Fleur Stevens lists her favourite ways to unwind in the midst of exam stress without having to check into a spa

The Mancunion’s statement on the shootings in Paris

The Smashing Pumpkins dial back their world-beating ambitions to deliver a solid modern rock album

Cast bring their UK tour to a close with a commanding, anthemic performance

Luke Sharma thinks the Battle of the Five Armies, while full of unnecessary CGI and redundant plot points, is as good an ending to the Hobbit trilogy as Peter Jackson could have produced

Bloc. returns

Cordelia Milward speaks to Emmy the Great about writing songs in Hong Kong, finding hope in the direst of situations and controlling emotions

Matthew Cole pretentiously channels Italo Calvino in an attempt to express the reasons why we play games.

Delegate election results reveal which students will go to a range of National Conferences to speak and vote on behalf of students at Manchester

New research says that 1.7 million students prioritise bills over food, and in Manchester this Christmas, the fight against poverty and hunger is widespread and needs your help

Elliot Coen fires explosive teddy bears in his bombastic review of Sunset Overdrive

Angus & Julia Stone perform a dully repetitive set

Hi Ku pull out three fine bookings for their birthday bash

Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based and government-owned investment company, has announced it will invest around £175 million in the redevelopment of the Fallowfield campus to create a 3000-room student village.

Books Editor Leonie Dunn looks over the Christmas Amazon boycott and focuses on why it is both a positive and negative action to take

Books editor Alister Pearson looks at this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Patrick Modiano, and how a man who is barely known outside his native country France managed to win the much revered prize

A quirky café/bar in the Northern Quarter opens its doors to a new galactic exhibition by Manchester artist, himHallows

The raunchy student production delighted with strong writing and hilarious moments, writes Hannah Toeman

Matthew Gormley on this year’s festive extravaganza at Manchester Opera House

Staying true to the spirit the original musicals and movies, Royal Exchange’s play exceeds the expectations of Luke Sharma