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18th March 2015

Ellie Gibbs opens up the prevalent issue of health, eating, and conciousness in today’s society

18th March 2015

Top reviewer Hester Lonergan is delighted to find not just another greasy burger joint.

17th March 2015

A General election debate at the University of Manchester brought together representatives from the five major political parties

17th March 2015

Sam and Chaz check out the food and well as the beerin this recently revamped Chorlton pub.

17th March 2015

Food Editor Ellie Gibbs samples the canteen-style offerings of the Northern Quarter’s Soup Kitchen.

17th March 2015

We asked Hester Lonergan what she thought about Ask.

17th March 2015

If you’re going to BYOB to Phetpailin, why not make the same cocktail as Tom Bruce?

15th March 2015

The new Executive committee has six females on it, and Acquah becomes the first black female General Secretary in the Union’s history, in an already-historical race

15th March 2015

In light of the dramatic drop in students registered to vote, Harry Leslie Smith a 92 year old activist spoke to students about the importance of voting and why this generation and general election could go down as the most important since 1945.

14th March 2015

The chair of CISTA, a party campaigning solely for a review into cannabis laws, speaks to News Editor Anna Phillips about the War On Drugs, cannabis in the media, and the vision of the UK’s future legalisation policy

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14th March 2015

Youth branches of the five main political parties active within the Students’ Union were interviewed on the policies of their parties and why they believe their party would best serve students

13th March 2015

This article is a supplement to our fracking investigation ‘Are universities fuelling fracking?’ The University of Manchester holds shares in multiple oil and gas exploration companies, despite opposition from multiple politicians, environmentalists and human rights groups. This was exposed in 2012 by the then News Editor of The Mancunion, Joe Sandler Clarke, in an article […]

12th March 2015

The Mancunion is covering the announcements results of the Exec elections live from Club Academy

12th March 2015

Over one in four students have now voted in the sabbatical elections, smashing both national and university records

12th March 2015

After placing eighth-best in the UK and 53rd in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the University of Manchester is now the UK’s eighth most reputable university and 50th most respected university in the world.

11th March 2015

The student-run charity shop initiative relaunches

11th March 2015

Votes in the Student’s Union elections may be cast until Thursday the 12th at 3pm. Go to MyManchester and click ‘Vote Now’. More information about all candidates can be found on the Students’ Union website

10th March 2015

Fuse FM staged a 24-hour broadcast for Action for ME a charity which offers support for people suffering with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

10th March 2015

Lecturers from the University of Manchester took part in a politics question time style event at 256 Bar in Fallowfield

10th March 2015

Thousands sign petition to prevent Islamic scholar Haitham Al-Haddad from speaking at the University of Westminster