12 events found.
Looking Ahead to the Annual Review
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomAnnual Progress Reviews (APRs) give you the opportunity to demonstrate your research progress and receive formal feedback from academic reviewers. These take place annually and doctoral students must complete each review satisfactorily in order to progress to the next year of their research programme. In this informal session we’ll talk about what to expect from […]
Transnational Popular Print in the Long Nineteenth Century: Hybrid Seminar
Geoffrey Manton Building 4 Rosamond Street West, Manchester, United KingdomThis even will take place in Geoffrey Mantion G.09A and online. This afternoon research seminar provides an opportunity to trace the transnational dimensions of print culture in the long nineteenth century. It explores the uneven dynamics of both popular and personal print networks, as conveyed across borders in a range of modes, forms, and media. […]
Pitching to the Media
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomWith Professor Andrew McMillan and Lucy Zhou (Head of Publicity at Canongate). From both a writers and publicists point of view, find out about getting your work out there beyond the academy, how pitching to the media works and how to frame wider narratives around the narrow focus of your work. Please email Fran Brooks […]
April: 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 […]
Pigs in Chinatown: A Discussion on Fiction and Film with André Forget
Cinema GF12 SODA Building 14 Higher Chatham Street, Manchester, United KingdomJoin us for a special evening presented by the Manchester Writing School and the Pop Screen Cultures Research Group - André Forget in conversation with Reuben Martens. Canadian novelist André Forget will be reading from and talking about his debut novel, In the City of Pigs (2022, Dundurn Press), which chronicles the story of a […]
Interpretation, Curation and Engagement Workshop
Manchester Poetry Library Grosvenor Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomAt Manchester Poetry Library, our exhibitions have taken an increasingly formative role in research development. Rather than simply serving as a research output or an isolated engagement activity, our exhibitions have intersected with staff and PGR’s research journeys at different stages. This session will begin with a preview of Manchester Poetry Library’s new summer exhibition […]
Updated: Open Mic Afternoon – Online
Meet, Greet, Connect and Create, the online support group run by Arlene Jackson, is branching out with an Open Mic Afternoon. Please see Arlene's message below: You are warmly invited to join this accessible online Open Mic event where we are so lucky to have a fabulous, varied programme - Caroline Stancer, Quen Took and […]
Research for human users
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. Conducting research with human stakeholders gives the opportunity for outcomes with impact and societal benefit. This session looks at how to include this in the planning process, methodologies, and through […]
May: Writers’ Retreats
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 […]
Practice-based Conversations: Encounters with Archives with Hannah Singleton
Manchester Poetry Library Grosvenor Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomThis event takes place at The Poetry Library (round table) and Online via Teams. This session is peer-led, and organised by Nicola Lewis-Dixon - please email Nicola or Fran Brooks if you'd like to come in person so that we can order the right amount of coffee and snacks. This session will explore some of the […]
Seminar 6.1: Please Mind The Gap: Entanglement of poetry, ceramics and textiles
Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United KingdomWhen & where: Thursday 22nd May 2025 from 1-2 pm in Grosvenor East room 206 and on Teams, with optional extension until 2.30pm for in-person attendees. Tea, coffee, juice and snacks provided. Presenter: LOkesh Ghai. LOkesh is a 1st year Fashion, practice-based PhD candidate. He is investigating the intersection of queerness, craft and activism, using shoes […]
Fiction Writers Respond to AI
Please note this event takes place online, the link is available via the Moodle Announcment. The Centre for Fiction research group invites you to an online panel discussion on the implications of AI for writers and readers of fiction. Is this a threat or an opportunity? Can AI write our books, or is there something […]