📢IN 6 WEEKS: 'You Ought To Know' - Reclaiming Black British Music His and Herstories 📅6 Nov, 6pm 📍@thejohnrylands.bsky.social Join us to hear Karen Gabay's research findings documenting the stories of artists underrepresented in the history of the Manchester music scene. 🎫 ow.ly/aGbX50WY6hQ

FABER LECTURE: Pigeonholed: Creative freedom as an act of resistance - Gary Younge 📅 Thurs 16 Oct 2025 7pm 📍Friends’ Meeting House, Manchester 🎫Tickets & more info on Faber website @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.faber.co.uk/product/uom-...

2 WEEKS: @oxrdmcr.bsky.social is back with its Cultural Welcome, from 6th to 12th Oct! We are proud to be hosting 2 events, with former Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council Luthfur Rahman OBE and another celebrating Black History in Manchester. 🔗 oxfordroadcorridor.com/the-cultural...

We’re proud for @manchester.ac.uk to be the official HE partner of @mcrlitfest.bsky.social as it celebrates 20 inspiring years. Join us with the Centre for New Writing (@uomsalc.bsky.social) for a series of events throughout the Festival. 📖 Explore the programme and book: www.manchester.ac.uk...

The Joan Brossa exhibition officially launched this evening. Thank you to Cllr Garry Bridges, for the warm welcome address, and to Prof Helena Buffery for the insightful talk on Brossa You can view the exhibition until 30 Sept, in the Glass Corridor at Samuel Alexander Bldg, @manchester.ac.uk

Today in Sam Alex building: Cultural Infrastructure at a Crossroads John McAuliffe, CM Director, welcomes the room and introduces our presenters and speakers

Delighted to host an exhibition viewing and panel discussion this afternoon at HOME “MY MUM IS WHITE: exorcising 'half-caste' ghosts” An engaging discussion with project leads, artist Linda Brogan and UoM psychologist Prof Adam Danquah & participants. You can see the exhibition until Sun 21 Sept

Congratulations to Keir Monteith KC, a @uomsalc.bsky.social Simon Industrial and Professional fellow, on his recent promotion to Honorary Professor of Law. Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk... @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social @eithnequinn.bsky.social

@uniofmanchester.bsky.social is proud to be the official HE partner for @mcrlitfest.bsky.social. This year's Festival marks 20 years of literary magic - celebrate with us and the Centre for New Writing at our series of exciting partnership events Book: www.manchester.ac.uk... @uomsalc.bsky.social

Congratulations to Professor Sadiah Qureshi on receiving the @royalsociety.org's Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal for her groundbreaking work on science, race, empire and extinction. A proud moment for us and a powerful reminder of how history shapes our future. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...

How might stitching help us get to know mosses on more intimate terms? New coauthored paper from the MossWorlds project on stitching sphagnum moss and doing creative, interdisciplinary work in geography labs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social (1/3)

Join @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social for an exhibition viewing and panel discussion on Joan Brossa, presented with Manchester and Barcelona UNESCO Cities of Literature. 📅 Wed 17 Sep ⏰ 4.15-6pm 📍 Sam Alex Building, SG.16 🎟 Free – Booking required Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joan-bross...

SALC wishes to congratulate Keir Monteith KC, a SALC Simon Industrial and Professional fellow, on his recent promotion to Honorary Professor of Law. Read more on our website: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

Enjoying #ICRMC25 creative research methods conference lots of ideas to take back to @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social 😀

Today, at Manchester Museum, we're taking part in #JapanWeek with Creative Health: UK and Japan in conversation Welcome words from Ciaron Wilkinson of MCR Museum, followed by the UK perspective from Julie McCarthy And now, Sawako Inaniwa (National Center for Art Research, Japan) on museums

We are delighted to be part of @oxrdmcr.bsky.social #TheCulturalWelcome, taking place 6-12 October 2025 ✨ The Cultural Welcome is a week-long festival designed to connect students with the extraordinary cultural life that surrounds them here in Manchester. oxfordroadcorridor.com/the-cultural...

