Libby Elliott, Author at The Mancunion

Hak Baker brought a combination of laughter, impromptu dance-floors, and rum to the O2 Ritz on his Worlds End FM tour

The Japanese House – In the End it Always Does: Distinctly understood and uplifted

Indie-pop hero Amber Bain releases her second album as the Japanese House, In the End it Always Does

UoM students threatened with “data leakage” following cyber attack

Hackers have sent an email to UoM students threatening them with “data leakage”

What have your SU execs been up to this year?

Investigations

The Mancunion investigates whether each member of the 2022/23 Exec Team has fulfilled the promises in their manifesto, whilst looking into the structure of democracy at our SU more widely

Live review: Leith Ross @ The Deaf Institute

After going viral with hit song ‘We’ll Never Have Sex’, Leith Ross embarked on their UK tour with a stop at Manchester’s Deaf Institute.

Honey, I shrunk the kids’ faith in democracy

Voting and political engagement among young people is too low – the Mancunion explores why, and how young people can be better encouraged to take part in democracy.

350 or 44: How many students are engaging in the rent strike?

Investigations

UoM Rent Strike predict up to 350 students are engaging in organised action, whilst the University ‘anecdotally’ advise only 44 student have contact with Credit Control

Menopause and women in the workplace

The Government is failing badly to end the stigma around the menopause, and is seemingly uninterested in prioritising help for those experiencing symptoms

Sex education is failing students, recent survey finds

45% of male students believe they can name the nonexistent ‘nubis’ on a female anatomy diagram

In conversation with Sacha Lord

Features, Videos

We sat down with Sacha Lord to discuss this year’s Reclaim the Night campaign, his thoughts on the loss in momentum of the anti-spiking movement, and the effect the cost of living crisis will have on students

An afternoon at Manchester Rape Crisis

Features

An interview with Manchester Rape Crisis’ Chief Executive Officer, one of the partner charities for this year’s Reclaim the Night campaign

Reclaim the Nightlife cancelled

Reclaim the Nightlife, the Students’ Union’s all-inclusive club night held in Academy 2 has been cancelled, due to low ticket sales

You’re not a celebrity Hancock, get out of there

Amid his farcical tenure as Health Secretary, treating Matt Hancock as a celebrity in the jungle is an insult to millions

The Banshees of Inisherin review: McDonagh gets the band back together

Film

McDonagh’s newest film strikes a potent balance between tragedy and hilarity

Battle of the October albums

October brought new albums from the 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Loyle Carner, and Taylor Swift. Are we back in the 2014 heyday or are our preteen idols clinging on too hard?

Bongo’s Bingo returns to Manchester

Lifestyle

The UK’s leading bingo rave phenomenon is back this December in full Christmas force

UCU lecturers to strike for three days this November

The UCU has announced that lecturers from all UK universities will be striking on the November 24, 25, and 30

The Only Way is Westminster: Politics or reality TV? We need a general election now