Articles tagged with 'arts-languages-cultures' | University of Manchester

Would you like to start to write – or write better – poetry? The Centre for New Writing, Creative Manchester and Carcanet Press have announced a new Poetry Short Course, to be delivered online from 12-23 July.The course provides an opportunity for as...

FeaturedOn International Women’s Day (Monday 8 March) we were joined for an in conversation event with Maxine Peake, Honorary Professor of Literature and Performance at The University of Manchester. This event was presented by Creative Manchester. Th...

Manchester and Wuhan were officially twinned in 1986, the same year that the Chinese Consulate-General in Rusholme, Manchester opened its doors. This twinning process was built on several decades of Chinese influence and culture in Manchester, which ...

In 1994, as a researcher in CEPRI, Beijing, China, Ruomei Li was awarded a Lee Kai Hung Fellowship, enabling her to spend 12 months studying at UMIST. She began her studies in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics in November 1994 ...

In December, the society held a relaxed performance with Venture Arts, a charity who work with adults with learning difficulties. The relaxed performance provided Christmas music for the Venture Arts Christmas party with around sixty of their members...

To enter, participants are invited to write a space-themed micropoem and tweet their poem with the hashtag #micropoem21. The theme is packed with infinite possibilities; the solar system, meteorites, comets, planets, moons and stars. The main challen...

A series of newly transcribed letters between the then-future George IV and his family’s sub-governess Mary Hamilton have shed fresh light on their relationship. The 240-year-old letters – based at the Royal Archives in Windsor - reveal Hamilton’s pe...

The competition, which promotes mutual understanding in UK-China relations through the celebration of our common humanity, is this year themed around the question, ‘What does caring mean to you?’In the competition, entrants are asked to use smartphon...

One of the nation’s favourite actresses, RADA-trained Maxine Peake has enjoyed a prolific career as a theatre, television, radio and film actress. Her career highlights include The Theory of Everything, Shameless, Dinnerladies, Three Girls, and many ...

Peter Gatrell, Professor of Economic History from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester, has been awarded the 2021 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies...

As 2020 drew to a close, Creative Manchester welcomed a new team member: writer and academic Dr Alicia J. Rouverol. Alicia has joined the University as Research Associate on Creative Manchester’s Deep Dive project—a collaborative endeavour with Aspec...

Made in Persia is a research and development project looking at the history of Iranian Women's position in society before and after the revolution in 1979, through the journey of the 3rd generation born after the revolution. In 1979, revolution in Ir...

The programme featured exciting new music from staff and alumni from The University of Manchester. This included Distractfold, co-founded by Mauricio Pauly and Sam Salem, both alumnus from the University’s Music Department, and individual pieces by a...

Many students from HCRI’s courses go onto varying careers in humanitarianism. It can be difficult to get paid experience in the sector as a student, and volunteering is highly valued by employers, showing dedication and initiative, as well as insight...

Taking place between February and April 2021, Novel Voices will feature five online events, each showcasing two exceptional debut authors. Following a similar format to 2020’s The Complete Works, Ellah P. Wakatama (Editor-at-Large at Canongate Books ...

This spring, The University of Manchester’s American Studies programme is asking UK school students to write letters to the new US presidential administration in a competition. ...

The University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that its 2021 Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies will be delivered by Oscar-winning film director László Nemes. ...

Following the successful launch of our Digital Prequel last year, the 2021 programme (online, until further notice) will offer a series of events on the theme Queering the Archive. The programme will draw on the materials and resources developed last...

As part of International Mother Language Day 2021, an event which celebrates the nearly 200 languages spoken in Manchester and the cultural diversity within the city, Creative Manchester is delighted to be coordinating a number of online events that ...

Due to popular demand, the deadline for entries for The University of Manchester Making a Difference Awards has been extended.The new closing date is midnight on 24 January 2021. It is hoped the extension will help anyone struggling to meet the deadl...

Professor Michael Wood has been awarded an OBE for his services to public history and broadcasting in the New Year Honours list 2020. Wood, a historian and broadcaster, was appointed to the position of Professor of Public History at The University in...

A Music PhD student from The University of Manchester is among eight talented musicians shortlisted for Composition: Wales 2021. Cameron Biles-Liffell, who also completed his master’s degree at The University’s Department of Music, was selected for h...

All of the students who’ve completed their Masters, during the added challenges and unpredictability of a global pandemic, should be extremely proud of themselves. Within HCRI, this year’s dissertations highlight not just the breadth of topics within...

For anybody completing their Masters in 2020, a significant amount of their studies has taken place against a backdrop of COVID-19, uncertainty, and unexpected challenges. Despite this, the standard of work produced by HCRI’s students across all of t...

Manchester joined UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature in 2017, following a successful bid coordinated by a consortium involving The University of Manchester, Manchester City Council, Manchester Metropolitan University a...

Two students from Manchester have created a website which tells the stories of 24 men from the University’s St Anselm Hall who lost their lives during the two world wars. ...

Kathryn Tann, Creative Writing MA student at the Centre for New Writing, has received a Distinguished Achievement Medal from The University for her outstanding contributions to the literary life of The University of Manchester’s Centre for the New Wr...

In early 2020, poet and journalist Ambrose Musiyiwa embarked on a fully-funded PhD at the University of Manchester, as part of a collaboration with Community Arts North West. Working within the Department of Drama, he is conducting research on refuge...

A pioneering Business Engagement Workshop was presented by Creative Manchester - part of The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - on 2 December 2020 in partnership with Aspect, a collaborative network drawing together p...

An alumna from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has recently been awarded a prestigious commission for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2020 for a piece that centres on urban ecology. Hayley Suviste, who received both her ma...