VIEW & ATTEND: Joan Brossa. The mental feeling of complete happiness Collab w/ UNESCO @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social, Barcelona City of Lit & Joan Brossa Foundation, @officialuom.bsky.social is excited to host this exhibition on one of Barcelona’s most prominent poets,

JOIN OUR TEAM 🚀 Deadline: 15 September 2025, 9pm We are recruiting a new intern to join our team to provide event, communications and engagement and administrative support for the Creative Manchester Research Platform. Open to 2024 & 2025 graduates of UoM. Find out more: ow.ly/gTSG50WPHzN

👗Manchester Fashion Week returns! From 9-11/09, after a decade-long hiatus, Manchester Fashion Week will take over Manchester with events featuring sustainability experts, tech innovators, and breakthrough designers committed to fashion's circular future. 🎫More info & tickets: ow.ly/Jmwa50WP0Sc

Ready to start your career in Publishing? Based in or around #Manchester? We're delighted to be working with training provider LDN Apprenticeships to recruit our first Apprentice Publishing Support Assistant. More info here: www.independentpublishersguild.com/IPG/Jobs_Boa... Deadline 5th September.

The full @mcrlitfest.bsky.social programme has been announced – Celebrating 20 years of literary magic! We're excited to be hosting a series of partnership events with the Centre for New Writing and @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social Info and tickets: www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk #MLF25

Less four weeks to go until we welcome Hallsworth Visiting Prof Justin O'Connor, Prof Abi Gilmore @uomsalc.bsky.social and Dave Moutrey OBE for a research café on cultural policy and planning in GM💭 📅16 Sept 📍Samuel Alexander Building 🔗 ow.ly/X94850WCH9Z @uomhums.bsky.social

Join us on Wed 17 Sept for the launch of the Joan Brossa exhibition and a panel discussion. Presented with @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social, Barcelona #CityofLit and the Joan Brossa Foundation, we will explore the Catalan poet, playwright and visual artist To book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joan-bross...

NEW EVENT: Creative Health: UK and Japan in conversation Sawako INANIWA + Takashi KIRIYAMA, from the Art&Wellbeing aa-TOMO programme, Japan will join us to talk about their practice and to identify ways we learn from each other 📅 8 Sept 📍Manchester Museum 🎟️ ow.ly/Gl7Z50WAyc7 #JapanWeek

NEW EVENT: MY MUM IS WHITE: exorcising 'half-caste' ghosts (panel discussion) Join us for a exhibition viewing and panel discussion with artist Linda Brogan and psychologist Professor Adam Danquah. 📅 15 Sept 📍 HOME Mcr 🎟️ ow.ly/anF350WAxnM #homemcr

Cultural infrastructure at a crossroads📢 📅16 Sept 📍Samuel Alexander Building 10 years on from the Greater Manchester devolution deal this event explores cultural policy & planning in the city-region w/ Prof Abi Gilmore, Hallsworth Visiting Prof Justin O’Connor & Dave Moutrey. 🔗 ow.ly/X94850WCH9Z

▶️ WATCH BACK: Methods for Urban Civic Participation and Partnerships Our research café with @mui-uom.bsky.social‬ is now available to watch back on YouTube. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watc... @heritagemcr.bsky.social‬ @lybeck.bsky.social‬ @drkarenlucas.bsky.social‬ @uomhums.bsky.social‬

📢Place-making and the role of culture in Manchester 💫 📅8 Oct 📍Martin Harris Centre @uomsalc.bsky.social Join us & @mui-uom.bsky.social for a guest lecture with Luthfur Rahman OBE and Prof @abigilmore.bsky.social. Part of @oxrdmcr.bsky.social 's #TheCulturalWelcome 🔗 ow.ly/hS6x50WAxZ8

📣EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Joan Brossa. The mental feeling of complete happiness Join us for the launch of the Joan Brossa exhibition, & a panel discussion, exploring the Catalan poet, playwright and visual artist.

Watch back the Future of Arts Centres research event held in Martin Harris Centre on 29/04 First in a series of events held by @artscentres.bsky.social & led by Creative Manchester Honorary Research Fellow Dave Moutrey Now live on our @uomsalc.bsky.social YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watc...

