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.
The Proud Place is the new golden and energy efficient three-storey LGBT+ Community Centre and Queer Public Place in Manchester’s city centre. Completed in 2022, it is the only purpose-built LGBT+ community centre in the UK and provides a safe and accessible ‘third place’ for LGBT+ people.
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
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
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.
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).
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).
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.
Dr Elisa Oliver discusses the first in a series of feasibility events supported by AHEAD in collaboration with Jarman Now.
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.
Intangible Sounds is part of Manchester Histories Festival and coincided with MMU’s 200 Years celebrations. It focuses on music and sound heritages.