Students still being fined for drug possession one year after UoM announces harm reduction approach
Over a year after the University of Manchester announced a shift from zero tolerance to harm reduction £3,300 has been collected in drug possession fines
Ghosts of Fallowfield past: Why is the Owen’s Park Tower still standing?
The Mancunion has discovered there are currently no plans for Owens Park accommodation despite having stood empty since 2019
No mandatory consent module for UoM students
As Reclaim the Night comes into students’ focus, The Mancunion investigates the limited consent education offered to students and the current improvements being made
Drug testing crisis: Only 250 kits for 40,000 students
Unadvertised and unavailable: drug testing kits for students still not readily accessible
Saving Private Students: What is life like in university-leased private halls?
Students placed in private halls as students seeking university accommodation soars.
Money on our minds: Students set to lose money amidst cost of living crisis
The Mancunion’s projections show some student maintenance loans will lose around £450 in value in the coming academic year
“Burnt out before you’re qualified”: Life as a nursing student
Nursing students are still relying on food banks three years after The Mancunion last investigated
“A nightmare and total faff”: The inconsistencies in our local contraception services
The Mancunion reveals the complications many patients have struggled with when attempting to get contraception from their GP in Fallowfield. Students spoke of the inconsistent and unhelpful contraceptive and sexual health services in Manchester.
Turning the heat up on gender politics: Is the Main Library too cold for female students?
A ‘chilling’ discovery finds that the University of Manchester sets the libraries’ thermostats to 19c-21c, despite the preferred workplace temperature being 24 degrees Celsius for women and 22 degrees Celsius for men.
“P*ssed off”: International students’ anger at UoM travel guidance
International students are left disappointed by the University’s response to the growing Covid-19 cases
Students say no to zero tolerance
A Mancunion Investigation has raised questions over the effectiveness of the University of Manchester’s zero tolerance drug policy
Are you G-A-Y enough?
A Mancunion investigation has revealed that G-A-Y’s bouncers are allegedly judging clubbers on whether they are ‘gay enough’ to enter the club
Mental Health Counselling Crisis: Just 12 counsellors for 2826 students
Over 1000 students have newly disclosed mental health problems this year, but UoM has just 12 counsellors
UoM staff expenses plummet during pandemic
Restaurant and bar spending via University of Manchester staff purchasing cards totalled just £150 in December 2020, compared to £22,000 in December 2019.
“Environmentally conscious” UoM spent £250,000 on Amazon in 2020
Investigation reveals that 1 in 10 University expenses purchases were with Amazon in 2020
Revealed: The students trapped in debt after using ‘buy now, pay later’ service Klarna
Students speak of their experiences with debt after using ‘buy now, pay later’ service Klarna
‘Alone, unsupported, disposable’: UoM abandoned disabled students in switch to online learning
The 61 page Accessibility Report broken down
A new normal? How societies are coping with Covid
Aimee Butler gives us an insight into how university societies have been faring amidst the coronavirus pandemic
Revealed: 39 Fixed Penalty Notices issued by Manchester Police to students
Just 39 fines were issued in Fallowfield for Covid-19 breaches in Semester One – we spoke to the students who received them
‘Can you make this for me?’: The student start-ups launched in lockdown
How UoM students are embracing lockdown to launch businesses and improve their mental health