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Find out what's been happening in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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Dr Robert Szymanek brings Javan energy to WOMAD
16 Aug 2019
Dr Robert Szymanek , teacher of gamelan - the traditional music of Java and Bali - at The University of Manchester, brought an energetic set to the ...
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Peterloo: Local and global perspectives
16 Aug 2019
On 2 August 2019 at the Friends’ Meeting House, adjacent to St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, three renowned scholars of the early 19th century ...
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University of Manchester students take part in BBC Proms performance
1 Aug 2019
On the 29 July, Joseph Haydn’s The Creation returned to the Proms for the first time in a decade. Its performers included 40 students from the ...
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Jeanette Winterson longlisted for 2019 Booker Prize
31 Jul 2019
Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing Jeanette Winterson has been longlisted for the 2019 Booker ...
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New scholarship supports languages students from lower income families
31 Jul 2019
A new scholarship has been set up to support students from lower income households to do a degree in modern languages at the University of ...
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Double award celebrations for HCRI students
26 Jul 2019
HCRI were pleased to grant the Outstanding iBSC Dissertation award to Julia Kiemble-Gabbay and the inaugural Citizenship Award to Olivia Harper....
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HCRI at Bluedot 2019
25 Jul 2019
HCRI colleagues participated over the weekend in Bluedot 2019, the annual music, science and culture festival at Jodrell Bank. HCRI’s stall ...
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Manchester academics elected as Fellows of the British Academy
19 Jul 2019
Four University of Manchester academics have been made Fellows of The British Academy, in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and ...
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University launches new partnership with Manchester's HOME arts venue
18 Jul 2019
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE is to lead a new annual series of literature events, as part of a new 3-year artistic partnership between The University of...
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Smiles all around at HCRI graduation
18 Jul 2019
Graduation week became more special as HCRI’s initial cohort of BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response became the ...
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Avengers: Endgame and the relentless march of Hollywood franchise movies
15 Jul 2019
Avengers: Endgame smashed box office records in the days following its release, becoming the quickest film ever to break the $2bn barrier and ranking...
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Joy Division: 40 years on from ‘Unknown Pleasures’, astronomers revisit the pulsar from the iconic album cover
12 Jul 2019
The English rock band Joy Division released their debut studio album “Unknown Pleasures” 40 years ago. The front cover doesn’t feature any ...
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How moon landing conspiracy theories began and why they persist today
12 Jul 2019
Bill Kaysing was a former US Navy officer who worked as a technical writer for one of the rocket manufacturers for NASA’s Apollo moon missions. He ...
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Languages graduate and disability advocate recognised at Outstanding Alumni Awards
9 Jul 2019
An alumna of The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has been given an Outstanding Alumni Award for her disability ...
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Pupils’ ‘vivid, heartfelt’ poems for Creative Manchester and Centre for New Writing competition praised
5 Jul 2019
A love of poetry was kindled in school children from Manchester who participated in the third annual schools poetry competition, organised by ...
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HCRI student rep Hanna Matt takes home Students’ Union award
2 Jul 2019
Master’s student representative for the Humanitarianism and Conflict Response Institute Hanna Matt has won this year’s University of Manchester ...
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Music graduate Katie Bray wins big in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition
1 Jul 2019
An accomplished Music graduate has scooped the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at this year’s BBC Cardiff Singer of the World ...
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HCRI hosts 3rd annual Young People in Humanitarianism conference
27 Jun 2019
The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is marking the third successful outing of its annual Young ...
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Delegation from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences visits MCI
25 Jun 2019
MCI Director Pete Gries welcomed a delegation from the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Wednesday 20 June. The ...
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MCI launches scholars in residence programme
25 Jun 2019
MCI has launched its scholars in residence programme and welcomes applications for visiting periods lasting from a few weeks to a whole year. The ...
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Making immigration ‘the story of the 21st century’
20 Jun 2019
The harrowing and in some cases inconclusive stories of five refugees have been told by Cathleen Miller, a Fullbright Scholar serving as ...
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Bold new music project explores migration in Manchester
19 Jun 2019
Exploring the migration stories of Manchester is the goal of a brave, award-winning music education project. Olympias Music Foundation was awarded...
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Martin Harris Centre hosts inclusive Relaxed Performance
18 Jun 2019
The Martin Harris Centre has hosted its annual summer musical performance with a difference, the Relaxed Performance singalong. The Relaxed ...
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Listen now: David Olusoga Inaugural Lecture now online
17 Jun 2019
David Olusoga OBE’s insightful and engaging Inaugural Lecture at the University of Manchester is now available to listen online. Available as a ...
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Bible, Gender and Church Research Centre launched
14 Jun 2019
The BGC is a new research centre, bringing biblical and gender studies together with issues faced by men and women in the contemporary church. ...
