Manchester Metropolitan University
 Manchester Metropolitan University  (University)    | |
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| Formation | 1824 |
| Headquarters | Manchester, England |
| University in England. Not to be confused with the University of Manchester. | |
Not to be confused with the University of Manchester.
Manchester Metropolitan University (often abbreviated MMU) is a public research university located in Manchester, England. The university traces its origins to the Manchester Mechanics Institute[1] and the Manchester School of Design, which formed Manchester Polytechnic in 1970. Manchester Polytechnic then gained university status under the government's Further and Higher Education Act, becoming the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1992. It is the fifth-largest higher education institution student body size in the UK based on its number of admitted and enrolled students.[2]
It is also home to the Manchester School of Art, the Manchester School of Theatre, as well as the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) administered in collaboration with the University of Manchester.
Independent media bad for heart
According to a 2018 study led by Dr Geoff Walton from the MMU, those who do not read legacy "mainstream media" and opt for alternative sources of information (a priori defined as "fake news") demonstrate unhealthy symptoms of physical and mental stress, which can lead to heart attacks. The research study used so-called "sophisticated techniques" to monitor how people use media websites to measure their reactions to online information.
Walton said: "Those who aren’t very good at making judgements about information they read or see in newspapers, TV or social media, especially misinformation such as fake news, experience a negative physical response to it", producing a stress response and bringing about unhelpful cardiac responses and erratic reading behaviour. Walton concluded that "This shows it is now time for school teachers and lecturers to be given the right tools, devised in our previous research, to develop 'information discernment' (ID) in their learners."[3]
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Green | September 1983 | Politician | ||
| Rebecca Long-Bailey | 22 September 1979 | Politician Lawyer | ||
| Laura Pidcock | 19 August 1987 | Politician | ||
| Jamie Reed | 4 August 1973 | UK | Politician | Blairite MP and nuclear industry spin doctor |
| Grant Shapps | 14 September 1968 | Politician | UK politician behind numerous dubious online businesses. By 2022 became UK Home Secretary and Defence Secretary before leaving Parliament in 2024. | |
| Jo Stevens | 6 September 1966 | UK | Politician | Labour MP, frontbencher under Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer. |
| Ian Stewart | 28 August 1950 | UK | Politician |
