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New survey finds UoM second most romantic University
Vice Chancellor Nancy Rothwell’s office.
Max Jenkinson, a coordinator of the solidarity gig, opened the event by stating that the UoM Rent Strike and UCU members must “continue Manchester’s revolutionary history”
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“We must continue Manchester’s revolutionary history
OORYA, the second performer of the hour, also prefaced her performance with a comment that the strikers “are breaking the system and rebuilding it in the image that it always should have been”.
61% of UoM students meet a romantic partner at University
Rosina Read News Reporter
Anew survey sampling 30 UK universities finds that 61.74% of students at the University of Manchester meet a romantic partner at university.
The study, carried out by The Knowledge Academy, used a sample of 3500 past and present students from the top 30 UK universities.
In the survey, the University of Manchester ranks as the second best university for falling in love, coming second to the University of York at 63.30%.
Whilst at University, figures from University of Manchester students found 97.18% (average: 90.14%) have a short-term relationship (less than one year), and 2.82% (average: 9.86%) had a long-term relationship (more than one year).
The best university for finding the person to marry was Queens University Belfast (21.50%), with the University of Oxford ranking second, and Manchester third.
The University of Manchester is the only university to rank in the top three both for finding a romantic partner at university and for marrying a university partner.
UoM rent strikers occupying the John Owens building reiterated their three aims for the ongoing strike action. This was met with cheers from the crowd of the solidarity pop-up gig below, who had moved to the building of
The gig took place under a banner that read, ‘We Demand Affordable Rent, Nancy Earns 260k’. Throughout the two performances and subsequent display of solidarity outside the John Owens building, pink smoke flares were utilised alongside the waving of red flags.
