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Manchester University students remove ‘lockdown’ fencing during huge protests

Manchester University students remove ‘lockdown’ fencing during huge protests

Students claimed the fencing had been put up overnight with no prior communication
“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

Rent strikes, better crisis plans and ensuring staff safety: What are SAFER doing to help students through the coronavirus?
Temporary testing unit set up as Fallowfield falls foul to Covid-19

Temporary testing unit set up as Fallowfield falls foul to Covid-19

A mobile Covid-19 testing unit has opened in the Armitage Centre, as Fallowfield cases rocket
Safe zone approved outside Fallowfield abortion clinic in “huge victory”

Safe zone approved outside Fallowfield abortion clinic in “huge victory”

A safe zone around the clinic in Fallowfield will be implemented this Friday to restrict protesters from intimidating people accessing its abortion services
UoM release Covid figures but students fear they could be much higher

UoM release Covid figures but students fear they could be much higher

UoM’s Covid figures only include positive results reported to the University through an “agreed process”
MMU lockdown: Will Manchester University be next?

MMU lockdown: Will Manchester University be next?

UoM has made no official statement
Sacha Lord recruits celebs to encourage students to respect government guidelines

Sacha Lord recruits celebs to encourage students to respect government guidelines

The new local restrictions on nightlife in Manchester and their impact on new and returning university students
Illegal student parties continue in Fallowfield halls despite curfew warnings

Illegal student parties continue in Fallowfield halls despite curfew warnings

The Mancunion has obtained a video of a student party
Don’t F*ck with Lambs: Manchester student discovers bin bags brimming with dead animals in Fallowfield

Don’t F*ck with Lambs: Manchester student discovers bin bags brimming with dead animals in Fallowfield

One student’s gruesome discovery highlights the wider problem of animals being dumped in Manchester
The return of Y2K fashion: the generation that won’t grow up

The return of Y2K fashion: the generation that won’t grow up

Noughties fashion: why can’t we let it go?
Chancellors Hotel to be converted into student accommodation

Chancellors Hotel to be converted into student accommodation

The conversion will add 64 new student rooms, in addition to other facilities
Cheap eats without the trek: Lazy casual dining

Cheap eats without the trek: Lazy casual dining

Contributer Anneliese Murray rates some of the dining options available in the popular student areas of Fallowfield and Withington
Council launch consultation into buffer zone around Fallowfield abortion clinic

Council launch consultation into buffer zone around Fallowfield abortion clinic

The move comes after “numerous” reports of “anti-social behaviour” outside the clinic, say Manchester City Council
Universities renew private security patrols in Fallowfield

Universities renew private security patrols in Fallowfield

Both UoM and MMU have committed to re-starting the private security patrols in Fallowfield and Withington
Artefact of the Week: Owens Park Tower

Artefact of the Week: Owens Park Tower

In this instalment of artefact of the week, Chess Bradley examines the once halls of residence and brutalist monstrosity, The Tower.
Your guide to Fallowfield style

Your guide to Fallowfield style

Just arrived in Manchester and confused by the distinctive way of dressing? This article might help
New University accommodation opened in Fallowfield

New University accommodation opened in Fallowfield

The new accommodation features 1,122 new student rooms in self-catered flats, and was opened by the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Dame Nancy Rothwell.
Fallowfield hit by overnight burglaries

Fallowfield hit by overnight burglaries

Students have reported break-ins on Parsonage Road and Derby Road
Anger over proposed Hardy’s Well redevelopment

Anger over proposed Hardy’s Well redevelopment

The pub, located at the end of the curry mile, hasn’t been in use for a number of years but is seen by many as an artefact and a ‘central part of Rusholme’s identity’
Clash of protestors outside Fallowfield abortion clinic

Clash of protestors outside Fallowfield abortion clinic

An angry demonstrator harassed an group of elderly pro-life protestors outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Fallowfield, before making a speedy getaway in her car