News
Find out what's been happening in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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Kick off your entrepreneurial journey with the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre
15 Sep 2023
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre welcomes you to the 23/24 academic year.
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University of Manchester award Keisha Thompson an Honorary Research Fellowship
5 Sep 2023
To add to a growing list of recognition for the writer, performance artist and producer, Keisha has been awarded an Honorary Research Fellowship in ...
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University of Manchester celebrates upcoming launch of Manchester Literature Festival 2023
1 Sep 2023
Manchester Literature Festival (MLF) 2023 will take place 7-22 October, featuring a programme of exciting events marking the city’s contribution to...
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New research network launched to continue the development of queer theory
25 Aug 2023
This academic year will see SALC host a new research network funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council: ‘Beyond Radical: Queer Theory and ...
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Discovery at Arthur’s Stone led by University of Manchester team
15 Aug 2023
A team from the universities have been excavating at Arthur's Stone in Herefordshire, and continue to make exciting discoveries at the site, believed...
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Manchester Schools Writing Trail 2023
15 Aug 2023
The Manchester City of Literature Schools Writing Trail took place 1-15 June 2023 in six Manchester City Centre venues - including The University of ...
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The Book of Beijing: A City in Short Fiction
2 Aug 2023
Capturing the essence of a city in a variety of short stories can be challenging but the newly-released The Book of Beijing does exactly that.
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‘Science Around Us’ Micropoetry Competition 2023 winners unveiled
28 Jul 2023
A panel of judges including former University Chancellor and poet Lemn Sissay, Creative Manchester Director and Professor of Poetry John McAuliffe ...
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Music, mud and outer space: Creative Manchester at Bluedot Festival 2023
28 Jul 2023
As festivalgoers gathered at Jodrell Bank Observatory in rural Cheshire once again Bluedot 2023 kicked off with a performance by Max Richter and the ...
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Creative Manchester at Manchester International Festival 2023
28 Jul 2023
Manchester International Festival 2023 took place from 29 June to 16 July and featured a wide-ranging programme of original new work by artists from ...
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The Samosa Media Project: Cross-School Collaboration Opens Doors to Professional Experience in the Creative Sector
13 Jul 2023
Six students from the University of Manchester have pioneered the Samosa Media Community Production Internship, aimed at improving the employability ...
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Witness archaeology in action at Arthur’s Stone
29 Jun 2023
Throughout July, visitors to Arthur’s Stone will get the chance to witness excavations taking place that aim to unearth the mysteries surrounding ...
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Schools Poetry Competition 2023: Winners revealed
20 Jun 2023
Now in its seventh year, the competition is aimed at pupils from Greater Manchester schools, encouraging children to use poetry as a means of ...
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Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2023: Creative writing, exploring dictionaries and an ‘edible readathon’
16 Jun 2023
7-11 June saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater Manchester to ...
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SALC awarded Athena Swan Bronze Award
5 Jun 2023
SALC’s Athena Swan Bronze Award completes the accreditation by this Charter of all Schools in the Faculty of Humanities. The School’s application...
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Solstice and Equinox Lecture - Warwick Astrophysicist Dr Anne-Marie Broomhall to speak about Music of the Sun
2 Jun 2023
This event marks the second lecture in Creative Manchester’s ‘Solstice and Equinox series’, and forms part of a new series of events which ...
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Manchester’s Whitworth gallery announces internationally renowned new Director
2 Jun 2023
The Whitworth, which is part of The University of Manchester, has today announced Sook-Kyung Lee as its new Director.
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Deadline approaching for micropoetry competition
1 Jun 2023
BAFTA-nominated poet and writer Lemn Sissay - our former Chancellor who holds an honorary chair of creative writing at our University - will be one ...
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Obituary: Martin Amis
22 May 2023
Martin Amis, former Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing has died at the age of 73. Martin Amis, who has just died in Florida,...
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HCRI Professor to commence ambitious five-year project on the history of humanitarian medicine
19 May 2023
The project seeks to generate significant shifts in understanding its scientific and organisational specificity and role in developing clinical ...
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Former Manchester student Meera Syal wins BAFTA’s highest award
15 May 2023
The career of Manchester alumna Meera Syal was recognised by BAFTA on Sunday night, as she was given their highest Fellowship award at their ...
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Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2023
9 May 2023
7-11 June 2023 sees the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries. Following the success of the past two years of ...
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Professor David Olusoga OBE to receive BAFTA Special Award
3 May 2023
University of Manchester Professor, David Olusoga OBE will be presented with a BAFTA Special Award at the forthcoming BAFTA Television Awards for ...
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Traces of Displacement - Exhibition telling stories about displacement launches at the Whitworth Art Gallery
27 Apr 2023
Forced displacement is one of the most urgent issues of our time, but it is not new. Conflict, persecution and environmental devastation have, ...
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Faculty of Humanities to host British Academy lecture Exploring Corruption in Roman Egypt
19 Apr 2023
The Faculty of Humanities is set to host its second event as a British Academy lecture hub. On Tuesday, 2 May 2023 the University will welcome Colin ...
