School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
@uomsalc.bsky.social
We are one of four Schools in the Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester.
Ssrah Hall shortlisted for Goldsmiths Prize
We're proud to announce that Helm by Sarah Hall, the Centre for New Writing's Professor of Creative Writing, has been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize – an award for fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form.
We're proud to announce that Helm by Sarah Hall, the Centre for New Writing's Professor of Creative Writing, has been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize – an award for fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ssrah Hall shortlisted for Goldsmiths Prize
We're proud to announce that Helm by Sarah Hall, the Centre for New Writing's Professor of Creative Writing, has been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize – an award for fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form.
We're proud to announce that Helm by Sarah Hall, the Centre for New Writing's Professor of Creative Writing, has been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize – an award for fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form.
Islamic Feminism: Hermeneutics and Activism
📅 Wednesday 26 November
⏰ 1-2.30pm
💻 Online event
🎟️ Free – Booking required
Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/islamic-fe...
📅 Wednesday 26 November
⏰ 1-2.30pm
💻 Online event
🎟️ Free – Booking required
Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/islamic-fe...
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Islamic Feminism: Hermeneutics and Activism
📅 Wednesday 26 November
⏰ 1-2.30pm
💻 Online event
🎟️ Free – Booking required
Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/islamic-fe...
📅 Wednesday 26 November
⏰ 1-2.30pm
💻 Online event
🎟️ Free – Booking required
Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/islamic-fe...
Join us for a cultural event about Kurdish storytelling and history, to celebrate the launch of 'The Last Pomegranate Tree' by Bachtyar Ali
📅 Thursday 27 November
⏰ 4.45-6pm
📍 Samuel Alexander Building, SG16
🎟 Free entry, all welcome, no booking required
📅 Thursday 27 November
⏰ 4.45-6pm
📍 Samuel Alexander Building, SG16
🎟 Free entry, all welcome, no booking required
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join us for a cultural event about Kurdish storytelling and history, to celebrate the launch of 'The Last Pomegranate Tree' by Bachtyar Ali
📅 Thursday 27 November
⏰ 4.45-6pm
📍 Samuel Alexander Building, SG16
🎟 Free entry, all welcome, no booking required
📅 Thursday 27 November
⏰ 4.45-6pm
📍 Samuel Alexander Building, SG16
🎟 Free entry, all welcome, no booking required
On our Black Theatre History Month blog today, we take a look at 'Flash Trash', a Jamaican reggae pantomime that was first seen in Britain at the Half Moon Theatre in London’s East End.
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
On our Black Theatre History Month blog today, we take a look at 'Flash Trash', a Jamaican reggae pantomime that was first seen in Britain at the Half Moon Theatre in London’s East End.
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
Join the Centre for New Writing and @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social at @mcrlitfest.bsky.social to hear Zadie Smith discuss her new essay collection 'Dead and Alive'.
📅 Tue 4 Nov
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 @rncmlive.bsky.social
🎟 £18 (£35 including the book)
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/zadie...
📅 Tue 4 Nov
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 @rncmlive.bsky.social
🎟 £18 (£35 including the book)
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/zadie...
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join the Centre for New Writing and @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social at @mcrlitfest.bsky.social to hear Zadie Smith discuss her new essay collection 'Dead and Alive'.
📅 Tue 4 Nov
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 @rncmlive.bsky.social
🎟 £18 (£35 including the book)
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/zadie...
📅 Tue 4 Nov
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 @rncmlive.bsky.social
🎟 £18 (£35 including the book)
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/zadie...
Inundated: A Climate Conversation in Performance
A unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis.
📅 Tue 28 Oct and Tue 4 Nov
⏰ Bar opens 5.30pm. Performance 6-7.30pm
📍 Revolucion de Cuba, 11 Peter Street M2 5QR
🎟 Free – Booking required
A unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis.
📅 Tue 28 Oct and Tue 4 Nov
⏰ Bar opens 5.30pm. Performance 6-7.30pm
📍 Revolucion de Cuba, 11 Peter Street M2 5QR
🎟 Free – Booking required
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Inundated: A Climate Conversation in Performance
A unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis.
📅 Tue 28 Oct and Tue 4 Nov
⏰ Bar opens 5.30pm. Performance 6-7.30pm
📍 Revolucion de Cuba, 11 Peter Street M2 5QR
🎟 Free – Booking required
A unique interactive theatre event exploring how our working lives must adapt to the climate crisis.
📅 Tue 28 Oct and Tue 4 Nov
⏰ Bar opens 5.30pm. Performance 6-7.30pm
📍 Revolucion de Cuba, 11 Peter Street M2 5QR
🎟 Free – Booking required
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from the virtuoso American soprano Lucy Shelton, at two upcoming events.
Find out more and book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/after-pier...
