SU Report: students ‘struggling’ with cost-of-living crisis
The Students’ Union cost-of-living survey indicates 66% of students feel that their wellbeing has been affected
Stagecoach works ‘magic’ to combat campus congestion
Stagecoach has announced that it will be running 55 more bus journeys per day along popular university routes after complaints of ‘congestion’ and long waiting times
Staff satisfaction declining, new survey finds
The University of Manchester’s new staff survey has found staff are less satisfied with pay, benefits, and their overall wellbeing
UCU members join thousands on “Walk Out Wednesday”
The UCU started off their 18 days of industrial action over February and March with a strike coordinated across many unions, including the RMT and the NEU
“Appetite” for escalation, says UoM Rent Strike
The University of Manchester Rent Strike claims to have withheld half a million pounds in rent, and have threatened to escalate the strike further
Culture of NUS “hostile” towards Jewish students
The independent investigation into anti-Semitism within the NUS has been released
New Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Professor of Sociology, then Head of the Alliance Manchester Business School. Now Professor Devine will take on Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
DJ Burnham raises £20,000 to fight homelessness
A Mayor’s DJ battle between Greater Manchester and Liverpool raises £20,000 for Manchester’s charity ‘A Bed Every Night’
“Make sure it never happens again”: Students gather in memory of Dr. Lloyd Cawthorne
On Wednesday November 30, students joined picket lines in memory of Dr. Lloyd Cawthorne
UoM’s Chancellor finds institutional discrimination in new London Fire Brigade report
In a leaked report, The University of Manchester’s Chancellor, Nazir Afzal OBE, has found the London Fire Brigade to be institutionally racist and misogynistic
“Whose streets? Our streets” chants echo during Reclaim the Night
This years Reclaim the Night protest saw hundreds of students marching from Fallowfield to the Students’ Union in protest against gender-based violence
How to claim the University of Manchester’s cost-of-living payment
All full-time students at the University of Manchester are eligible for £170 payments for the cost-of-living crisis, here’s how you can claim yours…
University Watch November: What’s going on around the UK?
A round-up of some of the big news from other Universities in the UK this November
Series of ‘teach-outs’ kick off first two days of UCU strikes
The first two days of UCU strikes saw teach-outs on topics including freedom in Iran, industrial action, and alternatives to capitalism
“Come and join us” says Jo Grady at UCU strikes
The General Secretary of the UCU spoke to picketers on the first day of strike action
Christopher Jackson leaves the University of Manchester following racism row
Christopher Jackson has left the University of Manchester after a row with Vice-President Martin Schröder over “institutional racism”
UNISON announces re-ballot over discontent with August pay-award
UNISON, has announced that it will re ballot all of its members about whether to take industrial action
Reclaim the Nightlife cancelled
Reclaim the Nightlife, the Students’ Union’s all-inclusive club night held in Academy 2 has been cancelled, due to low ticket sales
Students’ Union events in the run up to Reclaim the Night
The Students Union have announced campaign goals and events in the run-up to the march for this years Reclaim the Night