News
As you'd expect in such a large and engaging Faculty, we have lots of great, news-worthy activity.
The news feed below features news from across Humanities, with Faculty and School stories.
If you prefer you can see news specific to each of our Schools on their sites:
- Alliance Manchester Business School
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- School of Environment, Education and Development
- School of Social Sciences
Humanities headlines
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New book explores China's impact on the Global South
16 Jan 2020
In the early 2000s, Chinese demand for imported commodities ballooned as the country continued its breakneck economic growth. Global markets in ...
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Sociology Public Engagement prize winners announced
16 Jan 2020
The winners of the Sociology Public Engagement Prize 2019 are Professor Debora Price and Jaime Garcia Iglesias. Debora Price won the staff ...
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Prof Khalid Nadvi becomes Managing Director of Global Development Institute
14 Jan 2020
Prof Khalid Nadvi has taken up the role of Managing Director of the Global Development Institute. Khalid follows on from Diana Mitlin who completed ...
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Poet joins psychologists to fight the erosion of school playtime
10 Jan 2020
The poet Michael Rosen has joined forces with the British Psychological Society (BPS) to make the case for stopping the erosion of school playtime.
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Spring/Summer 2020 season
7 Jan 2020
Welcome to the new season of events at the Martin Harris Centre. We have an exciting and diverse programme lined up this season, with a range of ...
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MCI Director teams up with MERICS Experts on German perceptions of China podcast
3 Jan 2020
How do Germans feel and think about China? Peter Hays Gries, MCI Director, talks with Kerstin Lohse-Friedrick to analyse the ideological drivers ...
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The 2019 review of the year
20 Dec 2019
We do say this every December but this year really was a momentous one for The University of Manchester. We’ve peered into the depths of ...
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Your top ten stories of 2019
20 Dec 2019
Each year, stories from the University reach hundreds of thousands of people, and we’re always fascinated by what draws the most attention. From ...
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Lukasz Stanek receives Andrew W. Mellon Foundation research grant
16 Dec 2019
Lukasz Stanek has received a research grant from the Canadian Centre for Architecture, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to work on the ...
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CNW student Thomas Lee wins PFD literature prize
11 Dec 2019
A student from The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing has been awarded a literature prize for his unfinished post-Brexit novel. ...
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Professionals come together for Pensions on Divorce event
11 Dec 2019
On Thursday 5 December, MICRA and Mills & Reeve LLP hosted a joint seminar on Pensions and Divorce. Marking the launch this year of The Pension ...
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‘Rich with insights’: Blue Mythologies gets glowing Guardian review
10 Dec 2019
Blue Mythologies, the latest book by Professor of Visual Arts at The University of Manchester’s Department of Art History Carol Mavor, has been ...
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Alumnus Jamie Peck wins Distinguished Scholarship Award
10 Dec 2019
We are delighted to hear that Manchester alumnus Jamie Peck has been awarded the 2020 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Award by the American ...
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Merit Scholars graduate from the Global Development Institute
10 Dec 2019
The first class of the Global Development Institute (GDI) Merit Scholars graduate as part of the winter 2019 graduating class. The students were ...
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Hongshuo Fan scoops 2019 Giga Hertz Production Award
6 Dec 2019
University of Manchester Music PhD student Hongshuo Fan has received the 2019 Giga Hertz Production Award for his piece >>Handwriting ...
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'Putting the Body of Manchester on Display' project receives John Rylands Research Institute (JRRI) funding
6 Dec 2019
Stephen Walker’s project 'Putting the Body of Manchester on Display' has received funding from the JRRI Digital Humanities grant to run from ...
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TOSSIB project receives £499,993 in funding
6 Dec 2019
Dr Deljana Iossifova has been awarded funding under the Royal Society’s Challenge-led Grants Scheme to lead research on Sustainable Sanitation ...
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SASSI project receives £519,880 in funding
6 Dec 2019
MARG's Dr Deljana Iossifova has been awarded funding under the international scheme Towards a Sustainable Earth (UKRI, NSFC and JST) for the ...
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UK among countries threatening overseas species through renewable energy demand
6 Dec 2019
A new study has shown that the UK is one of the main countries threatening biodiversity loss overseas through its demand for renewable energy.
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Instrumental Change pop-up explores evolution of medical practice
5 Dec 2019
The evolution of medical practice through innovation and the development of new materials is explored in a pop-up exhibition produced by students ...
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Available to download: The SCI Winter 2019 newsletter
4 Dec 2019
The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has launched the Winter 2019 edition of its newsletter, which is now available to download here.
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Music PhD student wins ‘Best Student Paper’ at IDEAL
28 Nov 2019
A doctoral student at The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has been given an award for an outstanding paper on music composition at ...
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Lifting the lid on young people’s mental health
27 Nov 2019
Researchers at The University of Manchester have worked with Kooth, an online mental health service for young people, to produce a report on the ...
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Beethoven’s ‘greatest work’ Missa Solemnis to be performed at University
27 Nov 2019
Following the success of previous concerts, The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra returns on 30 November to the Whitworth Hall ...