We are pleased to announce that Dr Hannah Waterson has started her position as Research Associate – Knowledge Mobilisation this week! This collaborative research role supports the @artscouncilengland.bsky.social funded Creative Health GM Place Partnership. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

Our last session at Creative Manchester Showcase 2025 for #ManchesterInternationalFestival2025 - Tuning Into Opera. Introduced by Annilese Miskimmon, artistic director of ENO.

Next at #ManchesterInternationalFestival2025 - First Breath, a PhD panel with speakers Pamela Qualter, Lizzie Lagan and Leanne Cook, and chairing Anne Bernau. Discussing the project which researched development in children and parents of young children.

Gaby Jenks (Digital Director at #manchesterinternationalfestival) and our Creative Manchester Innovation Fellow and audiovisual artist Tasos Asonitis reflect on creative R&D and the collaboration between Tasos and Factory International at our Innovation Fellow Research Showcase

At our #manchesterinternationalfestival2025 research showcase, Sarah Elderkin of @mancitycouncil.bsky.social and CM Innovation Fellow Hannah Curran-Troop discuss their collaborative work and MCC’s new cultural strategy

Moira Sinclair, Chair of Factory International, and John McAuliffe, Creative Manchester Director, introduce our research showcase event at #manchesterinternationalfestival2025

📢 We're hiring a new Research Associate! 📅16 July 2025 Join our team and contribute to Creative Manchester's strategy through research and activities that have a demonstrable positive impact on society through creative research and practice. 🔗 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

The Jazzie B Archives Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B OBE takes us on a journey through his personal archive, tracing a vital & under-told history of post war Black British music, creativity, enterprise & collectivity Watch the film here: youtu.be/YNZXKN3e-No

🎭 We're proud to be a Senior Supporter of Factory International & wish them the very best of luck for #MIF25, which kicks off today with THE HERDS! From 3 to 20 July #MIF25 invites us to 'Dream Differently' with an exciting programme across Greater Manchester! 🔗 bit.ly/3GwmOpj

Today’s were hosting an important conversation led by Dr Omolade Allen. Panelists are from GMP, faith leaders, health researchers + family law discussing how to turn research into action for domestic abuse alongside a new exhibition in the glass corridor. @healthierfutures.bsky.social

They are giving away the 2nd edition of Culture is bad for you for just £5.50! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177810/ using the code SUN50

#creativehealthandsocialcare #mentalhealth

"Rise up" A bit of Pablo Neruda to start your day, with @manchester.ac.uk's Simon Parry talking about Organisations of Hope as he opens the @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social Creative Health Symposium. An exciting day ahead of insights on #creativity, #health & #healthinequalities #uomhealthierfutures

Dr Simon Parry opens our 2025 Creative Health Research Symposium with a reading of a Pablo Neruda poem that informed the name on his research project “Organisations of Hope”

We're excited to be at Arbeta today for our final event of our 'Creativity+AI: Fashion' series discussing how the fashion industry is affected by AI, its challenges and opportunities 👗 In partnership with @digitaluom.bsky.social and @ticmcr.bsky.social

FILM PREMIERE: The Jazzie B Archives Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B OBE takes us on a journey through his personal archive, tracing a vital & under-told history of post war Black British music, creativity, enterprise & collectivity 🎶 The film premieres today at 8.30pm here: youtu.be/YNZXKN3e-No

We're so excited to welcome Jazzie B and @davidolusoga.bsky.social to our Solstice event with @jodrellbank.bsky.social 🙌 Jazzie B and David will be in conversation discussing Jazzie's life, musical career and the impact he and Soul II Soul had on British culture 🎶

We're excited to be at @jodrellbank.bsky.social today for our day of solstice celebrations! The afternoon starts with our programme for @manmetuni.bsky.social's 'Neither Factory Records Nor Madchester' conference 🎶🌌

Yesterday, I chaired a brilliant session at #CreaTech2025 on AI & the Future of Publishing, exploring how AI is reshaping publishing. Organised by @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social The speakers — Joey Connolly, Simon Ross, Michelle Collier & Neil Sprunt — sparked a lively, insightful discussion.

A fantastic evening on campus welcoming Colm Tóibín back to @manchester.ac.uk for an event presented in partnership with the Centre for New Writing & @mcrlitfest.bsky.social Colm was in conversation with Creative Manchester Director, Prof John McAuliffe, talking about his latest novel Long Island