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Promoters threatened with legal action over ‘fake’ freshers events

Promoters threatened with legal action over ‘fake’ freshers events

Many freshers have already bought tickets to events which falsely claim to be linked to the University
“I hate the government”: Incoming Manchester students react to A-Level fiasco

“I hate the government”: Incoming Manchester students react to A-Level fiasco

Controversial computer-generated grades were ditched
UoM warns offer holders not to buy ‘unofficial’ freshers tickets

UoM warns offer holders not to buy ‘unofficial’ freshers tickets

Freshers events have begun to appear across social media which falsely claim to be linked to UoM and the Students’ Union
Survey suggests Manchester students spent £24m on freshers’ week

Survey suggests Manchester students spent £24m on freshers’ week

A Yolt study has found that students in the city are spending more than the national average, partly due to Manchester’s inexpensive student life
Welcome to Uni! Now let’s budget

Welcome to Uni! Now let’s budget

Want to save money? Hate spending full price? So does Lily O’Reilly
Nature, Manchester and You

Nature, Manchester and You

A city like Manchester can really take it out of you. Whether you’re running up and down 6 flights of stairs to make it to your next lecture on time or bustling through Deansgate Locks to get a selfie with Love Island star Molly-Mae, metropolitan life in one of the country’s liveliest cities really drains […]
Be mindful of your mental health

Be mindful of your mental health

Oli Storey writes about his own experiences with mental health whilst at university, and the ways he has found to manage it
A guide to good health during university

A guide to good health during university

The University of Manchester has more to offer than ever before with their ever-growing advice services in the Students’ Union
Don’t drink? No problem

Don’t drink? No problem

Navigating Freshers’ Week as a sober student can be difficult – Events to meet new people where alcohol won’t be the main focus of the evening are scarce, so here is a list of a few taking place in Manchester
Starting University: you’re not doing it wrong

Starting University: you’re not doing it wrong

Why it’s unrealistic (and harmful) to pressure yourself in having the best time of your life when starting university
Manchester’s University sports available for fun

Manchester’s University sports available for fun

Harry Deacon takes a look at just a selection of the number of fun sporting opportunities available to students at the University of Manchester
Opinion: time to give initiations the boot

Opinion: time to give initiations the boot

We need to talk about initiations, says Ellie Martin.
Review: ‘I can handle university’ by Rachael Alexander

Review: ‘I can handle university’ by Rachael Alexander

‘I Can Handle University’ is a pocket-sized self help guide designed to help new students
Review: Pravda

Review: Pravda

Orla Quilligan reviews ‘Pravda’, part of the University of Manchester Drama Society’s Autumn Showcase season
It’s not too late to join a Society!

It’s not too late to join a Society!

How joining a university society is easy to do and beneficial to your general student experience in Manchester
To the friendless fresher

To the friendless fresher

There is a lot of pressure to have made friends during your first week at university. Yet, for many the struggle to find friends continues beyond Welcome Week. Isobel Gough takes a look at those pressures, and how to overcome them.
Time and money: students struggling with societies

Time and money: students struggling with societies

Students are engaging less with societies, a Mancunion survey suggests
Introducing: Islamic Society

Introducing: Islamic Society

We’re introducing you to the largest society at The University of Manchester: the Islamic Society
A positive look at promiscuity

A positive look at promiscuity

University is all about sex, but perhaps not in the way you may first think. We take a look at the sex-positive movements in Manchester expanding conversations and affecting change.
Freshers’ week freshest: events edition

Freshers’ week freshest: events edition

If you’re still wondering what to do this Freshers, we’ve got you covered