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2025
18
June
2025
| 09:30 Europe/London
On Friday 20 June, Dr Alice Correia (Lecturer of modern and contemporary British Art) will present her research exploring the presence and absence of South Asian diaspora artists in UK public collections. Titled, "South Asian Artists and
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17
June
2025
| 11:00 Europe/London
A team of researchers at the University of Ƶ have secured a major €2.5 million (£2.1 million) grant from the European Research Council to uncover lost medical writings that could transform our understanding of ancient medicine and the
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12
June
2025
| 11:46 Europe/London
13 students and staff from the University of Ƶ and the Ƶ Confucius Institute joined the racing team and competed against Confucius Institutes from Liverpool, Edge Hill, Lancaster, UCLAN, Sheffield and St Mary’s, a Confucius
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11
June
2025
| 10:22 Europe/London
Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024) has most recently been awarded Gold in the ‘Social Change and Social Justice’ category at the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards. Recognising books that advance
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10
June
2025
| 14:30 Europe/London
Sandy Chipolina, who is graduating from Chinese Studies and Spanish in 2025, finished runner up in the 5th Chinese Competition of Charitable Projects & Business Innovations for UK University Students.In this year's competition, eight finalists
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06
June
2025
| 14:00 Europe/London
On Wednesday 4 June, University of Ƶ’s School of Arts, Languages and Culture hosted a sold-out event titled Playing with Cruelty: Pop Culture, Performativity, and the Stanford Prison Experiment, held to coincide with the UK premiere of
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04
June
2025
| 14:52 Europe/London
As part of this collaboration Creative Ƶ are curating the programme of the afternoon and evening on 20 June, to take place at Jodrell Bank. After a morning in Ƶ, conference attendees travel to Jodrell Bank in the idyllic Chesire
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27
May
2025
| 15:52 Europe/London
We are delighted to congratulate Rob Rinder, University of Ƶ alumnus, on winning the 2025 BAFTA Television Award for Factual Entertainment for his BBC series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, co-hosted with Rylan Clark.The award-winning series
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22
May
2025
| 15:40 Europe/London
The University of Ƶ is set to launch the Ƶ Digital Dante Library, a landmark digital collection which will make some of the rarest and most significant early printed editions of Dante’s Divine Comedy available freely online for the
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22
May
2025
| 15:39 Europe/London
Dr Jenna Ashton, Senior Lecturer in Heritage Studies (AHCP, SALC), is lending her research expertise on community place-based heritage projects and intangible cultural heritage to support the evaluation of the “Slawit Shop and Moonraking” project
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21
May
2025
| 15:18 Europe/London
On 29 April 2025, Creative Ƶ and the American Studies Department hosted a compelling in-conversation event featuring Professor Michèle Lamont (Harvard University) and Professor Gary Younge (University of Ƶ), at the Alliance
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21
May
2025
| 15:15 Europe/London
Creative Ƶ was delighted to host the inaugural event in a new series examining the critical role of arts centres across the UK and Ireland, in The Martin Harris Centre at the University of Ƶ on 29 April. Led by Honorary
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20
May
2025
| 11:40 Europe/London
 Kenneth Atuma, one of the promising young academic at our university, recently spoke at the AIIM International AI+IM Global Summit 2025 , held from 31 March to 2 April in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This high-profile international summit
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16
May
2025
| 14:47 Europe/London
As part of the Records and Information Management Practice (RIMP) module teaching and learning experience, students from our MA in Library and Archives Studies programme embarked on a unique experiential learning trip to Restore
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15
May
2025
| 12:00 Europe/London
National Geographic is set to premiere ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth’ in the UK next month, which features expert commentary from The University of Ƶ’s Professor Stephen Scott-Bottoms.
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14
May
2025
| 12:50 Europe/London
On Wednesday, 30 April internationally acclaimed artist, Chila Kumari Burman came to the University in her capacity as the 2024-2025 Pilkington Visiting Professor in Art History.In an illuminating keynote public lecture, Burman discussed her new
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13
May
2025
| 08:58 Europe/London
The University of Ƶ and Garden Court North Chambers hosted a lecture by award-winning Guardian journalist David Conn on the Hillsborough disaster, and the subsequent legal failings that led to a decades-long fight for justice. The
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08
May
2025
| 15:56 Europe/London
A new report from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) provides fresh insight on the Arts, Culture and Heritage workforce and participation following the Covid-19 pandemic. Participation in arts and culture was found to
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25
April
2025
| 10:00 Europe/London
Ƶ City of Literature has announced the full programme for the upcoming Festival of Libraries 2025, which will take place in libraries across Greater Ƶ from 4-8 June.This year’s Festival of Libraries is headlined by Dame Maggie
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24
April
2025
| 16:38 Europe/London
Creative Ƶ, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Ƶ are pleased to announce the return of the CreaTech Network Series, with three events taking place across Ƶ from May to June 2025.Following on from a
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24
April
2025
| 12:41 Europe/London
Since the beginning of January 2025, Karen Gabay has been carrying out a Simon Industrial Fellowship at The University of Ƶ, with the Creative Ƶ research platform. The Fellowship “This is our Story – Reclaiming Black British
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22
April
2025
| 15:55 Europe/London
This year, the SSS will focus on the theme of ‘Intergenerationality’, exploring debates about how generations are constituted and distinguished one from another in the context of feminist, queer and trans theories and practices.Taking place from
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27
March
2025
| 10:51 Europe/London
On 11 March, Creative Ƶ presented an enlightening event featuring David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History, in conversation with journalist, radio broadcaster, and author, Kavita Puri. Together, they explored the themes of
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21
March
2025
| 11:51 Europe/London
Esteemed poet and former Chancellor of The University of Ƶ, Lemn Sissay OBE, has been unveiled as a returning judge for the 2025 edition of the annual Micropoetry competition.
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17
March
2025
| 18:15 Europe/London
Internationally acclaimed novelist and short story writer Sarah Hall has joined The University of Ƶ as a Professor of Creative Writing.
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17
March
2025
| 09:39 Europe/London
We marked International Women’s Day with the official opening of the Marian Millar Building, named in honour of the first woman to graduate with a music degree in the UK. A passionate advocate for women’s education, Marian taught at Ƶ High
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13
March
2025
| 15:33 Europe/London
Written by Dr Henry McPherson, Research Associate, Creative Ƶ Speaking to professionals who make powerful arts-based participatory research happen, we get a sense of the importance of creative practices in sustaining relationships and
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05
March
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
The University of Ƶ’s Professor Joyce Tyldesley OBE has won the 2025 Archaeologist of the Year award, as voted for by readers of Current Archaeology magazine.
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20
February
2025
| 13:57 Europe/London
An expert from The University of Ƶ has strongly criticised US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks blaming a tragic aviation accident on diversity initiatives. Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries Dr Roaa Ali argues that these
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12
February
2025
| 15:52 Europe/London
Exploring the natural world through literature and exchange between UK and China, Real Contentment is a nine month project that will forge a lasting partnership between Ƶ and Nanjing, both UNESCO Cities of Literature and UNESCO Cities of
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