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:
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- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- School of Environment, Education and Development
- School of Social Sciences
Humanities headlines
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Expert develops kit to help students to study online during coronavirus crisis
30 Sep 2020
In response to the challenges of teaching during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert from The University of Manchester has developed a new tool to ...
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University research into refugee experiences part of major new exhibition
29 Sep 2020
From the First World War to the present day, countless lives have been affected by conflict, resulting in ordinary people making the difficult ...
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Faculty of Humanities marks Black History Month
24 Sep 2020
In celebration of Black History Month 2020, The Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester has collaborated with the Centre for New ...
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CNW Ian McGuire’s latest novel The Abstainer published
24 Sep 2020
The Abstainer, the latest novel by Dr Ian McGuire, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester, was published ...
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Egyptomaniacs: New book explores our obsession with ancient Egypt
24 Sep 2020
Ancient Egypt fever has barely cooled in Western civilisation since the first major excavations European excavations in Egypt after the Napoleonic ...
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Music Department celebrates Composition PhDs’ international success
23 Sep 2020
Three outstanding Composition PhD students and graduates from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music have received national and ...
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Teenage behaviour determines people’s health in later life, research finds
22 Sep 2020
Teenagers whose non-cognitive skills are poorly developed are more likely to suffer from health problems later in life, according to groundbreaking ...
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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
21 Sep 2020
Lectures Settle in for some synapse-kindling, world view-challenging content courtesy of The University of Manchester's Lockdown Lectures, ...
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Stellify Awards scooped by dozens of School of Arts, Languages and Cultures students
11 Sep 2020
Students from SALC have received some 35 Stellify awards this year recognising their outstanding achievements outside of their studies. ...
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Interview with HCRI student Marcell, co-founder of Revolution West Midlands
4 Sep 2020
Incoming third-year International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response student Marcell has been spending his summer establishing Revolution ...
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Ancient History and Archaeology students’ podcast tells Time’s Tall Tales
2 Sep 2020
Students from The University of Manchester’s Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology are exploring intriguing ...
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‘I don’t want my friends to know’ – young people on growing up with Crohn’s or colitis
2 Sep 2020
insta_photos/shutterstock Young people with chronic health conditions cope with all of the usual challenges of growing up – making friends, ...
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Strategy to help schools across Greater Manchester as they reopen after Covid-19 lockdown
28 Aug 2020
An expert from The University of Manchester is leading a recovery strategy to help schools in Greater Manchester as they reopen after the coronavirus ...
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Coronavirus pandemic is an emotional rollercoaster for teenagers, says new study
27 Aug 2020
A new study by The University of Manchester and Liverpool John Moores University has found that the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has been an ...
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Five ways to support new parents returning to work during the pandemic
25 Aug 2020
Returning to work after having a baby is highly taxing under normal circumstances, but it’s especially tough now. Returning parents currently face ...
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‘Significant increase’ in child-to-parent violence during lockdown
19 Aug 2020
Seventy per cent of parents who have experienced child and adolescent-to-parent violence saw an increase in violent episodes during lockdown, ...
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AHCP lecturer awarded grant for practice-as-research project on creativity and climate resilience.
18 Aug 2020
Funded by the UK Climate Resilience Programme “Living with Climate Uncertainty” the project is one of three funded UK projects exploring how ...
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Doing things Differently: Communities and the creative sector seminar
12 Aug 2020
In the latest edition of the series, we heard from creative sector researchers and practitioners from The University and its cultural partners. They ...
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PhD student Ben Gittins discusses his Cabinet Office internship
10 Aug 2020
HCRI student Ben is in the final year of his PhD, which examines the ways aid organisations are operating in insecure environments, focusing ...
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Key academics from CIRCO, Photobiology and Centre for Health Informatics present 'staying fit in COVID' webinar
7 Aug 2020
MICRA’s successful summer webinar series continued with an event on immunology and COVID19. This was chaired by Professor Rachel Watson, ...
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Introducing the new portal SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
6 Aug 2020
The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester welcomes its audiences to SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire – a digital ...
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Three is the magic number for Manchester academics at Teaching Excellence Awards
6 Aug 2020
Three University of Manchester academics have been recognised for their “outstanding” work at this year’s Advance HE Teaching Excellence Awards ...
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Manchester part of UK’s first national pledge to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental health care
5 Aug 2020
The UK’s first national pledge calling on senior leaders in NHS mental health trusts, public bodies and commissioning to reduce ethnic inequalities ...
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Manchester academics elected as Fellows of the British Academy
28 Jul 2020
Humanities academics have been made Fellows of The British Academy, in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
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Northern accents are becoming more similar, suggests new research
15 Jul 2020
The accents of educated city dwellers across the North of England are becoming more similar, according to new research from The University of ...
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New book by Manchester researchers provides analysis of male-male murder
13 Jul 2020
Researchers from The University of Manchester have published a new book which examines the characteristics and dynamics of the most common type of ...
