Centres, networks and clusters

Many of our research outputs derive from our internationally recognised history research centres, institutes and clusters.

Read more about the specialist work our research centres are involved in and get in touch if you would like to learn more or attend a future event.

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Centre for the Cultural History of War

CCHW is a research and teaching centre dedicated to understanding the cultural attributes and representation of war in the modern world.
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Established in 2017, MEMS cuts across History, English Literature, Art History, Classics and Modern Languages, and is home to the MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
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Centre for Economic Cultures

The Centre for Economic Cultures investigates the cultural assumptions and social relationships that have shaped economic activity from the medieval period to the present day.
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Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute

The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) conducts rigorous research on the impact and outcomes of contemporary and historic crises.
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Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change

CRESC is the first major research centre in the UK to develop an account of cultural change and its economic, social and political implications.

 

Former research centres and institutes

The following centres and institutes are no longer producing work, but their legacy lives on in our historical teaching and research.

Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures

The Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures (RICC) responded to a world in which global restructuring and growing inequalities are fuelling religious and ethnic conflicts and growing national anxieties, as well as movements for social justice, reconciliation, interconnection, and the development of common perspectives.

RICC provided a framework for scholars at the University of Manchester to collaborate with international researchers through the examination of the distinctive features of contemporary cosmopolitanism. Providing the context for an ongoing and open debate about the meaning and significance of this term, both historically and for contemporary culture, lay at the heart of the aim of this Institute.