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Project invites people to submit the strangest gift ideas

A Northern Quarter creative agency are asking people to submit their strangest gift ideas,to raise awareness for children’s charity Wood Street Mission

Boxed: the student-run charity project for the homeless

Boxed UoM needs your help this Christmas with its shoebox initiative

Students fundraise for landmine-removing charity

In the lead up to their main event, the group raise awareness and funds for life-saving organisation, MAG

The lessons learnt from Jailbreak

30 hours. No money. How far can you go?

Enter the student philanthropy survey

The University of Manchester are running a survey to to capture students’ attitudes to charitable giving, all students who complete the survey are also entered into a prize draw

RAG invite students to a gorilla trek in Uganda

RAG are holding information meetings about their Uganda Gorilla Trek

A reply: Teach First stands for equal education

A response to “What do Teach First ambassadors actually promote?” from experiences in the classroom

London to Paris Bike Ride 2017: Cross the Channel for Charity

Get involved, do something worthwhile, cycle from London to Paris for Breast Cancer Now

Are celebrities ruining Sport Relief?

Is the glorification of C-list celebrities damaging the intentions of Sport Relief?

International Women’s Day: Beauty Charities

International Women’s Day is approaching so Laura Mills talks you through a few charities that help give back to women in need

Students encouraged to volunteer at homelessness charities

Last Tuesday, Amy Hinks came from the Booth Centre to the university to talk about the Manchester-based charity; what it does, and how students can get involved.

Student charity shop ‘The Closet’ trashed at Pangaea

Last week, the sustainable student charity shop, ‘The Closet’, opened its doors to the students of Manchester but following Pangaea Festival

Students promote the importance of the arts

Arts Emergency Manchester plans to build on the success of last year by conducting another series of workshops in schools around Manchester, promoting the arts and social sciences

Lemn Sissay’s Christmas Dinner

Many care leavers spend Christmas Day away from family and friends, with no definite place to go, and often feeling desolate. Lemn Sissay is doing his bit to give something back

Music Beats Mines

A group of University of Manchester students are raising money for the Mines Advisory Group by holding an online auction of literary and music memorabilia

Preview: iSessions charity gig night

Four student bands from the University of Manchester are competing in a charity gig night next Tuesday for the chance to represent the university in the national iSessions competition organised by The Independent and the i

Vintage vs. charity shops

Perisha Kudhail thinks twice about second-hand—is it unethical to buy vintage when charity shops offer the same service?

Papyrus

Ultimately, the most basic human instinct is to survive, but sometimes we forget that our greatest enemy is ourselves

Preview: Action Palestine Event

University of Manchester’s Action Palestine are hosting a Palestinian cultural evening in aid of Interpal, a charity providing relief for Palestinians in need

Tickled Pink: top five beauty buys for Breast Cancer Awareness

This week sees the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Millie Kershaw rounds up her highlights of the limited edition beauty products on sale for the good cause