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Year In Review 2019: Communities Officer Shamima Khonat

Year In Review 2019: Communities Officer Shamima Khonat

She recorded an average meeting attendance of 86.6%
Year In Review 2019: Welfare Officer Deej Malik-Johnson

Year In Review 2019: Welfare Officer Deej Malik-Johnson

Malik-Johnson only attended 12.5% of his meetings
Year In Review 2019: Women’s Officer Sara Heddi

Year In Review 2019: Women’s Officer Sara Heddi

In a year wrought with controversy surrounding Reclaim The Night, Sara Heddi has delivered a large bill but improved outcomes for the womens’ safety march
Year In Review 2019: Gen Sec Fatima Abid

Year In Review 2019: Gen Sec Fatima Abid

The Mancunion review Fatima Abid’s performance in her first and only year as Students’ Union General Secretary, in the year when she pioneered the GMSA
Preview: Estival 2019

Preview: Estival 2019

Big bands are the best
Year In Review 2019: SU Exec Officers

Year In Review 2019: SU Exec Officers

One Officer spent 41% of the total Exec budget
Final Senate of the year ends abruptly

Final Senate of the year ends abruptly

A number of key proposals such as Reclaim The Night reform among others could not be voted on and will now be considered in September
Pangaea “cancelled for good”

Pangaea “cancelled for good”

SU Activities Officer Lizzy Haughton has announced Pangaea Festival has been “cancelled for good” due to poor ticket sales
May Senate Preview: Reclaim The Night reform proposed

May Senate Preview: Reclaim The Night reform proposed

We preview the final edition of student Senate this year, which has been delayed a week to prevent staff burnout
May student Senate delayed

May student Senate delayed

Students’ Union Senate will be pushed back a week – but now falls during the exam period

New Rep Hub launched by SU to help connect students to the union

The new system will change how students interact with reps, simplifying the feedback process
Manchester Students’ Union March Senate As It Happened

Manchester Students’ Union March Senate As It Happened

Good Evening, and welcome to The Mancunion’s live blog of the University of Manchester Students’ Union Senate meeting for March 2019
Mancunion editorial independence threatened by Senate

Mancunion editorial independence threatened by Senate

The amendment could be considered unconstitutional
Eating hummus with Ethan Davies

Eating hummus with Ethan Davies

Chloe Hatton talks to Ethan Davies about his time as Editor-in-Chief of the largest student newspaper in the UK
International Students’ officer will not be declared until next week

International Students’ officer will not be declared until next week

The University of Manchester Students’ Union (SU) has issued a fresh statement saying that the result for the International Students’ officer will be announced ’by the end of the week

Preview: SU Elections 2019

Polling stations can be found in the Students’ Union, North Campus, and Owens Park, Fallowfield
Reclaim The Night calls on council to “make women’s safety a priority”

Reclaim The Night calls on council to “make women’s safety a priority”

SU Women’s Officer Sara Heddi led the march from Owens Park to the SU
Everything you need to know about Reclaim The Night 2019

Everything you need to know about Reclaim The Night 2019

The march kicks off at 6:30pm from Owens Park
Viswanathan ‘extremely concerned’ over NUS defunding of International Officer

Viswanathan ‘extremely concerned’ over NUS defunding of International Officer

The 2018/19 NUS International Students’ campaign are ‘extremely concerned’ about proposals to ‘defund’ the role of International Students’ Officer
SU Gen Sec: BDS protests can make Jewish students a “target”

SU Gen Sec: BDS protests can make Jewish students a “target”

Abid’s comments come around Holocaust Memorial Day, following her participation in the Lessons From Auschwitz programme