book festival back in Manchester a YEAR early
By popular demand Manchester Children’s Book Festival (MCBF) is back a year earlier than expected and will from now on be an annual event.
HIGHer education: 20% more Manchester Met students caught with drugs this year
Nearly 20% more students were caught with drugs in Manchester Metropolitan University’s Halls of Residence this year compared to last, according to new statistics.
Manchester school drop-out crisis: It’s the teachers not the students quitting education
Pressure from universities to improve employability scores means too many newly qualified teachers taking the wrong jobs and then dropping out, says a Manchester teaching recruitment agency.
General Election 2015: 12,000 new voters register in Manchester in last month
A breakdown of the figures released by Manchester City Council this week show that of the 363,005 people are eligible to vote in the local elections, 48,397 people have been registered since December 2014 with 12,014 signed up in the last month alone.
Honesty the best policy? Manchester expert says life wouldn’t work without lies
Today marks International ‘Honesty Day’, a day founded in the USA by the former press secretary of the governor of Maryland, M. Hirsch Goldberg, who chose the date to end the month which starts with pranks and foolishness, April Fools’ Day.
Do you do Urdu? Man Met do… Uni first in country to offer degree
Manchester Metropolitan University is set to be the UK’s first higher education institution to offer a degree in Urdu.
Children are being abused in name of religion to ‘rid them of the devil’
Certain religions are encouraging child abuse in the belief it will ‘get the devil out of them’, according to a support worker working alongside Manchester academics to establish the link.
Thirst class honours: Manchester students bring drinking game craze to 9AM lectures
Some Manchester students are showing a thirst NOT to learn after catching on to a new drinking trend that has spread across the country.
IN PICS: The weird and wonderful creations of MOSI’s 3D printing exhibition
The 3D: Printing the Future exhibiton features more than 500 3D printed items from miniature football stadiums like Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadium, to the world’s first bike with a fully 3D printed metal frame, in celebration of the potential of this revolutionising technology.