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MCI Director Pete Gries welcomed a delegation from the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Wednesday 20 June. The delegation included development economists interested in collaborative applied research with Universi...

MCI has launched its scholars in residence programme and welcomes applications for visiting periods lasting from a few weeks to a whole year. The programme is open to researchers working in China studies at all career stages (from PhD students to Pro...

The harrowing and in some cases inconclusive stories of five refugees have been told by Cathleen Miller, a Fullbright Scholar serving as Distinguished Chair of the Humanities at the University of Manchester, for Aljazeera. Published in the run-up ...

Exploring the migration stories of Manchester is the goal of a brave, award-winning music education project. Olympias Music Foundation was awarded £22,650 from Arts Council England to form the collaborative music education scheme Making Manchester...

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...

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 BGC is a new research centre, bringing biblical and gender studies together with issues faced by men and women in the contemporary church. The Sophia Network’s ‘Minding the Gap’ report recently demonstrated that, although women make up 65% of ...

Four new fellowships for MUI researchers have been announced. Helen Zheng, Constance Smith and Tom Gillespie have all been awarded fellowships to conduct urban-related research here in Manchester, while Alexia Yates will take up a 12-month residen...

Male dominated workforces, such as in the haulage and logistics sectors, could be hardest hit by the effects of poor mental health, according to experts from The University of Manchester's Alliance Manchester Business School (Alliance MBS). Statis...

Languages tutor at the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Dr Sheena Kalayil is to launch her third book ‘The Wild Wind’ this week (11 June 2019). Dr Kalayil's latest novel follows the life of Sissy Olikara, who lives...

A new master’s in Egyptology offered by the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures is the first of its kind to be entirely online. Led by Dr Nicky Nielsen, MA Egyptology is already accepting admissions from those wishing...

Professor of British History at the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Professor Hannah Barker has scooped the coveted Social History Society’s Book Prize for her literary contribution to the history of the Industrial R...

A lecturer at the University of Manchester’s School of Law has presented his research into policing football hooliganism at the Department of Civil Defence in Queretaro, Mexico. Dr Geoff Pearson, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law, spoke to an audien...

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...

As part of the nationwide Age of Creativity 2019 festival, Dancing with your Brain took place at Z-arts in Manchester on 29 May. The event was organised by the Body, Eyes and Movement (BEAM) lab, The University of Manchester, in collaboration ...

On 28 May 2019, PhD students and staff from the Centre for Biblical Studies travelled to Durham for the Northern Universities’ Postgraduate Day For Biblical Studies. The event brought together students from The University of Manchester, Durham Uni...

A selection of papers, talks and external engagement from recent weeks. Awards Stefan Bouzarovski has been appointed to the European selection jury of the social innovation partnership to tackle energy poverty. The partnership is run by Ashoka ...

Professor Cecilia Wong from the Manchester Urban Institute is part of a partnership that has been awarded £6.6m by the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) to tackle unhealthy urban planning and development linked to non-communicable diseases (...

An innovative new podcast created by second year English Literature students from the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures transports the culture and economy of Victorian Manchester to the airwaves. Downloadable on Sou...

The toolkit will focus on simulating disaster events in real time from the perspective of key actors. Students will be able to analyse primary data from images, GIS data and policy documents to produce a response strategy which dynamically res...

An exciting new partnership between an English Literature and Creative Writing Lecturer at the University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures and the Cheshire Wildlife Trust serves to give conservation wings with poetry. Dr Clar...

The John Rylands Library, Manchester, is holding a special event ‘The Aldine Edition of the Ancient Greek Epistolographers: Roots and Legacy’, shining a spotlight on the collections of ancient Greek epistolographers included in the Aldine. Organis...

Music composed by the University of Manchester Reader in Music Kevin Malone, inspired by grueling 18th century textile miller life, is being performed by the Orchestra of Opera North. Conducted by Robert Guy and brought to life by violinist An...

Funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), TEAMS is a project that aimed to develop, pilot and assess a standardized, validated and cost-effective training package focused on operational training for Emergency ...

Singing is an activity that raises the spirits and brings people closer together, and University of Manchester student Volunteer of the Year Isla Atay achieved this and more with her unique choir. Isla (MusB 2020), coordinated a singing collec...

The University of Manchester School of Law scooped five prizes in four categories at the Making a Difference Award, recognising the real-world impact the School is making on the community and beyond. The University of Manchester School of Law was ...

SIMEX Series is comprised of operational and live-controlled simulation exercises, which focus on emergency response scenarios. The exercises rely on player participation, through which HCRI students had the opportunity to act out certain role...

A Politics and Modern History student from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has won £12,000 Venture Further funding for her Invisible Manchester social mobility start-up. Alice Sparks will use her investment to grow her enterprise, which...

Professor Peter Oakes has a new publication: ‘The Christians and their Politeuma in Heaven: Philippians 3:20 and the Herakleopolis Papyri’, In the Crucible of Empire: The Impact of Roman Citizenship upon Greeks, Jews and Christians. Katell Berthelot ...

Prof Peter Oakes recently gave a paper at the Early Synagogue Archeology Conference in Lausanne. The last decade has seen a mushrooming of our awareness of remains of First- and early Second-Century synagogues in Galilee and Judaea. On 10-11 Ap...