Skip to main content

Manchester Articles

Squid live in Manchester: Invigorating innovation proves the band aren’t ‘Cowards’

Squid live in Manchester: Invigorating innovation proves the band aren’t ‘Cowards’

Squid deliver another electrifying performance and exhibit invention along the way at Manchester’s O2 Ritz

Dissecting Manctopia: An ode to the voices of Manchester

Dissecting Manctopia: An ode to the voices of Manchester

The readings and ramblings of Manchester authors, gathered to celebrate and criticise what the city was and has become

The Halcyon Age: Big wins and humbling losses for the University of Manchester Ultimate Frisbee Club

The Halcyon Age: Big wins and humbling losses for the University of Manchester Ultimate Frisbee Club

Following a very successful regionals campaign, which saw five teams qualify for nationals, UoM Ultimate take on the best of the best at the 2025 University Indoor Nationals.

Live review: Kelly Lee Owens brings “pure euphoria” to Manchester’s New Century Hall

Live review: Kelly Lee Owens brings “pure euphoria” to Manchester’s New Century Hall

Kelly Lee Owens performs songs from Dreamstate and Inner Song in a brilliantly escapist live show

Bee Network to introduce new ‘tap and go’ system

Bee Network to introduce new ‘tap and go’ system

This contactless system aims to make bus and tram transit easier and more affordable

Manchester Marathon announces new Oxford Road finish line

Manchester Marathon announces new Oxford Road finish line

The Manchester Marathon has announced a new finish line for the upcoming race on April 27, located outside Whitworth Hall

Comparing London and Manchester fashion scenes post London Fashion Week – what do we have to offer?

Comparing London and Manchester fashion scenes post London Fashion Week – what do we have to offer?

With another week of fashion in the UK’s style capital drawing to a close, should there be a bigger market for fashion outside of London?

Live review: Laura Marling stuns crowds at Manchester’s Albert Hall

Live review: Laura Marling stuns crowds at Manchester’s Albert Hall

Hampshire’s folk songstress Laura Marling delights a seated audience with a gorgeous lamp-lit performance

The Prodigy live: the Disrupta tour takes Warehouse Project ‘Out of Space’

The Prodigy live: the Disrupta tour takes Warehouse Project ‘Out of Space’

The Prodigy attract audiences old and new as they honour late frontman Keith Flint at Manchester’s Warehouse Project

“Music is quite puzzling”: Peter Hook on Joy Division, New Order and getting ready to tour with The Light

“Music is quite puzzling”: Peter Hook on Joy Division, New Order and getting ready to tour with The Light

Peter Hook discusses his varied experiences in the Manchester music scene ahead of his April tour

“With events like these, we can remind all of humanity what it actually means to be Arab, to be human”: Inside Arab Society’s Lebanon ceasefire event

“With events like these, we can remind all of humanity what it actually means to be Arab, to be human”: Inside Arab Society’s Lebanon ceasefire event

I spoke at a UoM Arab Society event that celebrated the ceasefire in Lebanon. The experience made me reflect on the resilience and shared understanding of suffering among Arab students.

Year abroad diaries #4: Life in Manchester’s sister city Chemnitz

Year abroad diaries #4: Life in Manchester’s sister city Chemnitz

Political extremism vs the power of culture and art: what my experience living in Chemnitz, Germany taught me about Manchester’s sister city

Immigration, visas, tuition fees: Why is the government choosing to deter international students?

Immigration, visas, tuition fees: Why is the government choosing to deter international students?

I spoke to an international student to understand how the changes in law regrading international study have affected him

The amazing hidden buses: The 147

The amazing hidden buses: The 147

Celebrating the 147 – the underdog of the Bee Network

University of Manchester celebrates success in Shanghai Academic rankings 2024

University of Manchester celebrates success in Shanghai Academic rankings 2024

The University of Manchester has succeed across a variety of subject areas in the Shanghai Academic Rankings 2024

Sam Fender stuns Co-op Live in a night of Geordie magic in Manchester.

Sam Fender stuns Co-op Live in a night of Geordie magic in Manchester.

On a cold Saturday night in the height of Storm Darragh, Sam Fender completed his run of two dates at Manchester’s Co-op live in an electric and emotional display. A short tram ride from the centre, climbing the stairs and moving over the bridge towards the venue, the Co-op live glistens in the cold air. […]

Plans submitted for a 33-storey student block in Manchester city centre

Plans submitted for a 33-storey student block in Manchester city centre

Plans for a new 861-room student accommodation block have been submitted

The System has failed you, don’t fail yourself: Art as an imperative

The System has failed you, don’t fail yourself: Art as an imperative

A discussion on the socio-economic oppression of art, and young people’s relationship with it, with testimony from some of Manchester’s young artists

Manchester and Liverpool universities pledge increased collaboration

Manchester and Liverpool universities pledge increased collaboration

The University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool have partnered to collaborate on various initiatives, including efforts to achieve net zero

No Phones is the Playground: Saturday at Amber’s

No Phones is the Playground: Saturday at Amber’s

Amber’s, Oxford Road’s newest club, brings forth cheap tickets, unreleased line-ups and a no-phones policy to bring dancers together