Features Archive
10th September 2020
13 miles, 3.5 hours, 3 centres: One student’s journey to get a coronavirus test
Robbie Beale reveals the difficulties of getting a test in Manchester
18th August 2020
Meet the Covid fighting UoM graduate making engineering history
For Matt Danby, the last two years have been a rollercoaster ride
10th August 2020
Joe Biden’s running mate: the last women standing
Theatre Editor Jay Darcy goes through the women who presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden might choose to be his running mate
4th June 2020
Protesting during lockdown: How to make your voice heard safely
The Mancunion spoke with several of Manchester’s activist groups to find out how people can protest safely and effectively during lockdown
22nd May 2020
Living in lockdown: Life in empty Fallowfield halls
With his family in Dubai, first-year immunology student Felix Soedira is stuck in Richmond Park
11th May 2020
Don’t F*ck with Lambs: Manchester student discovers bin bags brimming with dead animals in Fallowfield
One student’s gruesome discovery highlights the wider problem of animals being dumped in Manchester
13th March 2020
Are our Students’ Union elections fit for purpose?
In the wake of our recent SU exec elections, Deputy Editor Nicole Wootton-Cane asks if the system is still effective
11th March 2020
Living in lockdown: Coronavirus and my year abroad
Versace face-masks and a ban on cheek kissing – UoM student Bella Jewell describes the impact of coronavirus on her Neapolitan Erasmus exchange
6th March 2020
In Conversation with Mark Thomas
Felix Hanif-Banks caught up with comedian, activist and a whole lot more Mark Thomas about his new tour, 50 Things About Us
28th February 2020
‘Never Taught in School’ the blog that aims to “Educate and Embrace”
Tanyaradzwa Mwamuka talks to Megan Oyinka about her blog ‘Never Taught in School’ and the ‘My Story Exhibition’ her and her team have put on in February in a bid to “Embrace and educate” others on the diversity of African Cultures
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26th February 2020
Morning TV and its soft-conservative politics
Morning television pedalls conservative, and often abjectly regressive, values in its pursuit of wider audiences and to embody the mood of a nation
20th February 2020
The influencer-industrial complex: Love Island through a Marxist lens
Felix Hanif-Banks covers a recent talk on Love Island and Marxism, discussing how the controversial show contributes to a negative culture of consumerism
20th February 2020
The Mancunion takes on The Crystal Maze
The Mancunion Team descended on The Crystal Maze Live Experience to climb, solve and sprint their way to first place, read all about their exploits here
14th February 2020
Are we still investing in destruction?
Felix Hanif-Banks looks at the state of divestment and sustainability across UK universities following UoM’s recent commitment to decarbonising its investments
13th February 2020
Climate Justice Fortnight: the UK class system and climate justice
With the Students’ Union’s Climate Justice Fortnight well underway, Felix Hanif-Banks talks about the first of many great talks, ‘The UK Class System and Climate Justice’
6th February 2020
Rehabilitation, crime and community in the wake of the Streatham stabbing
After another terrorist attack, Felix Hanif-Banks looks at rehabilitation in the UK and how our government fails prison inmates and communities
31st January 2020
No Pain, No Train – The sorry state of British rail travel
With the government announcing the nationalisation of Northern Rail, Felix Hanif-Banks take a quick look at the state of British railways and see if nationalisation is the holy grail it was promised to be
29th January 2020
‘No Street Called Home’: Work of a Manchester-based charity in Jinja, Uganda
SALVE International is the Manchester-based charity working to create better futures for Ugandan children
27th January 2020
What place do men have in Reclaim the Night?
Anja Samy talks to Women’s Officer, Ayla Huseyinoglu about the Students’ Union’s annual campaign against sexual assault and male inclusion in conversations about sexual violence
23rd January 2020
Amy & Eva take the spotlight as Adam & Eve cast aside
Features editor, Felix Hanif-Banks discusses the pros and cons of automation technology