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Find out what's been happening in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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Deadline extended: Making a Difference Awards
14 Jan 2021
Due to popular demand, the deadline for entries for The University of Manchester Making a Difference Awards has been extended. The new closing date ...
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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
11 Jan 2021
Music The Martin Harris Centre and The University of Manchester's Department of Music have brought the joy of live performance to a new universal ...
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Professor Michael Wood awarded OBE for services to public history and broadcast
6 Jan 2021
Professor Michael Wood has been awarded an OBE for his services to public history and broadcasting in the New Year Honours list 2020. Wood, a ...
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Manchester Music PhD student shortlisted for Composition: Wales 2021
5 Jan 2021
A Music PhD student from The University of Manchester is among eight talented musicians shortlisted for Composition: Wales 2021. Cameron ...
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HCRI recognise PGT Outstanding Dissertation Award winners 2020
16 Dec 2020
All of the students who’ve completed their Masters, during the added challenges and unpredictability of a global pandemic, should be extremely ...
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HCRI PGT Outstanding Achievement Award winners
15 Dec 2020
For anybody completing their Masters in 2020, a significant amount of their studies has taken place against a backdrop of COVID-19, uncertainty, and ...
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Manchester City of Literature announces new team and launches website
11 Dec 2020
Manchester joined UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature in 2017, following a successful bid coordinated by a ...
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Project remembers Manchester students who died in the world wars
11 Dec 2020
Two students from Manchester have created a website which tells the stories of 24 men from the University’s St Anselm Hall who lost their lives ...
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Centre for New Writing student scoops Distinguished Achievement accolade
9 Dec 2020
Kathryn Tann, Creative Writing MA student at the Centre for New Writing, has received a Distinguished Achievement Medal from The University for her ...
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Spotlight on: Ambrose Musiyiwa
9 Dec 2020
In early 2020, poet and journalist Ambrose Musiyiwa embarked on a fully-funded PhD at the University of Manchester, as part of a collaboration with ...
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Creative Manchester Business Engagement Workshop explores creative-academic collaboration
9 Dec 2020
A pioneering Business Engagement Workshop was presented by Creative Manchester - part of The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages ...
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Prestigious music festival commission for Music alumna Hayley Suviste
9 Dec 2020
An alumna from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has recently been awarded a prestigious commission for Huddersfield Contemporary...
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures celebrates student strength in virtual celebration
8 Dec 2020
The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC) will be hosting a celebration to mark the strength and resilience of ...
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HCRI academic receives funding for research into LGBTIQ+ experiences of COVID-19
7 Dec 2020
Dr Billy Tusker Haworth received the funding from the University of Manchester’s Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Impact ...
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UoM Chorus Principal Conductor in inclusive Manchester Camerata collaboration
4 Dec 2020
Rob Guy, Principal Conductor of The University of Manchester Chorus, has been working alongside Manchester Camerata to bring music to broader ...
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Making a Difference Awards 2021 open for entries
3 Dec 2020
This year, university life has presented challenges that might have previously been unthinkable. The impact of COVID-19 continues to reverberate, yet...
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3D scanning technology brings Manchester’s cultural sites to you
1 Dec 2020
Exciting new 3D scanning technology is being used to offer students, staff and the wider public virtual tours of museums, galleries and heritage sites...
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Music graduate’s lockdown piece gets BBC Radio 3 airtime
30 Nov 2020
A graduate from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has had a piece of his music played on BBC Radio 3. Alexander Hopkins’ ‘Wash...
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3D scanning technology brings cultural sites to you
30 Nov 2020
3D scanning technology is being used to bring some of Manchester’s most celebrated cultural sites to all. The School of Arts Languages and ...
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Anti-racist activism event held with original members of the 'Black 14'
26 Nov 2020
The event was held by the University of Manchester's History Department on Monday 23 November. It began with a touching and informative panel ...
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University Chorus stay active through online music-making and rehearsals
25 Nov 2020
"Since returning from the summer break, Chorus has been meeting to rehearse online via Zoom. Our recent recording of 'The Snow' by Sir Edward ...
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Manchester researchers secure funding to research recovery, renewal and resilience to COVID-19
25 Nov 2020
The project has been part-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, and brings together ...
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Centre for New Writing student Mary Trend wins PFD literature prize
19 Nov 2020
Mary Trend, Creative Writing MA student from The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing, has been awarded the Peters Fraser and Dunlop ...
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Third year student Gabriel Clark scoops up lead role on Hollyoaks
19 Nov 2020
We're very excited to announce that third-year Drama and English Literature student Gabriel Clark has been cast in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as ...