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HCRI launches online MSc in International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response
9 Jul 2020
The part-time virtual academic programme, a sister to HCRI’s face-to-face International Disaster Management Masters course, is responding to an ...
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The University of Manchester’s Virtual Concert Series launched
6 Jul 2020
With concerts cancelled and venues closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Martin Harris Centre at The University of Manchester is now opening a ...
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New multi-million pound project to support academic engagement with public policy
2 Jul 2020
The University of Manchester is to take part in a national project to explore ways of improving academic-policy engagement, in partnership with UCL ...
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Awards ceremony for University photography competition takes place in China
1 Jul 2020
Manchester China Institute and Creative Manchester staged an exhibition and ceremony for this year’s International Photography Competition, which ...
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New research calls for relaxation of abortion care laws in Britain and the USA
29 Jun 2020
Experts from The University of Manchester and The University of Bristol are calling for permanent laws allowing so-called ‘pills by post’ abortion...
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HCRI Postgraduate Student wins two volunteer awards and an election
26 Jun 2020
During the University of Manchester Student Union awards Humanitarian and Conflict Response MA student, Hatty Ruddick, swept up two awards – ...
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Report into racism in schools criticises increased police presence
23 Jun 2020
Concerns about the increase in police officers permanently stationed in UK schools have been raised by a new report into racism in secondary schools.
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Manchester Histories Festival goes online - and it wants your input
23 Jun 2020
Manchester Histories is taking its festival online after the coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of June's event, by launching its first ...
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A discussion with Dr Rubina Jasani on empowering asylum-seeking women
22 Jun 2020
Dr Rubina Jasani discussed her collaborative partnership with Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST), the challenges refugee and migrant women face...
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HCRI publish their anti-racism statement and actions for moving forward
18 Jun 2020
HCRI staff and students have spent the last few weeks reflecting on the events happening both in the UK and the USA, including the police murder of ...
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University experts want to know how lockdown is affecting your relationships
16 Jun 2020
A team of experts is investigating how the coronavirus lockdown has impacted on people’s relationships and routines.
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Ethnic minorities’ employment prospects lag behind due to ‘persistent racism’
15 Jun 2020
The employment prospects of some ethnic minorities have improved since the 1970s but still lag behind the white majority because of “persistent ...
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Spotlight on: Helena Bull
15 Jun 2020
Since the beginning of February 2020, Helena Bull has been carrying out a Simon Industrial Fellowship at The University of Manchester, with Creative ...
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Capturing COVID-19 through poetry
10 Jun 2020
Talented students at the Centre of New Writing have responded to the global Covid-19 pandemic through poetry and spoken word, reflecting their ...
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John McAuliffe’s Kabul Olympics named the Guardian’s poetry book of the month
10 Jun 2020
The Kabul Olympics, the latest poetry collection by John McAuliffe, Professor of Poetry at the Centre for New Writing at The University of ...
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‘Outstanding’ NOVARS PhD student receives 2019 Chinese government award
10 Jun 2020
Hongshuo Fan, a NOVARS PhD student at The University of Manchester’s Department of Music, has been recognised for his outstanding performance as a ...
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MCI and Creative Manchester reveal 2020 International Photo Essay Competition shortlist
8 Jun 2020
The Manchester China Institute (MCI) and Creative Manchester have said how ‘hugely rewarding’ it has been to receive hundreds of creative ...
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Iron Age Research Student Symposium celebrates Zoom success
5 Jun 2020
Lockdown conditions did not hold IARSS 2020 (the 23rd Iron Age Research Student Symposium) back from being a success. Organisers of the event, ...
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Music Lecturer Appointed to Prestigious Editorial Board
4 Jun 2020
Dr Anne Hyland, a Lecturer in Music Analysis at the University of Manchester, has been appointed as Associate Editor of Music Analysis. Music ...
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Carcanet Press at 50 celebrated in new podcast series
4 Jun 2020
The Centre for New Writing, Creative Manchester and The University of Manchester Library have produced a new podcast series entitled The Rylands ...
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Writing the Pandemic: Manchester's young voices
3 Jun 2020
Writing is a great way of processing our lives. For young people living in a locked-down world, writing can be a helpful means of reflection and ...
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Social significance of dining out explored in new book by Alan Warde
29 May 2020
Alan Warde is co-author of the newly published book: Alan Warde, Jessica Paddock and Jennifer Whillans, The Social Significance of Dining out: a ...
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Law students volunteer to help people affected by coronavirus pandemic
29 May 2020
A group of 40 law students from The University of Manchester are set to volunteer their services during their holidays to help people affected by the ...
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People’s willingness to take part in protests unaffected by coronavirus, study finds
28 May 2020
New research by The University of Manchester has found that people are still willing to take part in protests in large numbers, despite the ...
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