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4th October 2023 | By Thomas Why
Manchester students ‘disillusioned’ by Conservative party conferenceSpeaking to students, it was clear that they were aware the Tory Party Conference was happening, but unsure how and why it would affect them...
6th March 2023 | By Ciara Reynolds
University of Manchester: Rent striking students marchStudents at the University of Manchester marched down Oxford road in a bid to get the university to heed their housing demands. The UoM Rent...
19th January 2023 | By Zara Gallimore
A plant-based diet might be the cheaper alternative to get through the cost of living crisis, study showsMore students are looking to switching out their meat diet for a plant-based one because pf the cost of living crisis, research shows. According to...
19th December 2022 | By Zara Gallimore
University of Manchester to give students a one-off payment to help with the cost of living crisisThe University of Manchester (UoM) has announced it will give full-time students a one-off payment of £170 to help deal with the cost of living...
5th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor
MMU students deciding how to vote ahead of local elections – many for the first timeWith local elections taking place today, young people across campus have been thinking about the way that they would like to vote. NQ caught up...
7th October 2021 | By Megan Traviss
Young women come forward with warning after their drinks were spiked at popular Fallowfield student barA Fallowfield bar is giving out free anti-drug equipment after a number of female students took to social media to warn others of the dangers...
7th October 2021 | By Isabella Coombes
Manchester students push for free anti-drug measures after surge in drink spikingStudents are pressuring universities to make women safer in the wake of a series of drink spiking incidents in popular bars and clubs. There has...
17th June 2021 | By Paolo Granelli
Students march through Oxford Road to the University of Manchester for PalestineUniversity, college and high school students gathered yesterday to protest against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Starting at 4pm on the corner of Old Birley street outside...
4th May 2021 | By George Crafer
University student standing as a Conservative candidate in Thursday’s local electionsCameron Cosh is a 21-year-old UoM politics student who plays rugby, supports Man City, and loves the pub—and he might have the most unpopular job...
7th April 2021 | By Imogen Campion
Students are turning to OnlyFans site to make money during pandemicHard-up students have been selling explicit pictures of themselves online during the pandemic to help fund their way through university. Many students who cannot get...
19th January 2021 | By Emily Mcintyre
Manchester students call for action over increase of sexual assaults and harassment in Fallowfield“I often hold my keys like a knife in my hands and put my phone in my bra,” says 20-year-old psychology student Efa Ashman. Efa is...
11th December 2020 | By A.White
From a pre-pandemic to a Covid-19 world, are universities doing enough to support students’ mental health?Your first year at university: dedication, hard work and preparation feel like a memory of the past. Now you’re stuck in a prison-sized room with...
13th November 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Tension mounts between UoM student protestors and police as tuition fee demo is cancelled following threats of arrestsA demonstration at Owen’s Park by University of Manchester students over the refund of tuition fees was abandoned after police threatened to arrest protestors. Student...
4th November 2020 | By Divine Vika
High hopes and a nervous wait: young voters in key states tell us about their fears for the futureThe US election is on a knife edge with the result coming down to a few key states – Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan. Abigail...
4th November 2020 | By Rory Gannon
American politics driving young people from U.S.Young Americans have said that the political and social climate in the United States is driving them away from the country. Many young people from across the...
4th November 2020 | By Joanna Devany
Pennsylvania students fear unrest on election dayStudents at Temple University in Philadelphia fear further unrest in the battleground state of Pennsylvania as polls close on election day. Abi Vangraafieland, a sociology...
28th October 2020 | By Megan Wilkinson
Students are ‘struggling’ to pay rent now Manchester is in tier three with covid restrictionsStudents in Manchester say they are struggling to pay rent because tier three restrictions mean many of them face the possibility of losing their jobs. ...
22nd October 2020 | By Matthew Kay
Sending in the troops: Manchester noodle bar delivers a WW2 tank full of food to self-isolating studentsIsolating students were shocked and delighted as whole tank filled with noodles rolled up to their halls of residence on Monday Morning. Chopstix Noodle Bar...
12th October 2020 | By Constance Enzler
Writing the Pandemic: students share their experiences of lockdown in creative writing projectCollege students painted the pandemic in a writing initiative led by the Manchester Centre for New Writing at the University of Manchester. The initiative, entitled Writing...
5th June 2020 | By Chloe Speakman
Student homes in Fallowfield abandoned – along with their messCharities are currently not running a collection service for unwanted items, and many household many waste tips are still closed. With the closure of these services,...