Transforming Health Highlight : Dementia support through Design, Music and Play
Design, Music and Play are being used to support people living with dementia in Greater Manchester and internationally.
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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.
Landscapes of Change : Pick up your Manchester Poetry Library events programme
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
SODA Animation students scoop prestigious Royal Television Society awards
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…
Article: Fashion needs stronger storytelling that is more inclusive, relevant and responsible
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…
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…