This edition’s university round-up looks at university job-cuts, national publication awards, and pro-palestine occupations

Manchester Leftist Action have occupied the Simon Building to protest alleged University connections with Israel, along with students from UoM Rent Strike and Youth Front for Palestine

As the academic year begins, the Mancunion looks across the country for the most interesting stories affecting students at other universities

UoM Rent Strike predict up to 350 students are engaging in organised action, whilst the University ‘anecdotally’ advise only 44 student have contact with Credit Control

In just a few short weeks, UoM Rent Strike’s occupation has taken on wins and defeats. Before it all kicked off, we paid the Sam Alex occupiers a visit to see what was occurring before UoM intervened.

Patrick Hackett from the University Senior Leadership has said that the occupiers will face “formal University disciplinary action”

There’s a lot going on with the rent strike, and their ongoing occupations. Find out exactly what’s happened, and when

In response to an ultimatum to the occupiers from the University, a ‘pop-up’ gig was held under the famous University of Manchester arch

Occupiers from the Manchester Leftist Action and UoM Rent Strike groups have ended their week long occupation of the John Owens Building

Occupiers of the John Owens building have been told to leave by 4pm today or risk facing “formal disciplinary action”

Protestors from UoM Rent Strike and Manchester Leftist Action have occupied the Simon building

Protestors from Manchester Leftist Action and UoM Rent Strike have occupied three University of Manchester buildings

BREAKING NEWS: Students from the activist group ‘UCU Solidarity’ have occupied the Samuel Alexander building at the University of Manchester

Students have occupied the University of Manchester as a protest against the treatment of students and staff since the beginning of the academic year.  This action is viewed as a last resort by the occupiers, after months of protests of various kinds. The occupiers have written an open letter to Nancy Rothwell, which details the […]

They described the University and SU agreement as ‘patronising and insulting’ and are calling for further discussion

Lucy Nichols writes from the inside of the occupation, painting a picture of what’s really going down

#FourFightsFourNights – People and Planet UoM occupied a University building for a second night to support UCU strikes

The students are protesting University response to the current UCU strikes

The activists left after the University committed to reviewing their Socially Responsible Investment Policy

University students resort to extreme action after lack of engagement from the university