Brought to you by @manchester.ac.uk Music Department, in partnership with The Commission for New and Old Art
Find out more and book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/after-pier...
Brought to you by @manchester.ac.uk Music Department, in partnership with The Commission for New and Old Art
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from the virtuoso American soprano Lucy Shelton, at two upcoming events.
Find out more and book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/after-pier...
Brought to you by @manchester.ac.uk Music Department, in partnership with The Commission for New and Old Art
Find out more and book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/after-pier...
Brought to you by @manchester.ac.uk Music Department, in partnership with The Commission for New and Old Art
Today's Black Theatre History Month blog post is all about 'Look to the Sky', a gripping play which explores the mysterious and complicated culture of inner-city youth.
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Today's Black Theatre History Month blog post is all about 'Look to the Sky', a gripping play which explores the mysterious and complicated culture of inner-city youth.
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
TheCentre for New Writing, @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social and @mcrlitfest.bsky.social bring you a fascinating talk from Marcus du Sautoy, exploring the boundaries between art and mathematics.
📅 Sun 19 Oct
⏰ 4.30pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/marcu...
📅 Sun 19 Oct
⏰ 4.30pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/marcu...
October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
TheCentre for New Writing, @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social and @mcrlitfest.bsky.social bring you a fascinating talk from Marcus du Sautoy, exploring the boundaries between art and mathematics.
📅 Sun 19 Oct
⏰ 4.30pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/marcu...
📅 Sun 19 Oct
⏰ 4.30pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/marcu...
Congrats to Vona Groarke, the Centre for New Writing's Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, on being shortlisted for this year's T. S. Eliot Prize.
The prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best new poetry collection published in the UK and Ireland.
Read more: tseliot.com/prize/about/
The prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best new poetry collection published in the UK and Ireland.
Read more: tseliot.com/prize/about/
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Congrats to Vona Groarke, the Centre for New Writing's Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, on being shortlisted for this year's T. S. Eliot Prize.
The prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best new poetry collection published in the UK and Ireland.
Read more: tseliot.com/prize/about/
The prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best new poetry collection published in the UK and Ireland.
Read more: tseliot.com/prize/about/
Delve into a selection of plays about queer love and acceptance, in today's Black Theatre History Month blog.
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Delve into a selection of plays about queer love and acceptance, in today's Black Theatre History Month blog.
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/salc-making-...
This weekend – @mcrlitfest.bsky.social gets underway – with Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson, discussing their haunting new books exploring nature, myth, folklore and the female body.
📅 Sat 11 Oct
⏰ 3pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/sarah...
📅 Sat 11 Oct
⏰ 3pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/sarah...
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This weekend – @mcrlitfest.bsky.social gets underway – with Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson, discussing their haunting new books exploring nature, myth, folklore and the female body.
📅 Sat 11 Oct
⏰ 3pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/sarah...
📅 Sat 11 Oct
⏰ 3pm
📍 Mcr Central Library
🎟 £12 / £10
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/sarah...
Register for the first webinar in the joint University of Sharjah and @manchester.ac.uk: 'Empowering Muslim Women in Scientific Research'.
📅 Wed 24 Sept
⏰ 1-2.30pm (UK time)
📍 Online
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-islah-j...
📅 Wed 24 Sept
⏰ 1-2.30pm (UK time)
📍 Online
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-islah-j...
September 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Register for the first webinar in the joint University of Sharjah and @manchester.ac.uk: 'Empowering Muslim Women in Scientific Research'.
📅 Wed 24 Sept
⏰ 1-2.30pm (UK time)
📍 Online
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-islah-j...
📅 Wed 24 Sept
⏰ 1-2.30pm (UK time)
📍 Online
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-islah-j...
Manchester Medieval Quarter Festival
📅 Sat 27 Sept
⏰ 11am-4pm
📍 Chetham's Library
🎟 Free – No booking required
Be thrilled by keen-eyed birds of prey, entranced by historical re-enactors, and entertained by lively performers – plus stalls, a medieval fashion show and tournament!
📅 Sat 27 Sept
⏰ 11am-4pm
📍 Chetham's Library
🎟 Free – No booking required
Be thrilled by keen-eyed birds of prey, entranced by historical re-enactors, and entertained by lively performers – plus stalls, a medieval fashion show and tournament!
August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Manchester Medieval Quarter Festival
📅 Sat 27 Sept
⏰ 11am-4pm
📍 Chetham's Library
🎟 Free – No booking required
Be thrilled by keen-eyed birds of prey, entranced by historical re-enactors, and entertained by lively performers – plus stalls, a medieval fashion show and tournament!
📅 Sat 27 Sept
⏰ 11am-4pm
📍 Chetham's Library
🎟 Free – No booking required
Be thrilled by keen-eyed birds of prey, entranced by historical re-enactors, and entertained by lively performers – plus stalls, a medieval fashion show and tournament!
