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Latest news from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC).
- Reminder for researchers and PS colleagues to submit public engagement data
Submit data for the Higher Education Business-Community Interaction Survey by Friday, 31 October. (14 Aug 2025) - Sport Research Showcase 2025: discover the research shaping the future of sport
Colleagues are invited to attend an exciting afternoon of cutting-edge sport research and innovations. (06 Aug 2025) - Message from the Vice-President and Dean
In her final message of the academic year, Fiona reflects on her second year in post, recent graduations, and the sad news of the death of Lord Alliance. She thanks colleagues who are stepping down from senior leadership positions, welcomes new leaders, and looks forward to a summer break. (01 Aug 2025) - AMBS academic publishes blueprint to improve social welfare legal advice services
The blueprint has been published as part of a research project investigating the role of communities and connections in social welfare legal advice, funded by the British Academy and Nuffield Foundation. (01 Aug 2025) - Professor Khalid Nadvi begins new role as Head of SEED
Today (1 August 2025), Khalid Nadvi starts his new position as Vice-Dean and Head of the School of Environment, Education and Development. (01 Aug 2025) - Message from Hannah Rundle, Executive Director of Faculty Operations
This week, Hannah explores the ‘Let’s Talk Disability’ podcast series and shares some examples of great work across Professional Services in the Faculty which is delivering operational improvements and service excellence. (18 Jul 2025) - NSS 2025: how we encouraged our students to take part
There’s a lot that goes into promoting the National Student Survey (NSS) over a three-month period. Here we round up some of the great work from professional services and academic colleagues across the Faculty which helped encourage our final-year undergraduate students finalists to click ‘complete.’ (18 Jul 2025) - Humanities NSS results highlight encouraging progress – thank you
A message from Fiona Devine and Fiona Smyth (11 Jul 2025) - Martin Harris Centre joins Music for the Senses art trail
A city-wide celebration of the people, places, moments and instruments of Manchester’s music scene. (07 Jul 2025) - Faculty of Humanities invests in 26 early career research Fellowships
The Faculty’s Fellowships, plus those from the University and external funders, represent one of the largest Fellowship cohorts in recent years. (04 Jul 2025) - Message from the Vice-President and Dean
This week, Fiona reflects on what this time of year means for current and potential students of the future, updates on the work of the Global Graduates programme in New York, and celebrates the success of colleagues’ promotions and the Faculty’s numerous early career researcher Fellows who will join us soon. (04 Jul 2025) - Researchers gain new skills at Methods@Manchester Summer School
Delegates from across the country joined Methods@Manchester for its 2025 Summer School – a week of engaging courses for qualitative and quantitative researchers. (04 Jul 2025) - Message from Vicky Skinner, Director of Faculty Finance
This week, Vicky reflects on the challenges faced by the higher education sector, considers the budget and Five-year planning process and shares some details of the Future Foundations programme across the Finance and People directorates. (20 Jun 2025) - North West Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership CASE Studentship competition
The Humanities Doctoral Academy has organised an information session on 1 July for academics considering submitting a 2026 entry (09 Jun 2025) - Creative Manchester’s Solstice and Equinox Series returns to Jodrell Bank
The event, on Friday 20 June 2025, will feature an in-conversation event between Jazzie B and David Olusoga, followed by an exclusive DJ set in the scenic First Light Pavillion (06 Jun 2025) - Sexuality Summer School – Public Events Programme (Open to all!)
This year, the Sexuality Summer School returns with the theme 'Intergenerationality'. (23 May 2025) - Message from Thomas Schmidt, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
This week, Head of School Thomas updates us on a new Executive Director for the HCRI, exciting developments in facilities, and the School’s Research Showcase event. (23 May 2025) - 'Estimating transmission noise on networks from stationary local order'
New discovery by international team of researchers published in Europhysics Letters (14 May 2025) - Playing with Cruelty: Pop Culture, Performativity, and the Stanford Prison Experiment
Professor Stephen Reicher (University of St. Andrews) in conversation with Professor Stephen Scott-Bottoms (University of Manchester) (12 May 2025) - Message from the Vice-President and Dean
This week, Fiona rounds up the latest news on student engagement activities, updates on the Teaching Sustainability project, and celebrates colleagues’ success in a range of award schemes. (09 May 2025)