12 events found.
June: Writer’s Retreat
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomWriters’ Retreats give postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet, structured, and supportive atmosphere. The retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. Chad was awarded his PhD in History in 2019, and […]
Meet, Greet, Connect and Create
PhD students from all disciplines are warmly invited to a new PhD student-led online initiative. If you are interested in joining please email Arlene Jackson
Writing Ethics Workshop: How do we write about ethical complexities?
Please note this event takes place online via Teams, the link is available via Moodle. You are cordially invited to the next event in our “writing ethics” series: a short on-line writing retreat. Although primarily aimed at PhD students, the session would be beneficial for anyone who is reflecting on ethical complexities in their publications. […]
PhD Reading Group, Session on Decolonial Methodologies
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomJoin us for a peer-led session exploring decolonial methodologies in research. Open to all PhD researchers in Art, Design, and Humanities, at any stage of study. Format: This is a supportive space for discussion, learning, and exchanging ideas.
Seminar 6.2: Nerea Wachter Galindo
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomGrosvenor East room 2.06 and on Teams, with optional extension until 2.30 pm for in-person attendees. Tea, coffee, juice and snacks provided. Email Loretta to say whether you would like to attend online or in person, and if you have any dietary requirements (all snacks are vegetarian).
Embedding Co-production in your research with Alix Moreleigh, the Booth Centre
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomIn-person in GE 2.06 and online via Teams Organised by Katie Chatburn. Please email Katie if you’d like to attend in person. 2025 sees the 30th anniversary of our thriving Booth Centre community, here in Manchester. We exist in partnership, to raise the voices of all who have been impacted by homelessness and to celebrate […]
Manchester Writing School Summer Festival
Grosvenor Theatre - Arts and Humanities Building Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomThis four-day intensive course is designed to give participants a taste of life in the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, one of the UK’s most successful literary centres, and home to one of the country’s largest postgraduate English and Creative Writing communities. The course will introduce you to tutors and current students and […]
Guest seminar: Responding to violent extremism
BS 7.03 Business School Oxford Road, Manchester, United KingdomLunchtime seminar: Responding to violent extremism - resilience and rehabilitation.Wednesday June 18, 12-1:30pm Room BS 7.03This seminar provides an opportunity to hear from two leading Australian scholars, Ramon Spaaij (Victoria University; Manchester Met Global Chair) and Vivian Gerrand, PhD (Deakin University), exploring novel approaches to countering violent extremism.It will feature a 15-minute presentation from each speaker, followed by a facilitated […]
Seminar 6.3: Sophie Scott
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomGrosvenor East room 2.06 and on Teams, with optional extension until 2.30 pm for in-person attendees. Tea, coffee, juice and snacks provided. Presenter: Sophie Scott. Sophie is in her 2nd year of a practice-based PhD. The research is investigating how pre-consumer fabric waste solutions can be more aligned to real world challenges, faced by fashion […]
Arts and Humanities Summer Party and Social
Business School Atrium Oxford Road, ManchesterWe are pleased to announce a date for our annual Arts and Humanities Summer Party and Social, which will take place this year on Thursday 19th June from 4.30 to 6.30 pm in the Grosvenor East, 3rd Floor Open Space and Roof Terrace. This will be a great opportunity to catch up with everyone and […]
Entangled II: Poetry Reading
Manchester Poetry Library Grosvenor Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomManchester Poetry Library and online Join poets Mark Pajak, Anita Slater, and Domenic Suntrapak for a poetry reading and discussion as they untangle the threads that link their poetry and research at Manchester Metropolitan University. Mark Pajak’s PhD research explores the question of what poetry does for young lives by working with children in schools, […]
Practice-based Conversations: Mapping Methods and Methodologies with Sara Davies
Manchester Poetry Library Grosvenor Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomThe Poetry Library (round table) and Online via Teams This is a peer-led event organised by Nicola Lewis-Dixon Thinking about methods and methodologies in arts and design practice-based research can be challenging. There may be multiple methods involved, making it hard to pinpoint a single methodology that fits the project. The project might draw from […]