PhD Led Seminar: 5.8

Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

This is a series of informal seminars led by and for Arts & Humanities doctoral students. Each seminar is presented by a different PhD researcher and involves plenty of interactive discussion. This is a friendly, supportive space in which we develop critical research skills and build community. Seminar 5.8: ‘Autoethnography as a methodological process: exploring nature […]

Postponed – What is Interdisciplinary Research?

Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

This is just a reminder that the panel discussion on Interdisciplinary Research, which was due to take place tomorrow as part of the training session, has unfortunately had to be postponed until the summer. More to follow in due course. What is interdisciplinarity and what does it look like in the day to day of […]

Updated: Linking your Research to Impact

Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

This week's training session on thinking about the connections between your research and real world impact outside of the university, will now be led by Dale Townshend from the English Department. You're welcome to join us online or in person. This will be a hybrid session, hosted online on TEAMs and in-person 'Thinking About Impact […]

Jason Allen-Paisant in conversation with Monique Roffey

Geoffrey Manton Building 4 Rosamond Street West, Manchester, United Kingdom

Join us for a very special evening presented by Manchester Met for GoGlobal Week: Jason Allen Paisant in conversation with Monique Roffey Jason will be reading from and talking with Monique about his first non-fiction book, "The Possibility of Tenderness", a personal history and migration tale narrated through the lens of plants and dreams -- […]

PhD Led Seminar: 5.9

Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

This is a series of informal seminars led by and for Arts & Humanities doctoral students. Each seminar is presented by a different PhD researcher and involves plenty of interactive discussion. This is a friendly, supportive space in which we develop critical research skills and build community. When and where: Thursday 6th March 2025 from […]

Archives as Adventure: International Research In Progress

Manchester Poetry Library Grosvenor Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

An illustrated talk followed by Q&A discussing an exciting international research project in progress, unearthing extraordinary archive material from a range of private and public archives in Germany, Poland, and France. Manchester Metropolitan University researcher and writer Rachel Lichtenstein is currently six months into a two-year project to find previously unknown documents, images, recordings, and […]

International Film première– The Last Shoemakers of Doon Valley

Cinema GF12 SODA Building 14 Higher Chatham Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

As part of Go Global Week 2025 in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities we will be showcasing a second film premiere by current PhD student Lokesh Ghai and his friend and collaborating filmmaker Jaymin Modi. This film is a celebration of the resilient community of shoemakers of the Doon Valley in northern India. Shoemaking […]

Reflecting on researcher vulnerability

Please register your attendance if you would like to attend this online masterclass. Methods Masterclass Sessions are suitable for both doctoral students and academic staff. In this interactive online masterclass, we will be exploring the topic of researcher vulnerability – the physical and/or emotional harm an individual may encounter when conducting research. Whether feeling upset […]

March: Writer’s Retreat

Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Writers’ 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 […]

MYRIAD: Creative Health Careers Showcase

Grosvenor Theatre - Arts and Humanities Building Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Join us on the 12th of March for an exciting and informative all-day conference exploring potential career opportunities in the exciting and growing field of Creative Health; how taking part in creative activity can support a community’s physical and mental health and wellbeing. The event has been designed to inspire university students across Greater Manchester […]