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How to apply for mitigating circumstances

How to apply for mitigating circumstances

Thinking you might need to apply for mitigating circumstances but not sure what to do? Senior advisor, Rebekah Ollerenshaw, advises how it should be done

How to avoid deadline stress

Vera Simmons-Law discusses the realistic ways you can avoid the tension of deadlines

In defence of all-nighters

To sleep, or not to sleep? That is a question faced by many students suffering with essay deadlines, so we’ve put together a guide on how to successfully pull off an all-nighter

The festive deadlines fear

A few tips on how to create a balance between work and play as a busy student over the Christmas period

University of Westminster denies student exam deferral due to lack of “proof” of father’s death

After the University of Westminster rejected Saima Haq’s request for mitigating circumstances after the death of her father, The Mancunion looks into similar cases at the University of Manchester

Stranger leaves £20 for struggling student

A random act of kindness has been applauded widely on social media after a stranger in the SU café donated a Manchester student the £20 she really needed