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Want Not Waste celebrates three years of zero waste

Want Not Waste celebrates three years of zero waste

Want Not Waste, Manchester’s first student-run, plastic-free shop and wider project, celebrates three years of positive change on campus.
You’ve got a friend in me: Join the SU Buddy Scheme now

You’ve got a friend in me: Join the SU Buddy Scheme now

The Student Union has introduced a Buddy Scheme to help students feeling stressed, isolated, or overwhelmed due to the pandemic
Want Not Waste: The future of sustainable shopping?

Want Not Waste: The future of sustainable shopping?

We chat to two student volunteers at the Students’ Union’s student run zero-waste shop ‘Want Not Waste’
Breaking down lad culture at university: a conversation with Good Lad Initiative

Breaking down lad culture at university: a conversation with Good Lad Initiative

Lad culture is intimidating, but the Good Lad Initiative creates a space to discuss the negative impacts and instead consider positive masculinity
LevFlix: A community cinema at the heart of Levenshulme

LevFlix: A community cinema at the heart of Levenshulme

LevFlix was created in 2018, and hosts screenings with the community at the heart of it’s founding, organisation and continued success
Calling all film students, cinephiles and critics – Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2018

Calling all film students, cinephiles and critics – Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2018

Don’t miss the chance to get involved with this year’s Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival!

Hero Doctor helps victims of Kenyan mall massacre

University of Manchester PhD reveals his experience helping victims of Kenyan mall massacre

Women for Women International

Women for Women International partners women of war with individuals across the globe to teach them skills, rights and health education