Alex Tayler answers our questions on the SU’s refurbishment, the recent All Students Vote, and local student Facebook groups

Ariel Nash reflects on what Black History Month means to her and the powerful potential of the BME movement in art and culture

Diana Khasa reviews one of BME MCR’s Black History Month events

The Mancunion profiles the members of the Students’ Union Executive Team and takes a look at what you can expect from the Union in the forthcoming year

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced today that students from households with less than £25000 income will be forced to borrow all of their maintenance financing in loans, replacing the current grant system

The Mancunion is covering the announcements results of the Exec elections live from Club Academy

Over one in four students have now voted in the sabbatical elections, smashing both national and university records

The Mancunion liveblogs the unofficial hustings for this year’s Exec Team elections

Union Education Officer and 20 others made the journey to Greece during the snap elections which saw socialist coalition Syriza take power in Athens

The voting deadline was extended, after the Education Officer of UMSU was accused of using her position to influence the outcome of the vote.

A Student referendum had to be cancelled after the Students’ Union failed to uphold the guidelines dictating its publication last month. The University of Manchester Students’ Union’s Returning Officer Emma Powell, who is responsible for the good conduct and administration of UMSU referendums, put a stop to the recent All Student Vote after a complaint […]

No motion to continue the Union’s ban on the product was submitted

Updates from the Save Our NHS demo in Manchester

With an idea having been submitted to the upcoming Union assembly claiming ‘equal representation’, we examine if this is what a men’s officer would achieve…

Rajkumar Khera talks about dancing, culture, Pangaea and The Bhangra Showdown

With increased accusations of voter intimidation and the inequity to allowing a tool to be used that costs hundreds, we ask whether iPads should be allowed

Find out how to try something new in 2013 with Society Spotlight

Julian Wakefield’s shots from Pangaea 2013

MUGSS social secretary Thomas Lee tells of his distress at the new funding policy at the Students’ Union