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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Humanities headlines
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Peter Gatrell shortlisted for prestigious non-fiction foreign affairs award
26 Feb 2020
Professor Peter Gatrell from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester is one of five authors to have ...
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HCRI supports inaugural GECCo North West event
26 Feb 2020
The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) has supported the inaugural Global Emergency Care Collaborative ...
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Residential research programme at the British School at Rome
20 Feb 2020
The BSR is situated in the Valle Giulia, the site of the 1911 British Pavilion. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and then adapted by him to become the...
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Manchester first on EL Gazette language centre rankings
17 Feb 2020
The University of Manchester has been ranked first place for university language centres in the UK by EL Gazette. The University came ahead of the...
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Artificial womb technology research calls for pregnancy law reform
14 Feb 2020
An academic from The University of Manchester has called for reform to English pregnancy law, as part of her research into ‘artificial womb ...
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Ethnic minority candidates face bias during UK elections
13 Feb 2020
Two politics researchers have found that people from ethnic minorities face bias during elections, by measuring how various aspects of hypothetical ...
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MICRA announces Seedcorn projects
10 Feb 2020
The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) has confirmed six awards for its Seedcorn projects. Three of the ...
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New short course gives first-hand experience to budding arts managers
7 Feb 2020
The next generation of arts managers can develop their skills on a new short course offered by the Creative Manchester Summer Schools. Running ...
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Peter Gries: Pathogens and Prejudice. Will the coronavirus infect our community?
7 Feb 2020
Peter Gries, Director of the Manchester China Institute and Professor of Chinese politics at the University discusses how coronavirus is ...
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Manchester Central Library reflects on Biafra War
6 Feb 2020
Manchester Central Library hosted a day-long event to reflect on the complex history and legacies of the Nigeria-Biafra war. Even though the ...
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Professor Chris Phillipson collaborates on risk in later life publication
6 Feb 2020
Professor Chris Phillipson of the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) has collaborated on a new book on understanding ...
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Coronavirus lockdown: The social impact of pandemics on the public
5 Feb 2020
The international community has come a long way in coordinating its response to new infectious disease outbreaks since SARS and MeRS, but as the ...
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MICRA researcher explores potential for microfunding in new report
5 Feb 2020
Research fellow with the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing Sophie Yarker has contributed to a new report exploring the ...
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HCRI alumna among Uganda’s Top 40 Under 40
5 Feb 2020
Sarah Lagot Odwong, a Humanitarianism and Conflict Response MA graduate has been included in Uganda’s Sunday Vision Top 40 Under 40. The list ...
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HCRI re-designation of WHO Collaborating Centre
5 Feb 2020
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) has been re-designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Conflict Analysis and Programming....
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New leadership for MICRA
31 Jan 2020
MICRA has undergone some major changes to its leadership structure. Professor Debora Price recently stepped down from her role as Director after an ...
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Manchester students and graduates take part in new BBC law and order series
30 Jan 2020
Law students from The University of Manchester are set to feature in a jury on a BBC series presented by two Manchester graduates, which will ...
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Manchester opens historic collections to global audience with new platform
29 Jan 2020
The University of Manchester has launched an innovative new digital platform, which allows a global audience to view its vast collection of historic ...
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Researchers launch UK’s first contemporary Russian culture festival
29 Jan 2020
A group of researchers from The University of Manchester and The University of Leeds have launched a new festival which aims to introduce contemporary...
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Developing age-friendly communities in the Northern Gateway urban regeneration project
27 Jan 2020
A new report from social scientists and architects linked to the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) recommends inter-generational ...
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Pankhurst Centre and University of Manchester host workshop challenging 20th century domesticity
27 Jan 2020
Challenging domesticity in 1890-1990s Britain will be on the table at a new workshop ‘Activism and the home’ hosted by The University of ...
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Volunteers needed for study on skin ageing
23 Jan 2020
As skin ages, we see a decline in skin barrier function, which can leave elderly people vulnerable to skin damage. We believe that these changes ...
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MACFEST enjoys successful return to Manchester
22 Jan 2020
The Muslim arts and culture festival MACFEST 2020 enjoyed a successful outing at Blackwell’s book store at University Place, Manchester on Monday ...
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2019's top news from the Faculty of Humanities
21 Jan 2020
2019 produced many big news stories in The University of Manchester's Faculty of Humanities, from fascinating new research to fantastic new ...
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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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HCRI launches new CPD course in Humanitarian Education
19 Dec 2019
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester will be launching a new CPD unit in Humanitarian Education in...
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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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