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Students collect donations for Türkiye and Syria

Students collect donations for Türkiye and Syria

In the wake of the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, Manchester’s student societies have set up stalls for donations outside the student union building.
12 days of Christmas: Three British hens diagnosed with Bird Flu

12 days of Christmas: Three British hens diagnosed with Bird Flu

‘On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three French hens…’ But the British hens aren’t looking too healthy. What is bird flu, how do birds catch it and can it harm us?
Piccadilly Gardens taken over by Kurdish Protesters

Piccadilly Gardens taken over by Kurdish Protesters

Over 250 people took part in recent protests in Piccadilly Gardens to show support against military action in Turkey
Turkish students faced torture, says Manchester academic’s report

Turkish students faced torture, says Manchester academic’s report

Some of the students faced beatings and were forced to undress whilst in prison following an anti-war demonstration
‘Flatmas’: Christmas dinner on a student budget

‘Flatmas’: Christmas dinner on a student budget

Don’t forget the pigs in blankets
Ex-MMU student to fight Turkish forces in Syria

Ex-MMU student to fight Turkish forces in Syria

Huang Lei is among tens of international volunteers who have joined the YPG

Turkey’s new HE laws blow to academic freedom

Turkey’s government have proposed new laws that would restrict freedom of speech within their universities. Institutions who criticise the government will now find themselves at risk of closure

What I saw in the Calais migrant camp

Student reporter Daniel Saville travelled to Calais to see what refugees were going through first-hand. There, he witnessed a protest against the poor treatment they are subjected to by authorities