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Chuka Umunna brings People’s Vote campaign to UoM

Chuka Umunna brings People’s Vote campaign to UoM

Labour MP Chuka Umunna visited his old university, UoM, to discuss the People’s Vote campaign with students.

Clapping banned at Students’ Union events

Clapping banned at Students’ Union events

The SU resolved to ban audible clapping in events and lobby for remote exam resits, in their first Senate session of the academic year

SU introduce drug purity testing kits

SU introduce drug purity testing kits

Drug purity testing kits have been introduced by the SU in an effort to promote safe substance usage.

Students’ Union launch Alternative Lecture Series

Students’ Union launch Alternative Lecture Series

UoM Students’ Union are to launch an Alternative Lecture Series starting on October 4th with a talk from Neil McInroy – CEO of Manchester based think tank CLES.

Anti-immigration stickers placed across campus

Anti-immigration stickers placed across campus

Anti-immigration stickers were placed across Oxford Road and the Students’ Union on Monday afternoon by identitarian youth group Generation Identity.

Life’s freshers’ fair complaint dropped by Office for Students

Life’s freshers’ fair complaint dropped by Office for Students

The pro-life charity’s complaint to Office for Students over freshers’ fair refusals has been dropped

Ecosia: Ending the Student Search for Sustainability

Ecosia: Ending the Student Search for Sustainability

The UoM Students’ Union are campaigning to convert students from Google to the environmentally friendly Ecosia

SU Rebrand and Refurbished Building Unveiled

SU Rebrand and Refurbished Building Unveiled

The University of Manchester Students’ Union have officially unveiled their new branding and space after a three year refurbishment worth £12.5 million.

New exec team protest poem by ‘racist’

New exec team protest poem by ‘racist’

New artwork in the union is causing somewhat of a stir

End of year report: exec team 2017-18

End of year report: exec team 2017-18

In this shocking end of year report, The Mancunion exposes the activities (or lack thereof) of the 2017-18 exec team

Exclusive student night at The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience

Exclusive student night at The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience

The most fun you’ll have since freshers (minus the hangover)

Bin to be named after Sir Nick Clegg

Bin to be named after Sir Nick Clegg

Also proposed for the March Senate is a restructure of The Mancunion

Revealed: Students’ poo-nion

Revealed: Students’ poo-nion

Outgoing General Secretary says the smell “does keep us on our toes, as you never know where the smell is going to strike next”

Voter turnout still below 20 per cent in Exec elections

Voter turnout still below 20 per cent in Exec elections

Incoming Welfare Officer says, “I don’t think people can talk about apathy anymore…students have been excited, they’ve been engaged”

Exec results night live blog

Exec results night live blog

We find out who will be leading the Students’ Union next year

Long-read interview: Jack Houghton, SU Communities Officer

Long-read interview: Jack Houghton, SU Communities Officer

“I don’t see why you would want to be a politician. Politicians maintain the system, they don’t change the system”

Reclaim the Night comes back to Manchester

Reclaim the Night comes back to Manchester

Hundreds of women will take to the streets to fight for feminism and against violence against women

Students’ Union launch Brexit survey

Students’ Union launch Brexit survey

The survey hopes to particularly capture students’ views on the single market

February Senate: liveblog

February Senate: liveblog

The Mancunion reports live on the forth Students’ Union Senate of the academic year

Postgraduate students feel unrepresented by Students’ Union

Students’ Union Education Officer “gutted” by the decision to not introduce a Postgraduate Students’ Union Officer