Read the next instalment of our series on the people lending their names to UoM buildings – this one’s on John Rylands

Ava Innes takes a look at How to be an Antiracist, the bestselling work of MacArthur recipient Ibram X Kendi

Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated internationally, but what is the true significance of this date, and why is it vital to remember atrocities of the past?

With an abundance of films glorifying war or depicting its experience in a distorted way, accurate portraying war in cinema is more important than ever before

Anna Jin interviews the award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock ahead of her play Rockets and Blue Lights

The council’s decision to erect a statue to commemorate Gandhi has caused a lot of controversy, Nimo Omer discusses the need to look at these issues with more nuance

Nimo Omer explores the cultural history of Somalia and it’s erasure from modern political discourse

Jack Greeney visits the SU Steve Biko exhibition, and contemplates the University’s history of divestment with regards to current divestment campaigns

Erin McKay – Werner Herzog explores the rise and fall of the eighth and final Premier of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev.

Should statues be removed? A recap of the discussion chaired by UoM’s own David Olusoga

Ever had a seminar in the Sam Alex and wondered who gave the building its name? Well, today’s your lucky day!

King Peter of Portugal killed because of love, but is it really all that? Laura Thompson questions whether love is really as important as it is made out to be

Serafina Kenny argues changing school curriculums is the best way to stamp out racism

The new platform will reveal all the previously archived collections at the university

Alia Nawaz reviews Akala’s politically-charged book Natives

Alexander Candlin argues that slavery reparation payments to compensate for the actions of those in the 18th century are no way for us to learn from the past

In the wake of International Women’s Day, The Mancunion takes time to recognise the outstanding contributions female scientists have made

Anna McFadzean explores menstruation throughout history, and the exhibition focused on society’s complex relationship with periods