'When people come to university, they feel like they have to build up this image of themselves'
Manchester's students are often the subject of scorn from outsiders - none of it as biting as the satire they make about themselves
Mollie Simpson
Mollie is an investigative reporter. In 2025, she won the local journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards for her reporting on the University of Greater Manchester.
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