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‘Looking for Languages’ at Manchester Museum
14 Apr 2023
A language-themed trail around Manchester Museum took place on 12 April and saw over 340 people take part. Families were invited to collect their ...
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A major feature of the ‘Manc’ accent is disappearing – but not in North Manchester
27 Mar 2023
New research by an expert at The University of Manchester has found that a major aspect of the traditional ‘Manc’ accent is still going strong in ...
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Practice Based Research: ‘A Journey with Two Maps’
17 Mar 2023
On 1 November 2022 I started a 9 month Knowledge Exchange fellowship within the University of Manchester’s research platform, Creative Manchester, ...
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‘Multilingual World’: New video podcast launched by Dr Serge Sagna
22 Feb 2023
A new video podcast exploring multilingualism and linguistic diversity across the globe has launched, as part of Manchester City of Literature’s ...
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Manchester rated ‘Excellent’ by UNESCO as a Creative City of Literature
20 Feb 2023
In 2017 Manchester was successful in its bid to join UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature, which recognised the ...
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CNW welcomes new Burgess Fellows
24 Jan 2023
The Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester is welcoming its 2023 Burgess Fellows, Dr Adelle Stripe and Joe Carrick-Varty. The ...
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Who Ya Gonna Call? (in event of emergency)
19 Jan 2023
A one-man show about climate resilience, Who Ya Gonna Call? jumps headlong into some of the most difficult questions about our uncertain future - ...
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Archaeologists shed light on the lives of Stone Age hunter-gatherers in Britain
19 Jan 2023
A team of archaeologists from the Universities of Chester and Manchester has made discoveries which shed new light on the communities who inhabited ...
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CNW graduate scoops PFD dissertation prize
18 Jan 2023
A Centre for New Writing graduate has won the coveted PFD Prize for the most promising dissertation from the 2021-22 MA Creative Writing cohort. ...
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PhD composition student selected for Composition:Wales
18 Jan 2023
A final year PhD composition student with the Department of Music at The University of Manchester is one of eight composers to be selected to work ...
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International Mother Language Day 2023 Events
17 Jan 2023
Creative Manchester is delighted to participate in UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2023, in partnership with Manchester City of ...
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Staff donate 114.1kg of food and toiletries in Christmas push
17 Jan 2023
SALC staff generously donated to the Manchester Central Food Bank at Peters House in the run-up to Christmas 2022, helping families keep their ...
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In Conversation: Stephen Morris
17 Jan 2023
Macclesfield-born, Stephen Morris has often been renowned for his ‘machine-like’ skills as a drummer, beginning his career alongside vocalist Ian...
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University of Manchester welcomes Bressonian exchanges at two-day conference
15 Dec 2022
Marking 40 years since Robert Bresson released L’Argent in 1983 - his final film, bookending a 40-year career - The University of Manchester ...
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Five Art History staff publications announced
12 Dec 2022
Details of each publication can be found via the links below, from ground-breaking critiques to inspiring artbooks. Dr Charlie Miller | Radical ...
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‘Cultural History of Youth in Antiquity’ amplifies unheard voices
9 Dec 2022
A new volume edited by Professor of Ancient History at The University of Manchester Prof Dr Christian Laes gives a voice to young people who do not ...
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Prestigious awards for Drama’s Kwame Owusu and Misha Duncan-Barry
8 Dec 2022
A recent graduate of the Department of Drama and a current MA Playwriting student have recently taken home prestigious industry awards. Kwame Owusu ...
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Prof Peter Knight celebrates double publication
8 Dec 2022
Professor of American Studies Peter Knight is celebrating not one, but two published volumes in December 2022. Both books have come about as part of ...
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New Leonora Carrington art history volume features feminist arts and curatorial practice of SALC’s Dr Jenna Ashton’s
8 Dec 2022
A new publication on the influence of the late artist Leonora Carrington on contemporary artists will feature Dr Jenna Ashton's feminist arts and ...
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Relaxed Performance Festive Sing-Along returns to MHC
6 Dec 2022
The Relaxed Performance returns to the Martin Harris Centre this month, welcoming everyone, young and old, to a Festive Sing-Along in a friendly ...
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Quatuor Danel brings music in memory of lost sisters to Manchester Jewish Museum
5 Dec 2022
The University of Manchester’s resident string quartet, the celebrated Quatuor Danel, will be bringing a very special performance to the Manchester...
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Jeanette Winterson Launches Creative Manchester's 'Solstice and Equinox Series'
5 Dec 2022
Every year, in a tradition established by Charles Dickens, the Centre for New Writing’s Professor of New Writing and world-renowned ...
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Linguistic Diversity Collective formally launches with ‘Supporting Manchester’s language communities’ public panel event
30 Nov 2022
‘Supporting Manchester’s language communities: Language endangerment and maintenance’ included a cross-disciplinary panel and marked the ...
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‘Something to fight for’: Music and the Ukrainian conflict
11 Nov 2022
Professor Kevin Malone of The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has produced new music for the Ukrainian Composers Union amid the ...
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12 stunning murals which reveal a remarkable Victorian vision of Manchester
8 Nov 2022
An Art History expert from The University of Manchester has written the first in-depth account of the story behind the twelve extraordinary murals in ...
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