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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Why are gang rape accusations treated as ‘sexual abuse’ in Spain?
21 Aug 2019
An ongoing trial in Spain shows that ineffective rape legislation continues to fail women. Last year’s trial of the shocking “la Manada” ...
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Peter Oakes attends Society of New Testament Studies
21 Aug 2019
Peter Oakes has just returned from the annual meeting of the Society of New Testament Studies (SNTS), held this year in Marburg, Germany. The ...
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Dr Robert Szymanek brings Javan energy to WOMAD
16 Aug 2019
Dr Robert Szymanek , teacher of gamelan - the traditional music of Java and Bali - at The University of Manchester, brought an energetic set to the ...
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Urban Studies Foundation announce latest three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
16 Aug 2019
Early-career urban scholars are invited to contact us with expressions of interest in a joint application to join MUI on one of the latest Urban ...
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Peterloo: Local and global perspectives
16 Aug 2019
On 2 August 2019 at the Friends’ Meeting House, adjacent to St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, three renowned scholars of the early 19th century ...
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Three GCRF Post-Doctoral Fellows join GDI
8 Aug 2019
The Global Development Institute has three new Global Challenges Research fund (GCRF) Post-Doctoral Fellows who will be based at the Institute over ...
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GDI Merit scholar becomes General Secretary of Students’ Union
8 Aug 2019
GDI Merit Scholar Kwame Kwarteng has taken up his role as General Secretary of The University of Manchester Students’ Union. He was elected as ...
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Strong MICRA presence at international gerontology and geriatrics congress
8 Aug 2019
MICRA at The University of Manchester was well represented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress ...
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MICRA 2019 Annual Lecture: Implications for winners and losers in the changed UK policy landscape
8 Aug 2019
On 18 June MICRA was pleased to host Professor Sarah Vickerstaff, presenting the 2019 Annual Lecture Extending Working Lives: The implications for ...
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Interdisciplinary thinking at the MICRA Ageing and Older Age Conference
6 Aug 2019
Grey, rainy and chilly: the morning of Thursday 13 June appeared to be an average Mancunian day. However, as many others set off to work under the ...
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The University of Manchester appoints Donna Hall, CBE as honorary professor
1 Aug 2019
The University of Manchester is delighted to appoint Donna Hall as an Honorary Professor of Politics. Donna Hall, CBE has been described by the ...
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University of Manchester students take part in BBC Proms performance
1 Aug 2019
On the 29 July, Joseph Haydn’s The Creation returned to the Proms for the first time in a decade. Its performers included 40 students from the ...
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Jeanette Winterson longlisted for 2019 Booker Prize
31 Jul 2019
Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing Jeanette Winterson has been longlisted for the 2019 Booker ...
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Boris Johnson now leads a country mired in a Brexit identity crisis – here’s how he could reunite it
31 Jul 2019
As Boris Johnson begins his term as British prime minister, he takes charge of a country facing a series of overlapping crises. Alongside the ...
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New scholarship supports languages students from lower income families
31 Jul 2019
A new scholarship has been set up to support students from lower income households to do a degree in modern languages at the University of ...
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Double award celebrations for HCRI students
26 Jul 2019
HCRI were pleased to grant the Outstanding iBSC Dissertation award to Julia Kiemble-Gabbay and the inaugural Citizenship Award to Olivia Harper....
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Music festivals let people try out more sustainable lifestyles
25 Jul 2019
Summer is the time of music festivals - and a new study published in the scientific journal Geoforum has suggested that they offer an opportunity ...
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HCRI at Bluedot 2019
25 Jul 2019
HCRI colleagues participated over the weekend in Bluedot 2019, the annual music, science and culture festival at Jodrell Bank. HCRI’s stall ...
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LOOPER project update
25 Jul 2019
The LOOPER project is implementing interventions designed in partnership with the community to test perceptual traffic calming and aesthetic uplift ...
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Developing age-friendly cities: Turning urban research into practice
25 Jul 2019
Understanding the relationship between population ageing and urban change has become a major issue for public policy, and an increasingly important ...
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Rebecca Herissone elected Fellow to British Academy
23 Jul 2019
The University of Manchester’s School of Arts Languages and Cultures has celebrated the induction of three of its academics into the British ...
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Commission releases new research into extremism in the UK
19 Jul 2019
The Independent Commission for Countering Extremism has published new research into the threat from the Far Right and the Far Left in the UK, ...
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Manchester academics elected as Fellows of the British Academy
19 Jul 2019
Four University of Manchester academics have been made Fellows of The British Academy, in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and ...
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University launches new partnership with Manchester's HOME arts venue
18 Jul 2019
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE is to lead a new annual series of literature events, as part of a new 3-year artistic partnership between The University of...
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Smiles all around at HCRI graduation
18 Jul 2019
Graduation week became more special as HCRI’s initial cohort of BSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response became the ...
