Restaurant and bar spending via University of Manchester staff purchasing cards totalled just £150 in December 2020, compared to £22,000 in December 2019.
Students have occupied the University of Manchester as a protest against the treatment of students and staff since the beginning of the academic year. This action is viewed as a last resort by the occupiers, after months of protests of various kinds. The occupiers have written an open letter to Nancy Rothwell, which details the […]
Lauryn Berry expresses her disappointment with the university’s latest decision to cancel in-person graduation
UoM Rent Strike and 9k 4 What have announced a victory for their campaign, as the UoM pledge 30% rent reduction for semester 1
This week the University launched a new 24 hour mental health helpline and app in response to student calls for better support
Video footage has emerged of security guards pinning a first year to a wall and demanding to see his ID at the entrance to Fallowfield Campus
Students angry at the University’s treatment of freshers have threatened a rent strike
Many students believe this issue has been overlooked
The fortnight strike, along with walkouts across the country, caused severe disruption to studies despite a turnout of less than 5%
The University of Manchester is exploring reducing pay-related costs, freezing non-essential appointments and potentially terminating some jobs in response to losses from Covid-19
The students used each night to highlight one of the ‘four fights’
The students are protesting University response to the current UCU strikes
Luisa Bax argues that we should all be supporting our lecturers during the ongoing industrial action
University and College Union have announced that 14 days of further industrial action will begin this month
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell defended the University’s decision not to fully divest from fossil fuels in a meeting with students
The paper surveyed over 5,000 UK academics, warning that the sector is “on the edge of potential disaster”
Afzal Khan, who was elected MP for Manchester Gorton in 2017, said he supported the striking academic staff and joined them on the picket lines to show solidarity
The Mancunion spoke to academic staff at UoM about their relationship with the Senior Leadership Team
Manchester UCU members have called the report an “absolute scandal”and said that education should not be about making profits
The group called UoM’s tactics “heavy handed”