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Discover the latest research, work, and achievements of Creative Manchester and our partners across the creative and cultural sectors.
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University of Manchester award Keisha Thompson an Honorary Research Fellowship
5 Sep 2023
To add to a growing list of recognition for the writer, performance artist and producer, Keisha has been awarded an Honorary Research Fellowship in ...
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University of Manchester celebrates upcoming launch of Manchester Literature Festival 2023
1 Sep 2023
Manchester Literature Festival (MLF) 2023 will take place 7-22 October, featuring a programme of exciting events marking the city’s contribution to...
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Manchester Schools Writing Trail 2023
15 Aug 2023
The Manchester City of Literature Schools Writing Trail took place 1-15 June 2023 in six Manchester City Centre venues - including The University of ...
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‘Science Around Us’ Micropoetry Competition 2023 winners unveiled
28 Jul 2023
A panel of judges including former University Chancellor and poet Lemn Sissay, Creative Manchester Director and Professor of Poetry John McAuliffe ...
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Music, mud and outer space: Creative Manchester at Bluedot Festival 2023
28 Jul 2023
As festivalgoers gathered at Jodrell Bank Observatory in rural Cheshire once again Bluedot 2023 kicked off with a performance by Max Richter and the ...
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Creative Manchester at Manchester International Festival 2023
28 Jul 2023
Manchester International Festival 2023 took place from 29 June to 16 July and featured a wide-ranging programme of original new work by artists from ...
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Yunnan Arts University Student Wins the People’s Choice Award at the 2023 UK-China International Photography Competition
27 Jun 2023
Run by the Manchester China Institute (MCI) and Creative Manchester at The University of Manchester, the competition uses amateur photography as a ...
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Schools Poetry Competition 2023: Winners revealed
20 Jun 2023
Now in its seventh year, the competition is aimed at pupils from Greater Manchester schools, encouraging children to use poetry as a means of ...
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Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2023: Creative writing, exploring dictionaries and an ‘edible readathon’
16 Jun 2023
7-11 June saw the return of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater Manchester to ...
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Solstice and Equinox Lecture - Warwick Astrophysicist Dr Anne-Marie Broomhall to speak about Music of the Sun
2 Jun 2023
This event marks the second lecture in Creative Manchester’s ‘Solstice and Equinox series’, and forms part of a new series of events which ...
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Deadline approaching for micropoetry competition
1 Jun 2023
BAFTA-nominated poet and writer Lemn Sissay - our former Chancellor who holds an honorary chair of creative writing at our University - will be one ...
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Obituary: Martin Amis
22 May 2023
Martin Amis, former Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing has died at the age of 73. Martin Amis, who has just died in Florida,...
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Professor Gary Younge shortlisted for Orwell Prize for Journalism 2023
19 May 2023
Gary Younge, award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge, has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Journalism ...
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Showcase highlighting CreaTech Innovation hosted by Creative Manchester and Digital Futures
11 May 2023
Creative Manchester and Digital Futures are hosting a CreaTech Innovation Showcase on 17 May. CreaTech is the intersection of creativity meeting ...
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2023 UK-China International Photography Winners Announced at Exhibition Launch and Awards Ceremony
10 May 2023
A new photography exhibition has opened at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) promoting mutual understanding in UK-China relations ...
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Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2023
9 May 2023
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 ...
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Professor David Olusoga OBE to receive BAFTA Special Award
3 May 2023
University of Manchester Professor, David Olusoga OBE will be presented with a BAFTA Special Award at the forthcoming BAFTA Television Awards for ...
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Traces of Displacement - Exhibition telling stories about displacement launches at the Whitworth Art Gallery
27 Apr 2023
Forced displacement is one of the most urgent issues of our time, but it is not new. Conflict, persecution and environmental devastation have, ...
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Roundtable and exhibition launch: Refugee Tales ‘The Walking Inquiry’ exhibition on experiences of immigration detention
14 Apr 2023
Images of immigration and refugee experiences rarely include their voices and this event will reflect on different approaches to reframing, raising ...
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‘Looking for Languages’ at Manchester Museum
14 Apr 2023
A language-themed trail around Manchester Museum took place on 12 April and saw over 340 people take part. Families were invited to collect their ...
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Lemn Sissay to judge poetry competition celebrating ‘science around us’
21 Mar 2023
Budding writers have been challenged to craft a Twitter micropoem on the theme of the ‘science around us’ by Creative Manchester, which has ...
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Practice Based Research: ‘A Journey with Two Maps’
17 Mar 2023
On 1 November 2022 I started a 9 month Knowledge Exchange fellowship within the University of Manchester’s research platform, Creative Manchester, ...
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‘Multilingual World’: New video podcast launched by Dr Serge Sagna
22 Feb 2023
A new video podcast exploring multilingualism and linguistic diversity across the globe has launched, as part of Manchester City of Literature’s ...
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Manchester rated ‘Excellent’ by UNESCO as a Creative City of Literature
20 Feb 2023
In 2017 Manchester was successful in its bid to join UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature, which recognised the ...