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New national guidance for pensions on divorce published
16 Jul 2019
A new guide to the treatment of pensions on divorce has been published by the Pension Advisory Group (PAG). The long-awaited report brings ...
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Avengers: Endgame and the relentless march of Hollywood franchise movies
15 Jul 2019
Avengers: Endgame smashed box office records in the days following its release, becoming the quickest film ever to break the $2bn barrier and ranking...
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Joy Division: 40 years on from ‘Unknown Pleasures’, astronomers revisit the pulsar from the iconic album cover
12 Jul 2019
The English rock band Joy Division released their debut studio album “Unknown Pleasures” 40 years ago. The front cover doesn’t feature any ...
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How moon landing conspiracy theories began and why they persist today
12 Jul 2019
Bill Kaysing was a former US Navy officer who worked as a technical writer for one of the rocket manufacturers for NASA’s Apollo moon missions. He ...
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Visit Britain - Stark differences in life expectancy highlighted by landmarks map
11 Jul 2019
University researchers have highlighted the stark inequalities in life expectancy across the UK by producing a map of famous places and landmarks ...
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Outstanding alumna Rebecca Dykes posthumously recognised for humanitarian work
9 Jul 2019
A University of Manchester School of Social Sciences graduate has been named an Outstanding Alumni Award winner for her humanitarian work. Rebecca...
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Languages graduate and disability advocate recognised at Outstanding Alumni Awards
9 Jul 2019
An alumna of The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has been given an Outstanding Alumni Award for her disability ...
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New national guidance for pensions on divorce published
8 Jul 2019
A new guide to the treatment of pensions on divorce has been published by the Pension Advisory Group (PAG).
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Manchester researchers return to Evidence Week in Parliament
8 Jul 2019
Two teams of researchers attended Evidence Week in Parliament to provide expert briefings in the form of ‘evidence pods’ on cutting edge ...
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Pupils’ ‘vivid, heartfelt’ poems for Creative Manchester and Centre for New Writing competition praised
5 Jul 2019
A love of poetry was kindled in school children from Manchester who participated in the third annual schools poetry competition, organised by ...
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Women’s football may be growing in popularity, but the game is still fighting for survival
5 Jul 2019
As the World Cup has vividly shown, women’s football is growing in popularity and status with increasing participation, professionalisation and ...
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Domestic UK corruption is going unnoticed, say experts
5 Jul 2019
A new report has found that corruption in the UK is being overlooked, despite the risk of corruption being fuelled by self-regulation, conflicts of ...
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HCRI student rep Hanna Matt takes home Students’ Union award
2 Jul 2019
Master’s student representative for the Humanitarianism and Conflict Response Institute Hanna Matt has won this year’s University of Manchester ...
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Manchester hosts inaugural conference on ethics and disparities within modern healthcare
1 Jul 2019
The rise and rise of medical technology is breaking down barriers in healthcare, but with a new wave of innovation comes a tide of ethical and legal ...
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Music graduate Katie Bray wins big in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition
1 Jul 2019
An accomplished Music graduate has scooped the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at this year’s BBC Cardiff Singer of the World ...
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HCRI hosts 3rd annual Young People in Humanitarianism conference
27 Jun 2019
The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is marking the third successful outing of its annual Young ...
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Delegation from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences visits MCI
25 Jun 2019
MCI Director Pete Gries welcomed a delegation from the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Wednesday 20 June. The ...
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MCI launches scholars in residence programme
25 Jun 2019
MCI has launched its scholars in residence programme and welcomes applications for visiting periods lasting from a few weeks to a whole year. The ...
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The University of Manchester signs up to the Slave-Free Alliance
25 Jun 2019
As part of its commitment to meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, The University of Manchester has become the first higher education ...
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Law students perform at 100 Years of Women in the Law Celebration
25 Jun 2019
Four School of Law students, Zheng See (erhu or chinese violin), Ka Foo (piano), Joanne Daniels (piano) and Sorcha Whyte (grade 8 singer) were ...
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Making immigration ‘the story of the 21st century’
20 Jun 2019
The harrowing and in some cases inconclusive stories of five refugees have been told by Cathleen Miller, a Fullbright Scholar serving as ...
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Bold new music project explores migration in Manchester
19 Jun 2019
Exploring the migration stories of Manchester is the goal of a brave, award-winning music education project. Olympias Music Foundation was awarded...
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Martin Harris Centre hosts inclusive Relaxed Performance
18 Jun 2019
The Martin Harris Centre has hosted its annual summer musical performance with a difference, the Relaxed Performance singalong. The Relaxed ...
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Listen now: David Olusoga Inaugural Lecture now online
17 Jun 2019
David Olusoga OBE’s insightful and engaging Inaugural Lecture at the University of Manchester is now available to listen online. Available as a ...
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A vegan meat revolution could help save the planet
14 Jun 2019
A few years ago, convincing meat-free “meat” was nothing more than a distant dream for most consumers. Meat substitutes in supermarkets lacked ...
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