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Mancunion Exclusive: Report into UoM’s historical links to slavery released

Mancunion Exclusive: Report into UoM’s historical links to slavery released

The University of Manchester reveals historical links to enslavement in their latest report
In conversation with Dr Clara Dawson about decolonising the curriculum

In conversation with Dr Clara Dawson about decolonising the curriculum

Jacob Folkard talks to Dr Clara Dawson on how to examine our past for a better future, and what the steps The University of Manchester have taken to decolonise the literature curriculum
Five books to decolonise your bookshelf

Five books to decolonise your bookshelf

Bana Mustafa considers the importance of reading decolonial literature and the need to decolonise your bookshelf.
Black Lives Matter at UoM: What comes next?

Black Lives Matter at UoM: What comes next?

Students talk to The Mancunion about the University’s response to Black Lives Matter, and what they want to see next
Colonial Museums in the 21st Century

Colonial Museums in the 21st Century

Following recent repatriation of artefacts from the Manchester Museum, other colonial museums must engage with their imperial legacies properly, argues Joe Manock
Divestment campaigns come together to pressure University

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.
Manchester Museum returns sacred artefacts to indigenous Australians

Manchester Museum returns sacred artefacts to indigenous Australians

Of 43 museums in the UK that hold precious items Manchester Museum is the first to start returning them to indigenous people
Opinion: Marx and the issue of Apologism

Opinion: Marx and the issue of Apologism

Shaheena Patel takes a look at figures who impact our current modes of thought, and the orientalist viewpoints that affected their work
British museums must de-colonise

British museums must de-colonise

Hannah Vallance argues that British Museums must de-colonise if they are to create space for indigenous communities in the mainstream historical narrative.

How about decolonisation ‘debates’ fall down, instead?

Arguments about the decolonisation of higher education courses have reached a new low, with the suggestion that science is racist