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syria
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11
Feb
2026
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09:30
Europe/London
via gift and purchase, and through merger with the University Library in 1972. These later acquisitions include manuscripts formerly belonging to Syrian and Arabic scholar Alphonse Mingana (1878-1937), Chetham’s Library and to Dr Moses Gaster.This digital collection is the start of the Arabic ...
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09
Oct
2025
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10:27
Europe/London
Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress. Drawing on her work with women from Argentina, Bosnia, Syria, and Ukraine, Rees explored how gender justice has evolved in conflict-affected regions and how progress is increasingly threatened by rising ...
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12
Sep
2025
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14:55
Europe/London
postgraduate study before going on to complete his PhD in 2012. But while pursuing his research career, his home city of Aleppo – once one of Syria’s most vibrant cultural centres – was being devastated by civil war.Staying closely connected to family and friends affected by ...
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17
Jun
2025
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11:00
Europe/London
- manuscripts that were scraped and reused centuries ago - those lost texts may soon be readable again. Hidden beneath newer writings are Syriac translations of Gesius’ commentaries on the works of Galen, one of the most important physicians in history.Professors Peter E. Pormann ...
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30
Apr
2025
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07:55
Europe/London
entire history of Christianity from antiquity through to contemporary evangelicalism, and documenting its many strands, including the Armenian, Syriac and Ethiopic churches, as well Roman Catholicism and Protestant nonconformity.Looking to the future the Dr Williams’s Trust will continue to ...
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20
Dec
2024
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13:22
Europe/London
return on investment. Its nearly six times cheaper and takes half the time of training medical students in the UK.“The fall of the Assad regime in Syria brings the plight of refugees and asylum seekers sharply into focus.“But rather than wasting the experience of these skilled medical ...
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20
Dec
2023
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09:00
Europe/London
the same month, a rescue team from UK-Med - the frontline medical response charity based at the University - headed to Turkey and Syria after a devastating earthquake to lead the UK's initial medical assessment team.MarchMarch saw the publication of the latest findings of the ...
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12
Sep
2023
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15:12
Europe/London
to have died, and sadly the death toll is expected to rise. We know from experience in previous earthquake responses such as February’s Turkey/Syria that many more people could be trapped under fallen masonry. We also know that earthquakes can destroy or overwhelm pre-existing health ...
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09
Feb
2023
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14:42
Europe/London
A rescue team from frontline medical response charity UK-Med is on its way to the parts of Turkey and Syria devastated by last week’s earthquake to lead the UK's initial medical assessment team.It’s the latest mission for the charity, hosted by The University of Manchester, which has ...
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08
Feb
2023
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18:23
Europe/London
of Manchester have released some brief and simple advice for parents and caregivers of children and young people affected by the earthquakes in Syria, Turkey and neighbouring countries.The two-page leaflet from the University’s Parenting and Families Research Group, has been made ...
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