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Find out what's been happening in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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HCRI launches online MSc in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response
9 Jul 2020
The part-time virtual academic programme, a sister to HCRI’s face-to-face International Disaster Management Masters course, is responding to an ...
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Online talk on Laozi - managing anxiety amidst a pandemic
9 Jul 2020
Lao Zi, the founder of the philosophy known as Daoism, has earned the respect of people in all circles in China. Lao Zi's philosophy, after more than...
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Schools Poetry Competition Winners Announced
7 Jul 2020
Presented by the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester, the Schools Poetry Competition has been running annually since 2017, when it was ...
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The University of Manchester’s Virtual Concert Series launched
6 Jul 2020
With concerts cancelled and venues closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Martin Harris Centre at The University of Manchester is now opening a ...
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Awards ceremony for University photography competition takes place in China
1 Jul 2020
Manchester China Institute and Creative Manchester staged an exhibition and ceremony for this year’s International Photography Competition, which ...
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HCRI Postgraduate Student wins two volunteer awards and an election
26 Jun 2020
During the University of Manchester Student Union awards Humanitarian and Conflict Response MA student, Hatty Ruddick, swept up two awards – ...
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From the ground up: it's about time for local humanitarian action
26 Jun 2020
A May 2020 report published by Dr Larissa Fast and Christina Bennett for the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG), From the ground up: it's about time ...
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Manchester Histories Festival goes online - and it wants your input
23 Jun 2020
Manchester Histories is taking its festival online after the coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of June's event, by launching its first ...
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A discussion with Dr Rubina Jasani on empowering asylum-seeking women
22 Jun 2020
Dr Rubina Jasani discussed her collaborative partnership with Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST), the challenges refugee and migrant women face...
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SALC professors draw digital audiences for Lockdown Lectures
18 Jun 2020
David Olusoga and Michael Wood, two celebrated professors from The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures and Creative Manchester 'Iconics', have ...
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HCRI publish their anti-racism statement and actions for moving forward
18 Jun 2020
HCRI staff and students have spent the last few weeks reflecting on the events happening both in the UK and the USA, including the police murder of ...
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Spotlight on: Helena Bull
15 Jun 2020
Since the beginning of February 2020, Helena Bull has been carrying out a Simon Industrial Fellowship at The University of Manchester, with Creative ...
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HCRI Academics continue to make an impact in COVID-19 Research
11 Jun 2020
HCRI have summarised the highlights and latest research contributions below. COVID-19 Recovery Drs Nathaniel O’Grady, Ayham Fattoum and ...
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Capturing COVID-19 through poetry
10 Jun 2020
Talented students at the Centre of New Writing have responded to the global Covid-19 pandemic through poetry and spoken word, reflecting their ...
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John McAuliffe’s Kabul Olympics named the Guardian’s poetry book of the month
10 Jun 2020
The Kabul Olympics, the latest poetry collection by John McAuliffe, Professor of Poetry at the Centre for New Writing at The University of ...
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‘Outstanding’ NOVARS PhD student receives 2019 Chinese government award
10 Jun 2020
Hongshuo Fan, a NOVARS PhD student at The University of Manchester’s Department of Music, has been recognised for his outstanding performance as a ...
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HCRI celebrates the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
10 Jun 2020
In a new blog series, HCRI celebrates the role of nurses and midwives in humanitarianism by speaking to alumni and partners: Sophia Turner, an ...
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Black Lives Matter – Statement of Support from EAC
9 Jun 2020
As a group of researchers and teachers responsible for informing and educating our students in EAC, we felt it was important to respond to the ...
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MCI and Creative Manchester reveal 2020 International Photo Essay Competition shortlist
8 Jun 2020
The Manchester China Institute (MCI) and Creative Manchester have said how ‘hugely rewarding’ it has been to receive hundreds of creative ...
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Iron Age Research Student Symposium celebrates Zoom success
5 Jun 2020
Lockdown conditions did not hold IARSS 2020 (the 23rd Iron Age Research Student Symposium) back from being a success. Organisers of the event, ...
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Music Lecturer Appointed to Prestigious Editorial Board
4 Jun 2020
Dr Anne Hyland, a Lecturer in Music Analysis at the University of Manchester, has been appointed as Associate Editor of Music Analysis. Music ...
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Carcanet Press at 50 celebrated in new podcast series
4 Jun 2020
The Centre for New Writing, Creative Manchester and The University of Manchester Library have produced a new podcast series entitled The Rylands ...
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Writing the Pandemic: Manchester's young voices
3 Jun 2020
Writing is a great way of processing our lives. For young people living in a locked-down world, writing can be a helpful means of reflection and ...
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Dead Sea Scroll Fragments – Interview with Prof. George Brooke
2 Jun 2020
Professor George Brooke is Rylands Professor Emeritus and one of the foremost experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He acted as consultant on the recent ...
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Mother-in-law as figure of fun in classical literature debunked in new book
28 May 2020
The mother-in-law is perceived to be as much the butt of the joke in antiquity as it is today, but a new publication by Alison Sharrock, Professor of...
