Skip to main content
News & Opinion
News
Opinion
Investigations
Features
Science & Tech
Sport
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Food & Drink
Fashion & Beauty
Culture
Music
Arts
Books
Theatre
On Screen
Film
TV
Games
About Us
MMG
Mancunion
Fuse FM
Fuse TV
News & Opinion
News
Staff member at University of Greater Manchester sacked…
Universities’ handling of Pro-Palestine protest q…
University Roundup: Criminal convictions, spending cuts…
Features
How to shop sustainably: In conversation with Beg, Stea…
“With events like these, we can remind all of hum…
Running a student newspaper halfway across the world: I…
Opinion
Rebecca Goodwin and the Reality Check Podcast: Is it fi…
Why is it still important to learn languages?
Can AI fill the gap left by cuts to overseas aid budget…
Science & Tech
The Matilda effect: Fighting for women’s recognition in…
From hunger to horror: What really happened to the Fran…
Livestock or Desert: A utopia for our globalised world?
Investigations
University sees rise in reports of antisemitism during…
UoM Israel debate was organised by controversial pro-Is…
Reducing Welcome Week waste: Paperless freshers’…
Sport
A beginner’s guide to: Formula 1
In Conversation with Manchester Thunder Netball
Female participation in Basketball: Why now? Looking at…
Politics
Benefits reform is needed – punching down is not
The Almasri case: How a war criminal escaped through It…
Is Donald Trump a fascist?
Your new Student Executive team for 2025-2026
Read more
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
The best British comedy podcasts right now
Hangxiety: we’ve all been there
Year abroad diaries #4: Life in Manchester’s sister city Chemnitz
Food & Drink
Pub quizzing at The Blues Kitchen
Lunch at San Carlo Fumo: Distinctly average
The Soup Series #2: Charred sweetcorn soup
‘I met my younger self for coffee today’
Year abroad diaries #3: Long-distance relationships
The best podcasts you should be listening to right now
Fashion & Beauty
Comparing London and Manchester fashion scenes post London Fashion Week – what…
The power of a suit: Banshee of Savile Row’s London Fashion Week 2025 cat…
First class ladies: The 5 most memorable fashion moments from FLOTUSes gone by&…
The best British comedy podcasts right now
5th March 2025
Here are some comedy podcast recommendations to listen to when you want to unwind
Read more
Culture
Music
Live review: Laura Marling stuns crowds at Manchester…
Northern Music Awards 2025 preview: Nordoff & Robbi…
The Prodigy live: the Disrupta tour takes Warehouse Pro…
Books
To say that reading is simply leisure is to insult poli…
BookTok is killing your curiosity
City of Glass: A lost ’90s classic comic
Arts
Review: Turner: In Light and Shade
Experiencing Valentine’s Day in Manchester throug…
Interim: Intervening photography
Theatre
UMMTS’ Hilda’s Haven: A journey of self-dis…
Pavel Kushnir in Concert: UMDS has produced something e…
Bat Out Of Hell: A powerhouse extravaganza of a musical
UMMTS’ Hilda’s Haven: A journey of self-discovery
11th March 2025
UMMTS' Hilda's Haven makes for a touching story of community
Read more
On Screen
Film
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review: Bridget is bac…
A conversation: Debating our picks for the 2025 Oscars
Conclave review: The most fun you could have with a pap…
TV
Saturday Night Live at 50: Nostalgia, new comedy, and t…
Remembering David Lynch
Bad Sisters series 2 review: The craic continues
Games
Samus Aran: A legendary female protagonist
How video games prioritise rest
UFO 50 review: An inventive collection that’s mor…
Samus Aran: A legendary female protagonist
7th March 2025
Mario, Link, Simon Belmont, Mega Man: they all have something in common — they are male. The hero of the Metroid series, Samus Aran, deviated from this norm
Read more
About Us
Get Involved
Home
News
Cut the Rent
Cut the Rent Articles
Research shows 10 per cent increase in student rent on last year
News
New research shows that student rents are continuing to rise despite controversy, with Manchester averaging a 7 per cent increase over the past year
Read more
UCL Cut The Rent achieves £1 million concession
News
Following a five-month rent strike in protest of extortionate student accommodation, UCL students have secured promises of bursaries and rent freezes
Read more
UCL student strike action for rent cuts continues
News
Strikers are withholding more than a quarter of a million pounds in accommodation fees to pressure the university into cutting rents by 40 per cent
Read more