News
Find out what's been happening in the History department.
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Experts call for teacher training changes to create more inclusive curriculum
25 May 2023
A new briefing from The University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Runnymede Trust has highlighted the need to ...
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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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Prof Frank Mort reflects on the death of our ‘Queen of union’
22 Sep 2022
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, our President and Vice-Chancellor, already expressed The University’s profound condolences to the Royal Family on ...
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Launch of the Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Development
21 Sep 2022
The Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Development is a new interdisciplinary research group in economic history and comparative development at the ...
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Over half of children in England and Wales now born to unmarried parents
25 Aug 2022
In 2021, more babies – 51% – were born to unmarried mothers in England and Wales than to those in a marriage or civil partnership for the first ...
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Migrant songs 1950s-80s: Preserving Bangladeshi musical heritage in the North West
18 Jul 2022
Aimed at Bangladeshi audiences in the North-West, ‘Migrant songs 1950s-80s: Preserving Bangladeshi musical heritage in the North-West’ has been...
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Open Call Out: Manchester Histories Festival 2022 (9–12 June 2022)
13 Jan 2022
In June 2022 (Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 June) a festival exploring climate change will take place across Greater Manchester. Led by Manchester ...
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