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Find out what's been happening in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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Faculty of Humanities marks Black History Month
24 Sep 2020
In Celebration of Black History Month 2020, The Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester has collaborated with the Centre for New ...
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CNW Ian McGuire’s latest novel The Abstainer published
24 Sep 2020
The Abstainer, the latest novel by Ian McGuire, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester, was published ...
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Egyptomaniacs: New book explores our obsession with ancient Egypt
24 Sep 2020
Ancient Egypt fever has barely cooled in Western civilisation since the first major excavations European excavations in Egypt after the Napoleonic ...
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Music Department celebrates Composition PhDs’ international success
23 Sep 2020
Three outstanding Composition PhD students and graduates from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music have received national and ...
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Moving video celebrates University’s collaboration with Chinese art gallery
22 Sep 2020
In Spring 2020, Creative Manchester and the Manchester China Institute launched their second International Photography Competition. Open to anyone ...
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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
21 Sep 2020
Lectures Settle in for some synapse-kindling, world view-challenging content courtesy of The University of Manchester's Lockdown Lectures, ...
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Stellify Awards scooped by dozens of School of Arts, Languages and Cultures students
11 Sep 2020
Students from SALC have received some 35 Stellify awards this year recognising their outstanding achievements outside of their studies. ...
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Interview with HCRI student Marcell, co-founder of Revolution West Midlands
4 Sep 2020
Incoming third-year International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response student Marcell has been spending his summer establishing Revolution ...
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Ancient History and Archaeology students’ podcast tells Time’s Tall Tales
2 Sep 2020
Students from The University of Manchester’s Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology are exploring intriguing ...
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AHCP lecturer awarded grant for practice-as-research project on creativity and climate resilience.
18 Aug 2020
Funded by the UK Climate Resilience Programme “Living with Climate Uncertainty” the project is one of three funded UK projects exploring how ...
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HCRI recognise UG Outstanding Dissertation Award Winners 2020
18 Aug 2020
Every year, HCRI honour the students with the highest dissertation mark for International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response (IDMHR) and ...
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Doing things Differently: Communities and the creative sector seminar
12 Aug 2020
In the latest edition of the series, we heard from creative sector researchers and practitioners from The University and its cultural partners. They ...
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PhD student Ben Gittins discusses his Cabinet Office internship
10 Aug 2020
HCRI student Ben is in the final year of his PhD, which examines the ways aid organisations are operating in insecure environments, focusing ...
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Introducing the new portal SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
6 Aug 2020
The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester welcomes its audiences to SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire – a digital ...
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DigiFest reveals 2020 programme
3 Aug 2020
DigiFest will take place on Friday 4 September and Saturday 5 September this year, and will mark the 50th anniversary of the Chronically Sick and ...
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Scholarship enables two aspiring humanitarians to study at HCRI
3 Aug 2020
The two winners are Yared Alemu from Ethiopia studying Humanitarian and Conflict Response MA full-time in October, and Patrick Magona from Uganda, ...
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HCRI launches its Policy Brief Series
3 Aug 2020
The aim of the HCRI Policy Brief Series is to disseminate cutting edge academic research in an accessible and meaningful way, engaging with ...
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Young people’s 'Writing the Pandemic' initiative comes to a close
30 Jul 2020
Presented by the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester, Writing the Pandemic invited young people (aged 11-18) from Greater Manchester high ...
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Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology celebrate lockdown PhDs
29 Jul 2020
Three postgraduate research students within the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology have successfully completed their...
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HCRI Outstanding Student Citizenship Award nominations
27 Jul 2020
The unexpected ending to the academic year has impacted the studies, social life, and summer of all of our students, including our graduating class, ...
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SALC to hold virtual celebrations for graduating students
17 Jul 2020
The virtual celebration for the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures will take place at 3pm on Tuesday 28 July and will be available to view on the...
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Winners of Creative Manchester Poetry Competition 2020 announced
16 Jul 2020
On World Poetry Day (21 March 2020), Creative Manchester and the Centre for New Writing launched a Twitter-based micropoetry competition. This ...
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Professor receives grant to study COVID-19 conspiracy theories
15 Jul 2020
Responding to the WHO’s warning that misinformation surrounding COVID-19 constitutes an ‘infodemic’, Professor Peter Knight has secured ...
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Northern accents are becoming more similar, suggests new research
15 Jul 2020
The accents of educated city dwellers across the North of England are becoming more similar, according to new research from The University of ...
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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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