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 Law
- School of Environment, Education and Development
- School of Social Sciences
Humanities headlines
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Manchester music graduates secure top positions on the Waterperry Opera Young Artists Programme
25 Apr 2019
Emma has been appointed Assistant Director, for which she will be working on Laura Attridge’s production of 'The Magic Flute' and Britten's...
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Manchester graduate appointed to prestigious conducting position
25 Apr 2019
Matthew Bourne, with his ballet company - New Adventures - will be touring the UK including a month of dates at Sadler's ...
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Greater Manchester's Mayor marks end of major youth research project
17 Apr 2019
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, has attended an event to mark the end of a major project which has researched the experiences of ...
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Racism is still a huge problem in UK’s workplaces, finds report
15 Apr 2019
A shocking report has found that the majority of ethnic minority workers have experienced racial harassment at work in the last five years, and have ...
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Experts find the origins of Europe’s climate hidden in shrimp shells
12 Apr 2019
An international team of geographers has found indications that the climate we have in Europe today began 5000 years ago, hidden in the shells of ...
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Manchester academic wins Guardian award for migration project
11 Apr 2019
An academic from The University of Manchester has won a 2019 Guardian University Award - which recognise the inspiring and groundbreaking projects ...
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Research Associate position in China and Globalisation
10 Apr 2019
The Manchester China Institute (MCI) seeks to appoint a Research Associate Postdoctoral Fellow in China and Globalisation commencing September 2019....
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Research Associate position in the Applied Social/Political Psychology of China and Globalisation
10 Apr 2019
The Manchester China Institute (MCI) seeks to appoint a Research Associate in the applied social/political psychology of China and globalization ...
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MCI Director hosts delegation from Peking University
10 Apr 2019
Prof Wang Dong and Prof Qi Haotian from the School of International Studies of Peking University visited the Manchester China Institute and met with ...
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MICRA and SENSE-Cog host Greater Manchester Symposium on hearing and vision support for people with dementia
10 Apr 2019
Over the past two years, Manchester has been leading an EU wide programme to investigate aspects of concurrent hearing, vision and cognitive ...
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Participants sought for Alzheimer's prevention study
10 Apr 2019
Those researching dementia now recognize that our best chance of beating this condition is to identify it early and intervene before significant brain...
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MUI partnering on £4million EU IGNITION project
8 Apr 2019
Partners across the city-region have signed a multi-million-pound European contract for a project which looks to develop innovative ways of financing ...
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New academic programme launched to train the humanitarian leaders of the future
5 Apr 2019
To mark the launch of a new programme, humanitarian and academic experts from three leading organisations met last week at the Liverpool School of...
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Forgotten maps of Manchester slums restored and available to view
2 Apr 2019
A new project has repaired, photographed and shared online forgotten maps of Manchester’s slums, which had been overlooked for the last 130 ...
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Geography professor given lifetime achievement award for literature contributions
2 Apr 2019
A Manchester academic is to receive an award for his significant contributions to scientific literature. Professor Noel Castree, Director of ...
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Round up of MUI papers, awards and external engagement, Feb-Mar 2019
1 Apr 2019
A selection of Manchester Urban Institute papers, talks and external engagement from February and March 2019. Awards Tanja Bastia has taken up a...
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Call for papers - Urbanisation, gender and the global south: A transformative knowledge network
1 Apr 2019
A first call for papers for the Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures International Conference has been made by the Urbanisation, gender and the ...
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Professor Rebecca Herissone discovers new work by Henry Purcell
29 Mar 2019
A Manchester Music academic has uncovered a piece by Henry Purcell that was previously unknown. Professor Rebecca Herissone has been carrying out ...
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Criminology reader brings expertise to the Bribery Act
28 Mar 2019
A University of Manchester School of Law reader in Criminology has brought his leading knowledge to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Bribery...
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Ten rules of email that will reduce your stress levels
28 Mar 2019
Email and smart phones can be stressful. Academics are calling this constant work connection “technostress”. Consequently, many ...
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Project aims to ensure that digital platforms like Uber treat workers fairly
28 Mar 2019
A team including researchers from The University of Manchester has created the world’s first ever rating system for working conditions in the ...
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Brexit Q+A: what are indicative votes and how do they work?
26 Mar 2019
The House of Commons has voted to hold a series of indicative votes on Brexit. But what does that mean and will it solve the problem? What are ...
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Manchester to lead new digital security network
26 Mar 2019
A consortium led by The University of Manchester has been awarded £1.36 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to ...
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Five academics recognised as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
22 Mar 2019
The School of Social Sciences welcomes five academics recognised as Fellows of the Academy of Social Scienes (ACSS) The Academy of Social ...
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A new home for the SCI
22 Mar 2019
The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has moved from its two buildings in Waterloo Place to the Alliance Manchester Business School. As of ...
