A petition has been launched on the University of Manchester’s Students’ Union website calling for a referendum on membership of the NUS

As debates about the problem of unpaid internships continue, one work experience position has gone on offer at a cost, stirring concerns about inclusivity

Lily Sheehan’s report on the first ever NUS North West Regional Activists Network meeting

Student protesters occupied The Slate, the University of Warwick’s new conference building, to protest against the “devastating consequences” of the government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework

Some of the poorest countries in the world, who are heavily affected by increasingly extreme weather conditions, have promised to run on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050

‘It is a sad reality, but what is one notch worse than the treatment of restaurant waiters and waitresses, is the treatment of people who work at fast-food outlets’

A wireless cane developed by a Manchester PhD student that detects your surroundings is expected to revolutionise quality of life for the blind and visually impaired

The University of Manchester fares poorly in environmental sustainability, while Manchester Metropolitan University ranks an impressive third place

The National Demo, ‘United for Education’ saw thousands of students march against the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), increasing tuition fees, and the ‘marketisation’ of education

UoM Feminist Collective hosted an event intended to empower through poetry readings centred around Black and Minority Ethnic voices

A large fire broke out near Manchester’s Chinatown overnight, with the police confirming that two bodies were been discovered at the scene

The Students’ Union is hosting an interfaith evening, ‘We Stand Together’, to showcase and promote community cohesion between various faiths in Manchester

A petition has been launched to force cyclists to pay road tax in response to drivers becoming increasingly ‘fed up’ of cyclists disobeying the rules of the road

Donald Trump has bailed out his controversial University, Trump U, out of a £25 million lawsuit

In light of Brexit, EU nationals are facing insecurity and feel as if they are being used as ‘pawns’ in negotiations by Theresa May

Three university societies: the University of Manchester Action Palestine society, BDS Campaign society and the Recognise Refugee Rights society will be hosting a day of solidarity with Palestine in the Students’ Union

Two students are seriously injured after they were stabbed outside of Manchester college

CSSA-MAN holds its third Chinese Culture Festival in Academy 1 this Wednesday, allowing students to try everything from Chinese food to mah-jong

In the lead up to their main event, the group raise awareness and funds for life-saving organisation, MAG

Theresa May promises an annual £2 billion to scientific research and development (R&D) by 2020 and review of current tax incentives to help the UK’s science and technology industry