Our followers in London can catch Professor David Olusoga in conversation with former President of the USA Barack Obama:
📅 Wed 24 Sep
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 The O2 Arena
Info and tickets:
www.fane.co.uk/barack-obama
📅 Wed 24 Sep
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 The O2 Arena
Info and tickets:
www.fane.co.uk/barack-obama
July 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Our followers in London can catch Professor David Olusoga in conversation with former President of the USA Barack Obama:
📅 Wed 24 Sep
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 The O2 Arena
Info and tickets:
www.fane.co.uk/barack-obama
📅 Wed 24 Sep
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 The O2 Arena
Info and tickets:
www.fane.co.uk/barack-obama
Universally Mcr Festival
📅 Sat 14 Jun
⏰ 11am-4.30pm
📍 Oxford Road Campus
🎟 FREE (Some events require booking)
We'll be demonstrating a video game about fast fashion, and you can vote for your favourite image from our UK-China International Photography Competition!
universallymanchester.com/about/
📅 Sat 14 Jun
⏰ 11am-4.30pm
📍 Oxford Road Campus
🎟 FREE (Some events require booking)
We'll be demonstrating a video game about fast fashion, and you can vote for your favourite image from our UK-China International Photography Competition!
universallymanchester.com/about/
June 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Universally Mcr Festival
📅 Sat 14 Jun
⏰ 11am-4.30pm
📍 Oxford Road Campus
🎟 FREE (Some events require booking)
We'll be demonstrating a video game about fast fashion, and you can vote for your favourite image from our UK-China International Photography Competition!
universallymanchester.com/about/
📅 Sat 14 Jun
⏰ 11am-4.30pm
📍 Oxford Road Campus
🎟 FREE (Some events require booking)
We'll be demonstrating a video game about fast fashion, and you can vote for your favourite image from our UK-China International Photography Competition!
universallymanchester.com/about/
'The Others' by SALC's very own Sheena Kalayil is out now from @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social – and there's a playlist to accompany the book!
Launch event:
📅 Thu 19 Jun
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟 £4 (Free when purchasing a copy of the book!)
📍 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-others...
Launch event:
📅 Thu 19 Jun
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟 £4 (Free when purchasing a copy of the book!)
📍 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-others...
June 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
'The Others' by SALC's very own Sheena Kalayil is out now from @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social – and there's a playlist to accompany the book!
Launch event:
📅 Thu 19 Jun
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟 £4 (Free when purchasing a copy of the book!)
📍 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-others...
Launch event:
📅 Thu 19 Jun
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟 £4 (Free when purchasing a copy of the book!)
📍 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-others...
Check out this fantastic visual summary of the fascinating conversations at our recent Research Showcase – created by the talented Jenny Leonard Art (jennyleonardart.com)
May 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Check out this fantastic visual summary of the fascinating conversations at our recent Research Showcase – created by the talented Jenny Leonard Art (jennyleonardart.com)
The Sexuality Summer School public events programme starts on Sunday – this year's theme is 'Intergenerationality'.
Visit the link below to find out more about the schedule of fascinating screenings and inspirational conversations:
sexualitysummerschool.wordpress.com
Visit the link below to find out more about the schedule of fascinating screenings and inspirational conversations:
sexualitysummerschool.wordpress.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The Sexuality Summer School public events programme starts on Sunday – this year's theme is 'Intergenerationality'.
Visit the link below to find out more about the schedule of fascinating screenings and inspirational conversations:
sexualitysummerschool.wordpress.com
Visit the link below to find out more about the schedule of fascinating screenings and inspirational conversations:
sexualitysummerschool.wordpress.com
Prof Stephen Reicher (Uni of St Andrews) in conversation with Prof Stephen Scott-Bottoms (Uni of Manchester) to mark the UK launch of 'The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth'
📅 Wed 4 Jun
⏰ 4-6pm
📍 Martin Harris Centre
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.tickettailor.com/.../universi...
📅 Wed 4 Jun
⏰ 4-6pm
📍 Martin Harris Centre
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.tickettailor.com/.../universi...
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Prof Stephen Reicher (Uni of St Andrews) in conversation with Prof Stephen Scott-Bottoms (Uni of Manchester) to mark the UK launch of 'The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth'
📅 Wed 4 Jun
⏰ 4-6pm
📍 Martin Harris Centre
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.tickettailor.com/.../universi...
📅 Wed 4 Jun
⏰ 4-6pm
📍 Martin Harris Centre
🎟 Free – Booking required
www.tickettailor.com/.../universi...
TOMORROW: Thu 1 May
Defiance! Artists at Risk
A conversation with journalist Gianmarco del Re, author of 'Ukrainian Field Notes I and II' (6-7pm, Sam Alex Building, Room A201)
Followed at 7.30pm by a night of contemporary Ukrainian music at #ManchesterAcademy
www.eventbrite.com/e/mariia-pet...
