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Find out what's been happening in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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Russia's covert propaganda network is largely ineffective, new study finds
13 Dec 2024
A study led by The University of Manchester which examined the extent and effectiveness of Russian state-sponsored online propaganda efforts has found...
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Festival of Libraries wins ‘Best Event’ at the 2024 Manchester Culture Awards
11 Dec 2024
The Festival of Libraries is an annual celebration of the diverse role played by libraries, showcasing their role as service, learning and creativity...
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The University of Manchester awards three Honorary Research Fellowships
4 Dec 2024
The three appointments are key figures in the Manchester’s thriving cultural scene: Dave Moutrey: Director of Culture and Creative Industries for...
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Creative Manchester at BEYOND 2024: Creative Cities
2 Dec 2024
From 25 to 27 November the BEYOND 2024: Creative Cities conference took place at The Lowry in Salford, bringing together business leaders, ...
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Celebrating Entrepreneurship: A Successful Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 by the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre
28 Nov 2024
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) successfully hosted Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2024 at The University of Manchester. From November ...
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Looking back: Manchester Literature Festival 2024
22 Nov 2024
This year’s Manchester Literature Festival took place 4-20 October, with an exciting programme of literary events taking place including ...
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University Partners with English National Opera
21 Nov 2024
The University of Manchester is delighted to announce a new collaboration with English National Opera, as they announce the first wave of plans for a...
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Bob Dylan just finished what could be his last tour – but remains a defiant artist forging new ideas
20 Nov 2024
Written by James Fenwick This November, Bob Dylan performed the final concerts of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London. ...
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New musical piece inspired by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine explores tyranny, tragedy, despair and protest
15 Nov 2024
The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama welcomes a world premiere on Friday,13 December as De Profundis, a newly crafted musical piece from ...
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Unleash Your Potential with Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024
15 Nov 2024
Join the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) for a week of exciting Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) events!
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Reimagining meanings: Co-curatorship and decolonising methods
12 Nov 2024
Instead of the usual “please do not touch the exhibits”, Manchester Museum’s Curator of Living Cultures, Njabulo Chipangura, encouraged ...
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Keep it Human: How video games can help us learn about our impact on our planet
11 Nov 2024
The 2024 Manchester Science Festival took place between Friday, 18 and Sunday, 28 October. This year was themed around tackling the extremes of our...
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The US Election result - expert reaction
8 Nov 2024
In the end it seems that the endorsement of Hulk Hogan mattered more than the backing of Taylor Swift. If the 2024 presidential election wasn’t ...
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British Council to fund Manchester-Nanjing cultural exchange project
6 Nov 2024
The project, funded by the British Council’s International Collaboration Grants programme, will forge a lasting relationship between Manchester in ...
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New report launches on engaging young people in place-making in Stretford
6 Nov 2024
The Placeholders Report is based on research from the Placeholders project, which emerged out of a collaboration between Bruntwood Group Ltd. and The...
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Investigations in Black Representation: with contribution from Art History and Cultural Practices lecturer
25 Oct 2024
Being Here is the first major solo exhibition from artist Barbara Walker. Charting the engagement with figuration and portraiture since the 1990s, ...
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MA Library & Archive Studies Receives Highly Commended Award
24 Oct 2024
As part of the Faculty of Humanities’ Outstanding Staff Awards for Teaching, Learning, and Student Experience, this recognition highlights ...
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Stand out from the crowd: sharpen your skills with Key 5!
16 Oct 2024
Gain entrepreneurial skills for all settings with MEC's new interactive scenario-based microlearning, ‘Key 5’.
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Digital platform highlights discoveries and insights of pioneering British chemist
15 Oct 2024
A new digital platform has been launched which offers unprecedented access to the thoughts, discoveries and personal reflections of pioneering British...
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Book of the Year nomination for pathbreaking new volume bridging textile studies, critical cultural theory, and material culture studies
20 Sep 2024
In-Between Textiles, 1400–1800: Weaving Subjectivities and Encounters, a volume created between colleagues at the University of Manchester and the ...
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Autumn music season at the Confucius Institute
5 Sep 2024
Each talk will focus on a different instrument, illustrated through performances by guests from the University of Manchester’s Music Department and...
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New anthology highlights talented graduates from the Centre for New Writing
2 Sep 2024
A new anthology is set to be published in September, celebrating the wealth of literary talent produced by The University of Manchester’s Centre for...
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University partners with Manchester Literature Festival to launch 2024 events
14 Aug 2024
An exciting programme of literature events returns this October, hosted by Manchester Literature Festival (MLF).
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University teaching stars celebrate double win in national awards
8 Aug 2024
The University of Manchester’s teaching staff are celebrating two prestigious national award wins, the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence ...
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An ancient lake supported human life in the Namib Sand Sea, say experts
31 Jul 2024
Desert regions in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula have been well studied by archaeologists as the home of early humans and as routes of ...
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New exhibition outlines how LGBTQ+ performers shaped popular culture
17 Jul 2024
A new exhibition is to open next Spring which will examine the profound influence of LGBTQ+ performers, artists and activists on mainstream popular ...
