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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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Investing in Interdisciplinarity
9 Dec 2024
UMRI will be launching the latest round of pump-priming awards in January 2025, designed to ignite UoM Researchers innovative interdisciplinary ...
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The University of Manchester awards three Honorary Research Fellowships
4 Dec 2024
The three appointments are key figures in the Manchester’s thriving cultural scene: Dave Moutrey: Director of Culture and Creative Industries for...
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Creative Manchester at BEYOND 2024: Creative Cities
2 Dec 2024
From 25 to 27 November the BEYOND 2024: Creative Cities conference took place at The Lowry in Salford, bringing together business leaders, ...
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Looking back: Manchester Literature Festival 2024
22 Nov 2024
This year’s Manchester Literature Festival took place 4-20 October, with an exciting programme of literary events taking place including ...
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University Partners with English National Opera
21 Nov 2024
The University of Manchester is delighted to announce a new collaboration with English National Opera, as they announce the first wave of plans for a...
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‘The Art of Research’: Co-produced Street Art
8 Nov 2024
As part of the Manchester ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024, The University of Manchester’s Research Platforms hosted a dynamic research café ...
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British Council to fund Manchester-Nanjing cultural exchange project
6 Nov 2024
The project, funded by the British Council’s International Collaboration Grants programme, will forge a lasting relationship between Manchester in ...
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New report launches on engaging young people in place-making in Stretford
6 Nov 2024
The Placeholders Report is based on research from the Placeholders project, which emerged out of a collaboration between Bruntwood Group Ltd. and The...
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World Academic Summit 2024
14 Oct 2024
Interdisciplinarity is the key to tackling our major challenges, but how to make this happen across university's that are organised around ...
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Arts Council England funding boosts Greater Manchester’s ambition to become first Creative Health City Region
25 Sep 2024
A partnership led by NHS Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Combined Authority will work with public services, health and social care ...
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Join us for the launch of the 2024/25 ‘Opening up research’ programme
16 Sep 2024
‘Opening up Research’ is a collaborative effort involving the Office for Open Research, the School of Engineering Open Research Lead, ...
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New anthology highlights talented graduates from the Centre for New Writing
2 Sep 2024
A new anthology is set to be published in September, celebrating the wealth of literary talent produced by The University of Manchester’s Centre for...
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Graduate Intern writes about her year with Creative Manchester
15 Aug 2024
My name is Gweni Matthews, and I am the Creative Manchester Graduate Intern as a part of the Manchester Graduate Talent scheme. I work within the ...
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University partners with Manchester Literature Festival to launch 2024 events
14 Aug 2024
An exciting programme of literature events returns this October, hosted by Manchester Literature Festival (MLF).
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ICP student placement with Creative Manchester: Jinghan Tong
12 Jul 2024
Hi, my name is Jinghan Tong, and I am currently a student at The University of Manchester, majoring in Creative and Cultural Studies. I am passionate...
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People’s Choice Winners in 2024 Photography Competition Celebrate Food and Drink
10 Jul 2024
The votes have been counted. The People’s Choice Award winners of the 2024 UK-China Photography Competition are Chih-Yu Chuang’s photo ‘My ...
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice with a day of literature events at Jodrell Bank
2 Jul 2024
On 21 June, an audience of literature enthusiasts, lovers of astronomy and archaeology and academics gathered on the stunning UNESCO Heritage site of...
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Festival of Libraries 2024: Celebrating libraries and creativity across Greater Manchester
25 Jun 2024
12-16 June saw the return of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater Manchester to ...
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ICP student writes about her placement with Creative Manchester
5 Jun 2024
Hi, my name is Uxutvi Kapdee and I have just completed my work placement at Creative Manchester, working on the 200-year commemoration festival for ...
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CreaTech 2024 Event Series Lookback
20 May 2024
In March 2024 Creative Manchester partnered with Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester and Digital Futures for a ground-breaking series of events ...
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Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2024
17 May 2024
Taking place in libraries across Greater Manchester between 12-16 June 2024 From 12-16 June 2024, Greater Manchester will once again celebrate the ...
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Summer Solstice Celebrations at Jodrell Bank with Creative Manchester
10 May 2024
Jodrell Bank and Creative Manchester are delighted to hold two exciting events to mark the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2024. The daytime event ...
