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What support is available for students staying at university this Christmas?
21st December 2020

What support is available for students staying at university this Christmas?

Here’s what you need to know about staying in the city this Christmas
Fighting the stigma with Students for Sensible Drug Policy: Manchester
11th December 2020

Fighting the stigma with Students for Sensible Drug Policy: Manchester

From recreational use to study drugs, The Mancunion talks to Students for Sensible Drug Policy about education and harm reduction
Meet the male social workers stamping out stereotypes
11th December 2020

Meet the male social workers stamping out stereotypes

Boys and young men make up more than half of the children in need of social work support, but only 14 per cent of the profession are male
The slow, cold abandonment of Manchester nightlife
3rd December 2020

The slow, cold abandonment of Manchester nightlife

Nightlife is a valuable economic sector: why have its workers been cruelly abandoned?
‘I got stopped because I’m black and wearing a tracksuit’: Zac Adan speaks out at student protest
19th November 2020

‘I got stopped because I’m black and wearing a tracksuit’: Zac Adan speaks out at student protest

Adan was among many of the speakers at the protest to share his experience with the university
Student protests are due a renaissance, Manchester has it covered
14th November 2020

Student protests are due a renaissance, Manchester has it covered

How angry students are making sure their voices are heard – and why it’s finally time for us to listen
From Manchester to Warsaw, the battle for abortion rights continues
14th November 2020

From Manchester to Warsaw, the battle for abortion rights continues

Laura Martin discusses recent changes to abortion rights in Poland, the USA, and even right here in Manchester
‘Coronavirus: A Not-So Student Life’ is out now on Fuse TV
14th November 2020

‘Coronavirus: A Not-So Student Life’ is out now on Fuse TV

Tom Grant explores the effect of the pandemic on Manchester students in an incisive new documentary for Fuse TV
I’m occupying Owens Park Tower, this is what’s really going down
13th November 2020

I’m occupying Owens Park Tower, this is what’s really going down

Lucy Nichols writes from the inside of the occupation, painting a picture of what’s really going down
Manchester University: Inside the protests that rocked an institution
7th November 2020

Manchester University: Inside the protests that rocked an institution

The protest began with rallies and chants, coloured with flares and protest signs igniting the dark Fallowfield skies

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I stayed up all night to watch the US election, here’s what you missed
4th November 2020

I stayed up all night to watch the US election, here’s what you missed

Trump still hasn’t shown, but I can predict what he’s going to say. And by the time this article is out, you will know as well.
US election 2020: Your guide to election night
31st October 2020

US election 2020: Your guide to election night

On Tuesday 3rd November, America will go to the polls to vote…
US election 2020: Who’s going to win?
28th October 2020

US election 2020: Who’s going to win?

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy explores Trump’s shock victory, the 2020 polls, and possible scenarios that could ensue after the US presidential election – for instance, if Trump loses, will he actually go away?
University learning systems “excluding” transgender students, campaigners warn
22nd October 2020

University learning systems “excluding” transgender students, campaigners warn

Online learning systems are a necessity right now, but some are more inclusive than others which may exclude trans students
“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER
21st October 2020

“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

Rent strikes, better crisis plans and ensuring staff safety: What are SAFER doing to help students through the coronavirus?
Important lessons we learned about black history from Gary Younge’s lecture
16th October 2020

Important lessons we learned about black history from Gary Younge’s lecture

What can we learn about black history from Gary Younge – and what can students do better?
Manchester arson victim given ‘life and hope’ after overwhelming fundraising response
30th September 2020

Manchester arson victim given ‘life and hope’ after overwhelming fundraising response

Supporters in Manchester and around the world have raised almost £100,000
What a newfound lust for daytime TV tells us about student life
29th September 2020

What a newfound lust for daytime TV tells us about student life

How have student viewing habits changed over lockdown, and what do they tell us?
Manchester students speak out about year abroad uncertainty
28th September 2020

Manchester students speak out about year abroad uncertainty

Students speak out amid uncertainty
Meet MUSKI: Manchester’s new, better-behaved snowsports club
26th September 2020

Meet MUSKI: Manchester’s new, better-behaved snowsports club

After the fall of SKUM, meet the new independent Manchester snowsports society – MUSKI