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Who Ya Gonna Call? (in event of emergency)
19 Jan 2023
A one-man show about climate resilience, Who Ya Gonna Call? jumps headlong into some of the most difficult questions about our uncertain future - ...
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International Mother Language Day 2023 Events
17 Jan 2023
Creative Manchester is delighted to participate in UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2023, in partnership with Manchester City of ...
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In Conversation: Stephen Morris
17 Jan 2023
Macclesfield-born, Stephen Morris has often been renowned for his ‘machine-like’ skills as a drummer, beginning his career alongside vocalist Ian...
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Comics Up Close - New Perspectives in Comics comes to Manchester in February 2023
13 Jan 2023
Creative Manchester is delighted to present the upcoming Comics Up Close event, in partnership with Lakes International Comic Art Festival and ...
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Jeanette Winterson Launches Creative Manchester's 'Solstice and Equinox Series'
5 Dec 2022
Every year, in a tradition established by Charles Dickens, the Centre for New Writing’s Professor of New Writing and world-renowned ...
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Linguistic Diversity Collective formally launches with ‘Supporting Manchester’s language communities’ public panel event
30 Nov 2022
‘Supporting Manchester’s language communities: Language endangerment and maintenance’ included a cross-disciplinary panel and marked the ...
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Funding awarded to researchers exploring the role of community assets in improving health outcomes.
7 Nov 2022
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded researchers at The University of Manchester funding to partner with local communities ...
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The Greater Manchester Creative Health Strategy Launch
4 Nov 2022
On 2 November 2022, Creative Manchester hosted the GM Creative Health Strategy Launch at the Whitworth art gallery, in collaboration with the GM ...
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NOVARS at the Manchester Science Festival 2022
4 Nov 2022
The Manchester Science Festival returned this year, one of the most popular science festivals in the UK, asking its audience, ‘What does the future...
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In Conversation: Stephen Morris
31 Oct 2022
Macclesfield-born, Stephen Morris has often been renowned for his ‘machine-like’ skills as a drummer, beginning his career alongside vocalist Ian...
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Rave Renaissance with Graeme Park
31 Oct 2022
Manchester has long been renowned for its rich musical history and nightlife, commonly regarded as a clubbing capital of the world and once home of ...
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Watch Back: Black History Month Lecture with Professor David Olusoga OBE
24 Oct 2022
Described by attendees and viewers as a fantastic resource for students, Creative Manchester welcomed award-winning writer, historian, and ...
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ESRC Festival 2022: Imagining Public Spaces
17 Oct 2022
The Placeholders project, a research initiative between Creative Manchester and Bruntwood, aims to create, test, and refine a process for engaging ...
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Rave Renaissance with Graeme Park (British Pop Archive event)
3 Oct 2022
Please join us on 8th November from 6-7.30pm in the John Rylands Library for Helen Holmes and Nick Crossley’s (Sociology) event on Rave Renaissance...
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Guilt by Association, A Black History Month Event
22 Sep 2022
In a recent conspiracy case in Manchester, prosecutors were able to build a group case against several black teenagers and have them convicted after ...
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Black History Month Lecture with Professor David Olusoga OBE
22 Sep 2022
David Olusoga is Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester, specialising in the British Empire and how different communities ...
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‘Supporting Manchester’s language communities’– public panel event to take place 19 October
20 Sep 2022
The Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester present a free event taking place on 19 October at 5.30pm in the University of ...
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Sir Peter Bazalgette Keynote Lecture: “Innovation, Growth and the Creative Industries”
15 Sep 2022
From his extensive career and experience, and once described as 'the most influential man in British broadcasting,’ Sir Peter Bazalgette will be ...
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Creative Manchester appoints new research leads
8 Sep 2022
Since becoming a research platform at The University of Manchester, Creative Manchester has witnessed immense growth, nurturing exciting research and...
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‘Writers sure enough’: Mentoring school children in poetry
8 Sep 2022
At first I wasn't sure I was the right person to act as a mentor for the schools poetry competition. After all I was – I am – primarily a fiction...
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Manchester Literature Festival announces luminous line-up for October 2022
24 Aug 2022
Manchester Literature Festival, the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester are partnering again for this October’s exciting Literature Live...
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Research Café: Creative Methods of Research Dissemination and Evaluation
22 Aug 2022
If you have ever considered presenting your research in alternate formats and styles to the written word, this workshop can help you discover ...
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Climate Change Micropoetry Competition winners chosen on hottest day
1 Aug 2022
The theme for this year’s Micropoetry Competition of ‘Climate Change’ could not have been more fitting for the judges’ deliberations, which ...
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Upon Reflection: Creative and Cultural Collaborations Workshop
28 Jul 2022
Professor of Poetry and Creative Manchester Director, John McAuliffe, opened the workshop by providing a brief overview of Creative Manchester and ...
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Creative Manchester at the Bluedot Festival 2022
28 Jul 2022
Curated for Creative Manchester by Senior Research Fellow Ellah Wakatama OBE, the conversations focused on new publications in many genres, ...
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Thank you, Lemn
28 Jul 2022
After 7 years, Lemn Sissay has come to the end of his tenure as Chancellor of The University of Manchester. We are delighted to announce that Lemn ...
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