The majority of students (60%) had gambled in the past 12 months, although this was a decrease from last year (71%) 

The University’s forgotten about the cost of living crisis, and has left students grappling in the same tough financial circumstances; this year, with a £170-shaped hole in their pockets

The bonus given to the Cost of Living Working Group will boost initiatives and funds aimed at supporting students in financial hardship

Cost of living pressures have pushed the average student rent to £7,566, with the average maintenance loan being around £7,590

Not only do students face academic and social pressures at university, but they face a financial one too: being used as cash cows by the rental market and the government

Changes in the way the university charges for sports memberships has led to an increase in prices whilst leaving students feeling “ignored” when concerns were raised.

The financial barriers to university are clear to students from low-income backgrounds. So why should we tolerate seeing our wealthier peers ‘playing poor’?

From holes in the roof to melting oven trays, students tell us about their experience renting with Thornley Groves Fallowfield and how it’s impacted their wellbeing

The Mancunion investigates whether each member of the 2022/23 Exec Team has fulfilled the promises in their manifesto, whilst looking into the structure of democracy at our SU more widely

Several redundancies in the service industry have left many students uncertain and anxious about their time at the University. We look at how recent Manchester closures are affecting student employees.

No Pay? No Way!, a contemporary retelling of Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, is having its UK premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre

Should students be made to fork out hundreds of pounds each year for course books? We explore the social and financial implications of the prices of university books.

UoM Rent Strike predict up to 350 students are engaging in organised action, whilst the University ‘anecdotally’ advise only 44 student have contact with Credit Control

The Unite Foundation, a charity supporting in “estranged, or care-experienced children” have launched a campaign promoting universities stepping in as rent guarantors

With the Lead MCR elections in full swing, it’s high time we started treating the cost-of-living crisis as more than a vote-scoring exercise

Over a year after the University of Manchester announced a shift from zero tolerance to harm reduction £3,300 has been collected in drug possession fines

Representing so many students in his constituency, Afzal Khan MP gave The Mancunion his insights into some of Manchester’s biggest issues

The Students’ Union cost-of-living survey indicates 66% of students feel that their wellbeing has been affected

The joys of Christmas are not always felt by everyone. For some, this time of year can be especially hard. So, here is why its important to look after yourself, practise self-care, and have a more mindful Christmas time

We sat down with Sacha Lord to discuss this year’s Reclaim the Night campaign, his thoughts on the loss in momentum of the anti-spiking movement, and the effect the cost of living crisis will have on students