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• Tiny Human Dramas: 5 Research Stories, 24 Hours, 1 Unforgettable Night of Theatre

  15 May 2025

  Tiny Human Dramas returns to Manchester’s Contact Theatre on Saturday 31 May with a daring, moving and utterly unique night of theatre. 

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• Ground-breaking £2.66 Million Wellcome Discovery Award to transform lives of Motor Neurone Disease patients

  4 Apr 2025

  In a remarkable stride towards enhancing the lives of those affected by MND, the Wellcome Trust has awarded a £2.66 million Wellcome Discovery Award...

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• University of Manchester to host first ASA Public Anthropology Festival

  12 Mar 2024

  The Association of Social Anthropologists in the UK (ASA) has chosen The University of Manchester to host its inaugural anthropology festival. 

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