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2024
23
February
2024
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13:57
Europe/London
UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2024 took place last week on 21 February, with an inspiring programme of local celebrations presented by Manchester City of Literature and their partners.This year was the 8th International Mother …
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26
January
2024
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14:34
Europe/London
Creative Manchester is delighted to present a number of events celebrating UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2024, in partnership with Manchester City of Literature.This year will be the 8th International Mother Language Day observed …
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2023
16
June
2023
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12:59
Europe/London
7-11 June saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater Manchester to celebrate the role that libraries play in wellbeing, culture, creativity and more.Creative Manchester – …
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09
May
2023
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14:11
Europe/London
7-11 June 2023 sees the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries.Following the success of the past two years of celebrations, the 2023 festival showcases a vibrant programme of events in libraries across all ten …
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14
April
2023
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15:01
Europe/London
A language-themed trail around Manchester Museum took place on 12 April and saw over 340 people take part.Families were invited to collect their ‘Looking for Languages’ trail sheets from members of the Linguistic Diversity Collective, find the …
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22
February
2023
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15:19
Europe/London
A new video podcast exploring multilingualism and linguistic diversity across the globe has launched, as part of Manchester City of Literature’s International Mother Language Day 2023 celebrations.The podcast is hosted by Lecturer in Linguistics at …
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17
January
2023
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13:48
Europe/London
Creative Manchester is delighted to participate in UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2023, in partnership with Manchester City of Literature.This year will be the 7th International Mother Language Day observed in Manchester, a …
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2022
15
December
2022
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17:52
Europe/London
Marking 40 years since Robert Bresson released L’Argent in 1983 - his final film, bookending a 40-year career - The University of Manchester invites critical thinkers, cineastes and creative practitioners to explore Bresson’s oeuvre and …
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30
November
2022
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14:18
Europe/London
‘Supporting Manchester’s language communities: Language endangerment and maintenance’ included a cross-disciplinary panel and marked the official launch of the Linguistic Diversity Collective. The event was well attended by University staff, …
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20
September
2022
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10:00
Europe/London
The Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester present a free event taking place on 19 October at 5.30pm in the University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School penthouse event space.‘Supporting Manchester’s language …
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29
June
2022
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17:05
Europe/London
The UK’s regional final of the 21st international Chinese language competition took place in London last Monday, 27th June 2022. After two years of online broadcasts, Mandarin learners from universities across the UK took turns to impress the judges …
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24
June
2022
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12:43
Europe/London
The Department of Linguistics and English Language are hosting a special conference next week: a joint event combining the 29th annual meeting of the Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA) and the ninth edition of the TripleA workshop …
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20
May
2022
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15:33
Europe/London
A new initiative in the Department of Linguistics and English Language has recently launched. The Linguistic Diversity Collective (LDC) comprises several academics in the department and aims to research and champion linguistic diversity locally …
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26
January
2022
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14:21
Europe/London
UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism.2022 is the fifth year that Manchester has celebrated …
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2021
14
January
2021
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16:13
Europe/London
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 …
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2020
29
October
2020
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16:29
Europe/London
An Emeritus Professor from The University of Manchester has won the prestigious Yasnaya Polyana Literary Prize 2020 for her outstanding work in the foreign fiction category, the Russian translation of her novel, James Miranda Barry.
Patricia …
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17
February
2020
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14:47
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been ranked first place for university language centres in the UK by EL Gazette.
The University came ahead of the universities of Liverpool, Edge Hill (Brighton), King’s College London and Leicester on the …
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2019
31
July
2019
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10:49
Europe/London
A new scholarship has been set up to support students from lower income households to do a degree in modern languages at the University of Manchester.
The RWS Brode Scholarship Programme has been set up by RWS, one of the world’s leading …
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2018
15
October
2018
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13:30
Europe/London
Experts from The University of Manchester have called for better language provisions to help non-English speakers into the workplace, after their research found that language proficiency is the most common barrier to employment for newcomers to the …
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14
August
2018
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10:10
Europe/London
Apparently, I am BAME. This places me as a contender for The Guardian’s BAME awards or the Jhalak prize, both aimed at BAME writers like myself. Ah, BAME – this acronym, which means black, asian and minority ethnic, joins many other …
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14
June
2018
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09:51
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has launched a collection of essays from researchers which looks closely at extremism and social cohesion in the UK.
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18
May
2018
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13:55
Europe/London
Students and citizens in Saint Petersburg will now have access to a Russian version of LinguaSnapp - The University of Manchester’s mobile app for documenting language landscapes.
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20
April
2018
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14:12
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is now the top-ranked University Language Centre for English language courses in the UK, according to the EL Gazette’s current Centres of Excellence rankings.
Following the British Council inspection in November …
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2017
12
December
2017
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10:03
Europe/London
The first-ever in-depth investigation into RT - the international news network formerly known as Russia Today - has been launched by researchers at The University of Manchester and the Open University.
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03
October
2017
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10:24
Europe/London
Girls in Manchester are more likely than boys to have ‘unique’ names, and the names given to children are likely to reflect parents’ home languages and cultures, according to a new study carried out by The University of …
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01
September
2017
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08:00
Europe/London
Proceed with caution. Gil C via ShutterstockPrecious N Chatterje-Doody, University of ManchesterAs stories of Russian “information warfare” in various Western countries continue to mount, governments, intelligence agencies and journalists are …
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01
August
2017
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15:00
Europe/London
Philipp Casula, University of Manchester
During the early years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union made a great push to reach out to the developing world, and particularly to the Middle East and Asia. It established particularly close ties with …
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11
July
2017
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11:03
Europe/London
A ground-breaking new language learning app designed by a former Manchester student is now being used by the University, after its creator reached an agreement with the University’s Confucius Institute.
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17
February
2017
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13:15
Europe/London
His Excellency, Arkady Rzegocki, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, has visited The University of Manchester to help launch a new project that will work closely with Polish schools in the city.
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