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A love of poetry was kindled in school children from Manchester who participated in the third annual schools poetry competition, organised by Creative Manchester and founded by Prof John McAuliffe of The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writ...

The Martin Harris Centre has hosted its annual summer musical performance with a difference, the Relaxed Performance singalong. The Relaxed Performance is masterminded with inclusivity as a priority. Staged more informally than other events, the p...

Photography is a medium that can bring people of all nationalities together, revealing the humanity we all share, which was the mission of the Manchester China Institute (MCI) and Creative Manchester when they launched their International Photography...

A new exhibition at The John Rylands Library is set to display rare historic documents relating to the 1819 Peterloo Massacre. The exhibition is part of a city-wide programme of events commemorating Peterloo's 200th anniversary. ...

The University has announced a major investment in the research infrastructure for digital humanities and digital cultural heritage, with a new image viewer for The University of Manchester Library’s Special Collections, to be developed and built in ...

A new study of 35 million UK job adverts from 2013-2017 finds that employers require creativity in jobs that are particularly likely to grow in importance in the future workforce. Looking at 39 transferable skills, creativity is consistently ident...

Manchester Vox - an a cappella vocal ensemble formed by students from the Music department and the Royal Northern College of Music - gave a spellbinding performance at the official launch of the University's new Creative Manchester project at the Whi...

The University of Manchester has officially launched its new Creative Manchester project, which is investing £3.3m to support its ambitious arts, cultural and creative industries strategy. ...

The University of Manchester is investing £3.3m in a new project, Creative Manchester, which will help to support its ambitious strategic vision in the arts, cultural and creative industries locally, nationally and internationally. ...