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.
Manchester library’s pulping of 240k books was ‘dawn of digital age but ruin of culture’
Academics have spoken out on the apparent loss of 240,000 reference books from Manchester Central Library, with some calling it ‘regrettable’ that library bosses are allowing the digital age to replace physical texts.
‘Dehumanising’: Manchester Green Party call on Selfridges to ditch anti-homeless spikes
Manchester Green Party have branded ‘anti-homeless’ spikes ‘dehumanising’ and called on Selfridges to abolish the ‘heartless’ tactic.
‘People watching – but with a camera’: Photography grad shortlisted for £20K award
A young Manchester photography graduate could soon be jetting off to Ghana with a £20,000 commission to capture his dream project after snapping up a spot on a prestigious award shortlist.
Pink pigeon puzzle: Dozy relative of the dodo ‘confused by coos’ of invasive species
Dwindling numbers of the ‘pink pigeon’ could see the highly-endangered bird soon go the same way as its relative the dodo – yet new research from a Manchester university may have the answer to save it.
Revealed: Sex offence reports up 37% in Fallowfield – BUT convictions drop to one in ten
Reports of sexual offences in Fallowfield saw a terrifying increase of 37% between 2013 and 2014 – only 10% of these resulted in a conviction.
Young Manchester charity worker ‘intimidated by noisy neighbours’ found hanged
A former St John Ambulance youth volunteer, who was honoured by Princess Anne for her dedication to charity work, was found hanged after she complained of being intimidated by noisy neighbours.
Debrett’s 500 most influential people: See which Manchester icons make list
Manchester icons are being recognised as some of Britain’s 500 most influential people with the likes of MP Simon Danczuk, architect Lord Norman Foster and cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, among others, making the list.
House party horror: Video warns Manchester students of ‘uninvited’ dangers
The short film, entitled ‘Student House Parties: The Impact’, was created by Manchester Student Homes as part of the Alcohol Impact project, run by the National Union of Students and Home Office.
Seeing Queerly: Gay film festival comes to Canal St to celebrate LGBT History Month
Manchester is to celebrate LGBT History Month with a series of exclusive film screenings, discussion groups and a programme of talks by some of the world’s leading gay filmmakers.