Defiance! Artists at Risk
A conversation with journalist Gianmarco del Re, author of 'Ukrainian Field Notes I and II' (6-7pm, Sam Alex Building, Room A201)
Followed at 7.30pm by a night of contemporary Ukrainian music at #ManchesterAcademy
www.eventbrite.com/e/mariia-pet...
April 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
TOMORROW: Thu 1 May
Defiance! Artists at Risk
A conversation with journalist Gianmarco del Re, author of 'Ukrainian Field Notes I and II' (6-7pm, Sam Alex Building, Room A201)
Followed at 7.30pm by a night of contemporary Ukrainian music at #ManchesterAcademy
www.eventbrite.com/e/mariia-pet...
Defiance! Artists at Risk
A conversation with journalist Gianmarco del Re, author of 'Ukrainian Field Notes I and II' (6-7pm, Sam Alex Building, Room A201)
Followed at 7.30pm by a night of contemporary Ukrainian music at #ManchesterAcademy
www.eventbrite.com/e/mariia-pet...
Centre for New Writing's next event with @mcrlitfest.bsky.social is coming soon!
A beloved chronicler of nature, Robert Macfarlane discusses his new book 'Is a River Alive?'
📅 Fri 9 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 @contactmcr.bsky.social
🎟️ £14 / £12
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/rober...
A beloved chronicler of nature, Robert Macfarlane discusses his new book 'Is a River Alive?'
📅 Fri 9 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 @contactmcr.bsky.social
🎟️ £14 / £12
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/rober...
April 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Centre for New Writing's next event with @mcrlitfest.bsky.social is coming soon!
A beloved chronicler of nature, Robert Macfarlane discusses his new book 'Is a River Alive?'
📅 Fri 9 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 @contactmcr.bsky.social
🎟️ £14 / £12
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/rober...
A beloved chronicler of nature, Robert Macfarlane discusses his new book 'Is a River Alive?'
📅 Fri 9 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 @contactmcr.bsky.social
🎟️ £14 / £12
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/rober...
Venue upgrade!
Colm Tóibín's discussion of 'Long Island', hosted by John McAuliffe, is now at University Place, Oxford Rd.
📅 Mon 16 Jun
⏰ 7-8.15pm
🎟️ £12 / £10
Original tickets still valid, more seats available on the @mcrlitfest.bsky.social site: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/colm-...
Colm Tóibín's discussion of 'Long Island', hosted by John McAuliffe, is now at University Place, Oxford Rd.
📅 Mon 16 Jun
⏰ 7-8.15pm
🎟️ £12 / £10
Original tickets still valid, more seats available on the @mcrlitfest.bsky.social site: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/colm-...
April 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Venue upgrade!
Colm Tóibín's discussion of 'Long Island', hosted by John McAuliffe, is now at University Place, Oxford Rd.
📅 Mon 16 Jun
⏰ 7-8.15pm
🎟️ £12 / £10
Original tickets still valid, more seats available on the @mcrlitfest.bsky.social site: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/colm-...
Colm Tóibín's discussion of 'Long Island', hosted by John McAuliffe, is now at University Place, Oxford Rd.
📅 Mon 16 Jun
⏰ 7-8.15pm
🎟️ £12 / £10
Original tickets still valid, more seats available on the @mcrlitfest.bsky.social site: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/colm-...
Next week, @mcrlitfest.bsky.social and the Centre for New Writing welcome Kevin Barry for a discussion about his latest novel 'The Heart in Winter' – hosted by author Terri White.
📅 Thu 1 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 Manchester Central Library
🎟 £10 / £8
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/kevin...
📅 Thu 1 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 Manchester Central Library
🎟 £10 / £8
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/kevin...
April 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Next week, @mcrlitfest.bsky.social and the Centre for New Writing welcome Kevin Barry for a discussion about his latest novel 'The Heart in Winter' – hosted by author Terri White.
📅 Thu 1 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 Manchester Central Library
🎟 £10 / £8
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/kevin...
📅 Thu 1 May
⏰ 7-8.15pm
📍 Manchester Central Library
🎟 £10 / £8
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/kevin...
"There are women and gender diverse musicians like Marian, although rare, throughout history – that paved the path for us today..."
A look back to the opening of our Marian Millar Building on #internationalwomensday25, celebrating the UK's first female music graduate:
A look back to the opening of our Marian Millar Building on #internationalwomensday25, celebrating the UK's first female music graduate:
April 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"There are women and gender diverse musicians like Marian, although rare, throughout history – that paved the path for us today..."
A look back to the opening of our Marian Millar Building on #internationalwomensday25, celebrating the UK's first female music graduate:
A look back to the opening of our Marian Millar Building on #internationalwomensday25, celebrating the UK's first female music graduate: