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Manchester Airport chaos: Everything you need to know
27th April 2022

Manchester Airport chaos: Everything you need to know

You might have seen the chaos at Manchester Airport on social media, but why is it happening?
Student by day, Labour councillor by night: In conversation with Sam Flemming
26th April 2022

Student by day, Labour councillor by night: In conversation with Sam Flemming

We sat down with Sam Flemming, a student at UoM who is also Wigan’s Labour councillor, to ask him how he juggles the two roles
The man, the myth, the building: The Stephen Joseph Studio
25th April 2022

The man, the myth, the building: The Stephen Joseph Studio

Next up in our series on uni buildings is the Stephen Joseph Studio. Read on if you want to find out why there’s a seemingly random church in the middle of the quad!
The man, the myth, the building: Schuster
14th April 2022

The man, the myth, the building: Schuster

Annabel Benton gives us the lowdown on the history of the Schuster building
What happened at Reclaim the Night 2022?
24th March 2022

What happened at Reclaim the Night 2022?

Here’s what happened at the Reclaim the Night protest this year!
Reclaim the Night: How the media presents women and men’s nights out
21st March 2022

Reclaim the Night: How the media presents women and men’s nights out

Although drinking culture is an activity enjoyed by both men and women, gendered stereotyping within the media perpetuates old-fashioned ideas of femininity and masculinity
The Origins and History of Reclaim the Night
20th March 2022

The Origins and History of Reclaim the Night

What are the origins of Reclaim the Night?
Meet your women’s committee!
16th March 2022

Meet your women’s committee!

What’s the SU Women’s Committee? Find out here!
Explaining the Russo-Ukrainian crisis
16th March 2022

Explaining the Russo-Ukrainian crisis

The origins of the conflict broken down
Happy 40th Birthday Afflecks: The iconic Manchester market
23rd February 2022

Happy 40th Birthday Afflecks: The iconic Manchester market

A chat with the vendors of Affleck’s and a look into the history of the famous indoor market as it approaches a big milestone

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How to: win an SU election
23rd February 2022

How to: win an SU election

Taking into account the behaviours and trends of past SU elections, here’s a handy (satirical) guide to winning your Officer campaign…
The BBC says good morning Manchester
22nd February 2022

The BBC says good morning Manchester

Morning Live in Manchester: First topical daily live programme to move to the ‘regions’
The man, the myth, the building: Zochonis
16th February 2022

The man, the myth, the building: Zochonis

Emily Hayden delves into the history of a hidden gem on campus – the Zochonis Building
Manchester Community’s effort to aid Afghan Refugees
5th February 2022

Manchester Community’s effort to aid Afghan Refugees

Manchester’s British Afghan population are dealing with increased xenophobia following the full of Kabul
Letters to Juliet: My time as a secretary of Juliet
4th February 2022

Letters to Juliet: My time as a secretary of Juliet

Rom coms are notoriously unrealistic, but Carina Low followed in the footsteps of Amanda Seyfried in Letters to Juliet
Womb with a view?: The abortion debate on university campuses
4th February 2022

Womb with a view?: The abortion debate on university campuses

What are university pro-life societies? Are they just about abortion? The Mancunion speaks to two such societies and UoM’s Feminist Collective to find out
The (wo)man, the myth, the building: Ellen Wilkinson
4th February 2022

The (wo)man, the myth, the building: Ellen Wilkinson

The Ellen WIlkinson building is tucked away in the corner of main campus, but who was Ellen Wilkinson?
BBC Three has bounced back to our screens
1st February 2022

BBC Three has bounced back to our screens

BBC Three has returned to our TV screens for 2022 – what do UoM students think?
The man, the myth, the building: John Rylands
18th December 2021

The man, the myth, the building: John Rylands

Read the next instalment of our series on the people lending their names to UoM buildings – this one’s on John Rylands
“I’m 21, I shouldn’t be feeling like this.”: UoM students speak out about their experiences with Long Covid
15th December 2021

“I’m 21, I shouldn’t be feeling like this.”: UoM students speak out about their experiences with Long Covid

UoM students tell us about how their lives and university experiences have been impacted by Long Covid