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High salaries not key to retaining graduates, survey suggests

According to students and recent graduates, pay-rate is not as important as training and potential for promotion

Playlists: Money vs. Love

Two longtime rivals of lyricism are pitted against one another: it’s time to find the winner once and for all

Stop trying to sell me feminism

The corporate commercialisation of female empowerment is degrading

University pensions deficit skyrockets to £17.5bn

Tuition fee increases are being tabled as one possible solution

The Mancunion does TEDxManchester

Here are the 10 most important ‘less is more’ lessons The Mancunion learnt at this February’s TedxManchester conference

Preview: Budget ‘Hack’ Day

As we prepare for our first Budget since Brexit was decided, [email protected] are holding a Budget ‘Hack’ Day with a live stream and expert speakers to advise us on what’s coming next

High student debt is leading to stress and poor mental health

A recent study has concluded that the cost of living for many students is having a negative impact upon mental health and academic success

Proofreading companies: right words, wrong idea

T. S. Eliot examines proof-reading companies: are they killing the skill of writing a good essay?

Cambridge student burns money in front of homeless man

A Cambridge Conservative student provokes outrage as he burns a £20 note in front of a homeless man while filming his actions on Snapchat

Consumerism: always on the rise

From politics to the holiday season, globalisation and consumerism have given celebrity culture too much control over our lives

Trump and Farage are role models for aspiring politicians

The successes of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage can act as inspiration for a renewal of passion in politics

No willpower? Love bacon? Try flexitarianism

Eating less meat could save the planet and you some cash

A student’s guide to budgeting

If you’re bad at keeping track of your money, take a look at our useful budgeting tips to help make your student loan go further

Is money poisoning English football?

Is the vast amount of money being thrown around these days the reason why the state of English football is at an all-time low?

An ivory tower flying a red flag

Colm Lock takes aim at the Students’ Union and states that it facilitates far too much waste and is not representing the student body

Album : MONEY – Suicide Songs

MONEY, one of Manchester’s finest current bands, have created a powerful second album that affirms life and confronts death

NME’s court case

NME goes under trial for crimes against profanity

Cash or No Cash?

Could you handle a student job?

Single, poor and on Luxy

What is it really like to use the luxury dating app?

Should you get a job whilst at university?

It might seem like a great idea in order to pay for those Taylor Swift tickets, but is working up to 30 – 40 hours week manageable? Robert Firth finds that it can be (so long as your boss loves you)