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This year’s 91Ö±²¥ Literature Festival took place 4-20 October, with an exciting programme of literary events taking place including collaborations with The University of Manchester’s Creative 91Ö±²¥ research platform and the Centre for New …

12-16 June saw the return of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater 91Ö±²¥ to celebrate the vital role that libraries play in wellbeing, culture and creativity.Creative 91Ö±²¥ – the …

Taking place in libraries across Greater 91Ö±²¥ between 12-16 June 2024From 12-16 June 2024, Greater 91Ö±²¥ will once again celebrate the 91Ö±²¥ City of Literature Festival of Libraries – which promises a rich tapestry of vibrant events …

Creative 91Ö±²¥ is delighted to present a number of events celebrating UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2024, in partnership with 91Ö±²¥ City of Literature.This year will be the 8th International Mother Language Day observed …

7-11 June saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater 91Ö±²¥ to celebrate the role that libraries play in wellbeing, culture, creativity and more.Creative 91Ö±²¥ – …

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 …

A language-themed trail around 91Ö±²¥ 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 …

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 …

Creative 91Ö±²¥ is delighted to participate in UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2023, in partnership with 91Ö±²¥ City of Literature.This year will be the 7th International Mother Language Day observed in 91Ö±²¥, a …

‘Supporting 91Ö±²¥â€™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, …

The Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative 91Ö±²¥ present a free event taking place on 19 October at 5.30pm in the University of Manchester’s Alliance 91Ö±²¥ Business School penthouse event space.‘Supporting 91Ö±²¥â€™s language …

15-19 June 2022 saw the return of 91Ö±²¥ UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries. Following the success of last year’s inaugural celebration, the 2022 festival showcased a vibrant and varied programme of 80 events in …

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 …

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 …