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  • Academics win award fighting for fashion workers’ rights

    Fashion academics Dr Amy Benstead and Dr Victoria Stephens have won an award for their research on modern slavery in supply chains, focusing on the role of worker voice. Based in the Department of Materials, their work has now been acknowledged for two consecutive years at the annual Business and Modern Slavery Research Conference. Winning…

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  • An indicted hero: honouring Alan Turing as a gay man failed by society | Pride Month 2024

    Alan Turing (1912-1954) was a mathematician, computer scientist and codebreaker whose work at the British Intelligence Service was instrumental in breaking the German Enigma machine and curtailing WWII. Despite the contributions to his country and the mathematics community, Turing was ultimately criminalised for his sexuality, with homosexuality remaining illegal until 1967, 13 years after his…

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  • Clearing explained: your FAQs answered

    You’re bound to have loads of questions about Clearing, and we get it! You’re bombarded with information on choosing a course, selecting a city, and applying to the university ‘right for you’. Somehow, the what’s-what on Clearing gets lost in all the noise. It would be super helpful to have it all on one, convenient…

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  • What is Clearing?  

    In essence, Clearing is about choice. It’s an opportunity for students to:   At the University of Manchester, Clearing isn’t just about filling vacancies; it’s about opening doors to new possibilities.   But how does Clearing work? It’s simple! Once A-level results are out (on Thursday 15th August 2024) and you are considering Clearing, you can check…

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  • 8 Clearing myths *debunked* using classic pop culture

    This is a judgement free zone. Forget all the rumours you’ve read online, or any videos you’ve binge-watched on your FYP. Ignore whatever horror stories you’ve heard from friends… of friends… (of friends). We’re here to set the record straight about Clearing. Once and for all! Clearing has got a bad reputation. But times have…

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  • Bringing a tale of self-discovery (and quantum science) to school children

    At first glance, using the words ‘school’ and ‘quantum science’ in the same sentence seems rather paradoxical. However, scientists at The University of Manchester believe integrating the fundamentals of larger scientific concepts into the primary and secondary school curriculum is actually completely logical. Izzy Jones’s Quantum World is the bi-product of award-winning primary science teachers…

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