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
Category AHEAD Stories
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.
AHEAD Archive : 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
Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University's Faculty of Arts and Humanities are at the forefront of embracing inclusive growth is not just an economic necessity but a social imperative. Their multidisciplinary projects demonstrate how integrating diverse perspectives leads to more effective and equitable growth strategies.
Conversations with History: Past, Present and Futures of Manchester’s Art Ecology
Dani Child, Senior Lecturer in Art History brings together historians and creatives working in Manchester and local regions on the occasions of the 200 year anniversaries of Manchester Art Gallery and Manchester Met and the 40th anniversary of Castlefield Gallery for two public events. These events initiated important conversations about the past, present and future of Manchester (and the North)’s art ecology.
Voices of the future
The ‘Voices of the Future’ project aims to involve children and young people as co-researchers to explore the potential of future treescapes in mitigating climate change.
Talking Trees / 树说/述说 an audio walk that combines notions of language, landscape and soundscapes
Talking Trees / 树说/述说 is a collaborative research project that provides students from the University of Nottingham (UoN) and other UK HE institutions with the opportunity to ‘Journey to the East’ without travelling to the country.
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.
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.