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2024
25
March
2024
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10:04
Europe/London
Esteemed poet and former Chancellor of the University, Lemn Sissay OBE, has been unveiled as a judge in this year’s Micropoetry competition.
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02
February
2024
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15:25
Europe/London
BBC Radio 4 will broadcast an appeal on behalf of Manchester-based music charity In Place of War from Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien this weekend.
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2023
23
October
2023
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10:52
Europe/London
A new report has found that the creative workforce is still dominated by graduates, with access to creative Higher Education remaining highly unequal.
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28
September
2023
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11:15
Europe/London
East Africa’s leading novelist is to speak about the impact of colonialism and imperialism on his continent when he delivers The University of Manchester’s annual Arthur Lewis Lecture.
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02
June
2023
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10:00
Europe/London
The Whitworth, which is part of The University of Manchester, has today announced Sook-Kyung Lee as its new Director.
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2022
08
November
2022
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09:00
Europe/London
An Art History expert from The University of Manchester has written the first in-depth account of the story behind the twelve extraordinary murals in Manchester Town Hall, which he says reveal a remarkable Victorian vision of the city.
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2020
02
July
2020
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13:56
Europe/London
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Going to concerts or clubs is a popular pastime for many young people, but they’re also potential causes of noise-induced hearing loss. In fact, more than a billion young people worldwide …
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06
March
2020
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10:26
Europe/London
Renowned broadcaster Sir Peter Bazalgette has said he is “here to learn things”, as he marked his appointment as The University of Manchester’s first-ever Honorary Professor of Creative Industries in a lecture to students and …
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2019
10
October
2019
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09:43
Europe/London
New sociology research dives into the inequalities of the cultural sector, with recommendations for improving how the sector collects its equality monitoring data.
Dr Susan Oman, an Honorary Research Fellow working with the Institute for …
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2018
29
October
2018
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10:30
Europe/London
The final event of an 18-month project by researchers to gather the thoughts of the city’s ‘lapsed clubbers’ – those who were part of Manchester’s dance music scene between 1985 and 1995 – is being held, where …
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26
October
2018
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12:15
Europe/London
At the cutting edge of modern science, DNA sequencing promises to transform many aspects of human life. It’s already playing a significant role in law enforcement, as well as medical and historical research. But there’s a growing …
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25
October
2018
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09:49
Europe/London
American lawmakers recently created the International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) to finance infrastructure projects in low-income countries. The IDFC’s primary aim is to counter China’s growing influence, and it signals a …
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18
October
2018
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16:11
Europe/London
Why would anybody want to get infected with HIV? That is what most people ask when they first hear about “bug chasing”. In fact, a number of gay men, at least online, appear to clamour for HIV. They are known as “bug chasers” …
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16
October
2018
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09:12
Europe/London
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith stood on the medal podium alongside fellow athlete John Carlos, with their fists raised in an act of defiance which reverberated around the world. Now, 50 years on, Smith has spoken at The University of …
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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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09
October
2018
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11:32
Europe/London
Dr Joanne Catherine Jordan has won a leading award which recognises how she has successfully communicated the purpose, meaning and impact of her research to the public.
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09
October
2018
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09:23
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is part of a new research partnership supporting UK 2070, an independent Commission into the UK’s regional inequalities which has been launched at a reception in the House of Lords.
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08
October
2018
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10:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has welcomed a scholar and a student from the USA, who have come to the UK as the recipients of Fulbright Programme awards.
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04
October
2018
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14:31
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has officially launched its new Creative Manchester project, which is investing £3.3m to support its ambitious arts, cultural and creative industries strategy.
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04
October
2018
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11:48
Europe/London
Where exactly does our news come from? And are those who unearth it getting fair credit? As media consumers, these are questions we should be asking on a regular basis.Take the case of “Colonel Chepiga”. The BBC reported on September 27 that “Ruslan …
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03
October
2018
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11:07
Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University have launched a fascinating new book which uses maps and plans to outline the history of one the world's most iconic cities.
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01
October
2018
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08:00
Europe/London
A nationwide survey led by The University of Manchester and BBC Radio 4 has found that 16-24 year olds experience loneliness more often and more intensely than any other age group.
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27
September
2018
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13:39
Europe/London
An academic from The University of Manchester attended the Labour conference to call for BAME women to have greater representation in the Northern Powerhouse.
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26
September
2018
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09:00
Europe/London
A group of researchers have discovered the retreat of an ancient ice sheet from the western coast of Canada occurred earlier than previously thought.
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25
September
2018
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10:48
Europe/London
A relationship breakdown can also cause the unexpected and traumatic loss of friends, new research has shown.
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24
September
2018
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11:46
Europe/London
A new book by a historian from The University of Manchester has examined the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini in detail for the first time, and explores how the leaders of the most powerful fascist regimes in history entered into a fateful …
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13
September
2018
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11:56
Europe/London
Legislation giving employees the right to request flexible working has failed to increase take-up, new research shows.
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12
September
2018
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13:29
Europe/London
Science fiction may seem resolutely modern, but the genre could actually be considered hundreds of years old.
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04
September
2018
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23:00
Europe/London
Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain is a popular place to climb, both as part of the Three Peaks Challenge and for walkers in search of the sublime Lake District scenery. But it wasn’t always this way.
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03
September
2018
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16:20
Europe/London
Like most bad dramas, keeping up with every development in the Brexit saga is difficult. Nevertheless you may have seen recent reports in the media, including in The Conversation, that “austerity caused Brexit”. But we doubt that a clear …
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