Wednesday, 9th December 2009 • The Independent
Elite squad for Manchester Masters
Manchester Masters offer paid placements and a free MMUBS Masters course for 10 selected graduates. Sign up now at www.manchestermasters.com
Wednesday, 11th November 2009 • The Guardian
Asian caste discrimination rife in UK
Caste discrimination is rife in the UK, with more than half of those from traditionally lower-status Asian backgrounds finding themselves victims of prejudice and abuse, according to a report published today, based on research from Manchester Metropolitan University School of Law.
Tuesday, 3rd November 2009 • The Guardian
Manchester's Literary Renaissance
With the announcement of the £10,000 Manchester Metropolitan University fiction prize (1,700 entries globally, won by Toby Litt), and the most successful Manchester Literature Festival to date concluding last week, in the wake of the naming of Carol Ann Duffy as poet laureate in May, it's great to be a writer, a publisher, or just a reader in the city at the moment.
Monday, 19th October 2009 • BBC iPlayer
David Lee, Professor of Atmospheric Science, talks on BBC Radio 4's Costing the Earth: Guilt Free Flying episode
Wednesday, 7th October 2009 • BBC Radio 4
Has a feminist ideal become a legislative nightmare?
Professor Heather Piper discusses whether the 1970s women's movement for good, affordable childcare, has now turned into a 21st century bureaucratic nightmare?
Sunday, 4th October 2009 • BBC Lancashire
The Community and Lesser Taught Languages project (COLT)
Dr Sharon Handley, Nabila Sureya and Jocelyn Wyburd discuss the Community and Lesser Taught Languages project (COLT)and the demand for an Urdu degree course in the North West.
Sunday, 20th September 2009 • The Independent
Prejudiced teachers too quick to brand children 'naughty'
Professor Maggie MacLure and Professor Liz Jones discuss how a childs home background can lead to them being unfairly tagged as 'naughty'
Wednesday, 16th September 2009 • BBC News
Boys' bomb plot was sheer fantasy
Forensic psychologist Mike Berry discusses teenage obsession and the Manchester 'Columbine' case.
Friday, 28th August 2009 • BBC Radio 5 Live
At the Zoo with ecology expert
Dr Emma Shaw, ecology lecturer at the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences is interviewed on BBC Radio 5 by Sharon Matola, the director of Belize Zoo regarding her expertise on spiders.
Tuesday, 25th August 2009 • The Independent
Milk teeth: Cure-all or fairy tale?
Professor Claire Stewart, professor of cell and molecular biology at MMU, comments on the use of milk teeth stem cell storage as an "insurance policy" against future ill-health.