Three students win Martin Harris Prize for Cultural Engagement

27 Oct 2014

Prize for significant contribution to engagement of disadvantaged groups in our University's cultural life

Alexandra Narang, Ellen McLaughlin, Alison Burns and Professor Martin Harris

The 2014 Martin Harris Prize for Cultural Engagement has been awarded to three students who have made a significant contribution to activities which have facilitated the engagement of disadvantaged groups or deprived communities in the cultural life of the University.

The prize-giving giving took place on Wednesday 22 October 2014 and prizes were awarded by Sir Martin Harris, former University Vice-Chancellor and after whom the prize was named.

The three students who were awarded prizes were: (left to right) Alexandra Narang who collected a prize on behalf of Georgina Hallums (Music), Ellen McLaughlin (Drama) and Alison Burns (Archaeology).

Ellen McLaughlin organised a project which engaged and worked directly with members of the public and disadvantaged groups to ‘entertain’, enlighten and challenge in a play called ‘Save our NHS presents’.

Georgina Hallums worked with the Music Society to reach out to hospitals and school children and Alison Burns worked with school children on a project in Formby, looking at prehistoric footprints on the coast which has led her to become a consultant for the revised National Curriculum for History in the north-west.

The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures initiated the Martin Harris Prize for Cultural Engagement in October 2013 in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Martin Harris Centre, and the competition will run again into 2014/2015.