Fresh new halls are filling the huge void left by the emptying of the Owens Park Tower at the start of this academic year. Mansion Point is the latest of these additions to Fallowfield life, offering a renovated Allen Hall, the old postgraduate accommodation on Wilmslow Road, from the beginning of next academic year. It’s […]

University of Manchester student suggests taking a ‘first response team’ in helping to address burglaries in Fallowfield.

The Mancunion investigates the state of Manchester student housing prices in the wake of shocking research revealing how much students are overpaying by nationwide.

Business owners across Fallowfield are being forced to plan for a future without a bustling student population, and many fear for the negative impact it will have on not only individual businesses, but the area as a whole. As the latest State of the City Report has alluded to, the Council’s plans to move a […]

A Freedom of Information request by The Mancunion has revealed that the University invested £9.9m this year in fossil fuel and oil companies

Investigations editor, Felix Hanif-Banks takes a look at the crime figures posted in Manchester City Council’s latest ‘State of the City Report’.

We trace the origins of the misogyny is hate campaign, and look at how public support in Nottingham hasn’t translated into concrete results

Proposals to build a 35-storey tower bloc, dubbed the ‘Flintoff Towers’ by local residents, have been turned down by Manchester councillors after fears it would have a ‘disastrous’ impact on the Castlefield Conservation area

In a nationwide survey students were found to be supportive of a Living Wage for University staff and for Vice-Chancellors’ pay to be cut, as wage statistics for universities are revealed.

The University of Warwick faced a barrage of criticism after it emerged two students who were banned for 10 years for their involvement in a group chat that threatened rape could return early – later this year. Following the backlash there was a rapid U-turn and the university confirmed the pair will not be returning […]

The Tutor Trust is just one of many charities helping disadvantaged pupils achieve their educational dreams

It was also revealed that Professor Dame Rothwell’s overall pay packet fell by £34,000

The University’s most populous halls of residence is under threat of closure of being re-let. We investigate what this means for the area’s future.

Sophie Marriott explores Manchester University’s reaction to recent revelations by the Royal Historical Society regarding the distinct lack of racial diversity in the study of history in higher education.

Mia Gair investigates how the University of Manchester invests its money in weird and wonderful companies around the world.

This comes as the government launches a review of whether to include misogyny as a hate crime in UK legislation.

Felix Hanif-Banks explores whether your favourite Fallowfield eateries are really up to the hygiene scratch

Felix Hanif-Banks takes a holistic view of ‘clapgate’ and makes an argument for the policy’s existence, encouraging students to engage more wth senate.