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Student visa ban: Home Office denies students from conf…
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A Chat with STAT
Ode to Oak: The end of an era
“They completely think we’re monsters”: An interview wi…
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Is Neurodivergence becoming a trend?
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
A community of quacks: Social media and its harmful obs…
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Data colonialism and monopoly: The dark side of the eco…
The seven stages of grief: Scientific or social?
All-nighters are killing your ability to learn
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‘Asylum isn’t the objective’: Sudanese students challen…
Rising demand sees nearly half of Work Experience bursa…
Jewish students describe life on campus amid rising ant…
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Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe problem
Women’s football still isn’t being taken seriously R…
From one pint to an ultra-marathon: Meet ManchesterR…
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Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by H…
Should Reform UK be shown the door or given the floor…
Nobody loves Reform: What I learnt from door-knocking i…
Rusholme demonstrations celebrate Syrian liberation
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It’s okay to drop out
I HATE THE 2026 ‘REBRAND’
Frugal chic: “The art of having ‘enough’”
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The best cafés in Manchester to study in this exam season
Shoryu student deal review: I’ll take this over a meal deal any day
Albert’s Schloss St Patrick’s Day bash: a review
It’s women’s history month: the importance of female friendships
3, 2, 1… Pose! 100 years of the Photo Booth
Forever isn’t guaranteed — but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try
Fashion & Beauty
Call it what it is: Jhumkas or vintage accessories?
Threads of Osmosis: bridging the gap between fashion and politics
Identity and fast fashion: A story of overconsumption
It’s okay to drop out
21st May 2026
The phrase ‘dropping out’ often feels synonymous with ‘failing’
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Green Man 2026: Highlights from this year’s line-…
Preview: Boomtown Festival 2026
Preview: Reading Festival 2026
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The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Head…
Music from the Margins & Sex Murder Art: Headpress&…
Manchester Literature Festival: Douglas Stuart in conve…
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The Layers Beneath Un-Fair-Ground Exhibit at Whitworth…
All that went down in the art world, so far: Art market…
Review: HOME, Roots in the Sky
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Next to Normal review: UMMTS’s final show of the…
The Manchester Revue: Reviewing the Revue
What lies beneath: UMDS’ Divine Wave combines fam…
The Kneale Inheritance & New Voices in Horror: Headpress’ 35th anniversary extravaganza
19th June 2026
Two events of the day - the work of Nigel Kneale and student-made short horror film The Shedding
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‘Film is like a fluid glass of water. It changes…
Exit 8 review: when a game adaptation soars
Resident Evil and the adaptation accuracy debate
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“SNL UK Is Born!”
‘Mock the Week’ is Back!
Taskmaster Series 20 review
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How casual game design philosophy changed over time
Exit 8 review: when a game adaptation soars
Resident Evil and the adaptation accuracy debate
‘Film is like a fluid glass of water. It changes shape and evaporates a bit’: An interview with stop-motion filmmaker Leo Wright
3rd August 2026
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Leo Wright’s upcoming stop motion short film: The Dudley Bug
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Letters to a younger year
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As we face the exciting yet intimidating abyss of the new academic year, The Mancunion shares some top tips and advice for the months ahead
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The post-diss bliss…or is it?
Opinion
The promise of post-dissertation freedom was quickly squashed by essay deadline demands, and the desire to do anything but re-open my laptop is taking over
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New AI assignment guidance from the University of Manchester
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With AI usage rising, here are the new University guidelines on how and when to use it
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Celebrating post exams: Manchester bar crawls
Lifestyle
Congratulate yourself on surviving the deadlines, tests and essays of university exam season with a bar crawl through best student bars in Manchester
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Making exam stress a thing of the past
Lifestyle
With exam season fast approaching, here’s some top tips for how to minimise any stress you may be feeling
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Review: ‘It’s Not About the Burqa’, edited by Mariam Khan
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Urussa Malik reviews ‘It’s not about the Burqa’ a collection of intersectional essays by Muslim women, edited by Mariam Khan
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Proofreading companies: right words, wrong idea
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T. S. Eliot examines proof-reading companies: are they killing the skill of writing a good essay?
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