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2026
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February
2026
| 16:27 Europe/London
UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2026 takes place on Saturday 21 February, with an exciting programme of local celebrations announced by 91直播 City of Literature and their partners. This year will be the 10th International
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03
February
2026
| 13:41 Europe/London
The University of Manchester, with the 91直播 Metropolitan University, will jointly host the Classical Association Conference from 10th-12th April, 2026.  The Classical Association's Annual Conference is the
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26
January
2026
| 10:00 Europe/London
Working class creatives are struggling to break into and are leaving the arts, a new inquiry has warned. 
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22
January
2026
| 11:37 Europe/London
In December 2025, Alex Shaw, Arts Administration Manager at the Martin Harris Centre, received a certificate celebrating her 10th Anniversary volunteering as a Dementia Friends Ambassador for the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society. In that
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20
January
2026
| 09:00 Europe/London
Working with the Mayoral Authorities Creative Health Network (MACHN), convened by Greater 91直播 Combined Authority and Greater London Authority, the network will map policy alignment and challenges across mayoral areas and establish a first of
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15
January
2026
| 11:43 Europe/London
The symposium explored research and current practice in the arts with leading industry partner 91直播 Camerata. The third in a series of Think Tank events discussed themes emerging from 鈥榣ocation鈥 as interrogated by a diverse range of voices and
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2025
02
December
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
New pan-European research has shown that the spread of conspiracy theories across the continent is driven by a continuous feedback loop between media reporting, political rhetoric, protest movements and social media algorithms - not any single
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27
November
2025
| 15:49 Europe/London
Dr Omer Aijazi, Lecturer in Disasters and Climate Crisis at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), has won the Gloria Anzald煤a Book Prize for his monograph, Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir.
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27
November
2025
| 11:26 Europe/London
As one of the University鈥檚 four platforms, Creative 91直播 convenes, develops and sustains interdisciplinary research communities across all three faculties and connects them to strategic partners in Greater 91直播. Fostering
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20
November
2025
| 13:28 Europe/London
The University of Manchester proudly hosted the unveiling of the official 2026 BRIT Awards trophy design at the University鈥檚 Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, marking a major cultural moment as the BRITs prepare to be hosted in 91直播
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27
October
2025
| 13:57 Europe/London
With The City Council recently launching a new cultural strategy for the city: Always Everywhere (2024-2034), the research report set out to offer key insights into the current issues facing 91直播鈥檚 cultural workforce. In line with the
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27
October
2025
| 13:50 Europe/London
140 students from across the University of Manchester took part in Startup Weekend 2025 (24th鈥26th October), a three-day entrepreneurship event hosted by the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC).
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22
October
2025
| 13:01 Europe/London
Dr Ed Pulford, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies (SALC) at the University of Manchester, has been awarded the Philip Leverhulme prize in the Languages and Literatures category. The Leverhulme Trust administered awards commemorate the work
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13
October
2025
| 14:48 Europe/London
On Wednesday 8 October, 11 innovative student and graduate-led startups from across the University pitched their businesses to an audience of investors, stakeholders, and supporters from the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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10
October
2025
| 12:00 Europe/London
We are delighted to share this Special Issue on video art, the first Special Issue brought together by art history students as part of our art history blog, Dispatches in Art History, here at the The University of Manchester.The theme was chosen by
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08
October
2025
| 10:25 Europe/London
New research by Dr Laure Humbert from The University of Manchester and Dr Rapha毛le Balu from Sorbonne University has revealed how Britain鈥檚 vital contribution to the French Resistance during the Second World War was largely forgotten in France - and
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29
September
2025
| 14:16 Europe/London
Ruth Flanagan will work with Cartwheel Arts as Community Innovation Practitioner (CIP) during 2025-2026.The Creative Communities programme, funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and led by Northumbria University, has
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25
September
2025
| 16:09 Europe/London
Creative health, or how we recognise the power of creativity, culture and heritage to improve health and wellbeing, is a movement that is gaining momentum, particularly across Greater 91直播 where there is an ambition to become the world鈥檚 first
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25
September
2025
| 08:00 Europe/London
Opening the ceremony, Professor Melissa Westwood, Associate Vice-President for Research, praised the 鈥渄edication, innovation, and collaborative spirit鈥 of this year鈥檚 winners, highlighting their role in driving forward research that resonates
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11
September
2025
| 15:30 Europe/London
鈥榁isualising the Histories of Black Britain鈥 at The Photographers Gallery on 19 September 2025 will bring together artists, activists and scholars to explore how photography can illuminate the rich and complex histories of Black and Asian
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09
September
2025
| 09:21 Europe/London
Since appointing its first research leads in 2022, Creative 91直播 has continued to grow, nurturing exciting interdisciplinary research and convening research communities at The University of Manchester and the city region. The three research
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09
September
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
Thanks to the dedication of The University of Manchester鈥檚 Dr Gillian Redfern and the support of the University鈥檚 Social Responsibility Fund, the 91直播 Medieval Quarter Festival will return to the city on Saturday 27 September. The free,
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05
September
2025
| 10:33 Europe/London
Registration now open! Join us to celebrate 80 Years of Occupational Health Research at the University of Manchester.The Thomas Ashton Institute and the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health are delighted to invite you to a landmark event
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05
September
2025
| 09:30 Europe/London
On his promotion, Keir commented:
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21
August
2025
| 13:45 Europe/London
Dr Alice Correia (Lecturer of modern and contemporary British Art) will lead a conversation about the Goan artist Francis Newton Souza at Bradford Cathedral on Friday 3rd October 2025.In Conversation: F N Souza in Focus has been organised to
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19
August
2025
| 13:46 Europe/London
An expert from The University of Manchester has revealed how a single sheet of 1,100-year-old parchment may have been used to heal a dangerous royal rift in Ancient England.
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14
August
2025
| 14:44 Europe/London
A historian from The University of Manchester has been named as one of six authors shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe. 
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13
August
2025
| 16:50 Europe/London
This year, 91直播 Literature Festival is celebrating 20 years of stories, ideas and unforgettable voices!The 2025 programme is here, featuring global bestsellers, radical thinkers and powerful poets.We鈥檙e especially excited for the Centre for
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06
August
2025
| 13:07 Europe/London
A powerful new initiative is set to transform how children talk about death, dying, and bereavement. The project - a collaboration between the universities of Manchester, Bradford and Wolverhampton, Child Bereavement UK and the Child Bereavement
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25
July
2025
| 15:00 Europe/London
Six student interns from The University of Manchester's School of Social Sciences (SoSS) and School of Arts, Languages & Cultures (SALC) have successfully completed a documentary project in collaboration with the renowned SICK! Productions. This
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