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Surviving Death Row event brings home gravity of miscarriages of justice
22 Mar 2019
Surviving Death Row, a special event presenting the stories of two people whose wrongful convictions cost them a combined 32 years in prison, has ...
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Academics LEAP into HEA fellowships for teaching excellence
22 Mar 2019
Four academics from the University of Manchester’s Faculty of Humanities have been recognised at the latest outing of the Leadership in ...
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Pankhurst Lecture teaches students out-of-the-box thinking
21 Mar 2019
Not only was the annual Pankhurst Lecture hosted by the University of Manchester School of Law a prestigious platform for the revered Dame Anne Owers ...
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Criminology academics scoop Radzinowicz Prize for modern slavery research
21 Mar 2019
Leading research into modern slavery has won two University of Manchester academics the prestigious Radzinowicz Prize for their contribution to the ...
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Academic Claire Alexander has been nominated for a Guardian Higher Education award
21 Mar 2019
The nomination recognises her website which explores the untold history of migration to Britain The School of Social Sciences academic, Claire ...
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Peterloo: Manchester’s Fight for Freedom
20 Mar 2019
A new exhibition at The John Rylands Library is set to display rare historic documents relating to the 1819 Peterloo Massacre. The exhibition is part ...
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Trade wars are growing – and developing countries are shaping the agenda
15 Mar 2019
At the heart of the current US trade war with China is tariffs on imports like steel, sorghum and silicon chips. But, with the growing role ...
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Brexit: what happens next?
15 Mar 2019
It’s been a turbulent few weeks in the Palace of Westminster and while Britons may all be bored silly by the sight of MPs arguing about what ...
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Best doctoral thesis award for HCRI postdoctoral researcher
15 Mar 2019
A HCRI researcher has been awarded the Best Doctoral Thesis award by the International Council for Canadian Studies. Antoine Burgard's ...
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Manchester Music graduate to manage world-leading new music group
14 Mar 2019
A University of Manchester music graduate has credited the strong foundations his degree gave him to help him win a top job at a world-leading new...
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Violent crime: punishing ‘risky’ young people does not work
8 Mar 2019
Violent crime among young people has reached a worrying high in parts of the UK over recent years. There’s been a year-on-year increase in knife...
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Why the meat industry could win big from the switch to veggie lifestyles
7 Mar 2019
One of the largest meat processors in the UK, supplying supermarkets across the country with beef, pork, and lamb, has launched a plant-based meat ...
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Oxford University Press highlights MUI paper in 'Highly Cited Articles'
4 Mar 2019
A paper by Manchester Urban Institute (MUI) colleagues has been included in Oxford University Press's list of its most cited articles from ...
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Work begins on Manchester Urban Observatory
4 Mar 2019
Work has started on the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)/UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities ...
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Students help to create guidance to protect vulnerable people online
4 Mar 2019
A group of law students from The University of Manchester have been involved in a case creating new guidance to ensure vulnerable individuals are ...
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Bangladesh is booming, but authoritarianism could burst its bubble
28 Feb 2019
Bangladesh has been a development success story in recent years. The country made remarkable progress in poverty alleviation prior to the Millennium ...
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UK ambassador to China visits the Manchester China Institute
28 Feb 2019
The UK ambassador to the People's Republic of China has visited the Manchester China Institute (MCI) at The University of Manchester. Dame Barbara ...
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SCI signs the Greater Manchester Plastics Free Pledge
28 Feb 2019
The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) has signed up to the Greater Manchester Plastics Free Pledge (PlasticFreeGM). With the establishment of...
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School climate strikes: What next for the latest generation of activists?
27 Feb 2019
School students across the UK (and the world) went on strike on 15 February 2019 to protest the lack of effective action on climate change. ...
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Legal Advice Centre students instrumental in new guidance protecting vulnerable people online
26 Feb 2019
Law students working at the University of Manchester’s Legal Advice Centre have played a crucial role in creating new guidance to ensure safe ...
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New Director appointed for SCI
25 Feb 2019
Professor Frank Boons takes up the role. Congratulations to Professor Frank Boons who has been appointed Director of the Sustainable ...
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Annual Pankhurst Lecture 2019
22 Feb 2019
Equality, diversity, inclusivity and human rights were order of the day at the Annual Pankhurst Lecture 2019. Presented by the revered Dame Anne ...
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University of Manchester-led report highlights post-Brexit challenges in UN
21 Feb 2019
A project co-led by the University of Manchester’s Dr Jess Gifkins, Lecturer in International Relations, has found that once the UK exits the ...
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Leeds Neighbourhood Networks evaluation up for discussion at Ageing Better event
20 Feb 2019
An evaluation of the ageing population will be up for discussion at a special event hosted by the Centre for Ageing Better in Leeds next month. The...
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UK may struggle to maintain influence at the UN after Brexit, study finds
20 Feb 2019
The UK needs to demonstrate its added value to the United Nations and adopt a principled and values-driven foreign policy if it is to maintain its ...
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