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AHEAD (Arts and Humanities Engagement and Dialogue) is a multidisciplinary community of academics and professional services colleagues who are focused on amplification and elevation of Faculty research on the national stage. Our aim is to enhance support for arts, humanities and social science researchers' engagement with local, regional and national communities and with policy makers and policy influencers, helping to raise the profile of the Arts and Humanities Faculty, while also enhancing research impact. Blue Sky : aheadmmu.bsky.social Instagram : @aheadmmu LinkedIn : linkedin.com/company/aheadmmu/ Linktree : linktr.ee/aheadmmu

Joined: February 27, 2024
Articles: 29

AHEAD Stories, Championing Creative Excellence

Star-studded film adaptation of lecturer’s atmospheric novel to be released to cinemas

Starring Matt Smith (Dr Who) and Morfydd Clark (Lord of the Rings), Lecturer in Creative Writing Andrew Hurley’s Starve Acre – about to be brought to the big screen by BFI Distribution - sees a family’s seemingly idyllic rural life thrown into turmoil when their young son starts acting out of character.

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May 16, 2024

AHEAD Stories, Championing Creative Excellence

Landscapes of Change : Pick up your Manchester Poetry Library events programme

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The Spring / Summer season brochure for Manchester Poetry Library is in the building! Super proud to have worked on the first listings brochure for this gem of a venue at The Manchester Metropolitan University. The brochure includes activities supported by the AHEAD funding to support Arts and Humanities academics.

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April 17, 2024

Championing Creative Excellence, Leading Sustainability, Transforming Health

Manchester School of Architecture named 5th best in the world

Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) has once again been named in the top five of the QS World Subject Rankings. The University’s MSA is ranked 5th in the world in the 2024 league table – maintaining last year’s success and its highest-ever position – and 2nd in the UK.

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April 17, 2024

AHEAD Stories

Bunker Talks – Spring/Summer

Curated by the Performance Research Group at Manchester School of Art, Bunker Talks explore geopolitical, ecological or economic concerns. The talks create space for critical encounters, presentations, provocation and dialogue.

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April 15, 2024

Championing Creative Excellence

Article : Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old

Harnessing the properties of spider silk has been a longstanding aim because the material is as strong as steel, yet also highly elastic. However, the idea of using silk to make bulletproof vests is not a new idea. Instead, it goes back centuries.

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April 9, 2024

AHEAD Events, AHEAD Stories, Championing Creative Excellence

Short Course : Take Your Research Public

Save the Dates : June-July 2024 Join experts from Manchester Centre for Public Histories + Heritage (MCPHH) and beyond on a practical course to develop your academic historical work into formats suitable for wider publics. Led by Professor Catherine Fletcher, this…

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April 2, 2024

AHEAD Stories, Championing Creative Excellence

SODA Animation students scoop prestigious Royal Television Society awards

Black and white still from animated film featuring 2 fabric birds. The word Squab is written in white

Best Animation’ and ‘Best Animation Director’ awarded at RTS North West Student Awards A moving animation about a stolen sketchbook is among Manchester Met’s School of Digital Art (SODA) student work to have won at the Royal Television Society Student…

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March 22, 2024

Championing Creative Excellence, Leading Sustainability, Tackling Inequalities

Article: Fashion needs stronger storytelling that is more inclusive, relevant and responsible

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Benjamin Wild, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Narratives at Manchester Met, writing in The Conversation Published: March 20, 2024 As a cultural historian who researches fashion, I believe the industry has to do better to effect change, and this can be…

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March 20, 2024

AHEAD Stories, Championing Creative Excellence, Driving Economic Growth, Tackling Inequalities

Manchester Met key partner in successful UNESCO City of Lifelong Learning bid

We have supported Manchester City Council in a successful bid to become a UNESCO City of Lifelong Learning. It will join an international network of 356 cities and will be only one of six cities in the world to hold both…