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Tories failed to fulfil half of their 2017 manifesto pledges, research finds
25 Nov 2019
The General Election campaign has reached the stage where the parties begin unveiling their manifestos. But does this even matter - and do parties ...
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University partners with Council to map diversity of Manchester’s languages
21 Nov 2019
Manchester residents are being invited to contribute to new research around public signage in the city and share their experience of multilingualism.
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Experts call for more inclusive growth in Greater Manchester
21 Nov 2019
Experts are calling for Greater Manchester’s leaders to commit to more ‘inclusive growth’ - economic prosperity that creates opportunities and ...
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School of Social Sciences celebrate official opening of the Justice Hub
20 Nov 2019
This month, the School of Social Sciences is celebrating the launch of the Justice Hub in its new home, 188 Waterloo Place. The Justice Hub ...
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University of Manchester scoops 'Alliance of the Year' award
20 Nov 2019
Our Law and Technology Initiative (LaTI) has won the award for 'Alliance of the Year' at the British Legal Technology Awards 2019. Launched in ...
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Unique specialist mental health service for students begins work in Greater Manchester
18 Nov 2019
A unique new specialist NHS service in Greater Manchester will allow university students to get the help they need to overcome significant mental ...
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Virtual guide inspires fresh thinking about New Testament times
15 Nov 2019
A virtual guide that tells the story of what it was like to live in New Testament times has been launched by the Centre for Biblical Studies. Led ...
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University partnership with Manchester International Festival celebrated in new film
15 Nov 2019
Students of Drama and Electronic Engineering lent their talents to an event at the heart of Manchester International Festival (MIF) in the latest ...
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University hosts Turing Workshop on 'Robotics and AI for Health and Social Care'
14 Nov 2019
The University of Manchester hosted the Turing Institute Workshop on 'Robotics and AI for Health and Social Care' on 28-29 October. This was ...
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University of Manchester festival to set the agenda for sustainability research
13 Nov 2019
A festival of ideas at The University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute is set to lay down a marker for sustainability research in ...
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Cara Looij scoops Young Creative award at Manchester Culture Awards
13 Nov 2019
A University of Manchester Drama alumna has been recognised for harnessing her creative talents to benefit the community at the Manchester Culture ...
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Hitting the right notes
12 Nov 2019
A pioneering new way to learn about music has been launched for the BBC Philharmonic’s 2019/20 season. The Notes app encourages concert-goers to...
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Artists dive into Manchester development debate
7 Nov 2019
Creatives will be joining the discussion on issues affecting the burgeoning city of Manchester as part of a special weekend-long event. ...
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Playing catch-up: how latecomer economies joined the digital race
7 Nov 2019
New research from The University of Manchester explores the strategies used by latecomer economies to play catch-up to the digital world.
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Lively discussions at 2019 Manson Memorial Lecture
7 Nov 2019
Last month (17 October), the 2019 outing for the Manson Memorial Lecture brought lively discussions on religion and sociology thanks to an engaging ...
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Long read: How mega infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America are reshaping development
6 Nov 2019
First published in The Conversation on 31 October 2019. Huge investments in infrastructure are redefining global development, from China’s Belt...
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Christian Goeschel discusses Mussolini and Hitler book on leading Italian radio show
5 Nov 2019
Dr Christian Goeschel, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History in The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, was ...
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Gary Younge becomes a Professor at The University of Manchester
5 Nov 2019
Award-winning author, broadcaster and columnist Gary Younge is joining The University of Manchester, after being appointed as a Professor of Sociology...
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Melbourne and Manchester Graduate Research Group invite applicants to join dual cultural PhD project
5 Nov 2019
Applicants have been invited to register their interest in the cultural discovery being carried out by the Melbourne and Manchester Graduate Research...
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Annual Social Sciences Festival returns to venues across Manchester
1 Nov 2019
The very latest in social science research is set to be promoted across Manchester by the annual Festival of Social Science, which takes place across ...
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University of Manchester celebrates success of 2019 Manchester Literature Festival
31 Oct 2019
The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing (CNW) is celebrating the success of the 2019 Manchester Literature Festival, which has drawn...
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Ancient graves to give up their secrets on Halloween
29 Oct 2019
Ancient British burial objects are being celebrated with poetry this Halloween as part of a project to understand the significance of the items, and ...
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Drama alumna makes Manchester Culture Awards 2019 shortlist
28 Oct 2019
A University of Manchester drama alumna has been shortlisted in the Young Creative of the Year category of the Manchester Culture Awards. Cara ...
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Spotlight on ... Nick Overton
28 Oct 2019
Q: You are one of the leaders of the ‘Prehistory to Primary Schools’ outreach project. Can you tell us more about the project, and why it is ...
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Peterloo Collection first to be launched on new University of Manchester digital platform
28 Oct 2019
The University of Manchester’s extensive Peterloo Collection is the first to be launched on the innovative new digital platform, giving users all ...
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HCRI to appoint first Climate Crisis Lecturer
25 Oct 2019
HCRI are inviting applications for a lectureship in responses to the climate crisis for the first time in the Institute’s history. The ...
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