Skip to main content

Investigations Archive


Are you G-A-Y enough?
30th November 2021

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
11th October 2021

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
9th September 2021

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
4th July 2021

“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
15th May 2021

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
A new normal? How societies are coping with Covid
8th March 2021

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
12th February 2021

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
17th December 2020

‘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
Revealed: Freshers ‘put-off’ from accessing sexual health services due to University WiFi issues
19th November 2020

Revealed: Freshers ‘put-off’ from accessing sexual health services due to University WiFi issues

Vital sexual health services inaccessible to first-year students due to ‘frustrating’ WiFi ban

Get involved with Investigations

SafeZone: ‘Authoritarian’ or keeping students safe?
18th November 2020

SafeZone: ‘Authoritarian’ or keeping students safe?

The SafeZone app which allows anonymous reporting of Covid breaches and tracking of students locations has received backlash from first years a week after its launch.
Ranked: The AU sports teams with highest club night turnout
11th November 2020

Ranked: The AU sports teams with highest club night turnout

With BUCS games cancelled, we’ve had to find a new way to rank the AU sports teams – but who will be declared the most social?
‘They tried to blame it on us’: Manchester student moved into Covid-positive accommodation
11th November 2020

‘They tried to blame it on us’: Manchester student moved into Covid-positive accommodation

The University said it couldn’t comment on individual cases
‘At home, I’m not scared’: Remote learning through the eyes of disabled students
10th October 2020

‘At home, I’m not scared’: Remote learning through the eyes of disabled students

Until the Covid-19 pandemic, The University of Manchester did not offer remote learning for disabled students
Revealed: How Manchester’s testing crisis is affecting students
2nd October 2020

Revealed: How Manchester’s testing crisis is affecting students

Lack of tests means more students are being advised to isolate, even when they don’t have coronavirus
‘Go to the shops or order a takeaway’: Fallowfield halls Covid chaos continues
2nd October 2020

‘Go to the shops or order a takeaway’: Fallowfield halls Covid chaos continues

The Mancunion has obtained e-mails containing contradictory advice for students who are self-isolating on the University’s Fallowfield Campus
Here’s how Stagecoach will keep buses safe as students admit they’re ‘terrified’ to use services
23rd September 2020

Here’s how Stagecoach will keep buses safe as students admit they’re ‘terrified’ to use services

The firm insists it’s bringing forward “a range of measures”
Investigation: Are UoM module cuts leaving students high and dry?
11th September 2020

Investigation: Are UoM module cuts leaving students high and dry?

Many students believe this issue has been overlooked
UCU: cutting staff due to coronavirus would be viewed as ‘unfair dismissal’
4th June 2020

UCU: cutting staff due to coronavirus would be viewed as ‘unfair dismissal’

UMUCU told The Mancunion that the University’s cost-saving drive has left some staff worried that their fixed-term contracts are unlikely to be renewed
Revealed: Disruptive UoM strikes were plagued by low turnout
13th May 2020

Revealed: Disruptive UoM strikes were plagued by low turnout

The fortnight strike, along with walkouts across the country, caused severe disruption to studies despite a turnout of less than 5%