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Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson


Having children: the question of if, not when

Having children: the question of if, not when

Plenty of women choose not to have children and it is not always about choosing between a career or a family, argues Kate Jackson
University students run 24 hours for homeless charity

University students run 24 hours for homeless charity

University of Manchester students run for 24 hours to raise money for ‘A Bed Every Night’
Hamilton wins historic sixth Formula 1 title

Hamilton wins historic sixth Formula 1 title

Lewis Hamilton’s sixth Formula 1 title puts the Brit just one behind record-holder Michael Schumacher
Opinion: racism in football goes beyond the stands

Opinion: racism in football goes beyond the stands

The problem of racism in football goes beyond the racial abuse from the stands
Opinion: All’s fair in love and VAR

Opinion: All’s fair in love and VAR

The lack of consistency in matches caused by VAR can be frustrating for football fans but we must be patient with the new system, argues Kate Jackson
Althea Gibson: remembering the first black woman to win a Grand Slam

Althea Gibson: remembering the first black woman to win a Grand Slam

Continuing The Mancunion’s celebration of Black History Month, Kate Jackson argues we must remember the strides Althea Gibson made for tennis and the black female stars of today
Klarna: too good to be true for students?

Klarna: too good to be true for students?

It may be tempting and convenient to use buy now, pay later services such as Klarna, but it can prove dangerous for students who already have money issues
Silver linings for Brits despite difficult Doha conditions

Silver linings for Brits despite difficult Doha conditions

The Athletics World Championships was shrouded in controversy but Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson still managed to shine for Britain
Manchester Business School named ‘Building of the Year’

Manchester Business School named ‘Building of the Year’

The renovated Alliance Business school has been chosen as the ‘Building of the Year’ by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
We’re only ‘children’ when middle-aged men don’t like our ideas

We’re only ‘children’ when middle-aged men don’t like our ideas

Dismissing the ideas and activism of people like Greta Thunberg because of their age shows how older generations only pick and choose when to treat teenagers like adults, argues Kate Jackson
UK’s first degree in Social Change begins at Queen Mary

UK’s first degree in Social Change begins at Queen Mary

The first UK degree on social change begins at Queen Mary, with a diverse group of students ready to take on the world
Number of money mules aged 21 and under rises by 97%

Number of money mules aged 21 and under rises by 97%

Barclays warns that students are at risk of being targeted by criminals due to their financial worries and their ignorance towards the consequences of being used as a money mule
Ignoring they/them pronouns: stop using grammar as an excuse

Ignoring they/them pronouns: stop using grammar as an excuse

It has always been gramatically correct to use they/them to refer to one person and the time has come to stop using that as an excuse to ignore gender-neutral pronouns, argues Kate Jackson
Dealing with insomnia as a student

Dealing with insomnia as a student

Kate Jackson discusses her student experience as an insomniac and details her tips on how to combat the stress of uni work