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UCU Strikes paused after narrow vote
Nine days of strike action planned for start of term
UoM to give some final year students £500 due to UCU ...
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Colour and community: How a Fallowfield gardening pro...
Activist Peter Singer speaks out on student protests ...
How Mayfield Park is turning an abandoned space into ...
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A love letter to my little sister, my younger self, a...
The Sudan conflict: a Sudanese perspective
Fetishising financial hardship – when will univ...
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Long COVID: Can improved sleep cure breathlessness?
The power of stars: Manchester and its energy revolution
First private Moon landing attempt fails
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Dirty underwear, a broken boiler and £400 in cleaning...
What have your SU execs been up to this year?
350 or 44: How many students are engaging in the rent...
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Let’s talk about Mary Earps’ World Cup final penalty ...
Why have Red Bull been so dominant, and what does thi...
Lancashire cricket team begin home Blast campaign wit...
UCU Strikes paused after narrow vote
25th September 2023
The strikes have today been called off after an emergency meeting at 11am today. Find out more as we know it
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A guide to: City halls
A guide to: Victoria Park halls
Manchester Pride 2023 launches with Andy Burnham, Booking.com and Ghetto Fabu...
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Put a (meat free) wing on it with TiNDLE
Bill’s Spinningfields review: Frozen cocktails and mains are a hit and ...
QR Codes in restaurants: A benefit or a burden?
Night of the Divas: Bongo’s Bingo review
Summer in suburbia: Six tips to reset at home
Lifestyle Loves: Chorlton
Fashion & Beauty
Bloomers are back: A successful attempt at reclaiming feminist fashion?
King George vs Lady Gaga: Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace in review
Natsu Fest: The Last Dance – What’s next for Manchester’s c...
A guide to: City halls
31st August 2023
Our guide to the often lesser-known city halls at the University of Manchester, which cater to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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King Krule returns to Manchester on his UK tour: All ...
Alive Festival: All you need to know
Hak Baker live in Manchester: Giving a geezer the mic
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The greatest band that never existed: Daisy Jones and...
Interview with Frederick Studemann: Judge for the Int...
Dear Dolly Live: Sex, breakups and tipsy confessions
Arts
Review: Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch...
Review: R.O.S.E – Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar and Yo...
Review: Benji Reid’s – Find Your Eyes
Theatre
The Crown Jewels review: We are not amused
Annie review: A fab-u-lous family spectacular
Great Expectations in the Raj: In conversation with T...
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall
6th June 2023
Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
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An introduction to the films of Ken Loach
I, Daniel Blake: Loach’s masterpiece continues to be ...
Passages review: Desire has never been so pleasureless
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Everybody’s Talking About John Partridge: drag,...
Joanne Clifton on Shrek, Strictly and Lego
Co-stars or boarding school bunk mates? Britain’...
Games
Dredge: Euphoric short excitement
Eight exciting games this year
God of War: Ragnarök fails its female characters
An introduction to the films of Ken Loach
28th September 2023
Get started with the films of Ken Loach with our guide to his career and filmography
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Live Review: Niall Horan
Music
One ex-boyband member finds his own Direction in an upbeat, folksy gig that promises a bright future
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Live Review: Gabrielle Aplin
Music
Elizabeth Gibson reviews Gabrielle Aplin in a unique setting: Manchester Cathedral
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Live: The ‘Honey G’ Show
Music
Elizabeth Gibson reviews the controversial X Factor rapper’s first ever headline gig
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Record Reappraisal: Indigo Girls – Swamp Ophelia
Music
Elizabeth Gibson looks beyond the hype to the quiet beauty of Indigo Girls’ fifth album
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What I learnt from starting a literary journal
Books
As we near Foxglove’s first birthday, Elizabeth Gibson calls on young writers to persue their dreams
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Poet of the week: Elizabeth Gibson
Books
Elizabeth Gibson is the first of weekly published poets in The Mancunion
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Record Reappraisal: Indigo Girls – Rites of Passage
Music
Elizabeth Gibson celebrates Indigo Girls’ joyous, adventurous fourth album and their remarkable career
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How to get published in literary journals
Books
Elizabeth Gibson gives us an insight into how to get your work accepted into literary journals and introduces her new magazine Foxglove Journal
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Books on new beginnings
Books
Elizabeth Gibson recommends books to inspire and comfort, whether you are a newcomer to Manchester or a returning student
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Elizabeth Gibson meets Maggie Stiefvater
Books
Elizabeth Gibson quizzes Young Adult superstar Maggie Stiefvater on art, mythology, books and bagpipes
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YA roundup – home and away
Books
Elizabeth Gibson updates us on the thriving Young Adult books scene
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Graze vs EarlyBird
Food & Drink
With subscription snackboxes becoming an ever-more lucrative industry, Elizabeth Gibson checks out two major players.
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Salford Crescent
Books
A featured poem by Books Contributor Elizabeth Gibson (@Grizonne)
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Top 5 lesser-known books by popular authors
Books
Elizabeth Gibson takes a look at five lesser-known novels by popular YA authors
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Album: Shane Filan – Right Here
Music
The Westlife singer’s solo album is firmly in the middle of the road
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Top 5: Books about siblings
Books
Elizabeth Gibson picks her top 5 books which explore the relationships of siblings: the love, the hate and the feelings in-between
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The future’s bright for Young Adult novels
Books
Elizabeth Gibson gives an insight into Young Adult literature in her four YA novel reviews
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Taking the plunge – from Wigan to Beijing
Lifestyle
Fancy heading halfway across the world? Elizabeth Gibson did just that in her first semester at university, and had the time of her life
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Album: Meghan Trainor – Title
Music
The ‘All About That Bass’ hitmaker impresses with a well-crafted debut
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Top 5 Songs… you can “feel” without understanding the lyrics
Music
Elizabeth Gibson shares her foreign language Top 5
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