Societies Archive

Poetry pamphlets and pub quizzes: Lit Soc’s virtual freshers events
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Indian Society of Manchester to re-run election after complaints
The new committee, which was elected in April, was asked to step down following the row

Advocacy groups express concern about lack of representation in new exec team
The new University of Manchester SU executive team has been praised for being the most diverse team in terms of BAME candisates in the country. However, there is a complete lack of representation for disabled and LGBTQ+ students, leaving some uneasy about the coming year

Table Tennis Club celebrates International Women’s Day
Kate MacLachlan talks to UoM’s Table Tennis Club about female representation and diversity in the sport

Penis, vagina, pregnancy: Sexpression tackles the lack of LGBTQ+ specific sex ed in schools and on campus
Ellie Martin sits down with Sexpression to discuss the need for LGBTQ+ specific sex education on campus.

Lack of inclusive cycling in cities excludes disabled cyclists
Ellie Martin discusses the need for inclusive cycle lanes with Harrie Larrington-Spencer, a PhD student heading up research into the problems disabled cyclists face in Manchester

UoM Trans Campaign calls for more gender neutral toilets
Ellie Martin explains the issues faced by the trans community regarding the use of toilets and the work the UoM Trans Campaign is doing to combat this

Opinion: Local elections are key to climate action
Sebastian Cousins, a member of the Young Green Society, discusses the importance of local elections in the fight for climate action

People and Planet UoM form alliance to remove BP’s influence over three universities
Kate MacLachlan spoke to People and Planet about BP’s presence on three major university campuses and what they are doing to kick them out

Shift in priorities for Duke of Edinburgh award
Kate MacLachlan spoke to the DoE society about the changes in the award, and how focus on character building may be overtaking the physical aspects of the challenge
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Confessions of a closet Tory
The results of the most recent election has made ‘closet tories’ feel more confident in revealing their true identity on campus, Ellie Martin reveals

Chinese New Year celebrations cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
The Manchester Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) have instead been fundraising for medical supplies for affected areas

CoppaFeel say check your chest
The UoM branch of nationwide charity CoppaFeel talk about their activities on campus, their fundraising but most importantly how to check yourself for changes to your chest

Young labour rebrand and regroup after election
Manchester Young Labour’s Jawad Khan looks at what follows the general election for the party on campus

Five positive changes made by student societies this decade
There over 35 charity, fundraising and campaigning societies at the University – what sort of change have they enacted this past decade?

Young political societies debate in run up to election
The four main political societies on campus debated issues affecting students in the run up to the general election

Divestment campaigns come together to pressure University
Groups campaigning for UoM to divest in fossil fuels have decided to join forces in order to unify their efforts and increase the pressure on the university.

People and Planet taking part in “direct action” after being ignored by university
University students resort to extreme action after lack of engagement from the university

MLS Pride screening left us in tears – for all the best reasons
A heartwarming evening of film hosted by MLS

Review: The Morning After the Fright Before
Writer Kate MacLachlan went to see the University of Manchester Comedy Society’s latest show at Fallowfield’s HAUS