Demonstrators interrupt the Senate meeting with concerns around University research and current uses of graphene warfare
The final SU senate of the year will debate policies relating to student support for the UCU strikes and the university’s involvement in the development of autonomous weapons
Senate also voted to lobby the University for more accessible accommodation for women of faith, and to provide bursaries and access schemes for EU and international students
The SU’s highest decision-making body focused on electing representatives to sit on committees in their third meeting of the academic year
The second Senate of the year also saw the decision-making body declare a climate and ecological emergency and back the Misogyny is Hate campaign
Key issues from as far back as May’s postponed meeting are still on the agenda for discussion
What is Senate, and why should you care? Your Deputy Editor explains how the largest decision-making body in the SU works, and why more students should take an interest
A number of important policies, including Reclaim the Night reform, were unable to be discussed as Senate once again failed to reach its attendance threshold
A number of key proposals such as Reclaim The Night reform among others could not be voted on and will now be considered in September
Follow our liveblog for the final edition of Senate
We preview the final edition of student Senate this year, which has been delayed a week to prevent staff burnout
Students’ Union Senate will be pushed back a week – but now falls during the exam period
The Mancunion will have funding protected for three years as Senate also holds an indicative vote on calls to annul two results from this month’s Exec officer elections
Good Evening, and welcome to The Mancunion’s live blog of the University of Manchester Students’ Union Senate meeting for March 2019
The amendment could be considered unconstitutional
The SU’s decision making body was overshadowed by low student attendance
This Senate session could be one of the most divisive yet
Clap-gate rumbles on as technical difficulties and procedural complaints leave seven motions going undiscussed
The Democrats flipped the House of Representatives, but American politics remains bitterly divided as the Republicans extended their Senate advantage
Live reporting from the penultimate senate of the academic year