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Why people will beat machines in recognising speech for a long time yet
10 Jun 2019
Imagine a world in which Siri always understands you, Google Translate works perfectly, and the two of them create something akin to a Doctor Who ...
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Sheena Kalayil to launch third book ‘The Wild Wind’
10 Jun 2019
Languages tutor at the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Dr Sheena Kalayil is to launch her third book ‘The Wild ...
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Egyptology MA is ‘first of its kind’
7 Jun 2019
A new master’s in Egyptology offered by the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures is the first of its kind to be ...
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Manchester History Professor wins Social History Society Book Prize
6 Jun 2019
Professor of British History at the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Professor Hannah Barker has scooped the ...
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MCI and Creative Manchester reveal photography competition winners
6 Jun 2019
Photography is a medium that can bring people of all nationalities together, revealing the humanity we all share, which was the mission of the ...
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Students attend Northern Universities’ Postgraduate Day For Biblical Studies 2019
31 May 2019
On 28 May 2019, PhD students and staff from the Centre for Biblical Studies travelled to Durham for the Northern Universities’ Postgraduate Day For...
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Podcast brings Victorian Manchester into 21st century
28 May 2019
An innovative new podcast created by second year English Literature students from the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and ...
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Dr Billy Haworth to assist in development of hazard toolkit for secondary geography teachers
28 May 2019
The toolkit will focus on simulating disaster events in real time from the perspective of key actors. Students will be able to analyse primary...
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New Cheshire Wildlife Trust partnership dovetails poetry and conservation
24 May 2019
An exciting new partnership between an English Literature and Creative Writing Lecturer at the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages...
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Roots and Legacy Greek epistolography event to take place at John Rylands Library
24 May 2019
The John Rylands Library, Manchester, is holding a special event ‘The Aldine Edition of the Ancient Greek Epistolographers: Roots and Legacy’, ...
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Orchestra of Opera North performs Kevin Malone’s mill worker music
23 May 2019
Music composed by the University of Manchester Reader in Music Kevin Malone, inspired by grueling 18th century textile miller life, is being ...
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Recognise the UK as a multilingual society, say politicians and academics
22 May 2019
University researchers, teachers and leading politicians came together at the House of Commons on Wednesday 22 May, to call on policymakers to develop...
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English does not just belong to the English
22 May 2019
A linguistics expert from The University of Manchester’s Institute of Education is calling for different varieties of English spoken around the ...
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TEAMS Training Package officially ready
21 May 2019
Funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), TEAMS is a project that aimed to develop, pilot and assess a ...
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Isla Atay wins student volunteer award for disabilities-inclusive choir
20 May 2019
Singing is an activity that raises the spirits and brings people closer together, and University of Manchester student Volunteer of the Year Isla ...
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HCRI students participate in SIMEX Series
17 May 2019
SIMEX Series is comprised of operational and live-controlled simulation exercises, which focus on emergency response scenarios. The exercises ...
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Walking in their shoes: SALC student wins £12k to train homeless as tour guides
16 May 2019
A Politics and Modern History student from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has won £12,000 Venture Further funding for her Invisible ...
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Prof Peter Oakes presents at Early Synagogue Archaeology Conference
14 May 2019
Prof Peter Oakes recently gave a paper at the Early Synagogue Archeology Conference in Lausanne. The last decade has seen a mushrooming of our ...
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Professor Peter Oakes releases new publication
14 May 2019
Professor Peter Oakes has a new publication: ‘The Christians and their Politeuma in Heaven: Philippians 3:20 and the Herakleopolis Papyri’, In ...
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Members participate in Love, Boundaries and Sacred Texts Colloquium
8 May 2019
Members of the Centre for Biblical Studies participated in a two-day colloquium on the theme of Love, Boundaries and Sacred Texts. The colloquium,...
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Prof Peter Gries to give talk at University of Copenhagen's ThinkChina think tank
3 May 2019
Prof Peter Gries, Director of the Manchester China Institute (MCI), will later this month (23 May 2019) give a lecture at the University of ...
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Prof Peter Gries to give talk at SOAS's Centre for Taiwan Studies
3 May 2019
Prof Peter Gries, Director of the Manchester China Institute (MCI), will next week (8 May 2019) give a lecture at SOAS University of London's ...
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MCI hosts salon on 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement
3 May 2019
University of Manchester historian Dr Pierre Fuller and MCI Director Prof Peter Gries have hosted an informal gathering of students and scholars to ...
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After Maria: Everyday recovery from disaster
3 May 2019
On 20 September 2017, the ‘biggest storm in Caribbean history’ Hurricane Maria struck the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico causing over US$30 ...
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SALC academic named National Humanities Center Fellow
2 May 2019
Dr Alexia Yates, Lecturer in Modern History in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC), has been named Fellow of the US-based National ...
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