Author: Jafar Cain // Editor: Erin PallottPhoto credit: Qais Attaallah Anyone who has been on campus within the past month will have inevitably seen the student encampment in the formerly named Brunswick Park area. Whilst similar student-led movements have been met with violent armed opposition by state forces in the USA, the movements across UK … Continue reading Reflections on Student Protest in Light of the Encampment
Author: Jack Sharpen What is St. David’s Day? When it comes to public holidays for patron saints within England, our celebrations are duly absent. Many Christian-majority countries hallmark these as a national holiday for traditions and culture, and none more so than our Celtic neighbours. Whilst a certain saint in March is also widely heralded … Continue reading Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Coming Together as Cymraeg in Manchester
Author: Katie Walwyn-Brown Who can resist the call to become part of a dream team? That's how I got involved with 'Have you Heard?'. I had volunteered at museum events and entered speaking competitions before, so I knew I enjoyed communicating science and was keen to take it to the next level. When a couple … Continue reading Making Public Engagement Personal
The winner of the Science Comms Essay Competition for the Doctoral Academy Graduate Society (DAGS) conference was announced last month as Natasha Motsi for her article on 'Why Manchester for My Research'. We caught up with Natasha and asked her a few questions about her time in Manchester. 1. Pick 3 words to describe Manchester … Continue reading Why Manchester for My Research?
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