News
Latest news from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC).
- Jeanette Winterson launches Creative Manchester's 'Solstice and Equinox series'
On Thursday 15 December, Professor of New Writing, Jeanette Winterson CBE will launch Creative Manchester’s ‘Solstice and Equinox Series,’ at the Rylands, Deansgate (02 Dec 2022) - Network disruption, Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 November, 6pm
Essential maintenance will result in short network outages. (11 Nov 2022) - Funding award: how creativity, culture and heritage can address inequities
Organisations of Hope: Building a Creative Consortium for Health Equity in Greater Manchester explores how creativity, culture and heritage can address inequities. (07 Nov 2022) - Imagining Public Spaces (ESRC Festival 2022 event)
The Placeholders project is hosting an event to engage young people in the visualisation and redesign of public spaces in Stretford, in an effort to combat the marginalisation of young women and girls. (17 Oct 2022) - Guilt by Association: Black History Month 2022 event
In celebration of Black History Month, Creative Manchester will be hosting a panel discussion with leading experts to explore the effects of conspiracy and joint enterprise laws in racializing and criminalizing particular communities and cultures (Mon 10 Oct, 2.30pm at the Whitworth Art Gallery) (28 Sep 2022) - Launch of the digital edition of the Mary Hamilton Papers
A digital edition of the Mary Hamilton Papers is now available on Manchester Digital Collections. (28 Sep 2022) - Supporting Manchester’s language communities
A free panel event presented by the Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester (Wednesday 19 October, at 5.30pm) (20 Sep 2022) - Take part in the open research survey
Help us better understand qualitive research skills and knowledge at The University of Manchester and improve supportive services (14 Jul 2022) - Linguistic Diversity Collective launched
A new initiative in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has recently launched (25 May 2022) - Devolved Vision: Granada TV and the Future of British TV
On 18 May 2022, to celebrate the launch of the British Pop Archive, Creative Manchester will be hosting a roundtable discussion with David Olusoga OBE and broadcasting vanguards to explore the past, present, and future landscape of British TV (28 Apr 2022) - Creative Manchester Poetry Competition 2022
Creative Manchester, in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and the Great Science Share for Schools, is running a Micropoetry competition themed around ‘Climate Change’ (21 Mar 2022) - Request for MBA Project Participants
A Global MBA Live Business Project group is supporting an Ed-Tech start-up who is developing an artificial intelligence teacher's assistant which is designed to improve the student experience, well-being and support teacher development. (10 Mar 2022) - Open Call Out: Manchester Histories Festival 2022 (9–12 June 2022)
Deadline for entries Friday 11 March 2022 (13 Jan 2022) - "Reckoning" - part of Journeys Festival International 2021
7pm, Saturday, 16 October at the Martin Harris Centre (06 Oct 2021) - Flooding on Oxford Road and nearby buildings
There is currently extensive flooding on the Oxford Road area of our campus. (22 Sep 2021) - David Olusoga OBE to chair panel on diversity in statues and public memorials
Black History Month event: 12pm, Tuesday 5 October 2021, at the Whitworth (21 Sep 2021) - Martin Harris Centre reopens to the public
This autumn the Martin Harris Centre is reopening to the public with a more limited series of events (13 Sep 2021) - An Update from Thomas Schmidt, Head of School
SALC Academic newsletter, July 2021 (22 Jul 2021) - Professor John McAuliffe appointed Creative@Manchester Platform Director
The University has appointed Professor John McAuliffe as Director of the new Creative@Manchester research platform. He will formally take up the role on 1 September 2021. (08 Jul 2021) - SALC Staff Step Challenge 2021
Well done to the 'MHC Marchers' and all who participated! (26 May 2021)