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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SALC: Connect, Engage, Inspire
24 Nov 2020
Black History Month in review Throughout October, the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures and the wider University of Manchester community ...
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Centre for New Writing student Mary Trend wins PFD literature prize
19 Nov 2020
Mary Trend, Creative Writing MA student from The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing, has been awarded the Peters Fraser and Dunlop ...
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Manchester academic recognised as one of the world's most cited scholars
19 Nov 2020
An academic from The University of Manchester has been recognised as one of the most cited scholars in the world following a major research study, ...
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University to host Business Engagement Workshop
19 Nov 2020
Researchers in Higher Education institutions often find the process of accessing businesses and organisations difficult. Equally, arts and cultural ...
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Professor Gary Younge to discuss race and the US election in public lecture
18 Nov 2020
Gary Younge, the multi award-winning journalist who recently joined The University of Manchester as Professor of Sociology, will analyse the recent US...
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MCI contributes to survey that reveals worsening European views of China in the age of Covid-19
18 Nov 2020
MCI Director Pete Gries has contributed to a new report published by the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, which presents recent ...
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University hosts Music Health and Wellbeing Workshop
18 Nov 2020
The workshop, which took place via Zoom on 11 November, was a collaboration between Creative Manchester, the Music Department and the University’s...
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Culture organisations face potential ‘artistic hiatus’ in EU partnerships due to Brexit
17 Nov 2020
Brexit could trigger an ‘artistic hiatus’ in the UK as cultural organisations struggle with loss of funding and new regulations, according to new ...
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Manchester’s Professor David Olusoga to interview Barack Obama on BBC One
16 Nov 2020
In an exclusive UK interview ahead of the release of his memoirs, former President of the United States Barack Obama will speak to The University of ...
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Coronavirus lockdown caused dramatic changes in water consumption, research finds
11 Nov 2020
New research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are ...
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Global analysis of forest management shows local communities often lose out
9 Nov 2020
Maintaining forest cover is an important natural climate solution, but new research shows that too often, communities lose out when local forest ...
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Manchester researcher’s work leads to activist being granted asylum after 15 year wait
9 Nov 2020
A political activist who had been fighting for the right to remain in the UK for 15 years is celebrating after he was finally granted asylum, largely ...
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Manchester expert involved in launch of England’s Nature Recovery Network
6 Nov 2020
A renowned community engagement expert from The University of Manchester is working with Natural England as they launch a national Nature Recovery ...
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‘Platinum’ open access book series launched
4 Nov 2020
Open-access monographs are a big headache for the arts and humanities: most publishers currently charge authors enormous sums, and new publishing ...
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Audiences celebrate ‘special’ digital Manchester Literature
30 Oct 2020
The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing (CNW) was thrilled to present a number of events with the Manchester Literature Festival ...
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Catch-up on SALC’s Black History Month celebrations
30 Oct 2020
Throughout October, the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (and the wider University of Manchester community) celebrated Black History Month with...
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Egyptology storms Outstanding Teaching Awards
28 Oct 2020
Egyptology has stormed The University of Manchester’s Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Awards. Nicky Nielsen and Joyce ...
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Social science academics elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
22 Oct 2020
Congratulations to six Manchester academics who have been named as new Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, the national academy of academics, ...
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University researchers helping to limit the spread of coronavirus in Kenya
22 Oct 2020
Researchers from Manchester are helping to limit the spread of coronavirus in Kenya, where the spread of the virus in informal settlements causes huge...
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Ineffective regulation on discharge from English hospitals leaving patients at risk
22 Oct 2020
Regulators have failed to properly address patient safety on discharge from hospital in England, leaving the physical wellbeing and dignity of ...
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University photography competition features in British Council’s UK-China Contemporary Culture Festival
19 Oct 2020
Throughout October, the British Council is running an online festival for cultural exchange between the UK and China. Around 50 cultural institutions...
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Four university experts among recipients of £109 million ‘future leaders’ fund
16 Oct 2020
Four experts from The University of Manchester have received Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and will share part of...
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Universities mark 75th anniversary of Manchester’s role in the African independence movement
16 Oct 2020
The 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan African Congress – a crucial event in the African independence movement held in Manchester that brought ...
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University holds Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop as part of ESRC Festival
16 Oct 2020
On 11 November, The University is hosting a Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop that will serve to answer these questions. Presented in ...
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Foundation Day 2020 marked by tribute to our University community
14 Oct 2020
The huge efforts of the University’s staff and students in responding to the global pandemic, and a celebration of the past year’s successes, are ...
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Centre for New Writing students launch latest edition of Manchester Anthology
14 Oct 2020
Students from the Centre for New Writing have launched the 2020 edition of the Manchester Anthology, MANY. The Manchester Anthology 2020 presents ...
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Young people with Crohn’s & Colitis need more mental health support
9 Oct 2020
New research has found that young people who experience severe Crohn’s and Colitis symptoms are more likely to experience poor mental health, and ...
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MA Playwriting course 'a gateway to a writing career in the theatre and performance industries'
7 Oct 2020
In an exciting collaboration between The University of Manchester Drama Department, The Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester, the ...
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Report calls for a £375bn new deal to ‘level up’ the United Kingdom
2 Oct 2020
A new report has been published which calls for the Conservative government’s rhetoric around ‘levelling up’ the United Kingdom to be translated...
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Risk of coronavirus death far higher for BAME people and manual workers, research finds
1 Oct 2020
Black people and men of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage are almost twice as likely to die from Covid-19 as White people, and mortality rates from ...
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Global Development Institute secures £32 million for African Cities research
1 Oct 2020
Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research ...
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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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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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