Welcome to AHEAD
AHEAD is the public engagement programme of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University.
AHEAD supports academics and brings to the public a rolling programme of events and collaborations on a range of topics, disciplines and research areas from across the faculty and throughout the year .They are experts in how arts, humanities, and social sciences address modern challenges and make a positive impact on society.
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities produces world-leading research and education that changes lives. Our expertise spans art, design, fashion, English, politics, history, sociology, criminology, architecture, journalism, languages and more.
Come along and explore our amazing programme of events.
Download the Public Engagement Calendar for upcoming activity involving Manchester Met’s Arts and Humanities Researchers
Events Programme
Our Researchers are sharing their creativity and wisdom across the university all year round. Here are a selection of ways you can hear about their impact and conversations
Highlights from the Faculty
Delving Deep Inside the Bunker Talks with Evelyn Pratt
Bunker Talks invite artists and researchers to talk about who they are, what they do,…
Beyond Babel Festival Returns for 2026
Now in its tenth edition, Beyond Babel returns to celebrate multilingual cultures and cinema as a space for connection and exchange.
The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival : May- June 2026 – Book Now!
The 2026 Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival curated by Manchester Met university’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit.
Roots of Resistance: A walk through history with forgotten feminist Rosa Grindon
Roots of Resistance - Discover Rosa Grindon—a suffragist, botanist, and Shakespearean lecturer to explore feminism and the role of plants in shaping memory and identity
Social Justice Lecture Series : Ecological Harm Reduction: Reimagining Drug Policy with Clemmie James
In this powerful and eye-opening talk, expert Clemmie James will reveal how drug prohibition is not only failing to reduce harm, but is also quietly driving deforestation, environmental destruction, and social injustice across some of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet.