Articles tagged with 'history' | University of Manchester

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. ...

Historian, broadcaster and film-maker David Olusoga has joined The University of Manchester as a Professor of Public History. ...

A new book published by University of Manchester historians shows that the much-loved St Bernard dog we know today was a Victorian invention. ...

Jodrell Bank is has released audio recordings of a Soviet space mission from fifty years ago, just as the race to the Moon was approaching the finish line. ...

At the cutting edge of modern science, DNA sequencing promises to transform many aspects of human life. It’s already playing a significant role in law enforcement, as well as medical and historical research. But there’s a growing inequality in its im...

Researchers from The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University have launched a fascinating new book which uses maps and plans to outline the history of one the world's most iconic cities. ...

A new book by a historian from The University of Manchester has examined the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini in detail for the first time, and explores how the leaders of the most powerful fascist regimes in history entered into a fateful a...

Fake news about the dangers to Serbians from being outside during the 1999 solar eclipse resulted in the Government advising the country to stay indoors, according to new research. ...

Science fiction may seem resolutely modern, but the genre could actually be considered hundreds of years old. ...

Thousands of tributes left by the public to remember those killed or injured in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack will be preserved for the future, thanks to a grant made possible by National Lottery players, and with the involvement of Universit...

The University of Manchester has secured a National Lottery grant of £785,000 for ’NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives’. The project will create the first shared social history of the National Health Service. ...

The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies has officially launched at The University of Manchester. Members of the Centre met at the John Rylands Library to inaugurate CMEMS on 24 May 2018. The event consisted of an open session to discus...

A BBC documentary revealing the life story of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst features expert insight from two University of Manchester academics. ...

A little-known medical aid society in South Wales inspired Aneurin Bevan to create the NHS, according to unique audio on a digital archive launched today, one month before the service’s seventieth anniversary. ...

Nicky Nielsen, University of Manchester It’s a great place to sit in the shade and enjoy a gelato. The base of the Flaminian Obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo on the northern end of Rome’s ancient quarter offers views of the twin churches of Santa ...

A University of Manchester historian is to highlight the untold experiences of children who were admitted to hospital in the early years of the NHS. ...