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UK’s first centre of excellence for music and dementia hosted by Manchester Camerata
8 May 2024
Over £1million of funding has been committed by Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester), Sir Richard Leese (Chair of the NHS Greater Manchester) ...
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Jazz artist leads ‘Music and Migration’ workshops in Manchester schools
24 Apr 2024
Grammy award-winning jazz percussionist and Simon Industrial Fellow Carlos Maldonado recently ran workshops for year 6 classes in two local primary ...
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Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller to close inaugural PeopleFest conference
4 Apr 2024
To close the inaugural People Fest conference from 5-7 April, the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and Creative Manchester proudly present ...
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Lemn Sissay OBE returns as judge for the 2024 Micropoetry Competition
25 Mar 2024
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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Lemn Sissay OBE returns as judge for the 2024 Micropoetry Competition
21 Mar 2024
As the honorary chair of creative writing, Lemn will be one of four judges considering entries around this year’s theme which is ‘200 years of ...
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Creative Manchester partnered with Manchester Literature Festival and Centre for New Writing for; ‘Bernie Sanders in Conversation with Gary Younge’
6 Mar 2024
Creative Manchester were pleased to partner with Manchester Literature Festival, and Centre for New Writing, for ‘Bernie Sanders in Conversation ...
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International Mother Language Day 2024: Museum trail, etymology workshop and comic arts conference
23 Feb 2024
UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2024 took place last week on 21 February, with an inspiring programme of local celebrations presented...
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New Event Series Launched to Develop Greater Manchester's CreaTech Sector
23 Feb 2024
Digital Futures, Creative Manchester and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester have jointly launched a new series of events aimed at ...
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Celebrating International Mother Language Day 2024
26 Jan 2024
Creative Manchester is delighted to present a number of events celebrating UNESCO International Mother Language Day (IMLD) 2024, in partnership with ...
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Micropoetry Competition 2024 launches and marks University of Manchester’s 200th year
17 Jan 2024
In 2024, The University of Manchester is marking its bicentenary. It’s a year to celebrate 200 years of learning, innovation and research. To mark ...
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Manchester poet wins prestigious TS Eliot Prize
16 Jan 2024
The University of Manchester's Jason Allen-Paisant has been named the winner of the UK’s most prestigious poetry award, the TS Eliot Prize.
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Solstice and Equinox series continues with Jeanette Winterson CBE and Alice Oswald
17 Nov 2023
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event with Alice Oswald has been cancelled. Jodrell Bank will be in touch with those who have made bookings in ...
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Factory International celebrates opening of new home, Aviva Studios, with an electrifying performance of Danny Boyle’s 'Free Your Mind'
30 Oct 2023
On Wednesday, 18 October 2023, Factory International’s new home Aviva Studios opened its doors, an incredibly exciting addition to Manchester's ...
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University of Manchester academics named UKRI Policy Fellowships
30 Oct 2023
Four University of Manchester academics have received funding to work across several government departments as part of the UK Research and Innovation...
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Access to creative Higher Education remains ‘highly unequal’, says new research
23 Oct 2023
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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Forward Prize top award for Centre for New Writing’s Jason Allen-Paisant
17 Oct 2023
Writer Jason Allen-Paisant has won the Best Collection award 2023 at the Forward Prize for Poetry. The University of Manchester Senior Lecturer’s ...
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New research looks behind the scenes at social class in TV production
13 Oct 2023
A team of experts has teamed up with the BBC, Channel 4 and Candour Productions to analyse the role of social class, both on screen and behind the ...
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Centre for New Writing’s Gareth Gavin named in Goldsmith Prize shortlist
6 Oct 2023
Published in April 2023, Gareth’s Never Was: A Novel Without a World has made this year’s six-book shortlist from 107 entries. Director for ...
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Jason Allen-Paisant shortlisted for T.S Eliot Prize 2023
3 Oct 2023
University of Manchester Senior Lecturer and writer Jason Allen-Paisant is celebrating another shortlisting today for his second collection of poems,...
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Creative Manchester co-sponsors pro-manchester’s Creative Conference 2023
3 Oct 2023
Creative Manchester were delighted to be a premium sponsor of the Creative Conference 2023, organised by business development organisation ...
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Spotlight on: Rebecca Parnell
29 Sep 2023
Until August 2023, Rebecca Parnell worked as a Creative Producer – a joint role with one of The University of Manchester’s four Research ...
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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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