Animal rights concerns and declining audiences. We all know the talking points – but what’s watching greyhound racing actually like?

As the academic year begins, the Mancunion looks across the country for the most interesting stories affecting students at other universities

Roll up, roll up: The Mancunion heads to Rock n Roll Circus, Sheffield’s one-of-a-kind circus/music festival hybrid, for a weekend of triumphant headlines and dizzying carnival spectacle.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Happy Mondays, Self Esteem, Gatecrasher DJs, stilt-walkers and contortionists… read on to find out all you need to know about Sheffield’s uniquely carnivalesque festival.

Sheffield Theatres has revived, reimagined and reclaimed Miss Saigon, de-orientalising the production and giving its Asian characters agency. Joanna Ampil enchants as the first ever female Engineer

Miss Saigon, perhaps the most racially problematic musical, has been revived, reimagined and reclaimed by a mostly Asian creative team at Sheffield Theatres

The Mancunion reviews ‘Reverend and the Makers’ live at Manchester Academy ahead of their upcoming album Heatwave In the Cold North

Let’s take a look at news from other universities in the UK this week…

Two historic Northern venues, Night & Day Café in Manchester and The Leadmill in Sheffield, face closure – can we let these brilliant venues die?

There’s a lot to unpack from The Car – Arctic Monkeys’ seventh LP

Spending the Summer in Manchester? Find out what Sheffield has to offer as part of our student-friendly travel guide

Indie expert and Mancunion Dan Knight gives his opinion on the new Sherlocks Record. A band that should be his home town heroes but fails to impress.

Contributor Freya Thomson covers the latest on Sheffield’s Sheafs ahead of their slot at this year’s Mad Cool Festival

Shockingly, just half of the 38,099 incidents reported in the city last year were investigated

Staff at the University of Sheffield have been told not to force students to write essays or answer exam questions on subjects that they might find distressing

Contributor Georgina Davidson reports from Tramlines 2018, giving us the lowdown on music offerings and the reasoning behind the event’s message to “Be More Nulty”

Manchester are now all-but guaranteed Northern 1A football in 2019