Monday’s Fresher’s event was cancelled due to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, angering some students and forcing events to be rescheduled.

An alternative, unofficial Sports Society Freshers Fair has taken place in the Armitage Centre following the Oxford Road flooding that has caused severe disruption across Manchester.

University of Manchester and the Freshers Fair have been shut down this morning due to a burst pipe on Oxford Road

The pro-life charity, Life, have lodged an official complaint with the Office for Students, after the University of Manchester Students’ Union said the fair was “not the right platform” for the charity