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Review: Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked

Review: Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked
Review: Burnout

Review: Burnout

Anna Jin reviews Burnout at the King’s Arms
Mentally ill students risk suffering academic sanctions due to lack of support

Mentally ill students risk suffering academic sanctions due to lack of support

An investigation showed that UoM, among others, had mental health policies that could be challenging for people who are suffering
New Manchester festival to tackle mental health

New Manchester festival to tackle mental health

The fundraising event will be the UK’s biggest mental health festival, taking place in various venues across Manchester
Opinion: Gucci’s history of insensitivity is a step too far for fashion

Opinion: Gucci’s history of insensitivity is a step too far for fashion

Editor-In-Chief, Anja Samy, considers the boundaries of artistic inspiration in the fashion industry
Review: Under Three Moons

Review: Under Three Moons

Bayse Genc reviews Box of Tricks’ Under Three Moons at the Lowry
Review: A Generous Lover

Review: A Generous Lover

Anna Jin reviews La JohnJoseph’s A Generous Lover at HOME
Run and talk: Tackling mental health through exercise

Run and talk: Tackling mental health through exercise

Ellie Martin chats to the President of the Run Wild society about the beneficial links between running and mental health
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
Dealing with insomnia as a student

Dealing with insomnia as a student

Kate Jackson discusses her student experience as an insomniac and details her tips on how to combat the stress of uni work
Interview with the director and cast of Under Three Moons

Interview with the director and cast of Under Three Moons

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews the director and cast of new play Under Three Moons
Preview: Contact Young Company’s Baby Fever

Preview: Contact Young Company’s Baby Fever

Baby Fever is an exciting new piece of theatre created by Contact Young Company and Theater DEGASTEN and presented by Contact and SICK! Festival
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
Preview: Burnout

Preview: Burnout

The critically-acclaimed Burnout returns to Manchester next month as a full-length, two-act play
90% of students battle housing nightmares

90% of students battle housing nightmares

Results of National Student Accommodation Survey suggest student housing is in crisis
Universities left struggling to cope with mental health epidemic

Universities left struggling to cope with mental health epidemic

An FOI by The Mancunion reveals the amount spent on mental health at the University of Manchester
New mental health taskforce created to support students

New mental health taskforce created to support students

The Education Transitions Network will look at how students moving to university can be better supported in the first year of their studies
Here to dance, not to drink

Here to dance, not to drink

Ellie Martin argues that society socials should be more open to non-drinkers
Anti-social media: a negative impact on the university experience?

Anti-social media: a negative impact on the university experience?

Becca Knight examines the role of social media in university life and how dependant on it we have become. But what are the negative effects if we use it excessively? Should we switch off in order to enjoy reality?
University students suffering from mental health problems at an all-time high

University students suffering from mental health problems at an all-time high

The largest ever mental health poll of universities has revealed that the levels of distress and illness among students in the UK is ‘alarmingly high’, constituting for an ‘urgent call to action’