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University to host Business Engagement Workshop
19 Nov 2020
Researchers in Higher Education institutions often find the process of accessing businesses and organisations difficult. Equally, arts and cultural ...
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MCI contributes to survey that reveals worsening European views of China in the age of Covid-19
18 Nov 2020
MCI Director Pete Gries has contributed to a new report published by the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, which presents recent ...
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University hosts Music Health and Wellbeing Workshop
18 Nov 2020
The workshop, which took place via Zoom on 11 November, was a collaboration between Creative Manchester, the Music Department and the University’s...
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Culture organisations face potential ‘artistic hiatus’ in EU partnerships due to Brexit
17 Nov 2020
Brexit could trigger an ‘artistic hiatus’ in the UK as cultural organisations struggle with loss of funding and new regulations, according to new ...
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Manchester’s Professor David Olusoga to interview Barack Obama on BBC One
16 Nov 2020
In an exclusive UK interview ahead of the release of his memoirs, former President of the United States Barack Obama will speak to The University of ...
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University holds students, sports and anti-racist activism event with original members of ‘The Black 14’
13 Nov 2020
Over 50 years ago, 14 Black football players from the University of Wyoming took a principled stand against racial injustice at great personal cost. ...
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Manchester researcher’s work leads to activist being granted asylum after 15 year wait
9 Nov 2020
A political activist who had been fighting for the right to remain in the UK for 15 years is celebrating after he was finally granted asylum, largely ...
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Audiences celebrate ‘special’ digital Manchester Literature
30 Oct 2020
The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing (CNW) was thrilled to present a number of events with the Manchester Literature Festival ...
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Catch-up on SALC’s Black History Month celebrations
30 Oct 2020
Throughout October, the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (and the wider University of Manchester community) celebrated Black History Month with...
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Emeritus Professor wins prestigious literary award for Russian translation of novel
29 Oct 2020
An Emeritus Professor from The University of Manchester has won the prestigious Yasnaya Polyana Literary Prize 2020 for her outstanding work in the ...
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Modern History Lecturers awarded prize worth £100,000
29 Oct 2020
Dr Alexia Yates, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, and Dr Stefan Hanß, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at The University of Manchester, ...
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Egyptology storms Outstanding Teaching Awards
28 Oct 2020
Egyptology has stormed The University of Manchester’s Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Awards. Nicky Nielsen and Joyce ...
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Dissertation on Mesolithic man and boar interaction wins Prehistoric Society acclaim
26 Oct 2020
The Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology (CAHAE) is delighted to announce that recent Archaeology and Anthropology ...
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'Writing the Pandemic' mentorship workshop inspires young writers
22 Oct 2020
On Saturday 17 October, Professor of Poetry and Director of the Centre for New Writing John McAuliffe led an online mentorship workshop for the ...
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Manchester Classical Association announces autumn/winter events programme
20 Oct 2020
The Manchester Classical Association has announced a programme of engaging new online talks for a public audience, including teachers, pupils ...
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University photography competition features in British Council’s UK-China Contemporary Culture Festival
19 Oct 2020
Throughout October, the British Council is running an online festival for cultural exchange between the UK and China. Around 50 cultural institutions...
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Universities mark 75th anniversary of Manchester’s role in the African independence movement
16 Oct 2020
The 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan African Congress – a crucial event in the African independence movement held in Manchester that brought ...
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University holds Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop as part of ESRC Festival
16 Oct 2020
On 11 November, The University is hosting a Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop that will serve to answer these questions. Presented in ...
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Louise Glück becomes first American woman to win Nobel Prize for Literature
14 Oct 2020
Acclaimed American poet Louise Glück has been deservedly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for her ‘unmistakable poetic voice ...
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Centre for New Writing students launch latest edition of Manchester Anthology
14 Oct 2020
Students from the Centre for New Writing have launched the 2020 edition of the Manchester Anthology, MANY. The Manchester Anthology 2020 presents ...
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The Purcell premiere that took 340 years
8 Oct 2020
A piece of music by Henry Purcell at long last got its official premiere – only 340 years late. On Tuesday 6 October 2020, a devotional partsong...
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MA Playwriting course 'a gateway to a writing career in the theatre and performance industries'
7 Oct 2020
In an exciting collaboration between The University of Manchester Drama Department, The Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester, the ...
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Centre for New Writing rolls up sleeves for all-virtual Manchester Literature Festival
7 Oct 2020
The Centre for New Writing is delighted to be hosting a number of events with the Manchester Literature Festival this year, which is going digital ...
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University research into refugee experiences part of major new exhibition
29 Sep 2020
From the First World War to the present day, countless lives have been affected by conflict, resulting in ordinary people making the difficult ...
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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 Dr Ian McGuire, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester, was published ...
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