News
Keep up-to-date with the latest news from the Faculty of Humanities.
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New model helps supermarkets keep shelves stocked during crises - and go greener
10 Oct 2025
Supermarket shoppers across the UK are all too familiar with empty shelves when disruption strikes. Whether it was the panic buying of COVID-19, ...
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Life through a lens - how photos unlock the stories behind places
9 Oct 2025
Research from The University of Manchester has uncovered how something as simple as walking and taking photographs can reveal powerful stories about ...
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What you study in school can shape your politics, study finds
9 Oct 2025
Groundbreaking new research led by The University of Manchester has uncovered a significant and lasting link between the subjects young people study ...
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Madeleine Rees OBE delivers powerful 40th International Peace Lecture at The University of Manchester
9 Oct 2025
Rees, Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, addressed a packed Roscoe Theatre and online audience with a ...
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‘Ole’ meets ‘Ey Up!’: brass bands trumpet cultural links
9 Oct 2025
In a unique tribute to cross-musical culture, 70 Valencian musicians are to march around the University of Manchester campus before performing at the ...
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Cheaper, fresher, greener - new research promises lower prices for local food
8 Oct 2025
A team of researchers has found new ways to make it cheaper - and greener - for small food producers to get their goods to customers.
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New research sheds light on Britain’s forgotten role in the French Resistance
8 Oct 2025
New research by Dr Laure Humbert from The University of Manchester and Dr Raphaële Balu from Sorbonne University has revealed how Britain’s vital ...
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The Lost Decade: why Australia is playing climate catch-up
8 Oct 2025
For ten long years, Australia earned an unenviable reputation as one of the world’s climate change ‘laggards’. From 2013 to 2022 its governments...
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Professor Todd Hartman part of team awarded Wellcome Discovery Award for research on mental health and administrative justice
7 Oct 2025
Professor Todd Hartman (Social Statistics) part of interdisciplinary team awarded Wellcome Discovery Award for research on mental health and ...
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The University of Manchester signs Memorandum of Understanding with University of Washington
3 Oct 2025
The University of Manchester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Washington in the US.
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Research shows cities must do more to support older residents
30 Sep 2025
To mark the upcoming International Day for Older Persons, a new study from The University of Manchester is calling for cities to do more to support ...
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Mission Research: The University of Manchester awarded one of the UKRI Community Innovation Practitioner Awards
29 Sep 2025
Ruth Flanagan will work with Cartwheel Arts as Community Innovation Practitioner (CIP) during 2025-2026. The Creative Communities programme, funded ...
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Tackling Extremist Misogyny in the Digital Age
26 Sep 2025
As misogynistic ideologies gain traction online, Dr Mihaela Popa-Wyatt, Philosophy lecturer at The University of Manchester, is calling for UK ...
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Stitching at the End of the World: Rethinking Privacy Through Textile Practice at Manchester Museum
25 Sep 2025
Written by Lydia Donohue with photographs by Tom Longstaff. On the top floor of Manchester Museum, participants gathered for “Stitching at the End ...
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Humanities researchers recognised at 2025 Research Staff Excellence Awards
25 Sep 2025
Opening the ceremony, Professor Melissa Westwood, Associate Vice-President for Research, praised the “dedication, innovation, and collaborative ...
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Data privacy push sparks tech surge in US banks
22 Sep 2025
A new study led by Dr Sarah Zhang from Alliance Manchester Business School has uncovered how small banks in the United States are reacting to growing ...
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Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust Combine Support
19 Sep 2025
Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust combine support for the Humanitarian Archive Emergency (HAE) project based at the Humanitarian and Conflict ...
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Study finds no extra benefit from children’s mental health programme
19 Sep 2025
A new study from The University of Manchester has found that a well-known mental health intervention for children may be no more effective than the ...
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University of Manchester appointed as UN Academic Impact Vice-Chair for SDG10 research
17 Sep 2025
The University of Manchester has been appointed as the new United Nations Academic Impact Sustainable Development Goals Hub Vice-Chair for Research ...
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Eviction is a ‘deliberate feature’ of the housing system, says new book
16 Sep 2025
A new book by Dr Jessica Field from The University of Manchester has revealed that eviction is a ‘deliberate and enduring feature’ of Britain’s ...
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New research finds that ‘Levelling Up’ left many southern areas behind
15 Sep 2025
Communities in the South of England were systematically underfunded in the government’s flagship ‘Levelling Up’ programme, according to new ...
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Black photography and activism
11 Sep 2025
‘Visualising the Histories of Black Britain’ at The Photographers Gallery on 19 September 2025 will bring together artists, activists and ...
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From pubs to plates: Manchester research shows Britain’s social life is shifting
11 Sep 2025
A new study by experts from The University of Manchester has revealed a major shift in Britain’s social life, as the number of bars and pubs has ...
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Bad reviews push Airbnb hosts to rethink their positioning, study finds
11 Sep 2025
A new study from The University of Manchester has revealed that bad reviews often push Airbnb hosts to change the way they position their properties, ...
