Articles tagged with 'history' | University of Manchester

We owe a vote of thanks to our ancestors for inventing some of the most important measures to keep us safe during the Covid 19 pandemic, argues a University of Manchester scientist in a new book....

In June 2022 (Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 June) a festival exploring climate change will take place across Greater Manchester. Led by Manchester Histories, The History of Climate Change will be full of exhibitions, talks, creativity and more. The History ...

The British Academy has awarded their 2021 President’s Medal to broadcaster and historian Professor David Olusoga in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences. ...

Thomas returns to The University of Manchester, where he spent five years as Professor of Musicology and Head of the Division of Art History, Drama and Music. He has also held posts at Bangor University, the University of Frankfurt and the University...

A new book published today explains how the famous mummy Takabuti was likely to have been murdered over 2,600 years ago. ...

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...

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. ...

The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC) will be hosting a celebration to mark the strength and resilience of its students in a virtual event.The celebration will take place at 3pm on Wednesday 16 December 2020, an...

The event was held by the University of Manchester's History Department on Monday 23 November.It began with a touching and informative panel discussion between Dr Jamal Ratchford, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Race, Ethnici...

Over 50 years ago, 14 Black football players from the University of Wyoming took a principled stand against racial injustice at great personal cost.On Monday 23 November, the University of Manchester’s History Department is holding an online event ex...

Dr Alexia Yates, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, and Dr Stefan Hanß, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at The University of Manchester, have been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2020 worth £100,000 in recognition of their outstanding resea...

Students from The University of Manchester’s Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology are exploring intriguing discussion points about ancient societies and history in a podcast series that is going from strength to strengt...

A University of Manchester team of researchers and volunteers who have been documenting NHS voices of COVID-19 since March, are to join forces with the British Library thanks a grant of nearly £1m. ...

The virtual celebration for the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures will take place at 3pm on Tuesday 28 July and will be available to view on the SALC YouTube channel. The celebrations will stay online following the event, therefore any students ...

Dr Ian Scott, Senior Lecturer in the American Studies department at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures was recently an academic consultant on ‘The Californian Century’, an insightful BBC Radio 4 series telling the dramatic history of the stat...

Professor Peter Gatrell from the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester is one of five authors to have their books shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 Lionel Gelber Prize. His book titled The Unsettlin...

Manchester Central Library hosted a day-long event to reflect on the complex history and legacies of the Nigeria-Biafra war. Even though the conflict lasted less than three years (July 1967 to January 1970), the Biafra War marked a rupture in the ...

Michael Wood, the renowned historian, broadcaster and filmmaker, has been appointed President of SACU, the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding. Founded in 1965, SACU promotes good relations between the people of China and the UK, with the Chin...

Challenging domesticity in 1890-1990s Britain will be on the table at a new workshop ‘Activism and the home’ hosted by The University of Manchester and The Pankhurst Centre on 3 April 2020. Historians and heritage practitioners will be squaring up...

Takabuti, the famous ancient Egyptian mummy on display at the Ulster Museum, suffered a violent death from a knife attack, a team of experts from National Museums NI, University of Manchester, Queen’s University Belfast and Kingsbridge Private Hospit...

Dr Christian Goeschel, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History in The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, was invited to discuss his book Mussolini and Hitler in a live radio interview. Dr Goeschel spoke about the...

The University of Manchester - one of the 11 founding members of inter-varsity sport -has celebrated its 100 anniversary at a special event. ...

The University of Manchester’s extensive Peterloo Collection is the first to be launched on the innovative new digital platform, giving users all over the world access to the unique documents within the collection. Built in collaboration w...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have collaborated with Oldham Coliseum to explore how the experiences of women aged over 50 can help to map out what makes a good place in which to grow old. The project involved a group of women aged 50...

A historian who was a professor at The University of Manchester for over three decades has been awarded the prestigious title of doctorate honoris causa by the Sorbonne University in Paris. The title was awarded to Prof Bergin for his life’s work ...

David Olusoga OBE’s insightful and engaging Inaugural Lecture at the University of Manchester is now available to listen online. Available as a podcast to those who were unable to attend, and to those who wish to experience the presentation again,...

The skeleton of Maharajah, Manchester’s most famous elephant, is escaping Manchester Museum to stop commuters in their tracks at Piccadilly Station. ...

A University of Manchester historian is to study the influence of Erle Stanley Gardner –creator of renowned TV attorney Perry Mason - in a bid to reveal the roots of our fascination with stories about wrongful criminal conviction. ...

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. ...