News
Latest news from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC).
- Faculty of Humanities festive video 2024
Watch this year's video highlighting many of our key achievements from 2024. (13 Dec 2024) - NSS action plan update
Our Schools and Faculty continue to make progress in improving support for our students and enhancing their experience during their time with us. (13 Dec 2024) - A festive message from the Faculty Leadership Team
As we approach the end of 2024, read a short Christmas message from the Faculty Leadership Team (FLT). (13 Dec 2024) - Manchester Institute of Education Professor wins 2024 Book Award
Professor Helen Gunter has won the Society for Educational Studies 2024 Book Award for A Political Sociology of Education Policy. (13 Dec 2024) - SALC student Awarded Distinguished Achievement medal
Master’s student Cemal Alomar has been awarded a Distinguished Achievement award for 2024 in the Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Student of the Year category. (13 Dec 2024) - Call for Faculty Committee agenda items
The deadline for submitting items for consideration at the Humanities Faculty Committee is Friday, 10 January. (13 Dec 2024) - Head of SoSS Claire Alexander receives award for distinguished service to sociology
Professor Claire Alexander has been announced as this year’s winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology award. (13 Dec 2024) - Sexuality Summer School 2025: Intergenerationality
Monday 26th – Friday 30th May (10 Dec 2024) - New dates available for first aid training and requalification courses
Colleagues leading field trips are encouraged to book requalification training if their qualifications are nearing expiration, as available dates are filling up quickly. (10 Dec 2024) - Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health thanks long-serving museum volunteers
Peter and Julie Mohr retire from their volunteering duties after more than 20 years involvement with the Museum of Medicine and Health (05 Dec 2024) - Message from the Vice-President and Dean
This week Fiona reflects on the important role the University and Faculty play locally, nationally and internationally, reports on the important work of the Teaching Sustainability taskforce, and recognises some of the latest teaching and research achievements across our Schools. (29 Nov 2024) - The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre: Celebrating Entrepreneurship
The University's Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) hosted a successful Global Entrepreneurship Week this November (29 Nov 2024) - University of Manchester partners with English National Opera
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA LAUNCHES PLANS FOR A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH GREATER MANCHESTER (21 Nov 2024) - Excellence celebrated at Outstanding Staff Awards ceremony
Honouring the Humanities Outstanding Staff Award winners and highly commended nominees for teaching, learning and student experience. (15 Nov 2024) - Q-Step success continues with data fellowships for underrepresented students
The University’s Q-Step Centre has placed more than 350 data fellows in organisations nationwide, tackling underrepresentation for humanities students in data analysis careers. (15 Nov 2024) - Canvas: Book training, and an eLearning team presentation at your department meeting
A Canvas online training course is now available so you can learn the basic tools to create content and activities on the platform. (15 Nov 2024) - iGEM student team wins gold in Paris
An eight-strong team of Manchester students has scooped a gold medal at the 2024 iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) Jamboree in Paris, with support from Humanities’ Schools. (15 Nov 2024) - Friday switch-off of non-essential equipment (Friday, 22 – Sunday, 24 November)
In an effort to become zero carbon by 2038, the University is inviting colleagues to take part in our first “Switch-off for the weekend” campaign, a campus-wide initiative to demonstrate how much energy we can save by shutting down non-essential items for a single weekend. (14 Nov 2024) - Festival of Care
Join us in exploring care differently, beyond what is usually seen, felt, or recognised as 'care' in care work: Thursday 21 - Saturday 23 November, at The Whitworth (13 Nov 2024) - Digital historic mapping software as a tool for community engagement
Archaeology Technician Dr John Piprani leads a fascinating workshop in his local community (12 Nov 2024)