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2024
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December
2024
| 14:10 Europe/London
The Festival of Libraries is an annual celebration of the diverse role played by libraries, showcasing their role as service, learning and creativity hubs. The Festival spans across ten boroughs in Greater 91直播 and includes internationally
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06
December
2024
| 10:42 Europe/London
The 91直播 Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) is proud to announce two new research projects involving Mercedes Bleda and Kieron Flanagan. The two projects are part of the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) and have been selected as two of the
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03
December
2024
| 09:50 Europe/London
The China and Higher Education / ChinaHE network鈥檚 seventh annual conference, hosted this year by Lingnan University in Hong Kong in November, brought together over 400 scholars and students from around the globe under the theme 鈥淐ollaboration and
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November
2024
| 09:58 Europe/London
We all have those items of clothing that have sentimental value, acting as reminders of significant moments in our life. A recent methods@manchester event, 鈥淲hat's In Your Wardrobe? Telling & Sharing Clothing Stories鈥, encouraged attendees
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21
November
2024
| 15:10 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is delighted to announce a new collaboration with English National Opera, as they announce the first wave of plans for a major new partnership between the company and the city-region of Greater 91直播 for the next
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20
November
2024
| 17:08 Europe/London
Written by James FenwickThis November, Bob Dylan performed the final concerts of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The tour picked up where Dylan left off just before the COVID pandemic 鈥 endlessly on the road since
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15
November
2024
| 15:18 Europe/London
The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama welcomes a world premiere on Friday,13 December as De Profundis, a newly crafted musical piece from Emeritus Professor Philip Grange, takes centre stage. A story of despair, tragedy and protest, De
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12
November
2024
| 13:47 Europe/London
Instead of the usual 鈥減lease do not touch the exhibits鈥, 91直播 Museum鈥檚 Curator of Living Cultures, Njabulo Chipangura, encouraged attendees to handle their own heritage. These African objects, generally seized within a colonial context
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11
November
2024
| 15:51 Europe/London
The 2024 91直播 Science Festival took place between Friday, 18 and Sunday, 28 October. This year was themed around tackling the extremes of our world, with approximately 30,000 visitors having the opportunity to get hands-on with some of
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06
November
2024
| 16:56 Europe/London
The project, funded by the British Council鈥檚 International Collaboration Grants programme, will forge a lasting relationship between 91直播 in the UK and Nanjing in China, both UNESCO Cities of Literature. It will explore the natural world
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29
October
2024
| 14:39 Europe/London
Explaining our researchIf you visit 91直播, it will be hard to miss the incredible murals, patterns and colours that light up the streets. 91直播 is bursting with creativity, and it鈥檚 clear that street art culture is an important and
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24
October
2024
| 16:09 Europe/London
As part of the Faculty of Humanities鈥 Outstanding Staff Awards for Teaching, Learning, and Student Experience, this recognition highlights programmes that have not only met but exceeded students' expectations, thanks to inspiring, motivating, and
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09
October
2024
| 14:50 Europe/London
As the University continues to celebrate its bicentenary, a group of experts from The University of Manchester are seeking to revive the history of one of the city鈥檚 most influential families through the publication of a new book: The Simons of
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20
September
2024
| 15:29 Europe/London
In-Between Textiles, 1400鈥1800: Weaving Subjectivities and Encounters, a volume created between colleagues at the University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool, has been unveiled as a contender for the Association of Dress Historians Book
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06
September
2024
| 11:34 Europe/London
Expanding Horizons Through Global CollaborationWe are excited to announce that the 91直播 Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) and Alliance 91直播 Business School (AMBS) have established new partnerships with three global institutions:
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August
2024
| 15:15 Europe/London
This project aims to develop new tools and insights for understanding how changes in urban environments impact people鈥檚 wellbeing. He will create innovative camera-based observation methods to assess wellbeing behaviours in urban environments
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July
2024
| 16:45 Europe/London
Researchers at the 91直播 Urban Institute and 91直播 Institute of Innovation Research, funded by Policy@91直播, have released a report titled Innovation Districts as Drivers of Sustainable Urban Development: An impacts and monitoring
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July
2024
| 15:46 Europe/London
The 2024 Methods Summer School took place at the beginning of July. It saw researchers coming together, within the University of Manchester, from a range of European countries including Italy, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and, of
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10
July
2024
| 14:32 Europe/London
3D printing is a relatively new digital technology which can transform the way firms organize their innovation and production operations locally and globally. While 3D printing is being adopted by diverse organizations worldwide, empirical academic
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24
June
2024
| 12:41 Europe/London
Senior Lecturer Dr Amanda McCordkindale spoke with careers guidance podcast Future You about life and study at HCRI, reflecting on the benefits and challenges of studying difficult global issues.The latest Future You podcast delves into the history
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10
June
2024
| 18:00 Europe/London
Over one hundred researchers gathered last month to present their work, attend workshops and engage in discussion at the annual methods@manchester Methods Fair.Professor Emma Banister, Director of methods@manchester kicked off the day, welcoming
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10
June
2024
| 17:38 Europe/London
Dating apps are not just about finding love or hooking up. They are becoming increasingly important in the communication of public health messaging, particularly sexual health.In 2023, Harvard Public Health magazine suggested that dating apps could
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10
June
2024
| 17:13 Europe/London
Researchers are being invited to attend a free event in 91直播 that will explore AI, the environment and other issues that are likely to have significant impacts on society.MethodsCon: Futures, on 12-13 September 2024, will be part conference,
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06
June
2024
| 16:33 Europe/London
91直播 Institute of Innovation Research partnered with the North West Productivity Forum of the Productivity Institute and Deloitte to host a one-day conference for business leaders on the North West鈥檚 prospects as a leading region for growth
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04
June
2024
| 10:17 Europe/London
Our panel of judges gathered to deliberate this year鈥檚 entries, enjoying the variety of work covering 200 years of creativity in 91直播. This year, the competition celebrates the University of Manchester鈥檚 bicentennial year and challenged
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May
2024
| 17:00 Europe/London
Scholarships for the postgraduate certificate in Global Health.For September 2024, a scholarship is available to help fund the first year of study in MSc Global Health by distance learning.The purpose of the scholarship is to equip those who want to
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May
2024
| 13:28 Europe/London
91直播 Institute of Innovation Research successfully organised and delivered its annual professional development course on the Evaluation of Science and Innovation Policies. The course was held at the Alliance 91直播 Business School across
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10
May
2024
| 17:35 Europe/London
Jodrell Bank and Creative 91直播 are delighted to hold two exciting events to mark the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2024. The daytime event explores the intersection of art, myth, and science, in celebration of renowned author Alan Garner and
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10
May
2024
| 15:53 Europe/London
The University of Manchester's 10th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 9 May in the University鈥檚 Whitworth Hall, and live streamed on YouTube.The Making a Difference Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of our staff,
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08
May
2024
| 17:15 Europe/London
On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, Professor Tony Redmond OBE spoke to Radio 4鈥檚 鈥楲ife Changing鈥 programme, describing his early years in the NHS and the extreme challenges of international and UK medical deployments in the late 1980s.Prof Redmond is a
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