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Michael Williams

Michael Williams


Free textbooks for freshers

The days of dog-eared textbooks arriving from Amazon marketplace may soon be a thing of the past, with the first ‘#TextbookRescue’ event in Freshers’ Week. Hundreds of first year students turned up to the giveaway at libraries across campus on the morning of Wednesday September 18 to grab free books for their courses. ‘#TextbookRescue’ is […]

‘Unwelcoming’ Navy had Council permission to be outside Union

URNU pay £300 for permit – then moved on by Exec Team

Students’ Union label Armed Forces societies “unwelcoming”

-Exec team boot University Royal Navy Unit from outside Students’ Union – University Armed Forces – ‘no different from a society’, yet feel “ostracized” – “A military presence is not appropriate”, says Campaigns Officer

Naan worse than the curry mile

Rusholme’s Curry Mile named ‘most anti-social street in Manchester’

Astro girl reaches for the stars in deodorant competition

Danielle Hawarden uses Lynx promotion in attempt to blast off

£200,000 bid for Oxford Road cycle safety

Plans for a bikes-only traffic light system and halls of residence cycle path

Moving House: Sankeys to close Manchester venue

Owner David Vincent moves production and staff to Ibiza Sankeys to concentrate efforts there

Manchester mastermind falls short of final

Blind Rachael Neiman pipped to post by just one point

Smoker’s regret

Taking up smoking ‘biggest regret’ for Mancunians

Social Junkies flyer ‘makes light of alcoholism’

Controversial promoters’ “Fit Alcoholics” slogan under fire

‘Reclaim the Night’ cost Union £7k

But the figures show “not even half of the picture”, says Tabz O’Brien-Butcher

UK’s biggest Model Arab League to convene

Twelve universities to send delegates

Exec toilet bowl query kicks up a stink

Union exec team urged to act against renegade bathroom users

Oxford University college sued for ‘elitism’

The Mancunion talks to the Salford student suing St. Hugh’s college for “only admitting those wealthy enough to partake in traditions”

UCAS applications see surprise rise

UCAS applications have risen after seeing record drops earlier in the year

Salford student puts ‘soundscapes’ on the map

App by PhD student aims to create worldwide ‘sound map’

You have been evicted: ‘Big Brother psychologist’ lecturer fired

Professor Geoff Beattie plans to appeal ‘gross misconduct’ charges

Mastermind success for blind University of Manchester student

‘Festive Fifty’ expert Rachael Neiman through to the semi-finals

ISOC raise £7000 for charity

Third highest amount raised for orphans and needy children in the North

Students disciplined for Savile social

Fines and community service for students that dressed as young girls and Jimmy Savile