Left to right: Mark Goodwin, Maajid Jamil, Sadia Khan and Dr. Sam Edwards  On Tuesday 22nd July, students from Bolton Sixth Form College came to the Humanities Faculty at MMU for an Academic Skills session, designed to bridge the gap between A-Level and university, with History lecturer, Dr Sam Edwards. In the morning, English Librarian,…

Words by Neil Harrison The first time Manchester’s Northern Quarter hosted The People’s Assembly Against Austerity, back in May of this year, resulted in not only the largest regional turnout since the movement’s inception, but also ‘the largest political meeting in the city since the miner’s strike.’ Now it’s back, and, buoyed by the success…

Words By Neil Harrison Photographs courtesy of Graeme Shimmin A MANCHESTER AUTHOR is set to rub shoulders with giants of literary fiction, after seeing his debut novel get snapped up by the international publishing house behind best sellers such as The Da Vinci Code and the Discworldseries. Graeme Shimmin, who has a Master’s Degree in…

Words & Videos By Neil Harrison Photographs By Jason Cooke & Bethan Grant Manchester’s latest graduates celebrated in the sunshine – following their end of year ceremony at a packed Bridgewater Hall. In spite of the heat, humanities students from Manchester Metropolitan University wore caps and gowns to receive their accolades in front of proud…

Words and photographs by Lisa Burns Mother Tongue Other Tongue poetry reading. A COLOURFUL EXPLOSION OF SOUTH ASIAN CULTURE descended on Manchester last weekend in the form of the long-running Manchester Mega Mela Festival. Held on the 6th– 7th July at Platt Fields Park, this free annual event proved to be a success yet again….