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Ella Robinson

Ella Robinson

Editor-in-Chief | SPANC Best Reporter (Highly Commended) 2022 and SPARC Best Journalist in the North 2022

Hello! The Mormons return to Palace Theatre Manchester

Hello! The Mormons return to Palace Theatre Manchester

The Mormon’s are returning to Manchester! Everything you need to know ahead of their arrival at the Palace Theatre
Review: Waitress

Review: Waitress

Managing Editor Ella Robinson and Emily Turvey review Waitress at the Opera House, starring Lucie Jones, Sandra Marvin, Evelyn Hoskins and Matt Willis
Mental Health Counselling Crisis: Just 12 counsellors for 2826 students

Mental Health Counselling Crisis: Just 12 counsellors for 2826 students

Over 1000 students have newly disclosed mental health problems this year, but UoM has just 12 counsellors
Doctor Rashford

Doctor Rashford

Marcus Rashford is the youngest ever recipient of an honorary doctorate from UoM
Nancy Out, Locked Out 

Nancy Out, Locked Out 

The Nancy Out student activist group failed to barge in to the Foundation Day celebrations in Whitworth Hall, abandoning their protest plans
Disabled students feel “completely dehumanised” by last-minute sports fair

Disabled students feel “completely dehumanised” by last-minute sports fair

This year’s sports and societies fairs were meant to be the most accessible yet, but instead students were left feeling dehumanised as the rearranged fair abandoned all accessibility measures
UoM staff expenses plummet during pandemic

UoM staff expenses plummet during pandemic

Restaurant and bar spending via University of Manchester staff purchasing cards totalled just £150 in December 2020, compared to £22,000 in December 2019.
Are lectures really going to be online post-pandemic?

Are lectures really going to be online post-pandemic?

Will lectures really be online forever? The Mancunion interview with April McMahon and Dan George broken down
“Environmentally conscious” UoM spent £250,000 on Amazon in 2020

“Environmentally conscious” UoM spent £250,000 on Amazon in 2020

Investigation reveals that 1 in 10 University expenses purchases were with Amazon in 2020
‘Alone, unsupported, disposable’: UoM abandoned disabled students in switch to online learning

‘Alone, unsupported, disposable’: UoM abandoned disabled students in switch to online learning

The 61 page Accessibility Report broken down
Revealed: 39 Fixed Penalty Notices issued by Manchester Police to students

Revealed: 39 Fixed Penalty Notices issued by Manchester Police to students

Just 39 fines were issued in Fallowfield for Covid-19 breaches in Semester One – we spoke to the students who received them
SafeZone: ‘Authoritarian’ or keeping students safe?

SafeZone: ‘Authoritarian’ or keeping students safe?

The SafeZone app which allows anonymous reporting of Covid breaches and tracking of students locations has received backlash from first years a week after its launch.
Ranked: The AU sports teams with highest club night turnout

Ranked: The AU sports teams with highest club night turnout

With BUCS games cancelled, we’ve had to find a new way to rank the AU sports teams – but who will be declared the most social?
Revealed: How Manchester’s testing crisis is affecting students

Revealed: How Manchester’s testing crisis is affecting students

Lack of tests means more students are being advised to isolate, even when they don’t have coronavirus
Investigation: Are UoM module cuts leaving students high and dry?

Investigation: Are UoM module cuts leaving students high and dry?

Many students believe this issue has been overlooked
Living in lockdown: Life in empty Fallowfield halls

Living in lockdown: Life in empty Fallowfield halls

With his family in Dubai, first-year immunology student Felix Soedira is stuck in Richmond Park
Revealed: Disruptive UoM strikes were plagued by low turnout

Revealed: Disruptive UoM strikes were plagued by low turnout

The fortnight strike, along with walkouts across the country, caused severe disruption to studies despite a turnout of less than 5%