Tree Equity Day ‘Voices of the Future’
Tree Equity Day was attended by representatives from DEFRA, Natural England, the Community Forests, the Tree Council, the Chartered College of Teachers and the National Trust
Stories
Articles, blogs and stories highlighting research from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Met, including english, history, politics, philosophy, sociology, criminology, applied social science, and arts disciplines spanning across architecture, design, fashion, fine art, performance and digital arts.
U-Kino Film Festival: July-August 2024 – Arts & Film celebrating communities and heritage in time of war
U-Kino is a festival of Ukrainian cinema, with an aim to raise visibility of Ukrainian film and culture more broadly. The intention is to explore possibilities of ‘disagreeing well’, sophisticated spaces to explore conflict and the role of creative practice
Locating Menswear forum unites North West academics and industry professionals with menswear consumers and fans
Earlier this month Manchester Fashion Institute held the first Locating Menswear forum at The Manchester Metropolitan University and Space Liverpool. Building on an 18-month AHRC network grant, the forum brought together academics and industry professionals with menswear consumers and fans.
Transforming the lives of people with communication and intellectual disabilities
Research from MMU is changing the lives of people with communication and profound intellectual disabilities across Africa and India, concludes a new publication by the UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR).
SODA announces new innovative partnership
An innovative programme of exhibitions and events exploring emerging technologies and digital futures will be presented at Modal gallery at our School of Digital Arts (SODA) as part of a new partnership with arts organisation Abandon Normal Devices (AND).
Serious flaws affected children in custody during COVID lockdowns, study shows
Children imprisoned in custody during COVID lockdowns were failed by the youth justice system, experiencing increased vulnerabilities and eradication of rights, which led to devastating effects on their mental health.
Creative Resilience and End-of-Life Care: Insights from the Jarman Now Project
Dr Elisa Oliver discusses the first in a series of feasibility events supported by AHEAD in collaboration with Jarman Now.
Sleep, AI and the concept of home explored by Poets of Colour at first public readings
How will AI affect our language and environment? Do we all have equal access to sleep? And what constitutes the idea of ‘home’? These were a few of the concepts explored by three writers taking part in a pioneering project to support emerging poets of colour in Northern England.
AHEAD Case Study : Intangible Sounds as part of Manchester Histories Festival
Intangible Sounds is part of Manchester Histories Festival and coincided with MMU’s 200 Years celebrations. It focuses on music and sound heritages.
Ahead of the curve: approaching inclusive growth in collaboration with arts, humanities and social sciences
Ahead of the curve: approaching inclusive growth in collaboration with arts, humanities and social sciences.