Welcome to AHEAD

AHEAD (Arts and Humanities Engagement And Dialogue) is the public engagement programme of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University.

AHEAD – Arts and Humanities Engagement and Dialogue, aims to elevate the Faculty in national discussions, advocating for the significance of arts, humanities, and social sciences in addressing contemporary challenges and making a positive difference.

Our world-leading research and education changes lives. Our expertise spans, art, design, fashion, English, politics, history, sociology, criminology, architecture, journalism, languages and more.

AHEAD presents a rolling programme of events and collaborations on a range of topics, disciplines and research areas from across the faculty and throughout the year.

Please join us in making a positive impact through research.

We hope you enjoy the programme!


Download the Public Engagement Calendar for upcoming activity involving Manchester Met’s Arts and Humanities Researchers

Events Programme

Our Researchers are sharing their creativity and wisdom across the university all year round. Here are a selection of ways you can hear about their impact and conversations

Highlights from the Faculty

Language and Social In/Justice: Advanced Workshop for Teachers

Led by Dr Ian Cushing, Reader in Critical Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University, this summer school brought together educators from a variety of schools, for an intensive, two-day summer school on linguistic justice. Teachers were given cutting-edge research resources to read, discuss, and apply in their own classrooms.