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Dr Holly Morse re-evaluates the myths of Eve in new volume
28 May 2020
Dr Holly Morse, Lecturer in Bible, Gender and Culture in the Department of Religions and Theology, has published a new volume offering a ...
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How to understand Obamagate – Donald Trump’s latest conspiracy theory
26 May 2020
Obamagate is the latest conspiracy theory to be pushed by US president, Donald Trump. It started on the morning of May 10, when Trump retweeted ...
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MCI & Creative Manchester team up with Chengdu gallery for 2020 photo competition
26 May 2020
Manchester China Institute (MCI) and Creative Manchester will stage the exhibition and ceremony for this year’s International Photo-Essay ...
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Cultural Practice: ICP launches new magazine
20 May 2020
The Institute for Cultural Practices (ICP) at The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has recently launched its new ...
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Dead Sea Scroll fragments thought to be blank reveal text
15 May 2020
New research has revealed that four Dead Sea Scroll manuscript fragments housed at The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library, which were ...
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Centre for New Writing COVID-19 update
12 May 2020
In light of the developing situation around COVID-19 and the Government’s latest advice, we have taken the decision to cancel all Literature Live ...
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Art History student publishes 'A Study of Hogarth’s “Industry and Idleness”'
12 May 2020
The article can be viewed online here. Casaburi’s article ‘A Study of Hogarth’s “Industry and Idleness”: Between Pure Simplicity and ...
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A cultural response to COVID-19
12 May 2020
The University’s arts and cultural organisations have responded with great ingenuity to the unprecedented demands of the COVID-19 lockdown. The ...
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Generous donation to fund research on civic engagement in the UK and China
12 May 2020
A visionary gift has enabled the appointment of a two-year postdoctoral research associate to the Manchester China Institute (MCI). Dr Katja Levy ...
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HCRI academic nominated for National Diversity Award
5 May 2020
Dr Billy Tusker Haworth’s important research, teaching approach and support of students, along with his championing of LGBTIQ+ rights and equality,...
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Student awarded runner-up prize for art history dissertation
4 May 2020
We are pleased to announce that art history student Rachel Hughes was awarded the runner-up prize in the 2019 Association for ...
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American Studies at Manchester celebrates prize-winning PhD students and lecturer
4 May 2020
Two PhD students and a lecturer from The University of Manchester’s Department of American Studies have won prizes for their outstanding work. ...
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Creative and Heritage Challenge Area Survey
30 Apr 2020
Digital Futures is a highly interdisciplinary network which operates across the whole range of the University’s digital research. The aim of ...
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Quatuor Danel feature on Guardian ‘must-see in lockdown’ list
28 Apr 2020
String quartet Quatuor Danel, artist in residence at The University of Manchester’s Martin Harris Centre, has featured on The Guardian’s pick of ...
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HCRI Launches Humanitarian Education Online CPD Course
23 Apr 2020
In this fully-online programme, educators are given the opportunity to explore theories and practices of humanitarianism in a globalised world ...
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Confucius Institute shows great team spirit in response to COVID-19
22 Apr 2020
‘The fire burns with great intensity if everyone throws in a stick!’ This Chinese proverb reflects the recent team spirit shown by ...
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Manchester Confucius Institute releases 'The Book of Shanghai'
22 Apr 2020
In this literary exploration of one of the world’s biggest cities, the characters are all on a mission. Whether it is responding to events around ...
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Peter Oakes appointed to Rylands Chair
31 Mar 2020
The Centre for Biblical Studies extends its congratulations to Peter Oakes, currently Professor of New Testament, who has just been appointed to the ...
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Martin Harris Centre - Coronavirus update
17 Mar 2020
Read the University's latest information on Coronavirus. In light of the developing situation around COVID-19 and the Government’s latest advice...
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The busiest Chinese New Year to date
13 Mar 2020
This year, Manchester Confucius Institute collaborated with Manchester Airport in its community outreach efforts by hosting workshops and events ...
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Manchester alumni quartet take part in Olympias Music event
10 Mar 2020
Alumni from The University of Manchester's Music Department have been instrumental in the Olympias Music's Women's Voices choir event taking place on...
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Second Centre for New Writing novelist makes Observer list
6 Mar 2020
Burgess Fellow at Centre for New Writing, Jessica Moor, who studied an MA in creative writing at the Centre for New Writing is the second MA alumna ...
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Centre for New Writing #WorldBookDay reading list
5 Mar 2020
Thursday 5 March is World Book Day, an initiative aimed at making books more accessible for all children and for celebrating authors, illustrators ...
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American Studies lecturer shares insights on BBC Radio 4
3 Mar 2020
Dr Ian Scott, Senior Lecturer in the American Studies department at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures was recently an academic consultant on...
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Peter Gatrell shortlisted for prestigious non-fiction foreign affairs award
26 Feb 2020
Professor Peter Gatrell from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester is one of five authors to have ...
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