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Final Union Assembly of the 2024-25 year focuses on har…
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Gary Stevenson: The UK’s new celebrity economist
Budapest pride banned before its 30th anniversary
Students occupy the Simon Building on University of Manchester campus
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From 42s to 5ks: The decline of student nightlife
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An Abundant Lunch at Ad Maiora
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The art of solo dating
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From 42s to 5ks: The decline of student nightlife
5th June 2025
Much has been made of the recent decline in nightlife around the UK. How has this affected students in Manchester?
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Album review: ‘Addison’ by Addison Rae
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Unlocking Creativity with EAC Soc
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Where women are in revolt…the three minute scream…
Review: Turner: In Light and Shade
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UMMTS’s Tick, Tick… Boom!: An homage to Jonathan Larson…
Live review: Parklife Festival 2025 proves BRAT summer isn’t over
19th June 2025
Parklife Festival returns to Manchester for its fifteenth edition with a stellar lineup featuring the world's best electronic-adjacent acts
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Barry Lyndon at 50: Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece hits…
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Adolescence: A haunting exploration of modern boyhood
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Barry Lyndon at 50: Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece hits a milestone
25th May 2025
With the term ‘masterpiece’ thrown around far too often in the modern cinematic world, Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon prevails as the very definition of this lauded term
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Live review: The Amazons at Manchester Academy
Music
The Amazons embarked on their first tour since lockdown, debuting new material and sprinkling in some old favourites
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In Conversation with The Amazons
Music
Features editor Serafina Kenny chatted with Matt Thomson, the band’s lead singer, about touring, their new album, and cool jackets
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MANIFF 2022: 18 1/2
Film
MANIFF 2022: 18 1/2 combines wit, romance, thriller and politics to create a highly entertaining 70’s comedy
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Mancunion Exclusive: Report into UoM’s historical links to slavery released
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The University of Manchester reveals historical links to enslavement in their latest report
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Boston Manor Live Review: A little less talk, a little more action please
Music
Features Editor Serafina Kenny gives an unfortunately scathing review of Boston Manor’s recent gig at Manchester Academy 2
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How to: win an SU election
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Taking into account the behaviours and trends of past SU elections, here’s a handy (satirical) guide to winning your Officer campaign…
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How to: find love at UoM
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Is your love life lacking after lockdown? Here are some handy tips to get the ball rolling again and find your soulmate on campus!
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In conversation with: Lucy Deakin
Music
Read our chat with Lucy Deakin, a Manchester based singer who’s supported Larkins and is set to be the next big thing in pop
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In conversation with: Lemn Sissay
Features
Lemn Sissay, the Chancellor of UoM, tells us his thoughts on Black History Month, his job as Chancellor and writing his memoir
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How to: fit in in Fallowfield
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Features editor Serafina Kenny runs through how to best fit in with the rest of the students at UoM
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Manchester residents asked to reduce water use as reservoirs run low
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United Utilities urges customers to reduce their water usage due to reservoir water levels reaching worrying lows
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The Mancunion take on the Crystal Maze Experience
Lifestyle
The Mancunion’s editorial team headed to the Crystal Maze Live Experience – here’s what we thought
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Pale Waves interview with Tits for Tat
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Jess and Serafina interview Heather of Pale Waves fame for their show on Fuse FM – Tits for Tat
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‘Entirely contemptuous’: Students rage as second lockdown beckons
Opinion
Students in Greater Manchester react to the greater Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions brought in by the government
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“It’s presposterous”: Students react to possible Christmas Covid restrictions
Opinion
Students feel largely let down by the government’s recent announcement regarding their freedom to return home at Christmas
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Black Lives Matter: Why better history education is so important
Opinion
Serafina Kenny argues changing school curriculums is the best way to stamp out racism
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“I hate the government”: Incoming Manchester students react to A-Level fiasco
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Controversial computer-generated grades were ditched
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Let’s Get Away: Barcelona
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This week to inspire your post-pandemic travels – Let’s Get Away to Barcelona
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Durham University proposes controversial plans to move courses online
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Plans to move entire modules and degree programmes to online teaching even once the Coronavirus pandemic is over have been broadly criticised by staff and students
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International Women’s Day: now and then
Lifestyle
Writer Serafina Kenny looks at the history of International Women’s Day, and how Manchester celebrated in 2020
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