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ICP student placement with Creative Manchester: Jinghan Tong
12 Jul 2024
Hi, my name is Jinghan Tong, and I am currently a student at The University of Manchester, majoring in Creative and Cultural Studies. I am passionate...
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American Studies students receive national recognition for outstanding essays
10 Jul 2024
Final-year History and American Studies student Anya Carr was named winner of the British Association for American Studies undergraduate essay award,...
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice with a day of literature events at Jodrell Bank
2 Jul 2024
On 21 June, an audience of literature enthusiasts, lovers of astronomy and archaeology and academics gathered on the stunning UNESCO Heritage site of...
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Festival of Libraries 2024: Celebrating libraries and creativity across Greater Manchester
25 Jun 2024
12-16 June saw the return of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater Manchester to ...
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New Future You podcast about studying humanitarianism at Manchester, with Dr Amanda Mccorkindale
24 Jun 2024
Senior Lecturer Dr Amanda McCordkindale spoke with careers guidance podcast Future You about life and study at HCRI, reflecting on the benefits and ...
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Manchester lecturer and screenwriter wins major film award
19 Jun 2024
Congratulations to Jonathan Hourigan, Programme Director for MA Screenwriting and co-writer of ‘At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking’ ...
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Archaeology tours return to Arthur’s Stone for a final year of excavations
17 Jun 2024
For a final summer, members of the public will get the chance to get up close to archaeological excavations being carried out at Arthur’s Stone.
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Two SALC students bring home top prizes from Chinese Bridge competition finals
10 Jun 2024
Childimma Daisy Anyakora, a Nigerian-British student, won first place in the All-England final. Julia Makosa, a British student who came second in ...
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ICP student writes about her placement with Creative Manchester
5 Jun 2024
Hi, my name is Uxutvi Kapdee and I have just completed my work placement at Creative Manchester, working on the 200-year commemoration festival for ...
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CreaTech 2024 Event Series Lookback
20 May 2024
In March 2024 Creative Manchester partnered with Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester and Digital Futures for a ground-breaking series of events ...
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Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2024
17 May 2024
Taking place in libraries across Greater Manchester between 12-16 June 2024 From 12-16 June 2024, Greater Manchester will once again celebrate the ...
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Meet the international student dreaming big in Manchester
16 May 2024
Madi is an international student studying Theatre & Film at The University of Manchester. She has always dreamt of coming to the UK to study, and ...
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Summer Solstice Celebrations at Jodrell Bank with Creative Manchester
10 May 2024
Jodrell Bank and Creative Manchester are delighted to hold two exciting events to mark the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2024. The daytime event ...
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Jazz artist leads ‘Music and Migration’ workshops in Manchester schools
24 Apr 2024
Grammy award-winning jazz percussionist and Simon Industrial Fellow Carlos Maldonado recently ran workshops for year 6 classes in two local primary ...
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President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, receives honorary degree from The University of Manchester and launches new lecture series
24 Apr 2024
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, is visiting The University of Manchester this week and spending two days on campus, during which he has been...
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Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller to close inaugural PeopleFest conference
4 Apr 2024
To close the inaugural People Fest conference from 5-7 April, the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and Creative Manchester proudly present ...
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Lemn Sissay OBE returns as judge for the 2024 Micropoetry Competition
25 Mar 2024
Esteemed poet and former Chancellor of the University, Lemn Sissay OBE, has been unveiled as a judge in this year’s Micropoetry competition.
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Lemn Sissay OBE returns as judge for the 2024 Micropoetry Competition
21 Mar 2024
As the honorary chair of creative writing, Lemn will be one of four judges considering entries around this year’s theme which is ‘200 years of ...
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University and BBC co-create exciting Religions and Theology learning tool
12 Mar 2024
A team of academics from the Religions and Theology department at The University of Manchester have created ‘Going Beyond Belief’, a new learning ...
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Celebrating Entrepreneurial Talent with the Venture Further Awards 2024
11 Mar 2024
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre is excited to announce the finalists for this year's Venture Further Awards.
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Creative Manchester partnered with Manchester Literature Festival and Centre for New Writing for; ‘Bernie Sanders in Conversation with Gary Younge’
6 Mar 2024
Creative Manchester were pleased to partner with Manchester Literature Festival, and Centre for New Writing, for ‘Bernie Sanders in Conversation ...
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A glorious celebration of Sudan: See Mohand & Peter live at the Martin Harris Centre
29 Feb 2024
Staged by theatre company PSYCHEdelight, Mohand & Peter is a play celebrating refugees' home countries and cross-cultural friendships. It’s a...
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CNW’s Tim Price unveils new play at National Theatre
23 Feb 2024
Screenwriter and playwright Tim Price unveils his new play at the National Theatre, with doors opening this February. Titled 'Nye', it follows one ...
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International Mother Language Day 2024: Museum trail, etymology workshop and comic arts conference
23 Feb 2024
UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2024 took place last week on 21 February, with an inspiring programme of local celebrations presented...
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