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Professor Gerard Hodgkinson receives lifetime achievement award from British Academy of Management
10 Sep 2025
Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Professor of Strategic Management and Behavioural Science at AMBS, has been awarded the Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award...
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Mentoring programme gives big mental health boost to LGBTQIA+ teens
9 Sep 2025
A mentoring programme for LGBTQIA+ young people is making a real difference to their mental health, according to new research from The University of ...
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Creative Manchester appoints Deputy Director and new academic Research Leads
9 Sep 2025
Since appointing its first research leads in 2022, Creative Manchester has continued to grow, nurturing exciting interdisciplinary research and ...
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Festival celebrating Manchester’s medieval heritage returns for 2025
9 Sep 2025
Thanks to the dedication of The University of Manchester’s Dr Gillian Redfern and the support of the University’s Social Responsibility Fund, the ...
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Not white, not seen: study uncovers France’s racial blind spot
8 Sep 2025
A groundbreaking new study from The University of Manchester has challenged traditional ideas of race and national identity in France, revealing how ...
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Three Manchester experts become Academy of Social Sciences Fellows
8 Sep 2025
Three academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of the Academy of ...
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Major new book asks whether addressing climate change requires stability or conflict
8 Sep 2025
A landmark new book is set to change how we think about tackling the climate crisis. It asks a big question: when it comes to climate change, is it ...
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80 Years of Occupational Health at Manchester
5 Sep 2025
Registration now open! Join us to celebrate 80 Years of Occupational Health Research at the University of Manchester. The Thomas Ashton Institute and...
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How one man’s life is reshaping criminological thinking
3 Sep 2025
The University of Manchester’s Department of Criminology will officially launch Bringing Criminological Theory to Life next week, a powerful new ...
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Art and Religion: FN Souza at Bradford Cathedral
21 Aug 2025
Dr Alice Correia (Lecturer of modern and contemporary British Art) will lead a conversation about the Goan artist Francis Newton Souza at Bradford ...
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TropiConnect Launches Digital Trade Platform to Redefine Global Agriculture
21 Aug 2025
TropiConnect, a Manchester-based agri-tech startup founded by University of Manchester alumnus Mark Cuthbert, has officially launched its innovative ...
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How an ancient document secured the power of the ‘first King of England’
19 Aug 2025
An expert from The University of Manchester has revealed how a single sheet of 1,100-year-old parchment may have been used to heal a dangerous royal ...
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Research finds that focusing on ‘luxury tourism’ may not benefit African nations
19 Aug 2025
Many African countries have attempted to attract high-spending tourists in order to create economic success - but new research published in African ...
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Book by Manchester academic shortlisted for Royal Society prize
14 Aug 2025
A historian from The University of Manchester has been named as one of six authors shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, ...
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Winners of the 2024-2025 Adam Kay Prize announced
13 Aug 2025
The Department of Art History and Cultural Practices is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024-2025 Adam Kay Prize for an Outstanding ...
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Manchester experts join national project to combat NHS fraud
11 Aug 2025
Two leading criminologists from The University of Manchester are playing a key role in a groundbreaking national research project designed to tackle ...
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Experts reveal how migration between South America and Europe has changed
8 Aug 2025
A new study from experts at The University of Manchester has uncovered how people have moved between South America and Europe over the past 35 years, ...
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Manchester expert sheds light on what it means to be middle-aged
8 Aug 2025
A new study by Dr Amy Barron from The University of Manchester’s Department of Geography is shining a light on a part of life which is often ...
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Expert calls for return to fairness and global solidarity after aid budget cuts
7 Aug 2025
As global leaders cut back on foreign aid in the face of rising nationalism and domestic pressures, a new paper by Dr Pritish Behuria of The ...
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Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute appoints new director
6 Aug 2025
The University of Manchester has appointed the globally-renowned international relations expert Professor Nicolas Lemay-Hébert as the new Director of...
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Project breaks the silence around death in primary schools
6 Aug 2025
A powerful new initiative is set to transform how children talk about death, dying, and bereavement. The project - a collaboration between the ...
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Manchester expert collaborates on major study evaluating active travel improvements
6 Aug 2025
An expert from The University of Manchester has played a key role in a new research study evaluating the impact of active travel infrastructure ...
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Social Sciences students come top in President’s achievement awards
1 Aug 2025
Roan Goulden, second-year Law student transitioning to final year, has been named as Undergraduate Student of the Year for the Faculty of ...
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EU citizens celebrate community and engage policymakers at gathering
1 Aug 2025
On Friday, 11 July, the EU Citizens’ Gathering took place at the University of Manchester, bringing together community leaders, policymakers and ...
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Research reveals alarming decline in youth mental health in England
30 Jul 2025
A major new report, Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health, reveals that worsening mental health among ...
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Manchester expert helps shape groundbreaking review on public design
24 Jul 2025
An expert from The University of Manchester has contributed to a major new government review which suggests that public design - an approach that ...
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